Tech Evangelists and Targeting the Right Mobile Audience

Pete Prestipino
by Pete Prestipino 31 Jan, 2012
Tech Evangelists and Targeting the Right Mobile Audience

A recent study from International Data Corporation reveals what many mobile marketers have simply assumed all along - that targeting "tech evangelists" will lead to a higher return on investment and greater success with mobile apps.

IDC's ConsumeScape 360 research program identified six consumer market segments - tech evangelists, impulse buyers, experimental adopters, pragmatic purchasers, green buyers, and disengaged functionalists. But when it comes to who is most influential, look no further than tech evangelists.

"Tech evangelists not only own the most devices and utilize the most advanced functions, features, and apps, they are also the group that drives adoption of device ownership and usage by other market segments," said Michael DeHart, director of IDC's Global ConsumerScape 360° program.

"In terms of formulating a strategy for the prioritization of app development and marketing, focusing on Tech Evangelists' download and usage of apps will deliver the largest ROI by far in terms of segment-based app development and marketing," added DeHart.

 
Pete Prestipino
Pete Prestipino
Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.