Nielsen Social Media Report 2012
4 likes1,226 views
Social media usage continues to grow rapidly, driven by increased mobile usage. Consumers now spend over 2 hours per day on social media, with time spent on mobile apps increasing dramatically. Facebook and Twitter remain the most popular networks, though Pinterest saw unprecedented growth in 2012. Consumers are using social media more when watching TV to discuss programming and share opinions in real-time. Marketers have new opportunities to engage consumers through social advertising and customer service on these influential platforms.
More Related Content
Similar to Nielsen Social Media Report 2012 (20)
Nielsen Social Media Report 2012
- 1. STATE OF THE MEDIA: THE SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT 2012
- 2. SOCIAL MEDIA IS COMING OF AGE Social media and social networking are no longer in their infancy. Since the emergence of the first social media networks some two decades ago, social media has continued to evolve and offer consumers around the world new and meaningful ways to engage with the people, events, and brands that matter to them. Now years later, social media is still growing rapidly and has become an integral part of our daily lives. Today, social networking is truly a global phenomenon. How is social media impacting marketing? SOCIAL WORD-OF-MOUTH What’s driving the continued growth of social media? Social media enables consumers to generate and tap into the opinions of an exponentially larger universe. While word-of-mouth has always been important, its scope was previously limited to the people you knew and interacted with on a daily basis. Social media has removed that limitation and given new power to consumers. MOBILE HYPER-INFORMED CONSUMERS More people are using smartphones and tablets to access social media. The personal computer is still at the center of the social networking experience, but consumers are increasingly looking to other devices to connect on social media. Time spent on mobile apps and the mobile web account for 63 percent of the year-over-year growth in overall time spent using social media. Forty-six percent of social media users say they use their smartphone to access social media; 16 percent say they connect to social media using a tablet. With more connectivity, consumers have more freedom to use social media wherever and whenever they want. PROLIFERATION New social media sites continue to emerge and catch on. The number of social media networks consumers can choose from has exploded, and too many sites to count are adding social features or integration. While Facebook and Twitter continue to be among the most popular social networks, Pinterest emerged as one of the breakout stars in social media for 2012, boasting the largest year-over-year increase in both unique audience and time spent of any social network across PC, mobile web, and apps. How is consumer usage of social media evolving? THE GLOBAL LIVING ROOM Social TV is on the rise. The skyrocketing adoption and use of social media among consumers is transforming TV-watching into a more immediate and shared experience. As of June 2012, more than 33 percent of Twitter users had actively tweeted about TV-related content. Some 44 percent of U.S. tablet owners and 38 percent of U.S. smartphone owners use their devices daily to access social media while watching television. In the Latin America region, more than 50 percent of consumers say they interact with social media while watching TV; in the Middle East / Africa region, more than 60 percent do. From global events like the Summer Olympics, to regional events like the Presidential debates in the U.S., consumers around the world used social media to engage with everyone from close friends to complete strangers, revolutionizing the television viewing experience. Social media is transforming the way that consumers across the globe make purchase decisions. Consumers around the world are using social media to learn about other consumers’ experiences, find more information about brands, products and services, and to find deals and purchase incentives. OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT Consumer attitudes toward advertising on social media are still evolving. Though roughly one-third