Smartphone Market Research
The smartphone, a mobile phone with better connectivity and more sophisticated computing capability than ordinary mobile phones, entered the consumer market in the late 1990s, but only gained mainstream acceptance with the introduction of the Blackberry by RIM in 2006. Apple Inc. joined the smartphone market in 2007 with the first model of the iPhone, and Samsung followed in June 2008 with the Instinct.
In addition to the smartphone, the modern consumer has access to other devices, the most popular of which is the tablet computer, introduced in 2010. Consumers and business owners are using mobile devices in new ways every day around the world. This new technology has made it possible for everybody to connect and relate to what is happening at any given moment.
智慧型手機和行動裝置的興起
在美國,人們花在行動裝置上的時間遠遠多於花在桌上型電腦上的時間。推動人們在行動裝置上花費的時間增加的因素之一是僅限行動裝置的社交網絡,例如 Snapchat,它的受歡迎程度正在快速增長。推論很明確——如果公司不能提供足夠的行動體驗,或者如果他們無法透過行動顯示器或搜尋吸引受眾,那麼與提供這些體驗的企業相比,他們就會失敗。
智慧型手機的數量不斷增加,其不斷發展的使用以及其他行動裝置的使用正在導致消費者在購買商品和服務以及消費資訊時產生新的期望和行為。零售商正在適應平板電腦和智慧型手機的購物研究以及店內行動裝置的使用,同時組織其網站以充分利用行動消費者和商務體驗。
智慧型手機和行動裝置在產品和服務產業的實際應用
智慧型手機和裝置使用者可以瀏覽互聯網,即使沒有 WiFi 也可以保持連線。他們還可以讓用戶與社交媒體保持聯繫,使他們能夠在白天或晚上的任何時間發布評論和圖片,無論他們身在何處。此外,它們還允許用戶聽音樂。它們可以讀取 mp3 文件,使其成為成功的便攜式音樂播放器。
People also reach for their smartphones and tablets when they want to book travel, watch videos, and access local information (such as the rating of that new restaurant, and its exact location). They also use their devices to perform Google searches and to read news and entertainment gossip. They prefer the smartphone for some activities, such as local searches, and the tablet for others, such as watching movies.
設計的重要性
隨著行動裝置的增加,行動網路呈現天文數字成長。使用平板電腦和智慧型手機進行網路搜尋的人數早已超過使用桌上型電腦進行相同目的的人數。因此,企業應該針對所有設備優化其網站:搜尋產品或服務的平板電腦和智慧型手機用戶(如我們之前的餐廳範例)只需幾秒鐘即可根據其行動網站是否光顧某個組織是否易於使用。
行動裝置的使用量和重要性的迅速增長不僅僅是美國的現象。全球行動裝置的使用量急劇增長。人們大部分時間都在行動裝置上使用不同的應用程式。應用程式使用量的增加引發了一些擔憂,例如,新的區域產品的進入壁壘,以及簡訊需求的減少,削弱了簡訊行銷的效果。
How Market Research can be Useful
Mobile devices give people the freedom to roam everywhere, opening up new and exciting possibilities for business. Mobile market research is still an emerging trend and one that companies should adopt for several reasons, including the fact that it is convenient and straightforward, and it eliminates the middleman. Also, it is the best (and sometimes the only) way to reach participants.