1) Digital advertising spending in Europe and Western Europe will reach $50 billion by 2016, with mobile ad spending approaching $7 billion. Smartphone penetration in these markets is projected to grow 150% by 2016.
2) More than half the populations of Latin America and Western Europe will be on Facebook by 2017. The number of Facebook users is forecasted to significantly increase in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Germany and the UK between 2011-2017.
3) Search accounts for 46% of the global digital advertising market. A digital strategy for small and medium enterprises needs to consider growth in mobile, search and Facebook and provide solutions connecting businesses with customers across all platforms.
2. Digital Ad Spend in Europe and Western Europe will approach
$50B by 2016 with Mobile Ad Spending close to $7B
eMarketer Global Media Intelligence Report 2012
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3. Smartphone penetration is set to grow 150% by
2016 in these markets
eMarketer Global Media Intelligence Report 2012
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4. More than half the population in Latin America and Western
Europe will be on Facebook by 2017
300
Facebook User Growth
21.7
250
20.9
19.7
Population in millions
57.1
18.2
200
47.2
16.3
41.9
Mexico
14.2
Brazil
29.2
81.4
12.3
22
97.3
Spain
46.5
23.6
24.9
25.9
26.9
29.9
31.4
32.2
33
33.6
28.3
12.8
16.4
18.3
20
21.3
22.6
23.8
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
16.7
20
Germany
UK
22.1
25.6
0
89.4
103.9
69
28.1
50
Argentina
35.7
150
100
52.5
4
5. Search occupies 46% of the digital advertising market
Rich Media
Sponsorship
Email
Lead Gen
Video
Search
Mobile
Classifieds
These are US numbers
but a good proxy for rest
of the world
Display
IAB internet advertising
revenue report – April 2013
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6. A Digital SME Product strategy for LOCAL needs to consider
the above growth trends in Mobile, Search and Facebook
Search
Mobile
Facebook
Digital
Strategy
for SME
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7. These solutions should connect SME businesses with their
customers across all platforms and devices
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8. And give SMEs an easy solution to navigate
across an increasingly fragmented marketplace
8
12. Market
•
•
•
•
SME Attitudes
•
Protectionist
•
General lack of trust
Need a local partner
to navigate
•
Yet to mature
•
No money but
willing to try for free
•
•
Different continent
mainly due to
language
Yet to mature
Innovative and
collaborative
•
Willing to pay for the
right product
Lots of players
overwhelming them
•
Closer to the US
than rest of Latin
America and parts
of Europe
•
Influenced by the
US
Very open but
prefer business in
Spanish
Sales
•
Relationship based
and F2F
•
Referral and
Relationship based
•
Still relationshipbased but not as
much
Product
•
Simple product
focused on value
No frills
•
Room for some
value-added features
and “cool” factor
•
Very familiar with
complex products
•
Medium/Channel – Face to FacePricing – Lower price points in Latin America, specially ArgentinaPartnerships – help lend expertise in market research, customer mindsets etc.