Confidential ©Nokia 2008 Innovation and Monetization of Mobile Applications Sunil Rao Head of Forum Nokia -India
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INNOVATION Inspiration Creates Innovation Understanding End to End View is a Must for Success How do you Create Environment for Innovation.
No Inspiration No Innovation
Get Ready for the Gig
The Act
AfterMath
Understand e2e-Consumer Experience It is not technology which is differentiator anymore Understanding of Facts, Feelings, Interactions, Problems of Consumers
Understand Consumer Engagement Sell Activate Engage Retain Enrich
Understand e2e Ecosystem Innovation is change in the Rules of the game not necessarily technology but change in Business Plan. Stakeholders Music labels Artists Copyright owners Publishers
Problems Demand innovation-Edison End to End Solution
Incremental Innovation
Motivated people Innovate-Environment for innovation Autonomy Sense of Purpose Establishing Mastery over a subject matter
Innovation in Mobile Space What is Desirable to the users? What is Possible with the technology? What is Viable in the marketplace?
Limitations … Screen size Memory Processing power Two important concerns… Advanced technologies- consumers want advanced technical gadgets Easy of use – Simple, Intuitive and Reliable
Examples for Mobile Apps with best interfaces: Facebook Mobile Opera Mini eBuddy
Beat MakerBookMyShow Examples for Mobile Apps with best interfaces:
Mobile Marketplace 4 billion people have a mobile phone globally; 1.3 billion are using a Nokia
Mobile Application Developers Just out of college F resh Ideas F resh enthusiasm for development L ack proper understanding of the market demands
Mobile Application Developers Have 8 to 10 years of industry experience and are well versed with the market demands Ideas may lack freshness Experienced Developers
* Mobile App, Total Retail Revenue ($m) Split by Onstore/Offstore * Juniper Research Global value potential of app stores
Ovi Store
OVI stores
Ovi Store is the destination that empowers consumers to find the latest useful and relevant content – including everything from apps and games to social networking and videos. What Is Ovi Store Easiest way for consumers to discover the latest applications, games & more on Nokia devices. Personal and highly relevant local content readily available Global audience for content providers to effectively monetize their assets
Designed for Scale. Built to Sell. Global Availability 30 Languages Largest Range of Devices Local Relevance Payment Methods That Work for Consumers 180+ Countries 100+ Handset models can get Ovi Store content Content from 80 Countries and counting Including operator billing with 60 Operators
In 2009, globally approx 7 billion* total mobile app downloads. And 1.7M daily downloads 66 operators in 19 countries support integrated mobile billing with Ovi Store. On average, a Nokia user downloads at least 12 content items from the Ovi Store, and 8.5 per month per active user. Ovi Store offers you scale and reach Apps #1 free download
Active user and number of downloads increased over 100% Around 1.7 million downloads per day = 22 downloads/second 60% of daily visitors are repeat visitors Average download activity: 12 content items per customer Most prominent devices were all touch models: 5130 Express Music, 5800 express Music, 2700 Classic, E71, E63, N97 Mini, N97, N73 The top downloading countries from Ovi Store : India, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Russia, UK, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia. How Consumers Are Responding As of June 2010
Apps categories downloads split
Number of users who downloaded apps Source Juniper Research Number of Mobile Users (m) who Download Mobile Apps.
Total Mobile app downloads by category Total Mobile App Downloads (m)
Retail Revenues by Category Total Mobile App Retail Revenues ($m)
We are dedicated to supporting third-party developers and publishers who bring locally relevant content to Nokia devices around the globe. Forum Nokia
Increase consumer awareness and boost demand. Leading platforms and Streamlined Development Development tools & services to shorten time to market. Forum Nokia Life Cycle Supporting Developers Through All Stages of the Application Life Cycle Lucrative business opportunities for mobile developers Lucrative business opportunities for mobile developers Comprehensive go-to-market support accelerates revenue growth.
What you can expect from Forum Nokia Sound your ideas to us and get a first hand feedback Technical feasibility and guidance to the right channels to access tools Guidance on publishing on OVI Any device specific opportunities which may arise Update from FN on all the developer conferences
At the Monetization Stage… Consider controlling distribution and use of your application at the beginning. Not only is it a good idea to be able to contact users for feedback, but incorporate it Promote your solution like crazy. Reach out to people working in the same technology circles as you. Eg. Feedback from Forum Nokia Champions Post messages on relevant blogs, blog about it yourself, build a project website, try and brand your solution. Make use of social networking tools such as Twitter and Facebook. Finally, build a community around the application, encourage users to join and share experiences, and to help each other. Communities are notoriously hard to build, but when they work they're worth it.
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