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Apple iOS and Android hold 91 percent of the mobile market

03/11/201203/10/2012 L. Green

New Jumptap network data has shown that Apple iOS and Android, combined, comprise 91 percent of the mobile operating system market. This information is based on the over 95 million monthly users of the Jumptap network – a targeted mobile advertising firm – and shows that both types of OS achieved new records in January 2012. It was published within the company’s February MobileSTAT. Android managed to reach a 58.8 percent market share, while iOS came to a 32.2 percent level. On the other hand, BlackBerry dropped to its own…

Future impact of mobile on e-commerce?

11/27/201111/27/2011 John Montgallo

With the start of the holiday shopping season, a record number of consumers will be using their mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to make their purchases, instead of heading out to join the lineups in stores or even using their personal computers. Data from research performed by mobile ad network Jumptap and comScore shows that 31 percent of the owners of these devices have already purchased a product or service at some point through mobile channels. This figure, though, has not drawn half the attention of the 63…

Android leads the way as mobile connections soar

08/10/201108/10/2011 Jesse Collins

According to a number of market reports, Google’s Android is leading the way to bring consumers online using mobile devices, but Apple’s iOS maintains its status at the top in the ad department. Smartphones are rapidly replacing feature phones, while tablets and other devices are being used to connect to the internet virtually everywhere. As a result, marketers are beginning to place a significant amount of their attention on how and when consumers are making these internet connections. Among the predictions currently being made, Gartner has forecasted that global mobile…

Auto industry looks to mobile marketing to expand its potential

07/25/2011 Stephanie Beck

Following a recent Jumptap study, which indicated that the mobile site viewership is increasing significantly faster than that of conventional online websites, the auto industry is changing its marketing direction to place a more notable focus on the development of mobile sites and other marketing techniques. Consumers have shown that the convenience of being able to access the internet from their mobile device is highly appealing, and are increasingly using their smartphones and tablets to obtain information about products and services they are considering, before they make their final purchase.…

Latest MobileSTAT from Jumptap shows boost in mobile call-to-action marketing

07/05/2011 L. Green

Jumptap’s experts on mobile ads have revealed the results of its most recent MobileSTAT report (which stands for Simple Targeting & Audience Trends), that shows that there is a change toward call-to action techniques in the latest mobile ads. The data was collected throughout May 2011, and it showed that it is common for mobile ads to be designed in order to create a call to action. The actual number of action-focused campaigns was 34 percent. The types of performance they encouraged included downloading or initiating a call, instead of…