of social media users find ads on social networking sites more annoying than other types of Internet advertisements, research suggest that there are opportunities for marketers to engage with consumers via social media. More than a quarter of social media users say they are more likely to pay attention to an ad shared by one of their social connections. Additionally, more than a quarter of consumers are ok with seeing ads on social networking sites tailored to them based on their profile information. Nielsen and NM Incite’s 2012 Social Media Report provides some insight into what is driving our collective, global obsession with social media. In the following pages, you’ll get a more detailed snapshot of what is helping to power the continued growth of social networking around the world, how consumers’ social media behavior is evolving, and how these changes impact the way brands and consumers engage through social networks. -Deirdre Bannon Social Media Practice Lead SOCIAL CARE Social Care is transforming customer service. Social media has emerged as an important channel for customer service, with nearly half of U.S. consumers reaching out directly to brands and service providers to voice their satisfaction or complaints, or simply to ask questions. In fact, one in three social media users say they prefer to use social media rather than the phone for customer service issues. 1 2
- 3. More and more people are connecting to the Internet—and for longer amounts of time TOTAL MINUTES SPENT ON MOBILE AND PC Whether through a computer or mobile phone, consumers continue to spend increasing amounts of time on the Internet. Time spent on PCs and smartphones was up 21 percent from July 2011 to July 2012. App time more than doubled during this period as more smartphone owners entered the market and the number of available apps multiplied. Overall Unique U.S. Audience JULY 2011 JULY 2012 Total Minutes, U.S. JULY 2011 | JULY 2012 MOBILE APPS 58.8 B 129.4 B 120% MOBILE WEB 82% 52,435,000 | 95,176,000 MOBILE WEB 22% 85% 55,001,000 | 101,802,000 MOBILE APPS 23.0 B 28.1 B PC 348.6 B 362.7 B 4% 430.4 B TOTAL 520.1 B 21% 213,253,000 | 204,721,000 4% People continue to spend more time on social networks than any other category of sites—20% of their time spent on PCs and 30% of their mobile time. PC 3 © Nielsen 2012 17 % © Nielsen 2012 of consumers’ PC time is spent on Facebook, the most popular web brand in the U.S. 4
- 4. 81.1M 85.8M SOCIAL NETWORKING TIME SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS ALL ABOUT MOBILE 5.7B 40.8B 74.0B 121.1B 43.0M 44.8M Total Minutes Distribution of Social Media Time Spent 5 61% 5% 59.5B YOY CHANGE Social Networking Time per Person in HH:MM PC MOBILE WEB & APP 6:13 MALE 6:44 8:37 FEMALE AGES 18-24 9:43 MOBILE WEB Unique U.S. Audience for Social Networking 163.6M | 171.8M © Nielsen 2012 10:15 11:01 AGES 25-34 AGES 35-44 8:12 8:34 11:05 9:04 AGES 45-54 MOBILE APPS JULY 2011 | JULY 2012 34% 23.2B JULY 2012 JULY 2011 88.4B 4.4B When it comes to accessing social content, it's all about mobile—particularly apps. App usage now accounts for more than a third of social networking time across PCs and mobile devices. Compared to last year, consumers increased their social app time by 76 percent, spending more than seven times more minutes on apps than the mobile web. While the social media audience via PC declined a slight five percent from a year ago, time spent increased 24 percent over the same period, suggestinging that users are more deeply engaged. 5% AGES 55-64 AGES 65+ WHITE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISPANIC ASIAN © Nielsen 2012 6:57 4:18 8:46 5:20 4:06 3:42 7:24 8:07 7:47 8:20 7:19 7:49 11:13 6:42 6
