FIPP: Digital Innovators' Summit

Overview of all the tweets about the FIPP's Digital Innovators' Summit (#DISummit). Thanks to all the attendees that share inspiring content/quotes/ideas!

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Mobile, Dear Companion of Print

About ten days ago, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released an in-depth research report (link to pdf) that reveals how receptiveness to advertising and media consumption varies by device, time of day, location and gender. Even if the results are US-based, I still think it's interesting to 'travel' outside Europe to look in which way 'older' (or younger!) mobile market are evolving.

Key roles

'Smartphones are mission-critical devices for life' while 'tablets are media consumptions hubs'.  70% of the smartphones users surveyed won't leave home without their phone. Tablet users insist on the 'entertainment' function of their gadget. Both types of devices are affecting 'traditional' media consumption. And that is a good news... and a bad news for the 'dinosaurs' in the industry (irony). 

Media companies must face one truth: two audiences are emerging – one that drives traditional media through mobile; another that detracts. This phenomenon goes beyond print with 24% of tablet users watching less traditional TV due to tablet based viewing. This is especially true for women. About one-quarter of smartphone users report that their device is changing their consumption of both print AND TV. 

Print Companion 

Many specialists tend to focus on the use of tablets and/or smartphones when watching TV, the so-called 'second-screen'. In this survey, the researchers were also curious about the use of mobile devices during the consumption of printed content (magazines and newspapers). 

Tablet users seem to multitask more with their devices when reading magazines or newspapers. Some 81% of the concerned respondents have indicated that their tablet is a companion of the 'Print Reading activity' (vs 48% for use of smartphone). Some 73% browses the internet and 63% is doing some shopping.

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Respondents who use their smartphone during the 'print reading activity' tend to browse the internet as primary multitasking activity (73%). Access social media ranks third (53% vs 65% for the use of tablets) and shopping fourth (63%).

So, take a look at the opportunities. Keep adding (smart) features in printed ads in order to access these devices more smoothly. Strategic print planners, it does make sense to repeat to advertisers and agencies to add this product/company URL in your print ad. Take all the advantages print can give you. But please be subtil and clear with
-sometimes ugly but sometimes useful-  QR-codes. 

Tablet vs e-Reader Owners

Now that the iPad has revolutionized the world of portable devices, what about the Kindle and Nook owners? What are tablet vs e-reader users doing on their digital device? A review of the evidence from several GfK MRI studies (US !), shared by Kathi Love, President and CEO of GfK MRI, on the last FIPP Research Forum.

A meteoric growth of portable digital devices 

Tablet and e-reader Ownership has increased like never seen before with 7.1 million iPads and some 11.7 million e-readers in circulation (January - April '11). e-Reader users tend to be more female. Tablet ownership is more gender-balanced. "Users of tablets are younger than e-reader users, whose age profile has grown old since they were released". Both kind of users are highly educated in comparison with the average US-population.

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News Addicted vs Bookworm?

Book reading seems still more common than periodical reading. Both kind of owners have read a book on their device during the last 6 month. But tablet owners are more likely to read magazines (38%)  and newspapers (37%) than e-reader users (magazines: 18% ; newspapers: 12%).

Most digital devices are used daily. Compared to e-reader owners, tablet owners use their device slightly more on average weekdays than weekend days. 47% of tablet users share their device with (an) other family member(s). e-reader owners tend to be more the sole user of their device (69%).

Tablets make the difference when it comes to 'online' activities such as reading or sending an e-mail, social networking, play games,... e-readers seem to be dedicated to... reading books. Some 62% of tablet owners say they have 10 or more apps on their device but a limited amount is regularly used.

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Of course, tablet owners prefer free apps. And yet, approximately 66% of the apps downloaded were free (last 30 days before analysis). Problem, knowing that 66% of the apps available in the Apple AppStore are not for free.

Are Digital Readers Confused?

Digital is convenient but tablet readers are still in love with printed magazine copies, praising the format and the ability to rip out any articles or ad that they find interesting. Kathi Love admitted that there is still some confusion over whether users prefer the digital version to the print one. Understandable, knowing that 65% of tablet readers say it's more satisfying to read a magazine in the traditional way while 67% declare that if available, they would prefer the electronic version.

When it comes to digital reading, 72% of tablet users want all magazines to be formatted in the same way. Nearly the same amount would like to be able to buy items by clicking on the magazine ad. In short: the benefits seem to be a richer experience with digital and a more tactile one with print - read on the FIPP website where you can find other informations about this review.

