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RESOURCE INTERACTIVE
           Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods



TABLE OF CONTENTS

3                          SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
6                          RECOMMENDATION
7                          DETAILED FINDINGS
24                         ABOUT RESOURCE




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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Everywhere Commerce is undergoing exponential growth and rapid transformation and is an
empirically observable phenomenon. Yet, like so many macrotrends, the consumer
motivations and attitudes for embracing it wholeheartedly are less knowable than the various
technologies that make it feasible.

To learn more about the Everywhere Commerce consumer, Resource Interactive conducted a
study from August 24 through September 9, 2011. We tested for consumers’ awareness and
receptivity to shopping in new digital contexts, specifically via Facebook, video (YouTube) and
display advertising. We also researched the specific inducements to shop in new formats, the
obstacles to it, and whether early adopter attitudes about Everywhere Commerce—if
enthusiastic—could be perceived as a bellwether for more mainstream consumer adoption of
the trend.

OBJECTIVE

To test consumer awareness and receptivity to shopping via Facebook, video (YouTube) or
display advertising, three relatively new “shopportunities” or digital shopping contexts
beyond the ecommerce site that comprise “Everywhere Commerce.” Specifically, we wanted
to learn:
         –   Amidst the growing instances of Everywhere Commerce in the marketplace, are
             consumers really ready for it?
         –   How aware of these new shopping contexts are they?
         –   What would induce consumers to embrace new shopportunities?
         –   What would prevent them from doing so?
         –   Do early adopters differ significantly from the general population in their
             awareness of and interest in Everywhere Commerce?

METHODOLOGY

Following a secondary research review, we surveyed over 4465 U.S. consumers: 3451 online
consumers and 1014 “early adopters” ages 13-plus. All respondents must have at least
shopped/browsed online within the past three months, but did not have to have purchased
online to qualify. Early adopters met the following criteria:
        –    Owns a smartphone
        –    Had heard of Google+
        –    Regularly uses smartphone for at least 7 of 14 representative activities, e.g., use
             of location-based services, use of shopping and/or planning apps
        –    Had to at least ‘agree’ with 5 attitudinal statements, with at least 1 being
             ‘strongly agree’ (9 statements such as: “I frequently upload text, photos, videos
             or other things I want to share on social or sharing sites like Facebook, Twitter,
             YouTube” and “People often ask my advice about new websites, applications, or
             software”)
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Respondents self-selected into a category of preference—Apparel, Consumer Goods or
             self-                           preference—
Electronics. When apparel and electronics had sufficient respondents, the remaining were
assigned to Consumer Goods, provided they had shopped online in the
category. Respondents were then randomly split into three groups and exposed to
audiovisual commerce prototypes within one of the following touch points: Social
(Facebook), Video (YouTube), or Display Advertising.

KEY FINDINGS

“Early adopters,” a concept defined in Everett M. Rogers’ seminal Diffusion of Innovations,
are a very important consumer segment for Everywhere Commerce—the increasing variety of
digital shopping contexts that include mobile phones and tablets, Facebook, video and
display advertising. As bellwethers for eventual general population adoption of trends, their
favorable responses indicate that a company or brand’s investment in Everywhere Commerce
is highly advisable.

             –       Early adopters were twice as likely as general population participants to
                     “realistically see” themselves “purchasing using a mobile phone in 2012 for
                                                     purchasing                phone”
                     electronics, apparel or consumer goods.
             –       In terms of product categories, seven out of ten early adopters could see
                     themselves buying electronics, while 67% and 69% of the early adopters self-
                     predict buying apparel and consumer goods via mobile phone next year,
                     respectively.

A minimum of 20% of general population consumers across the electronics, apparel and
consumer goods categories reported that they are open to and believe they will buy via a
non-traditional touch point including display advertising, video and Facebook over the next
year.

             –       Close to 4 out of 10 general population consumers believe they’ll purchase
                     apparel via display advertising next year—the highest score among the four
                     shopping contexts—mobile, Facebook, display, video.
             –       Nearly 35% of general population consumers believe they’ll shop electronics
                     and consumer goods via mobile next year.
             –       Both mobile and display ad shopping outranked Facebook shopping in all
                     three product categories when general population consumers predicted where
                     they’d purchase in 2012.




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Consumer purchasing propensity was driven by several factors:

             –       The top-ranked reason across product categories was receiving a discount the
                          top-
                     consumer could not find elsewhere.
             –       The ability to access ratings & reviews for electronics and being offered a
                     product not available elsewhere for electronics was in the top four
                     inducements to purchase.
             –       The contextual relevance of a shopportunity specifically when reading about a
                     product in a news article or blog is a strong inducement to buy for early
                     adopters. When shopping apparel or electronics, a full 75% of early
                     adopters agree they’d be interested in purchasing when they read about it in
                     an article or blog relevant to what they were reading/viewing on the content
                     page. The 75% was also statistically significantly more likely than other situations
                     tested (e.g., when seen in an online ad, in a YouTube video, or on Facebook.)
             –       The social-related offers, such as the ability to post the product under
                     consideration on Facebook to solicit feedback, were consistently rated lowest by
                     both early adopters and general population participants for all touch points.
                     These social incentives rated the lowest in display ads, likely because it is the
                     least “social” of the touch points.

Barriers to adoption of Everywhere Commerce exist in the form of concerns over security and
privacy.

             –       General population respondents were consistently more likely to indicate they
                     would feel secure if the transaction were completed out of platform, meaning at
                     the retailer’s site. At least directionally and often statistically significantly early
                     adopters were more likely to feel secure across touch points, reaching as high as
                     81% for apparel display ads.
             –       Facebook, interestingly, was consistently least likely to be considered secure
                     Facebook
                     relative to video and display ad commerce.
             –       Privacy fared only slightly better than security. Across categories and touch
                     points, respondents showed signs of concern about their ability to manage their
                     privacy settings. Facebook scored lowest relative to the other touch points
                     for apparel and consumer goods shoppers For electronics shoppers, display
                                                             shoppers.
                     ad shopping within the touch point received similar levels of agreement to
                     Facebook in terms of privacy.
             –       All respondents acknowledged the potential convenience factor of in-platform
                     transactions. Interestingly, when asked about convenience immediately after
                     seeing either in- or out-of touch point examples, consumers were fairly equal in
                     their likelihood to agree that the option would be convenient – with a slight bias
                     for in-touch point transactions in apparel and CG, and a similar bias for out of
                     touch point in electronics.




