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Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
MOBILE IS NOT A THING
IT IS EVERYTHING
Joe McCann
Director of Creative Technology
Mother NY
Joe McCann
Managing Director, Partner
The Node Firm
Number of Charts Discussing Absurd Growth
10000

7500

5000

2500

0

Nerf Gun

PC

iPod

Source: @bromccann

Mobile
BUT SERIOUSLY GUYS
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
THIS YEAR, MORE THAN

HALF

OF ALL TRAFFIC TO TARGET.COM
EXPECTED TO COME FROM MOBILE
DEVICES ON CYBER MONDAY FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER
PCs

Smartphones and Tablets

Global Annual Unit Sales in Millions

1500

1250

1000

750

500

250

0
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006
Source: Enders Analysis

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
AND WE ARE STILL
IN THE EARLY STAGES...
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
AND THIS DOESN’T
EVEN INCLUDE
WEARABLES
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
WE HAVE TO RETHINK
THE DEFINITION OF
“MOBILE”
RIGHT,
SO MOBILE,
HOWEVER WE DEFINE IT,
IS A BFD
ON THE SURFACE,
MOBILE IN TERMS
OF THE NUMBER
OF DEVICES SHIPPED,
SMARTPHONE SUBSCRIBERS,
OR APPS DOWNLOADED
SOUNDS IMPRESSIVE.
BUT WHAT IS MORE
INTERESTING IS WHAT
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
IS DOING UNDERNEATH
IT ALL AND HOW IT IS
RESHAPING EVERYTHING.
HUH?
FINANCIAL SERVICES
MORE PEOPLE IN AFRICA HAVE
PHONES THAN HAVE BANK
ACCOUNTS.
WHY NOT TURN PHONES INTO BANK
ACCOUNTS?
M-PESA
HEALTHCARE
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
GEOPOLITICAL SHAPESHIFTING
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
SMARTPHONES +
CAMERAS +
SOCIAL MEDIA =
POP-UP PROTEST
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
TOYS
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
BRIDGING THE PHYSICAL WORLD WITH
THE DIGITAL WORLD IS ONE OF
MOBILE’S BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES
CARS
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
50%

OF GLOBAL VEHICLE SALES WILL BE
CONNECTED VEHICLES
BY 2015
Source: GSMA
TRANSPORTATION
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
UBER IS RADICALLY CHANGING THE
MINDSET OF CONSUMERS TO
ON-DEMAND, REALTIME FULFILLMENT.
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
HOME
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
SELF
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
DIGESTIBLE AND IMPLANTABLE
MONITORING DEVICES ARE ACTUALLY
BEING DEVELOPED TODAY
MOBILE COMMUNICATION ITSELF!!!1!1!
SMS
SMS
• FIRST FORM OF MESSAGING ON A MOBILE PHONE
• BEEN IN USE SINCE 1992
• MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS (MNOs) HAVE MADE BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS FROM IT
• CAMPAIGNS, VOTING, SURVEYS AND OF COURSE, SPAM
HOWEVER...
SMS ITSELF IS BEING DISRUPTED/
DISINTERMEDIATED/UPROOTED/
FANCY-SILICON-VALLEY-WORD
OVER THE TOP (OTT) MESSAGING
Mobile Is Not A Thing, It Is Everything
OTT

SMS

50

Billions of Messages Sent

40

30

20

10

0
2011

2012
Source: Informa

2013
MESSAGING AS
A PAYMENT
MEDIUM
MESSAGING AS
A CONTENT
DISTRIBUTOR
MESSAGING AS A GAMING
PLATFORM
LINE SET TO IPO AT

$10 BILLION USD
VALUATION
SOLD $132 MILLION IN
“VIRTUAL STICKERS” IN Q2 2013
Source: Reuters
MESSAGING AS
AN APP
PLATFORM
OTT MESSAGING IS CREATING ITS OWN
MONETIZATION PLATFORM INSIDE
MOBILE ITSELF
“WE ARE LIVING IN
THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND
DISRUPTIVE TIME EVER.
MOBILE IS CHANGING EVERYTHING.”
-- LOU KERNER
ORIGINAL INTERNET ANALYST, ENTREPRENEUR, INVESTOR
SO WHAT IS NEXT IN TERMS OF
INNOVATION WITH MOBILE? WHAT
NEW PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND
MOVEMENTS WILL UPEND TRADITION?
THAT’S UP TO

YOU,

THE DEVELOPER,
DESIGNER OR
INNOVATOR
TO DECIDE
THANKS!
@joemccann
github.com/joemccann

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