Source: GfK MRI iPanel, GfK MRI Survey of the American Consumer, GfK MRI Starch Digital 

Asking the iPad User

During spring 2011, Publisher Axel Springer AG and market research agency Interrogare GmbH launched an iPad Panel dedicated to collect answers on editorial and advertising questions. Participants were (still are) recruited from the digital portfolio of Axel Springer. (More methodological information here)

Panelists must download a panel app to take part in (different) surveys. The 1.000 active respondents are regularly informed by the panel app via push-notification. One year after the launch, Anja Manouchehri, Market Research Specialist @ Axel Springer, has summarized the main benefits of a dedicated Panel App at the last FIPP Research Forum:

- survey on the iPad without media discontinuity for the panelists
- helps to establish an other kind of connection with the panelists
- leads to high response-rates (approx. 60-80%)
- 80% of the interviews are conducted within the first 3 days of field time

Impressive! But what about the survey results?

One out of two respondents carry their iPad (almost) everywhere. The tablet is  indispensable for 78% of the interviewees. 52% claimed that since they have the iPad, the overall consumption of printed media brands (as an app or printed) is higher than before. Even more interesting: 68% have read some newspapers or magazines - within an app - that they have never read before.

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The tablet is also used while watching TV: 52% of the panelists often use their device during TV-advertising and 41% during TV-programs. Tablet users pay more attention to their gadget - even while watching a TV-program. A threat for TV-producers? Definitely, they have to transform this into an opportunity:

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What's next? The Publisher has long-lasting plans with the iPad-Panel Media Impact:

- interviews will be enriched with technical measurements in apps
- the panel will be extended to Android users
- additional methods will be tested

It was interesting to have European research to 'confirm' findings from the US, for once. More findings and information {pdf}

5 Belgian Tweetable Truths about Smartphones & Tablets: Part 3

Third and last part of my 5 Tweetable Truths about the adoption of mobile devices in my little country. Still based on what I've heard at the last Media Session organized by the GRP (see previous posts). This chapter focuses on the difference between Belgian men and women. With some extra data -like socio-demographics and purchase intentions - in some slides. Up to you to be creative with these pieces of extra information. Feel free to steal this presentation from Slideshare and to spread the knowledge :-)

5 tweetable findings tablets and smartphones in Belgium: part 3

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5 Belgian Tweetable Truths about Smartphones & Tablets: Part 2

Five new tweetable truths about mobile devices in Belgium. The presentation below also summarizes notes I took at the last Media Session organized by the GRP - a group of media specialists from agencies, publishing houses, market research agencies. Four speakers talked about Mobile Internet in Belgium and the Influence on Search. I was mainly interested in the Global Survey Mobile Study by Havas Media and the research Me, My Smartphone and Brands by Space.

5 tweetable findings on tablets and smartphones in Belgium: part 2

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5 Belgian Tweetable Truths about Smartphones & Tablets

I have absolutely no doubts about the rise of mobile internet usage and the tablet/smartphone penetration in Belgium. Mobile Internet is still too pricy - the prices are too high in comparison to our neighbouring countries France and the Netherlands - but telecom players are finally adapting their strategies to seduce "the average Belgian consumer".

Reason enough to follow the last Media Session organized by the GRP - a group of media specialists from agencies, publishing houses, market research agencies. Four speakers talked about Mobile Internet in Belgium and the Influence on Search. It was really nice to get a quantitative point of view on Belgian tablet and smartphone usage by Huges Rey (Havas Media - study Global Survey Mobile) on the one hand, and qualitative insights about smartphone owners and their expectations by Françoise Gehin (Space - study Me, My Smartphone and Brands) on the other.

Below you can find 5 tweetable findings I heard on this seminar. Feel free to steal and spread. Although most of these make (common) sense, it is sometimes good to have recent proof about this fast evolving market.

5 tweetable findings on tablets and smartphones in Belgium

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Is papier leuker dan digitaal?

Hoe zit het nu met digitaal lezen in Vlaanderen? Memori, een expertiscentrum van de Lessius Hogeschool, onderzocht het fenomeen dit voorjaar. Net voor de commercialisering van de iPad2. 

Zo'n 2.770 personen namen deel aan een online enquête. Er werd niet alleen gepeild naar hun interesse in e-reading maar ook naar hun verwachtingen en de betalingsbereidheid op het vlak van digitaal lezen.

Eén van de meest frappante conclusies (pdf) heeft betrekking op jongeren. Hoe jonger, hoe groter de bereidheid te betalen voor digitale content. Die jongeren waarvan de meeste denken: zij willen toch niet betalen. Diezelfde jongeren die opgevoed zijn in het 'nieuws is gratis op internet' - tijdperk. Nog sterker: andere internationale onderzoeken kwamen tot dezelfde conclusie.