- 5. A LOOK AT THE TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS Unique U.S. Audience (in millions) The list of most-visited social networking sites is pretty much the same whether people are going online through a PC browser, through their mobile web browser or using an app. Mobile usage once again proves to be a key component of social as each of the top networks via mobile web saw significantly greater growth compared to its PC audience over the last year. UNIQUE PC VISITORS, U.S. (in millions) FACEBOOK BLOGGER TWITTER 1 5 2 2 2 6 5 8 5 1 8 3 7 0 3 3 AUDIENCE (000) Facebook 7 8 3 8 8 88% Twitter 2 2 6 2 0 134% 1 0 3 8 8 118% Google+ 9 7 1 8 86% Pinterest 4 9 4 6 1,698% Top 5 U.S. Social Networking Apps Ranked on Total Minutes +13% AUDIENCE (000) Facebook 27.0B 61% Twitter 3.6B 48% 1.9B 154% 721.0M 6,056% Google Latitude MOBILE WEB YOY % Change Pinterest -3% Total Minutes foursquare -4% 599.2M -2% YOY CHANGE Facebook 2 6 2 0 1 TUMBLR 2 5 6 3 4 1 9 6 8 0 1 2 5 9 4 1 4 3 1 6 4,225% Facebook 4.1B 9% 1 1 9 9 5 96% Twitter 486.2M 139% 9 6 7 1 114% Blogger 170.0M 89% 8 5 1 2 162% Tumblr 164.6M 78% 5 3 2 5 n/a Reddit 138.0M 342% Reddit 4 2 7 5 153% 3 5 0 1 57% -13% WIKIA YOY % Change Tumblr +20% Total Minutes +55% MYSPACE 100% Wordpress +80%* 1 9 9 7 9 Myspace GOOGLE+ Top 5 U.S. Social Networking Sites via Mobile Web Ranked on Total Minutes Pinterest +1,047% 140% Wikia 2 8 1 1 3 4 2 3 6 6 Blogger 0% 85% Twitter +10% 7 4 2 7 4 Linkedin 3 0 9 4 5 2 7 2 2 3 YOY CHANGE foursquare LINKEDIN Top 5 U.S. Social Networking Sites via PC Ranked on Total Minutes Total Minutes 2011 Pinterest Mobile Web © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 2012 Pinterest Mobile Web YOY % Change Facebook *Google+ is July 2012 v. Sept 2011, the first month the site became public 7 MOBILE APP YOY CHANGE WORDPRESS PINTEREST TOTAL MINUTES SPENT 62.2B 23% Tumblr 2.1B 65% Twitter 1.8B 72% Pinterest 1.3B N/A Blogger 816.1M -17% 8
- 6. A SPOTLIGHT ON PINTEREST WHO IS USING PINTEREST? Pinterest has experienced exponential growth since bursting on the scene last year. Although that growth has leveled over the last few months, Pinterest had the largest year-over-year increase in audience and time spent of any social network, across PC, mobile web and apps. U.S. Audience Composition Unique U.S. Audience 30,000,000 27,223,000 25,000,000 PC 20,000,000 14,316,000 15,000,000 30% MALE 10,000,000 MOBILE WEB 28% 70% FEMALE 84% 72% 4,946,000 5,000,000 0 JUL 11 AUG 11 SEP 11 OCT 11 NOV 11 DEC 11 JAN 12 FEB 12 MAR 12 APR 12 MAY 12 JUN 12 JUL 12 MOBILE APPS AGES 18-24 14% 2012 Total Minutes Spent 8% 120,486,000 720,973,000 AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASIAN © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 6% 3% 18% 4% 1% 22% 86% WHITE 31% 5% 7% HISPANIC 31% 33% 24% AGES 50-64 20% 37% 31% AGES 35-49 AGES 65+ 1,255,225,000 22% 24% AGES 25-34 9 16% 22% 79% 5% 7% 74% 10% 7% 10
- 7. HOW, WHERE AND WHY WE CONNECT WHY WE CONNECT While the computer is still the primary device used to access social media, the last year saw significant increases in usage, most notably through tablets and Internet-enabled TVs. It may be fun to follow celebrities, but actually knowing someone still matters when deciding to connect on social networks. 63% 60% 65% HOW WE CONNECT 42% 41% 44% 2011 | 2012 13% 16% 10% 97% 94% 7% 3 % MOBILE PHONE TABLET 7% HANDHELD MUSIC PLAYER 3% 4% GAME CONSOLE 2 % 4% INTERNET ENABLED TELEVISION 2 % 3 % E-READER Always accept all requests AMUSED CONTENT JEALOUS INDIFFERENT ANGRY WASTED TIME OVERWHELMED SAD US O R GE EA More than half of people aged 25-34 use social networking in the office, more than any other age group. © Nielsen 2012 WOMEN GENERAL FEELINGS AFTER PARTICIPATING IN SOCIAL NETWORKING EXCITED 11 Want to increase connection count Person’s physical attractiveness MEN INFORMED AGES 25-34 51% TMI? Nearly a third (32%) of people aged 18-24 use social networking in the bathroom. Person’s number of connections TOTAL CONNECTED WHERE WE CONNECT AGES 18-24 6% 8% 4% ENGERGIZED 16% 5% 7% 4% Quality of profile photo 6% 7% 4% % 9% 14 4% Mutual friends HAPPY 37 46% Interested in keeping up 8% 10% 6% Acccess to business networks Know person in real life % COMPUTER 50% 52% 48% XI AN © Nielsen 2012 76% positive 24% neutral 21% negative 12