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RECOMMENDATIONS

In order to take advantage of consumers’ receptivity to Everywhere Commerce—and the
consequent new revenue possibilities, marketers need to do several things:

             –       They need to ensure and market security and privacy across touch points as
                     they do on ecommerce sites. Using a commerce application like Resource
                     Interactive’s DCPSM, retailers can then create explicit messages assuring
                     consumers that regardless of the touch point they are in, their transaction is
                     being handled securely through the retailer’s website. Most consumers believed
                     the VeriSign was the element most assuring of a safe place to transact, with
                                                                                         transact
                     https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) also faring fairly well as an element
                     ensuring their purchase safety.
             –       They should raise awareness of Everywhere Commerce opportunities via
                     advertising first and foremost When respondents were asked how brands
                                             foremost.
                     could raise awareness of the ability to buy, advertising was the top response,
                     though 21% of respondents cited a “shop now” call to action for display ads.
             –       They need to reconceive of their online ads as close-the-sale opportunities,
                     rather than merely as brand equity building pre-commerce expenditures.
                     According to eMarketer, online ad spending is expected to reach $31 billion in
                     2011 and continue high single digit growth through 2015. A good portion of this
                     investment could be immediately recouped by making ads ecommerce-enabled.
             –       They need to show consumers how a complete commerce interaction works in
                     each touch point. This is because all respondents were significantly more likely to
                     indicate that they would try Facebook commerce or video commerce after being
                     shown how an interaction would occur.
             –       Adopt a posture of launch-and-learn using dynamic, scalable solutions while
                     presenting multiple experiences in the marketplace simultaneously. This provides
                     the ability to gain traction quickly and allows for optimization of the experience
                     that produces the best results in real time.
             –       They should focus on targeting early adopters through contextually relevant ads
                     and with incentives to shop appropriate to the touch point and category.

We are fully engaged in leading our clients through the rapidly changing Everywhere
Commerce landscape—from understanding consumer motivators to the strategy and
execution of connected brand commerce experiences—and we are committed to pushing our
clients ahead of the curve and in front of the next trend. This research along with the
upcoming releases of detailed findings for the consumer electronics and apparel categories
are part of an ongoing series that address Everywhere Commerce which can be found on our
site, in our social streams and the weThink Blog. We are also looking at this topic by involving
our clients, partners and other industry experts to see how they are approaching the
challenges ahead. Watch the highlights reel from our iCitizen Everywhere Commerce: From
Shareable to Shoppable Moments Symposium to learn more about they are thinking.




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DETAILED FINDINGS

Note on Methodology and Detailed Findings

Respondents were split into three (3) groups, based on self-selecting into a relevant category
– Apparel, Consumer Goods, or Electronics. The following detailed findings includes
responses to questions that were asked of the entire survey sample, where applicable, but
focuses primarily on the responses of the subset that was exposed to Consumer Goods stimuli
(970 Online Consumers + 243 “Early Adopters”).




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DETAILED FINDINGS

Awareness - Gauge Consumers ’ Awareness of Purchasing Opportunities
                  Consumers’

The survey results indicate a surprising level of reported awareness overall, although
qualitative research suggests that consumers consider a link from a distributed commerce
touch point to a traditional ecommerce site to qualify as “making a purchase.”

Early Adopters reported significantly higher awareness than general Online Consumers did of
distributed commerce across all touch points.

Generationally, there was statistically no difference in awareness, with the exception being
Boomers who were significantly less likely to indicate awareness of commerce in Facebook,
Online Video and Twitter.

Q. Before this survey, were you aware that it could be possible to make purchases from the
following places online? (Asked post-exposure to commerce prototypes to all respondents)

                       100%
                                               77%
                         80%            66%                      63%
                         60%                               46%                   43%
                         40%                                               29%                      27%
                                                                                              16%
                         20%
                           0%
                                        Online             Facebook            Video           Twitter
                                      Advertising

                                              Online Consumer (n=3451)           EA (n=1014)

                      Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison bar


                                                       a                b                c              d
                                                     Gen Z         Millennials         Gen X         Boomers
               Online Advertising                     67%             69%               68%            68%
                             Facebook                53% d             55% d           50% d         38% abc
                      Online Videos                  38% d             35% d            30%           25% ab
                                  Twitter            18%               20% d           19% d          12% bc
                                                     n=315             n=2072          n=1166            n=914

                         Note: Letters indicate significant difference between that cell and the
                         letter’s corresponding cell in the same row.

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    Awareness – How to Raise Awareness?

    After respondents had been shown an example of being able to purchase from a non-
    traditional ecommerce experience, they were asked to weigh in on what methods would be
    effective in making them more aware of the option.

    Respondents claimed that some of the most familiar methods of driving awareness—most
    notably advertising of various forms—would be an effective way of driving awareness of
    distributed commerce opportunities.

    Q. How could the retailer make it more apparent to you that you could shop from [insert
    touch point]? (Asked post-exposure of all respondents relative to initial concept shown)




Facebook                                                Video                  Display Ads
n=1527                                                  n=1467                 n=1468
23% advertisement                                       17% notification       28% it’s apparent
21% FB ad                                               14% advertisement      23% webpage/style
17% website ad                                          11% intro/conclusion   21% “shop now”
16% layout                                              8% aesthetics          17% obvious messaging stating
                                                                               that you can shop
14% security                                            8% banner ad/pop-up    14% security
11% discount                                            8% descriptive title   10% webpage/banner, graphic,
                                                                               or pop-up
10% emails                                              7% incentives          7% price
                                                        7% more info           7% discount
                                                                               7% advertisement


Note: Question was open-ended – not a Likert-scaled response. Results are based on text-analytic aggregation of
similar responses/themes.

                                                                                              Facebook
                                                                                              n=1520




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Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest
        Pre-

Many tactics are at the marketer’s fingertips for driving desired consumer behaviors – from
offering discounts to consumers who ‘like’ your brand on Facebook to providing the
convenience of instant gratification by providing a “buy it now” option.

In order to better understand how consumers feel about these various tactics, we asked for
their agreement to a series of attitudinal statements, prior to being exposed to our prototype
examples.

Tactics were not parallel across though points, but when we look at tactics in terms of general
themes some patterns emerge.

             –       While it’s not surprising that consumers, both Early Adopters and Online
                     Consumers are primarily motivated by discounts, exclusivity was also an appeal
                     option.
             –       While options in display media were limited to convenience, all convenience
                     offers received a majority of respondents’ agreement with nearly three-fourths of
                     Early Adopters reporting agreement, suggesting the general appeal of the
                     offers.




                                                                                        Facebook
                                                                                        n=1520




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      Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest in Facebook
              Pre-

      Early Adopters indicated an extremely high level of interest in ‘liking’ a brand for discounts or
      exclusive products. Three-quarters would purchase directly on Facebook instead of the store
      for special discounts. Although the general population of online shoppers reported
      significantly lower interest in all Facebook options, half would ‘like’ a brand for discounts or
      exclusive products. Interestingly, the social value of social media did not rise to the top of
      options that could be offered.

