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Move Now To Maximise Value Of Mobile Commerce Says MicroStrategy SA

Milcah Lukhanyu by Milcah Lukhanyu
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Mark Bannerman, Director at MicroStrategy South Africa.
Mark Bannerman, Director at MicroStrategy South Africa.

Now is the time for South African companies to establish a mobile identity, run targeted mobile promotions and leverage social media to seriously engage the growing mobile commerce market.

This is the view of management at MicroStrategy South Africa, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence and mobile software.  The company will co-host the Mobile Commerce Executive Forum on 11 April 2013 at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

Mark Bannerman, Director at MicroStrategy South Africa, says local businesses have a clear opportunity to expand their reach into the mobile commerce market, secure and retain customers.

He refers to the Mobile Life 2012 Study which reveals that 50% of the world’s phone owners are either interested in mobile banking services or using them already, whilst 45% show the same level of enthusiasm for making payments via the phone.

“As a leader in business intelligence and mobile software, we are constantly adapting our products to mirror the changing needs of our customers.  We know companies are struggling when it comes to adapting their strategy to new paradigms like Big Data, cloud computing, mobile and social media. We are now ready to show organizations how they can embrace these technology trends and extend their business intelligence applications,” says Bannerman.

But engaging with this market, particularly in terms of Africa’s increasingly competitive arena, requires overcoming specific challenges.

According to Bannerman these include low smartphone penetration (there were estimated to be 8.5million smartphone users in SA in 2011), limited availability of payment options, consumer comfort with shopping via the mobile phone and a general lack of understanding on how to deliver a suitable mobile experience.

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However, despite the challenges, statistics point to anticipated upward curve in growth within the South African ecommerce market.

“Firstly there are more cell phones than people. According to the 2011 GSM African Mobile Observatory report, there are 59.5M mobile phones in South Africa. That is a penetration greater than 100% (given the country’s population estimate of 50.5million). The Economist says there are three mobile phones for every four people in Africa. Secondly, more users access the internet via their phones than via traditional desktops. In South Africa, approximately 7.9 million access the internet through their cell phones, just over 6 million through traditional PCs and laptops and 2.48 million users solely use their cell phones to access the internet,” Bannerman continues.

On your mark, get set…go!

MicroStrategy South Africa will utilise its presence at- and contribution to the Mobile Commerce Executive Forum to help define the market and provide some advice to those wanting to enter the space.

According to Bannerman it is important for would-be operators to investigate robust and flexible frameworks to adapt the business as the market matures.

“Custom development requires more administration and maintenance and therefore has a high total cost of ownership. It is equally important to ensure that you can provide maximum security and that your selected framework supports multiple mobile security technologies. An analysis of mobile commerce data will ensure continuous improvement of apps and, that way, will secure customer satisfaction and loyalty,” he continues.

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Bannerman adds that whilst the value of mobile banking services to emerging markets has been well established, in reality mobility reveals a strong and occasionally surprising divergence between one group of countries that are highly engaged with the concept, and another group that have very little interest in it.

“Those markets that are highly engaged are made up predominantly (although not entirely) of rapid growth markets and includes South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria as well as China, Vietnam and Mexico. Across these markets, 41 percent of mobile owners have no prior access to banking services – and in their enthusiasm for mobile banking, consumers appear to recognise an opportunity to fill this gap. To meet this demand, mobile banking providers must be ready to build from the ground up, addressing a lack of familiarity with banking in general and often providing basic financial services for the first time,” he says.

 

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