The document summarizes a survey of marketers, publishers, and agencies on their perceptions and use of native advertising on mobile. Some key findings include:
- Nearly all respondents (97%) were aware of native advertising on mobile, while 57% were currently using it or planned to use it in the future.
- Most advertisers purchased native ads through programmatic (31%) or non-programmatic (46%) means.
- Over half of ad budgets were currently allocated to native mobile advertising, and most planned to increase spending over the next year.
- The top perceived benefits were better audience engagement and improved appearance compared to other formats.
- Metrics like click-through rate, engagement rate, and conversion
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Infographic: Marketer and Publisher Perceptions Native Advertising on Mobile
1. Marketer and Publisher Perceptions
Native Advertising on Mobile
An ad unit
that mimics
the look and
feel of the
surrounding
app or
mobile web
Definition: Native Advertising on Mobile
AGREE ON THIS DEFINITION
PUBLISHERS
57%
AGENCIES
49%
BRANDS
43%
TOTAL
49%
Yes, I currently use it
No, I do not currently use it, but I plan to
No, I do not currently use it, and I don't plan to
Current Level of Understanding : Native Advertising on Mobile
97% Aware of Native
advertising on mobile
36% Currently using Native
advertising on mobile
57%
Planning to use Native
advertising on mobile
in the future
42%
51%
62%54%
39%
33%
5%
7%
7%
AGENCY
HOW ADVERTISERS
BUY NATIVE ON
MOBILE
31%Programmatic : RTB
23%Programmatic : non-RTB
46%Non-programmatic, manual
PUBLISHER
BRAND
Percentage of Digital Ad Spend Allocated To Native on Mobile
46%
Total
33%
Brand
53%
Agency
21%
Total
19%
Brand
22%
Agency
33%
Total
36%
Brand
32%
Agency
1% - 20%
(% of Digital Ad Spend)
Increase by more than 50%
(% of Digital Ad Spend)
Increase between 25% - 50%
(% of Digital Ad Spend)
Currently Allocated Future Allocation
Obstacles to Using Native on Mobile
Difficult to achieve
the scale needed for my
marketing objective
Lack of expert
suppliers for native
advertising on mobile
29%21%
22%
22%
Insufficient data on the
effectiveness of native
advertising on mobile
26%
Don't understand
the best practices for
native advertising
Difficult to track and measure
the effectiveness of native
advertising on mobile
NAVIGATING
THE
OBSTACLES
Benefits of using Native on Mobile
ADVERTISER
Engages the audience better than other Ad formats
Ads have a better look and feel
Increases brand awareness
Gives brands a more authentic “voice”
Generates quality leads
Increases awareness of specific product/services
Gives access to premium publisher audiences
Others
60%
41%
34%
34%
33%
22%
19%
4%
67% 55% 52% 48% 41%
PUBLISHER
Provides a better
user experience
Less instrusive
compared to other
ad formats
Provide relevant
and engaging content
Earns higher
eCPMs compared to
other ad formats
Offers a better
look and feel
IMPORTANCE OF
AUDIENCE TARGETING
WITH NATIVE ON MOBILE
46%Even more important than
with other types of ads
3%Not very
important
50%Important – same as
with all ads
Metrics Used to Measure the Effectiveness of Native on Mobile
Click through
rate
56%
Engagement
rate
51%
Conversion
rate
45%
Cost per
Conversion
40%
Number of
interactions
51%
Brand
lift
26%
Number of
shares
25%
Brand
recall
22%
Dwell
time
19%
Message
association
18%
Verticals Expected to Benefit the Most From Mobile Native in 2015 & Beyond
63
54
51
45
44
34
33
31
20
13
7
64
54
39
38
33
32
33
33
17
7
12
56
54
54
49
44
38
27
27
20
13
6
70
56
48
45
45
30
36
30
13
14
5
Mobile Apps
Entertainment & News
Retail
Health, Medical & Fitness
Consumer Electronics
Auto
Telecom
Sports
CPG
QSR
Others
Total Brand Agency Publisher
% of respondents
|Insights
Total Respondents: N= 348
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