      Q. Now we’d like to explore some of your attitudes toward different shopping options
      that could be made available to you online. For each of the following statements, please
      rate your level of agreement.




                                                                                                    CG       CG

                                                                                                  Online
                                                                                                             EA
                                                                                                 Consumer
                                                                                       Theme      n =318    n =104
I would "like" a brand/company/retailer on Facebook in order to get discounts      Discount        57%       91%

I would "like" a brand/company/retailer on Facebook in order to get access to
                                                                                   Exclusivity     50%       82%
exclusive products

I would buy directly on Facebook in order to get special discounts                 Discount        40%       78%

If the brands I buy offered me deals for purchasing through Facebook, I'd
                                                                                   Discount        42%       73%
purchase from there instead of going to the store
If a favorite product of mine was only available through that brand's Facebook
                                                                                   Exclusivity     44%       72%
page, I would buy it from there

I would buy directly on Facebook in order to get access to exclusive products      Exclusivity     34%       68%

I would buy directly on Facebook in order to have the ability to ask my friends
                                                                                       Social      17%       45%
for advice on products
If I could, I would like to get my everyday shopping done while spending time
                                                                                  Convenience      18%       44%
on Facebook

If I could shop while spending time on Facebook, my life would be better          Convenience       17%
                                                                                                 Facebook    40%
                                                                                                 n=1520
Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column.




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        Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest in Video
                Pre-

        Early Adopters were significantly more likely to agree to all video commerce options than their
        Online Consumer counterparts, although the 72% of Online Consumers that agreed that they
        would watch a video for discounts is not inconsequential.

        Again, while discounts ruled, exclusivity was an important option with over 1/3 of Online
        Consumer and nearly 2/3 of Early Adopters showing interest. Convenience should also not be
        overlooked for Early Adopters with nearly ¾ indicating the would buy something in a video if
        they liked it and could do it right then and there. Although rated lowest among both groups,
        51% of Early Adopters agreed that their lives would be better if they could shop while
        watching videos!

        Q. Now we’d like to explore some of your attitudes toward different shopping options
        that could be made available to you online. For each of the following statements, please
        rate your level of agreement.



                                                                                         % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE

                                                                                                       CG       CG

                                                                                                      Online
                                                                                                                EA
                                                                                                     Consumer
                                                                                        Theme         n=322     n=81
I would watch a video demonstration in order to get discounts                          Discount        72%      88%
If I saw something in a video that I really liked, I would buy it if I could do
                                                                                Convenience            33%      72%
it right then and there
If my favorite brand or retailer created videos of their products in use
(such as a person modeling clothing, demonstrating cookware, using a               Convenience         31%      69%
tool, etc.) I would be interested in purchasing directly from the video
If a favorite product of mine was only available in video demonstrations,
                                                                                       Exclusivity     39%      63%
I'd purchase from there
If I could, I would like to get my everyday shopping done while watching
                                                                                   Convenience         21%      54%
videos that included those products
If I could shop while spending time watching videos, my life would be
                                                                                   Convenience Facebook
                                                                                                   21%          51%
better                                                                                         n=1520

Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column.




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    Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest in Display Ads
            Pre-

    Respondents reported relatively high attitudinal agreement with display options with all
    commerce options favored by more than ¾ of Early Adopters and over ½ of Online
    Consumers.

    Q. Now we’d like to explore some of your attitudes toward different shopping options
    that could be made available to you online. For each of the following statements, please
    rate your level of agreement.




                                                                                % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE
                                                                                          CG       CG

                                                                                         Online
                                                                                                   EA
                                                                                        Consumer

                                                                         Theme           n=330     n=58
If I saw something in an ad that I wanted to buy, I'd like to be
able to add it to a digital list (online shopping or wish list, mobile Convenience        60%      86%
list, etc.)
If I saw something in an ad that I wanted/needed to buy, I'd like
                                                                          Convenience     53%      79%
to be able to buy it right then and there
I would like the ability to purchase directly from any experience
                                                                          Convenience     51%      74%
that makes me aware of a product I need or want
Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column.




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Trial – Post-Exposure Interest and Intent
        Post-

After being exposed to prototypes of purchasing from one of the distributed touch points—
Facebook, video, display ad (within a relevant article/context)—we asked respondents about
their interest in purchasing the category (in this case, consumer goods) via several options.

It is important to note that respondents were asked to respond not only to whether or not
they would be interested in purchasing from the touch point they had seen, but also about
their interest in purchasing from a variety of other touch points as well. Respondents were also
asked about their purchase intent immediately after seeing each of the prototypes:
transaction completely within the touch point, and transaction occurring upon redirect to a
retailer’s site.

We also asked respondents to weigh in as to whether they could realistically see themselves
purchasing the category within the next year via various touch points.

While difficult to statistically prove, there is some evidence that familiarity is correlated with
respondents’ likelihood to agree to interest or future purchase intent.

             –       Online Consumers gravitated to display ads, blogs and Facebook in terms of
                     their desire to make a purchase. They also indicated they were as likely to
                     purchase from a display ad within the next year as they were to purchase via
                     mobile.
             –       Respondents who saw a prototype of a touch point were statistically significantly
                     more likely to indicate agreement that they could imagine purchasing with touch
                     point within in the next year.




                                                                                        Facebook
                                                                                        n=1520




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   Trial – Post-Exposure Interest and Intent
           Post-

   After seeing an example of distributed commerce, respondents indicated the most overall
   interest in purchasing directly from advertisements.

                 –       Early Adopters remained highly interested in purchasing consumer goods via
                         online ads and Facebook.
                 –       Also promising is that 46% of Online Consumers would like to purchase goods
                         when they see them in an online advertisement.

   Results for this question were slightly lower for consumer goods than they were for electronics
   and apparel (to be reported separately)—although comparisons should only be considered
   directional, since different samples were surveyed. These results are consistent with current
   online shopping behavior (consumer goods purchasing lags behind other product types).

   Q. Please rate your agreement with the following statements. “I would like to be able to
   purchase consumer goods…”




                                                                              % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE
                                                                Online Consumer        Early Adopter
                                                                     n=970                 n=243

 ...when I read about it in an article or blog. (ad)                    42%                 73%

 ...when I am interacting with a brand on Facebook                      40%                 68%

 ...when I see it in an online advertisement.                           46%                 66%

 ...when I see it in a YouTube video.                                   33%                 55%

 ...when I see it in a picture on Facebook or Flickr.                   31%                 55%



Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column.




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Trial – Post-Exposure Purchase Intent
        Post-

After seeing prototypes of both in- and out-of-touch-point transactions, we asked about
purchase intent overall.

             –       As seen throughout the survey, Early Adopters were far more likely to agree
                     when predicting their future use of distributed commerce touch points within the
                     next year than were Online Consumers.
             –       While the level of agreement with mobile purchasing within the next year may
                     not be surprising given current mobile adoption levels overall, by comparison,
                     emerging (and less familiar) touch points were not dramatically far behind, and
                     the level of agreement is relatively high considering the category.