- 8. SIMULTANEOUS SMARTPHONE AND TABLET USAGE WHILE WATCHING TV Having a mobile device on-hand while watching TV has become an integral part of consumer routines—41 percent of tablet owners and 38 percent of smartphone owners use their device daily while in front of their TV screen. Not surprisingly, social networking is a top activity on both devices, but people aren’t just chatting with their social connections, they’re also shopping and looking up relevant program and product info. TWITTER DRIVES SOCIAL TV Twitter has emerged as a key driver of social TV interaction. During June 2012, a third of active Twitter users tweeted about TV-related content, an increase of 27 percent from the beginning of the year. % of Active Twitter Users Tweeting about TV, U.S. 33% Simultaneous TV/Mobile Device Usage, U.S. 28 % 26 % 22 % 45 % 30% 27% 29% Shopping 38% 44% Visited a social networking site during the program 23% 35% Looked up information related to the TV program being watched JANUARY 15% 26% Looked up product information for an advertisement seen on TV 13 12% FEBRUARY MARCH SPOILER ALERT 24% Nearly a quarter of people aged 18-34 use social media to comment on what they like/dislike about a storyline while watching TV Looked up coupons or deals related to an advertisement seen on TV © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 APRIL MAY JUNE TALKING TV Adults aged 35-44 are the most likely to discuss television programming with their social connections 14
- 9. SOCIAL CARE Social care, i.e. customer service via social media, has become an immediate imperative for global brands. Customers choose when and where they voice their questions, issues and complaints, blurring the line between marketing and customer service. Brands should consider this evolution and ensure they are ready to react on all channels. ON AVERAGE, 47% OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ENGAGE IN SOCIAL CARE SOCIAL CARE VS CUSTOMER SERVICE BY PHONE TOTAL 30% P 18-24 37% P 25-34 35% P 35-44 31% P 45-54 26% P 55-64 24% P 65+ 17% One in three social media users prefer social care to contacting a company by phone CHANNELS USED TO ACCESS SOCIAL CARE Consumers turn to a wide variety of social media platforms for social care. Social media users are most likely to comment on or ask a question about a company’s product or service on Facebook, both on the company’s page (29%) and on their personal page (28%). 29% Facebook | Company’s Page 28% Facebook | User’s Personal Page 15% Official Company Blog 14% Twitter | Personal Handle (no @ mention of company) 9% Daily 13% Twitter | Company’s Handle (tweet from user’s personal handle including an @mention of company) 21% Weekly 12% YouTube | Company’s Channel 11% YouTube | User’s Personal Channel 11% Non-company Blog FREQUENCY OF SOCIAL CARE USE AMONG USERS 70% Monthly 15 © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 16
- 10. ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO HIS TA L Brands and advertisers looking to share their message on social might consider this: While a third of people find ads on social networks to be annoying, more than a quarter of people are more likely to pay attention to an ad posted by a friend. PA N IC WH AM AFRI ER CA ICA NN ITE AS ACTIONS TAKEN AFTER SEEING SOCIAL ADS IAN 15% 21% 13% 18% 26% 26% 32% 24% 29% 41% 33% Are more likely to pay attention to an ad that has been posted by one of their social network acquaintances PURCHASED PRODUCTS 26% Agree that ads on social networking sites are more annoying than other online ads LIKED ADS 14% 22% 12% 18% 31% AGREEMENT WITH STATEMENTS ABOUT ADVERTISING SHARED ADS 26% This audience is by far the most likely to share, like or purchase a product after seeing an ad on social networks 17% Are okay with ads that are ID'd based on their profile information U.S. ASIAN CONSUMERS ARE THE MOST ENGAGED WITH SOCIAL ADS Feel more connected to brands seen on social networking websites TO TA L HIS PA N IC WH ITE AM AFRI ER CA ICA NN AS IAN 10% 16% 8% 14% 19% SOCIAL LIKES 8% 12% 7% 10% 18% are the most common action taken after seeing a social ad and can be a great way to raise a brand’s visibility. 18% 19% 16% 18% 28% 17 © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 White consumers are the least likely to take action after seeing ads on social networks MADE A PURCHASE AFTER SEEING SOCIAL ADS Made a purchase over the Internet for a product that was advertised Made a purchase at a store for a product that was advertised Purchased or obtained a coupon (i.e. through a daily deal site, retailer, etc) 18