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Vrouwen, laagopgeleiden, 60+ers en niet-bezitters van tablets zijn minder bereid te betalen voor digitale content. Hoogopgeleiden scoren goed op beide soorten publicaties. Op zich niet zo opmerkelijk. Maar net vrouwen, 50+ers en hoogopgeleiden blijken vaker voorstander te zijn van papieren publicaties.

Cijfermatig kan je stellen dat vrouwen en 60+ers niet echt tot de early adopters van technologische snufjes à la iPad behoren. Maar mijn buikgevoel zegt dat er veel meer aan de gang is. Er bestaat  namelijk ook zo'n tendens als: Neen, nu even niet connected. En als je stelt dat 50+ers de laatste 15 jaar overconnected zijn, hoogopgeleiden met een goede baan bijna altijd en overal connected zijn, dat vrouwen dat in hun genen hebben of het nu live of digitaal of telefonisch is...

Je hebt af en toe een pauze nodig, een moment voor jezelf. 82% van de respondenten hebben aangeven dat ze lezen nog steeds prettiger vinden op papier. En dat snap ik best. Het laat je toe om je volledig te verdiepen in het lezen zonder enige afleiding (mail bvb, open vensters op het internet, ...). Daarbij ben je zichtbaar met iets anders bezig en zullen de meeste toch (even) aarzelen met jou te storen. Het leesmoment heeft nog iets heiligs. En dat had wat mij betreft ook één van de conclusies kunnen zijn.

Andere resultaten vind je ook op deze link (pdf) : http://www.memori.be/sites/default/files/attachments/20110518-onderzoeksresultaten_digitaal_.pdf

Uitgevers verdienen nog niks op iPad maar...

Goedele op iPad is een geweldige tool voor de redactie om 'out of the box' te denken en te experimenteren met de mogelijkheden die tablets met zich mee brengen.

Waarom op iPad? Omdat deze tablet voorlopig nog koploper is wat gebruikers betreft en aankoopintenties. En het is over deze markt dat ik het wil hebben. Niet zozeer over de verkoopcijfers van de Goedele edities op iPad die aangehaald worden in het artikel van de krant De Morgen.( Editie van vandaag, 05 mei - geen link naar het artikel want niet gevonden op de site). Context is ook belangrijk. En wat het artikel niet aanhaalt is net de adoptie van de tablet computers door de Belgen.

Volgens een recent onderzoek van de Online Publishers Assocation (OPA) zijn 6% van de Belgische surfers uitgerust met een tablet. Een studie uit eigen bodem, de Chocolate Barometer van Aegis Media, wijst op een penetratiegraad van 3% in de Belgische huishoudens. Men kan dus moeilijk spreken over een mass market product. Toegegeven: met zo'n lage penetratiegraad in ons land geloof ik nooit dat één enkele Belgische uitgever nu al winst maakt met de verkoop van iPadedities van Belgische printmerken. Daarbij speelt op onze markt ook nog de taalverdeling: volgens de OPA is de typische tabletuser eerder Franstalig.

Toch kunnen we vermoeden dat tablets binnenkort hun status van nicheproduct gaan verliezen: zowat 30% van de Belgische surfers geeft aan een tablet te willen aanschaffen in de komende maanden. Een mooie vooruitzicht voor uitgevers die al vertrouwd zijn met het medium.

Met Goedele op iPad wilt de redactie meer dan een doodgewone bladerformule/surfformule - met of zonder zoommogelijkheden- bieden aan zijn lezers. Goedele op iPad moet entertainen, verrassen, overvallen,...  Een maandelijkse challenge die deze straffe madam, samen met een sterk én beperkt team, weet te realiseren sinds een klein aantal maanden. Een première op de markt van de Belgische maandbladen, een voorbeeld voor alle printuitgevers. En hopelijk, een succesvolle zet in een nabije toekomst.

Magazine Readers'Expectations

"Readers expect much more from publishers on tablets than two-dimensional content. They expect digital narratives; along with content they can read, watch, touch and share. It means we need to learn to design for eyes and for fingers simultaneously. It means we must change workflows in our newsrooms. It means we must rethink subscription and advertising models. It means we must innovate as never before."

Juan Senor and John Wilpers, editors of 2nd Innovations in Magazines 2011 World Report
(Source: FIPP)

From Print to Tablets

Spotted on Dutch Cowboys: an infographic, which I'm a huge fan of, about the evolution of print and the introduction of the tablet:

Flavia Marinho