Q. Within the next year, I can realistically see myself buying consumer goods through…”




                              % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE

        Mobile                                                                         69%
                                                           30%


                                                                             58%
        Display Ads
                                                           30%


                                                                       51%
        Facebook
                                                     23%


                                                                 44%
        Video
                                                   21%



                                                                 Early Adopter, n= 243
                                                                  Online Consumer, n=970



          Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column.




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Trial – Post-Exposure Convenience Impression
        Post-

Immediately after seeing a prototype of a distributed commerce transaction—either
completely within the transaction or upon redirect to a retailer’s site, respondents were asked
if they thought purchasing this way would be convenient.

              –       Overall, convenience received very high agreement, regardless of whether the
                      transaction shown was completely within the touch point or redirected to the
                      retailer’s site.
              –       More than half of all respondents—and over 70% of Early Adopters—agreed that
                      distributed commerce would be convenient, regardless of the touch point
                      tested.

Q. Thinking about the shopping experience you were shown, please rate your
agreement with the following statement […]: Purchasing like this is convenient.




                                 % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE
                                                                                              86%
                         In                                                    66%
Display Ads
                                                                                            81%
                       Out
                                                                               66%


                                                                                      74%
                         In
                                                                   51%
Facebook
                                                                                     71%
                       Out
                                                                    53%
                                                                                                     90%
                         In
                                                                               65%
Video
                                                                                                  86%
                        Out
                                                                            61%


                                                           Early Adopter
                                                           Online Consumer




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Conversion – Post-Exposure Purchase Hurdles
             Post-

After being exposed to prototypes of purchasing from one of the distributed touch points—
Facebook, video, display ad (within a relevant article/context)—we asked respondents about
potential hurdles to purchasing the category (in this case, consumer goods), from security to
privacy and ease of use.

             –       Facebook was least likely to achieve respondents’ agreements for both privacy
                     and security, while display ads, particularly among Early Adopters were most
                     likely to be seen as secure and allowing for privacy maintenance.
             –       Transactions completed on the retailer’s website (as opposed to within the touch
                     point) elicited slightly higher agreement for security and privacy, although results
                     may only be directional.
             –       In-touch point transactions failed to receive 50% agreement among Online
                     Consumers for security, suggestion that a significantly portion of consumers who
                     would otherwise be willing to try distributed commerce might abandon due to
                     security concerns.




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Conversion – Post-Exposure Privacy Impression
             Post-

Immediately after seeing a prototype of a distributed commerce transaction, either
completely within the transaction or upon redirect to a retailer’s site, respondents were asked
if they felt that they would be able to manage their privacy settings if they used this purchase
method.
          –     Facebook was least likely to receive agreement from respondents regarding the
                ability to manage privacy settings, but especially among Early Adopters.
          –     Video privacy was one area that Early Adopters weren’t significantly more likely
                to agree relative to Online Consumers, perhaps due to lower familiarity with
                commerce in the medium.

Q. Thinking about the shopping experience you were shown, please rate your
agreement with the following statement […]: I trust that I could manage the privacy
setting if I purchased this way.




                                 % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE
                                                                                        71%
                       In                                          46%
Display Ads                                                                                   83%
                      Out
                                                                                59%


                                                                                58%
                       In
                                                             41%
Facebook
                                                                                 61%
                      Out
                                                                 45%


                                                                                  63%
                        In
                                                                          53%
Video
                                                                                 62%
                      Out
                                                                           55%



                                                          Early Adopter
                                                          Online Consumer




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Conversion – Post-Exposure Security Impression
             Post-

Immediately after seeing a prototype of a distributed commerce transaction, either
completely within the transaction or upon redirect to a retailer’s site, respondents were asked
if they felt that their transaction would be secure purchasing this way.
          –     In-touch-point transactions failed to receive 50% agreement among Online
                Consumers when it came to security, although out-of-touch-point transactions
                did not fare much better.
          –     Across all touch points, and all respondents, transactions that were handed off to
                the retailer’s site appeared to provide a greater sense of security.

Q. Thinking about the shopping experience you were shown, please rate your
agreement with the following statement […]: I feel that my transaction would be secure
purchasing this way.




                                 % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE
                                                                                       67%
                        In                                          48%
Display Ads
                                                                                             71%
                      Out
                                                                          55%


                                                                                58%
                        In
                                                            38%
Facebook
                                                                                 63%
                      Out
                                                              43%


                                                                                  64%
                        In
                                                                     49%
Video
                                                                                       67%
                      Out
                                                                          53%



                                                          Early Adopter
                                                          Online Consumer




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Overcoming Conversion Barriers

Since security is often a critical barrier to conversion, we asked our respondents about various
methods that can be used to reassure the purchaser that a transaction would be secure.
Respondents were first asked to click on the element that most reassured them that the site
was secure, and then were asked their level of agreement relative to several possible tactics
that could be used to reassure the purchaser of security.

             –       A third party endorsement symbol (such as VeriSign) was the element most likely
                     to reassure our respondents—regardless of segment or touch point—that their
                     transaction would be secure.

             –       Third party endorsements, links to privacy policies, and pictures of padlocks
                     received higher levels of agreement than the use of a secure address (https://);
                     this, combined with the third-party endorsement suggests the potential
                     importance of iconography (particularly if it is branded)

                           •     Gender-wise, women were significantly more likely than men to strongly
                                 agree that a picture of a padlock provided security reassurance (result not
                                 specific to consumer goods).

                           •     Millennials and Gen X (relative to Gen Z and Boomers) were more likely to
                                 strongly agree with most security elements, except the use of a padlock
                                 image, 3rd party endorsement, and banking security statement (result not
                                 specific to consumer goods).




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 Overcoming Conversion Barriers

 Respondents were asked to click on the page to indicate the element that most reassured
 them that their transaction would be secure. The images below are “heat maps” that capture
 where respondents clicked, with red being the most-clicked areas, followed by yellow and
 green.
              –       While there is some evidence of respondents clicking on https in the URL as well
                      as privacy statements and pictures of locks, the vast majority of respondents—
                      regardless of touch point—clicked on the third-party endorsement (in this case,
                      VeriSign).

 Q. Please click on the element that most assures you that this is a safe place to make a
 purchase.




Video Commerce                                                      Facebook




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     Overcoming Conversion Barriers


     Early Adopters were significantly more likely than the general Online Consumer to agree that
     each method of reassurance we queried would be an effective method of reassurance.
     Typical security measures rose to the top (https and 3rd party endorsement), but interestingly,
     respondents rated the privacy statement (who’s seeing my info and how is it being used) as
     the second highest reassuring tactic.
     A picture of a padlock received higher levels of agreement than the use of a secure address
     (https://).

