Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction—The Reality of Mobile Advertising
  • Definitions and Scope of this Research
  • New Media: Online and Search Advertising
  • Banner Advertising
  • Search Advertising
  • The Newer Medium: Mobile
  • Bringing the Lessons of Online Advertising to Mobile
  • Measuring Audience and Reach
  • The Call to Action
  • Mobile Advertising vs. Other Advertising Media
  • Advantages of Mobile Advertising
  • Disadvantages of Mobile Advertising
  • Improving Environment for Mobile Advertising
  • Mobile Advertising Business Models
  • Types of Mobile Advertisements
  • Message Advertisements
  • Banner and Display
  • In-Application
  • Video
  • Opportunities, Expectations, and Hype
  • Advertising-Supported Cellular Service
  • Location-Aware Search (Proximity Search)
  • Practitioners and Initiatives
  • Banner and Display Ads
  • AdMob
  • Third Screen Media
  • Mobile Posse
  • Search Ads
  • JumpTap
  • Google
  • Yahoo
  • Ad-Supported Services
  • Virgin’s Mobile USA
  • Blyk
  • Recent Developments
  • The iPhone Effect
  • The Google Effect
  • M&A: Web Companies Head to Mobile
  • Quick Poll: Exposure and Reaction to Mobile Advertising
  • Awareness of Mobile Advertisements
  • Actions Taken in Response to Mobile Advertising
  • Overall Attitude toward Mobile Advertising
  • Conclusions
  • Market Accelerators
  • Maturing of the Online Advertising Market
  • Improvements in Cellphone Capabilities
  • Awareness of Mobile Users’ Needs
  • Movement toward Mobile Payments
  • Market Barriers
  • Mobile Internet Users and Flat-Rate Data Pricing
  • Compatible Cellphones
  • Independent Analytics
  • Sufficient Interest from Advertisers
  • Conflicts
  • Outlook
  • Appendix: Advertiser-Supported Wireless Service
  • Methodology
  • Survey Data
  • Companies Interviewed for this Research
  • Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Awareness of Mobile Advertising
  • Table 2. Actions Taken as a Result of Mobile Advertising (base: have seen a mobile ad)
  • Table 3. Attitude Toward Mobile Advertising (base: all respondents)

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Attitude Toward Mobile Advertising (base: do not find mobile ads unacceptable)
  • Figure 2. Mobile Advertising Ecosystem
  • Figure 3. CPM, CPC and CPA
  • Figure 4. Banner Ad
  • Figure 5. Display Advertisement
  • Figure 6. Awareness of Mobile Advertising
  • Figure 7. Ad Awareness by US Mobile Operator
  • Figure 8. Actions Taken as a Result of Mobile Advertising (base: have responded to mobile ad)
  • Figure 9. Attitude Toward Mobile Advertising (base: do not find mobile ads unacceptable)
  • Figure 10. Breakeven Point, Ad-Supported Cellphone (Cost: US$32/month)