For Interactive Marketing Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

May 11, 2009

Is An iPhone App Right For You?

How To Decide If A Mobile Application Should Be Part Of Your Brand's Road Map

by Neil Strother

with Nate Elliott, Michael Greene, Zach Hofer-Shall, Emily Bowen


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

The size of the smartphone market — and the buzz surrounding Apple's iPhone App Store — has many interactive marketers considering whether they should deploy mobile applications. Early success by some brands might lead marketers to mistakenly conclude that it's a no-brainer. Before proceeding, interactive marketers should clearly weigh the advantages of driving brand affinity, customer engagement, and possible revenue versus costs in time and resources and the potential pitfalls of a poorly executed application.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemMobile App Frenzy Deserves Brands' Attention, But A Sober Approach Is Advised

itemiPhone Offers Marketers A Large — If Limited — Mobile Platform

itemiPhone Apps Show Enormous Uptake

itemA Mobile App Can Provide Value In Different Ways

itemHow To Move Beyond The Hype To A Sensible App Strategy

itemiPhone Gets All The Attention, But Don't Ignore Other Platforms

itemTools For Measuring App Usage And Success Are Still Emerging

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itemFocus On Users And New Platforms To Build A Successful Mobile App Strategy

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed more than a dozen vendor and user companies including Apple, appssavvy, Bank of America, Cerado, Coca-Cola, Genex, Mobclix, Moderati, Nike, Razorfish, Research In Motion, and Zippo.

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Analyst: Neil Strother
Technology: Brand Strategy, eBusiness/eCommerce, Emerging Marketing Channels, Enterprise Mobility, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Measurement, Mobile Application Development
Industry: The Mobile Channel
Geography: North America

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