     Q. For each of the possible ways listed below that a website could reassure you about
     making a purchase, please indicate your level of agreement as to how effective the
     method would be.




Third-party endorsement (e.g. VeriSign, Digicert).                                                                                     85%
                                                                                                                           73%
 A link to an explanation of "who is accessing my…                                                                               79%
                                                                                                                    65%
                                  Picture of locked padlock.                                                                      81%
                                                                                                                63%
                                              https:// in the URL.                                                           78%
                                                                                                              59%
                                         A familiar brand logo.                                                     66%
                                                                                                         54%
 Knowing it's a brand that you buy from online or…                                                              63%
                                                                                                        51%
           Hearing that a lot of people are doing it…                                                           63%
                                                                                                     50%
A statement that the site uses such as "The same…                                                               64%
                                                                                                     49%
       Knowing that a friend successfully made a…                                                                    67%
                                                                                                   48%
         Seeing that the website is well-designed.                                                             61%
                                                                                                  46%

                                                                     0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%    60%    70%        80%     90%


                                                                           Early Adopter     n=243
                                                                           Online Consumer n=970

    Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference between Early Adopters/non-Early Adopters.




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ABOUT RESOURCE

For more information on this study or the topic of Everywhere Commerce, contact:

Melissa Dorko
Director of Business Development
mdorko@resource.com
614.621.2888



About Resource Interactive
Resource Interactive is one of the nation’s top-rated independent digital marketing agencies –
named No. 4 on Ad Age’s A-list of top agencies in 2010. With offices in Columbus, Cincinnati,
Chicago and San Francisco, the firm leads Fortune 500 companies and helps them capitalize
on today’s digital economy, creating consumer experiences that drive sales for reputable
brands. Now in its 30th year, Resource is the largest women-owned agency in the nation.
Clients include Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Victoria’s Secret, Sherwin-Williams, and
Nestlé. For more information, visit us at www.resource.com or on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/resourceinteractive) or Twitter (@resource).




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Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study

