Thursday, 7 March 2013

Airlines industry may outspend others in targeting mobile consumers


The airlines industry is likely to overtake other industries in targeting mobile consumers with expenditure expected to go up to $37 million per company in 2015 from $27.2 million, according to a study on global mobile consumer trends.

The New Age Mobile Consumer trend study, commissioned by TCS, stated that airlines, energy and telecommunications firms were increasing spend to engage consumers through their mobile devices.

“During 2012, energy companies spent an average of $30.8 million per company in targeting mobile consumers, encompassing factors such as app development, customer service delivery through mobile devices, and mobile-friendly marketing campaigns,” according to a release based on the report.

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The telecommunications industry came second with expenditure at $28.6 million and airlines at $27.2 million. These three sectors have the highest proportion of total sales transactions, marketing campaigns and post sales interactions conducted with consumers specifically through mobile devices, said the report.

During 2012, the average expenditure of the companies surveyed for the report was between $27 million to $31 million per company. By 2015, however these numbers are likely to change.

The airlines industry is expected to become the highest spender at $37 million per company, followed by the telecommunications industry at $35 million and the computer hardware and software industry at $34 million. The energy industry is expected to fall to the fourth place with expenditure at $31.8 million.

“The level of expenditure, the high commitment to developing mobile delivery channels, and the increasing volume of mobile consumer transactions reflect a high level of transformational change some industries are undergoing due to the influence of consumer mobile devices,” said Satya Ramaswamy, Vice-President and Global Head of Mobility in TCS.


 

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