TOPIC: The Coming Global Wave of Mobile Widgets
On June 16, the Mobile Visionary Roundtable at the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) welcomes virtual guest speaker Mark Caron presenting, “The Coming Global Wave of Mobile Widgets.” Mr. Caron, based in New York City, is the Founder and CEO of Snac, Inc. He has spent his career playing a leading role in bringing mobile services to the mass-market; starting with digital wireless services in the 1990s, text messaging in the early 2000s, and now the mobile internet with his latest start-up, Snac, Inc.
Take a look at these interesting statistics:
- 80% of mobile consumers would increase content usage if faster and more reliable. (Equation Research survey of 1001 US mobile web users – 9/09)
- iPhones only comprise only 6-7% of the US market/other smartphones only add another 16-17%. (Yankee Group – 9/09 extrapolated)
- The average free iPhone app loses 90% of it users after the first 8-9 days. (Pinch Media)
- The average US mobile site gets only 2 unique visits/month. (Crisp Wireless)
- Consumer-facing companies in the US are spending more than $1 billion/year trying to engage mobile users. (eMarketer, Mobile Marketing Association, and company estimates)
In this roundtable, participants will:
- Discover why widgets will be much bigger in mobile than the PC/web
- Learn about the new, global mobile widget standard that has these “mini-apps” poised for rapid growth on the heels of mass compatibility
- See fast, flexible and dynamic widgets in action to witness the next trend in mobile content delivery
- Better understand the mobile widget market: opportunities, challenges, key players and more
- Direct your live questions to a pioneer in the mobile widget space
Please join us to gain valuable insights, share best practices and network among fellow mobile visionary participants.