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  • 2. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 6 RECOMMENDATION 7 DETAILED FINDINGS 24 ABOUT RESOURCE ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 2
  • 3. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Everywhere Commerce is undergoing exponential growth and rapid transformation and is an empirically observable phenomenon. Yet, like so many macrotrends, the consumer motivations and attitudes for embracing it wholeheartedly are less knowable than the various technologies that make it feasible. To learn more about the Everywhere Commerce consumer, Resource Interactive conducted a study from August 24 through September 9, 2011. We tested for consumers’ awareness and receptivity to shopping in new digital contexts, specifically via Facebook, video (YouTube) and display advertising. We also researched the specific inducements to shop in new formats, the obstacles to it, and whether early adopter attitudes about Everywhere Commerce—if enthusiastic—could be perceived as a bellwether for more mainstream consumer adoption of the trend. OBJECTIVE To test consumer awareness and receptivity to shopping via Facebook, video (YouTube) or display advertising, three relatively new “shopportunities” or digital shopping contexts beyond the ecommerce site that comprise “Everywhere Commerce.” Specifically, we wanted to learn: – Amidst the growing instances of Everywhere Commerce in the marketplace, are consumers really ready for it? – How aware of these new shopping contexts are they? – What would induce consumers to embrace new shopportunities? – What would prevent them from doing so? – Do early adopters differ significantly from the general population in their awareness of and interest in Everywhere Commerce? METHODOLOGY Following a secondary research review, we surveyed over 4465 U.S. consumers: 3451 online consumers and 1014 “early adopters” ages 13-plus. All respondents must have at least shopped/browsed online within the past three months, but did not have to have purchased online to qualify. Early adopters met the following criteria: – Owns a smartphone – Had heard of Google+ – Regularly uses smartphone for at least 7 of 14 representative activities, e.g., use of location-based services, use of shopping and/or planning apps – Had to at least ‘agree’ with 5 attitudinal statements, with at least 1 being ‘strongly agree’ (9 statements such as: “I frequently upload text, photos, videos or other things I want to share on social or sharing sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube” and “People often ask my advice about new websites, applications, or software”) ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 3
  • 4. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Respondents self-selected into a category of preference—Apparel, Consumer Goods or self- preference— Electronics. When apparel and electronics had sufficient respondents, the remaining were assigned to Consumer Goods, provided they had shopped online in the category. Respondents were then randomly split into three groups and exposed to audiovisual commerce prototypes within one of the following touch points: Social (Facebook), Video (YouTube), or Display Advertising. KEY FINDINGS “Early adopters,” a concept defined in Everett M. Rogers’ seminal Diffusion of Innovations, are a very important consumer segment for Everywhere Commerce—the increasing variety of digital shopping contexts that include mobile phones and tablets, Facebook, video and display advertising. As bellwethers for eventual general population adoption of trends, their favorable responses indicate that a company or brand’s investment in Everywhere Commerce is highly advisable. – Early adopters were twice as likely as general population participants to “realistically see” themselves “purchasing using a mobile phone in 2012 for purchasing phone” electronics, apparel or consumer goods. – In terms of product categories, seven out of ten early adopters could see themselves buying electronics, while 67% and 69% of the early adopters self- predict buying apparel and consumer goods via mobile phone next year, respectively. A minimum of 20% of general population consumers across the electronics, apparel and consumer goods categories reported that they are open to and believe they will buy via a non-traditional touch point including display advertising, video and Facebook over the next year. – Close to 4 out of 10 general population consumers believe they’ll purchase apparel via display advertising next year—the highest score among the four shopping contexts—mobile, Facebook, display, video. – Nearly 35% of general population consumers believe they’ll shop electronics and consumer goods via mobile next year. – Both mobile and display ad shopping outranked Facebook shopping in all three product categories when general population consumers predicted where they’d purchase in 2012. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 4
  • 5. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Consumer purchasing propensity was driven by several factors: – The top-ranked reason across product categories was receiving a discount the top- consumer could not find elsewhere. – The ability to access ratings & reviews for electronics and being offered a product not available elsewhere for electronics was in the top four inducements to purchase. – The contextual relevance of a shopportunity specifically when reading about a product in a news article or blog is a strong inducement to buy for early adopters. When shopping apparel or electronics, a full 75% of early adopters agree they’d be interested in purchasing when they read about it in an article or blog relevant to what they were reading/viewing on the content page. The 75% was also statistically significantly more likely than other situations tested (e.g., when seen in an online ad, in a YouTube video, or on Facebook.) – The social-related offers, such as the ability to post the product under consideration on Facebook to solicit feedback, were consistently rated lowest by both early adopters and general population participants for all touch points. These social incentives rated the lowest in display ads, likely because it is the least “social” of the touch points. Barriers to adoption of Everywhere Commerce exist in the form of concerns over security and privacy. – General population respondents were consistently more likely to indicate they would feel secure if the transaction were completed out of platform, meaning at the retailer’s site. At least directionally and often statistically significantly early adopters were more likely to feel secure across touch points, reaching as high as 81% for apparel display ads. – Facebook, interestingly, was consistently least likely to be considered secure Facebook relative to video and display ad commerce. – Privacy fared only slightly better than security. Across categories and touch points, respondents showed signs of concern about their ability to manage their privacy settings. Facebook scored lowest relative to the other touch points for apparel and consumer goods shoppers For electronics shoppers, display shoppers. ad shopping within the touch point received similar levels of agreement to Facebook in terms of privacy. – All respondents acknowledged the potential convenience factor of in-platform transactions. Interestingly, when asked about convenience immediately after seeing either in- or out-of touch point examples, consumers were fairly equal in their likelihood to agree that the option would be convenient – with a slight bias for in-touch point transactions in apparel and CG, and a similar bias for out of touch point in electronics. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 5
  • 6. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods RECOMMENDATIONS In order to take advantage of consumers’ receptivity to Everywhere Commerce—and the consequent new revenue possibilities, marketers need to do several things: – They need to ensure and market security and privacy across touch points as they do on ecommerce sites. Using a commerce application like Resource Interactive’s DCPSM, retailers can then create explicit messages assuring consumers that regardless of the touch point they are in, their transaction is being handled securely through the retailer’s website. Most consumers believed the VeriSign was the element most assuring of a safe place to transact, with transact https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) also faring fairly well as an element ensuring their purchase safety. – They should raise awareness of Everywhere Commerce opportunities via advertising first and foremost When respondents were asked how brands foremost. could raise awareness of the ability to buy, advertising was the top response, though 21% of respondents cited a “shop now” call to action for display ads. – They need to reconceive of their online ads as close-the-sale opportunities, rather than merely as brand equity building pre-commerce expenditures. According to eMarketer, online ad spending is expected to reach $31 billion in 2011 and continue high single digit growth through 2015. A good portion of this investment could be immediately recouped by making ads ecommerce-enabled. – They need to show consumers how a complete commerce interaction works in each touch point. This is because all respondents were significantly more likely to indicate that they would try Facebook commerce or video commerce after being shown how an interaction would occur. – Adopt a posture of launch-and-learn using dynamic, scalable solutions while presenting multiple experiences in the marketplace simultaneously. This provides the ability to gain traction quickly and allows for optimization of the experience that produces the best results in real time. – They should focus on targeting early adopters through contextually relevant ads and with incentives to shop appropriate to the touch point and category. We are fully engaged in leading our clients through the rapidly changing Everywhere Commerce landscape—from understanding consumer motivators to the strategy and execution of connected brand commerce experiences—and we are committed to pushing our clients ahead of the curve and in front of the next trend. This research along with the upcoming releases of detailed findings for the consumer electronics and apparel categories are part of an ongoing series that address Everywhere Commerce which can be found on our site, in our social streams and the weThink Blog. We are also looking at this topic by involving our clients, partners and other industry experts to see how they are approaching the challenges ahead. Watch the highlights reel from our iCitizen Everywhere Commerce: From Shareable to Shoppable Moments Symposium to learn more about they are thinking. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 6
  • 7. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods DETAILED FINDINGS Note on Methodology and Detailed Findings Respondents were split into three (3) groups, based on self-selecting into a relevant category – Apparel, Consumer Goods, or Electronics. The following detailed findings includes responses to questions that were asked of the entire survey sample, where applicable, but focuses primarily on the responses of the subset that was exposed to Consumer Goods stimuli (970 Online Consumers + 243 “Early Adopters”). ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 7
  • 8. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods DETAILED FINDINGS Awareness - Gauge Consumers ’ Awareness of Purchasing Opportunities Consumers’ The survey results indicate a surprising level of reported awareness overall, although qualitative research suggests that consumers consider a link from a distributed commerce touch point to a traditional ecommerce site to qualify as “making a purchase.” Early Adopters reported significantly higher awareness than general Online Consumers did of distributed commerce across all touch points. Generationally, there was statistically no difference in awareness, with the exception being Boomers who were significantly less likely to indicate awareness of commerce in Facebook, Online Video and Twitter. Q. Before this survey, were you aware that it could be possible to make purchases from the following places online? (Asked post-exposure to commerce prototypes to all respondents) 100% 77% 80% 66% 63% 60% 46% 43% 40% 29% 27% 16% 20% 0% Online Facebook Video Twitter Advertising Online Consumer (n=3451) EA (n=1014) Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison bar a b c d Gen Z Millennials Gen X Boomers Online Advertising 67% 69% 68% 68% Facebook 53% d 55% d 50% d 38% abc Online Videos 38% d 35% d 30% 25% ab Twitter 18% 20% d 19% d 12% bc n=315 n=2072 n=1166 n=914 Note: Letters indicate significant difference between that cell and the letter’s corresponding cell in the same row. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 8
  • 9. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Awareness – How to Raise Awareness? After respondents had been shown an example of being able to purchase from a non- traditional ecommerce experience, they were asked to weigh in on what methods would be effective in making them more aware of the option. Respondents claimed that some of the most familiar methods of driving awareness—most notably advertising of various forms—would be an effective way of driving awareness of distributed commerce opportunities. Q. How could the retailer make it more apparent to you that you could shop from [insert touch point]? (Asked post-exposure of all respondents relative to initial concept shown) Facebook Video Display Ads n=1527 n=1467 n=1468 23% advertisement 17% notification 28% it’s apparent 21% FB ad 14% advertisement 23% webpage/style 17% website ad 11% intro/conclusion 21% “shop now” 16% layout 8% aesthetics 17% obvious messaging stating that you can shop 14% security 8% banner ad/pop-up 14% security 11% discount 8% descriptive title 10% webpage/banner, graphic, or pop-up 10% emails 7% incentives 7% price 7% more info 7% discount 7% advertisement Note: Question was open-ended – not a Likert-scaled response. Results are based on text-analytic aggregation of similar responses/themes. Facebook n=1520 ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 9
  • 10. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest Pre- Many tactics are at the marketer’s fingertips for driving desired consumer behaviors – from offering discounts to consumers who ‘like’ your brand on Facebook to providing the convenience of instant gratification by providing a “buy it now” option. In order to better understand how consumers feel about these various tactics, we asked for their agreement to a series of attitudinal statements, prior to being exposed to our prototype examples. Tactics were not parallel across though points, but when we look at tactics in terms of general themes some patterns emerge. – While it’s not surprising that consumers, both Early Adopters and Online Consumers are primarily motivated by discounts, exclusivity was also an appeal option. – While options in display media were limited to convenience, all convenience offers received a majority of respondents’ agreement with nearly three-fourths of Early Adopters reporting agreement, suggesting the general appeal of the offers. Facebook n=1520 ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 10
  • 11. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest in Facebook Pre- Early Adopters indicated an extremely high level of interest in ‘liking’ a brand for discounts or exclusive products. Three-quarters would purchase directly on Facebook instead of the store for special discounts. Although the general population of online shoppers reported significantly lower interest in all Facebook options, half would ‘like’ a brand for discounts or exclusive products. Interestingly, the social value of social media did not rise to the top of options that could be offered. Q. Now we’d like to explore some of your attitudes toward different shopping options that could be made available to you online. For each of the following statements, please rate your level of agreement. CG CG Online EA Consumer Theme n =318 n =104 I would "like" a brand/company/retailer on Facebook in order to get discounts Discount 57% 91% I would "like" a brand/company/retailer on Facebook in order to get access to Exclusivity 50% 82% exclusive products I would buy directly on Facebook in order to get special discounts Discount 40% 78% If the brands I buy offered me deals for purchasing through Facebook, I'd Discount 42% 73% purchase from there instead of going to the store If a favorite product of mine was only available through that brand's Facebook Exclusivity 44% 72% page, I would buy it from there I would buy directly on Facebook in order to get access to exclusive products Exclusivity 34% 68% I would buy directly on Facebook in order to have the ability to ask my friends Social 17% 45% for advice on products If I could, I would like to get my everyday shopping done while spending time Convenience 18% 44% on Facebook If I could shop while spending time on Facebook, my life would be better Convenience 17% Facebook 40% n=1520 Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 11
  • 12. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest in Video Pre- Early Adopters were significantly more likely to agree to all video commerce options than their Online Consumer counterparts, although the 72% of Online Consumers that agreed that they would watch a video for discounts is not inconsequential. Again, while discounts ruled, exclusivity was an important option with over 1/3 of Online Consumer and nearly 2/3 of Early Adopters showing interest. Convenience should also not be overlooked for Early Adopters with nearly ¾ indicating the would buy something in a video if they liked it and could do it right then and there. Although rated lowest among both groups, 51% of Early Adopters agreed that their lives would be better if they could shop while watching videos! Q. Now we’d like to explore some of your attitudes toward different shopping options that could be made available to you online. For each of the following statements, please rate your level of agreement. % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE CG CG Online EA Consumer Theme n=322 n=81 I would watch a video demonstration in order to get discounts Discount 72% 88% If I saw something in a video that I really liked, I would buy it if I could do Convenience 33% 72% it right then and there If my favorite brand or retailer created videos of their products in use (such as a person modeling clothing, demonstrating cookware, using a Convenience 31% 69% tool, etc.) I would be interested in purchasing directly from the video If a favorite product of mine was only available in video demonstrations, Exclusivity 39% 63% I'd purchase from there If I could, I would like to get my everyday shopping done while watching Convenience 21% 54% videos that included those products If I could shop while spending time watching videos, my life would be Convenience Facebook 21% 51% better n=1520 Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 12
  • 13. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Pre-Exposure Interest in Display Ads Pre- Respondents reported relatively high attitudinal agreement with display options with all commerce options favored by more than ¾ of Early Adopters and over ½ of Online Consumers. Q. Now we’d like to explore some of your attitudes toward different shopping options that could be made available to you online. For each of the following statements, please rate your level of agreement. % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE CG CG Online EA Consumer Theme n=330 n=58 If I saw something in an ad that I wanted to buy, I'd like to be able to add it to a digital list (online shopping or wish list, mobile Convenience 60% 86% list, etc.) If I saw something in an ad that I wanted/needed to buy, I'd like Convenience 53% 79% to be able to buy it right then and there I would like the ability to purchase directly from any experience Convenience 51% 74% that makes me aware of a product I need or want Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 13
  • 14. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Post-Exposure Interest and Intent Post- After being exposed to prototypes of purchasing from one of the distributed touch points— Facebook, video, display ad (within a relevant article/context)—we asked respondents about their interest in purchasing the category (in this case, consumer goods) via several options. It is important to note that respondents were asked to respond not only to whether or not they would be interested in purchasing from the touch point they had seen, but also about their interest in purchasing from a variety of other touch points as well. Respondents were also asked about their purchase intent immediately after seeing each of the prototypes: transaction completely within the touch point, and transaction occurring upon redirect to a retailer’s site. We also asked respondents to weigh in as to whether they could realistically see themselves purchasing the category within the next year via various touch points. While difficult to statistically prove, there is some evidence that familiarity is correlated with respondents’ likelihood to agree to interest or future purchase intent. – Online Consumers gravitated to display ads, blogs and Facebook in terms of their desire to make a purchase. They also indicated they were as likely to purchase from a display ad within the next year as they were to purchase via mobile. – Respondents who saw a prototype of a touch point were statistically significantly more likely to indicate agreement that they could imagine purchasing with touch point within in the next year. Facebook n=1520 ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 14
  • 15. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Post-Exposure Interest and Intent Post- After seeing an example of distributed commerce, respondents indicated the most overall interest in purchasing directly from advertisements. – Early Adopters remained highly interested in purchasing consumer goods via online ads and Facebook. – Also promising is that 46% of Online Consumers would like to purchase goods when they see them in an online advertisement. Results for this question were slightly lower for consumer goods than they were for electronics and apparel (to be reported separately)—although comparisons should only be considered directional, since different samples were surveyed. These results are consistent with current online shopping behavior (consumer goods purchasing lags behind other product types). Q. Please rate your agreement with the following statements. “I would like to be able to purchase consumer goods…” % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE Online Consumer Early Adopter n=970 n=243 ...when I read about it in an article or blog. (ad) 42% 73% ...when I am interacting with a brand on Facebook 40% 68% ...when I see it in an online advertisement. 46% 66% ...when I see it in a YouTube video. 33% 55% ...when I see it in a picture on Facebook or Flickr. 31% 55% Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 15
  • 16. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Post-Exposure Purchase Intent Post- After seeing prototypes of both in- and out-of-touch-point transactions, we asked about purchase intent overall. – As seen throughout the survey, Early Adopters were far more likely to agree when predicting their future use of distributed commerce touch points within the next year than were Online Consumers. – While the level of agreement with mobile purchasing within the next year may not be surprising given current mobile adoption levels overall, by comparison, emerging (and less familiar) touch points were not dramatically far behind, and the level of agreement is relatively high considering the category. Q. Within the next year, I can realistically see myself buying consumer goods through…” % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE Mobile 69% 30% 58% Display Ads 30% 51% Facebook 23% 44% Video 21% Early Adopter, n= 243 Online Consumer, n=970 Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference from comparison column. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 16
  • 17. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Trial – Post-Exposure Convenience Impression Post- Immediately after seeing a prototype of a distributed commerce transaction—either completely within the transaction or upon redirect to a retailer’s site, respondents were asked if they thought purchasing this way would be convenient. – Overall, convenience received very high agreement, regardless of whether the transaction shown was completely within the touch point or redirected to the retailer’s site. – More than half of all respondents—and over 70% of Early Adopters—agreed that distributed commerce would be convenient, regardless of the touch point tested. Q. Thinking about the shopping experience you were shown, please rate your agreement with the following statement […]: Purchasing like this is convenient. % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE 86% In 66% Display Ads 81% Out 66% 74% In 51% Facebook 71% Out 53% 90% In 65% Video 86% Out 61% Early Adopter Online Consumer ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 17
  • 18. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Conversion – Post-Exposure Purchase Hurdles Post- After being exposed to prototypes of purchasing from one of the distributed touch points— Facebook, video, display ad (within a relevant article/context)—we asked respondents about potential hurdles to purchasing the category (in this case, consumer goods), from security to privacy and ease of use. – Facebook was least likely to achieve respondents’ agreements for both privacy and security, while display ads, particularly among Early Adopters were most likely to be seen as secure and allowing for privacy maintenance. – Transactions completed on the retailer’s website (as opposed to within the touch point) elicited slightly higher agreement for security and privacy, although results may only be directional. – In-touch point transactions failed to receive 50% agreement among Online Consumers for security, suggestion that a significantly portion of consumers who would otherwise be willing to try distributed commerce might abandon due to security concerns. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 18
  • 19. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Conversion – Post-Exposure Privacy Impression Post- Immediately after seeing a prototype of a distributed commerce transaction, either completely within the transaction or upon redirect to a retailer’s site, respondents were asked if they felt that they would be able to manage their privacy settings if they used this purchase method. – Facebook was least likely to receive agreement from respondents regarding the ability to manage privacy settings, but especially among Early Adopters. – Video privacy was one area that Early Adopters weren’t significantly more likely to agree relative to Online Consumers, perhaps due to lower familiarity with commerce in the medium. Q. Thinking about the shopping experience you were shown, please rate your agreement with the following statement […]: I trust that I could manage the privacy setting if I purchased this way. % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE 71% In 46% Display Ads 83% Out 59% 58% In 41% Facebook 61% Out 45% 63% In 53% Video 62% Out 55% Early Adopter Online Consumer ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 19
  • 20. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Conversion – Post-Exposure Security Impression Post- Immediately after seeing a prototype of a distributed commerce transaction, either completely within the transaction or upon redirect to a retailer’s site, respondents were asked if they felt that their transaction would be secure purchasing this way. – In-touch-point transactions failed to receive 50% agreement among Online Consumers when it came to security, although out-of-touch-point transactions did not fare much better. – Across all touch points, and all respondents, transactions that were handed off to the retailer’s site appeared to provide a greater sense of security. Q. Thinking about the shopping experience you were shown, please rate your agreement with the following statement […]: I feel that my transaction would be secure purchasing this way. % AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE 67% In 48% Display Ads 71% Out 55% 58% In 38% Facebook 63% Out 43% 64% In 49% Video 67% Out 53% Early Adopter Online Consumer ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 20
  • 21. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Overcoming Conversion Barriers Since security is often a critical barrier to conversion, we asked our respondents about various methods that can be used to reassure the purchaser that a transaction would be secure. Respondents were first asked to click on the element that most reassured them that the site was secure, and then were asked their level of agreement relative to several possible tactics that could be used to reassure the purchaser of security. – A third party endorsement symbol (such as VeriSign) was the element most likely to reassure our respondents—regardless of segment or touch point—that their transaction would be secure. – Third party endorsements, links to privacy policies, and pictures of padlocks received higher levels of agreement than the use of a secure address (https://); this, combined with the third-party endorsement suggests the potential importance of iconography (particularly if it is branded) • Gender-wise, women were significantly more likely than men to strongly agree that a picture of a padlock provided security reassurance (result not specific to consumer goods). • Millennials and Gen X (relative to Gen Z and Boomers) were more likely to strongly agree with most security elements, except the use of a padlock image, 3rd party endorsement, and banking security statement (result not specific to consumer goods). ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 21
  • 22. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Overcoming Conversion Barriers Respondents were asked to click on the page to indicate the element that most reassured them that their transaction would be secure. The images below are “heat maps” that capture where respondents clicked, with red being the most-clicked areas, followed by yellow and green. – While there is some evidence of respondents clicking on https in the URL as well as privacy statements and pictures of locks, the vast majority of respondents— regardless of touch point—clicked on the third-party endorsement (in this case, VeriSign). Q. Please click on the element that most assures you that this is a safe place to make a purchase. Video Commerce Facebook Display Ad ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 22
  • 23. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods Overcoming Conversion Barriers Early Adopters were significantly more likely than the general Online Consumer to agree that each method of reassurance we queried would be an effective method of reassurance. Typical security measures rose to the top (https and 3rd party endorsement), but interestingly, respondents rated the privacy statement (who’s seeing my info and how is it being used) as the second highest reassuring tactic. A picture of a padlock received higher levels of agreement than the use of a secure address (https://). Q. For each of the possible ways listed below that a website could reassure you about making a purchase, please indicate your level of agreement as to how effective the method would be. Third-party endorsement (e.g. VeriSign, Digicert). 85% 73% A link to an explanation of "who is accessing my… 79% 65% Picture of locked padlock. 81% 63% https:// in the URL. 78% 59% A familiar brand logo. 66% 54% Knowing it's a brand that you buy from online or… 63% 51% Hearing that a lot of people are doing it… 63% 50% A statement that the site uses such as "The same… 64% 49% Knowing that a friend successfully made a… 67% 48% Seeing that the website is well-designed. 61% 46% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Early Adopter n=243 Online Consumer n=970 Numbers in red indicate statistically significant difference between Early Adopters/non-Early Adopters. ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 23
  • 24. RESOURCE INTERACTIVE Everywhere Commerce Consumer Study – Consumer Goods ABOUT RESOURCE For more information on this study or the topic of Everywhere Commerce, contact: Melissa Dorko Director of Business Development mdorko@resource.com 614.621.2888 About Resource Interactive Resource Interactive is one of the nation’s top-rated independent digital marketing agencies – named No. 4 on Ad Age’s A-list of top agencies in 2010. With offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, Chicago and San Francisco, the firm leads Fortune 500 companies and helps them capitalize on today’s digital economy, creating consumer experiences that drive sales for reputable brands. Now in its 30th year, Resource is the largest women-owned agency in the nation. Clients include Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Victoria’s Secret, Sherwin-Williams, and Nestlé. For more information, visit us at www.resource.com or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/resourceinteractive) or Twitter (@resource). ©2011 Resource Interactive. All rights reserved. 24