- 11. THE CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY FREQUENCY OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Percent of social media users participating at least once a month The days when companies could tightly control brand messaging and progress consumers along a linear purchase funnel have long ended. Social media has fundamentally changed the consumer decision journey. Consumer decisions and behaviors are increasingly driven by the opinions, tastes and preferences of an exponentially larger, global pool of friends, peers and influencers. 70% Hear others' experiences 65% + 53% Compliment brands Learn more about brands/products/ services _ 50% Express concerns/complaints about brands/services 47% Share money incentives 19 © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 20
- 12. THE GLOBAL SOCIAL CONSUMER A recent Nielsen survey of more than 28,000 global consumers with Internet access explored social media’s global reach and impact. From how consumers connect and interact with social media to social’s influence on what people buy, there are noticeable differences across regions, which are highlighted in the following special section focusing on the global social consumer. INTERNET ENABLED TV 9% ASIA-PACIFIC 4% EUROPE % M. EAST/AFRICA 4% LATIN AMERICA 5% ASIA-PACIFIC 9 HOW DO YOU ACCESS SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES? COMPUTER GAME CONSOLE 93% 96% 91% 96% ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 3 2% EUROPE 3 LATIN AMERICA % % MOBILE PHONE EUROPE 33 % 48 M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 21 33 % HANDHELD MUSIC PLAYER TABLET % ASIA-PACIFIC 28% EUROPE 59% ASIA-PACIFIC 8% 10% 6% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA M. EAST/AFRICA 5% ASIA-PACIFIC 2% 2% 2% © Nielsen 2012 © Nielsen 2012 EUROPE LATIN AMERICA M. EAST/AFRICA 22
- 13. ARE YOU INTERACTING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA WHILE WATCHING TV? THE GLOBAL CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY 63% MIDDLE EAST/ AFRICA 52% LATIN AMERICA The role of social media in the consumer decision journey extends beyond North America, and indeed is even more pronounced in other regions. 47% ASIA-PACIFIC Social media’s influence on purchase intent is strong across all regions, but strongest among online consumers in the Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East / Africa markets. Thirty percent of online consumers in the Middle East / Africa region and 29 percent in Asia-Pacific use social media on a daily basis to learn more about brands/products/services, with one-third of respondents in both regions connecting on a weekly basis. 38% EUROPE YES 23 NO © Nielsen 2012 followed closely by: Travel/Leisure (60%), Appliances (58%), Food/Beverages (58%), Clothing/Fashion (58%) and Restaurants (57%). These categories were also the most discussed products/services via social networking. Social media represents a huge opportunity for brands to gain positive favor with consumers. With growing disposable income in emerging markets, savvy marketers can harness the growing adoption and influence of social media to impact business. Across all regions, social media has the potential to influence consumers’ entertainment and home electronics purchase decisions. These categories are © Nielsen 2012 24
- 14. THE GLOBAL SOCIAL CONSUMER In the next year, how likely * are you to make a purchase based on social media websites/online product reviews for each of the following products/services? ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE 74% 46% 67% 69% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 72% 48% 57% 61% EUROPE M. EAST/AFRICA EUROPE M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 25 72% 59% 56% *Combined likely and somewhat likely responses 37% LATIN AMERICA 63% 29% EUROPE 52% 46% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA EUROPE M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA CLOTHING/ FASHION 74% ASIA-PACIFIC M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 48% 25% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA © Nielsen 2012 55% ASIA-PACIFIC 32% 51% 47% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA JEWELRY/ ACCESSORIES 41% 38% 48% ASIA-PACIFIC 20% 41% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 29% BABY CARE DATING EUROPE 58% 56% AUTOMOBILES EUROPE 47% ASIA-PACIFIC 39% LATIN AMERICA TOYS ASIA-PACIFIC 47% 57% 62% M. EAST/AFRICA EUROPE M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 69% ASIA-PACIFIC 33% 43% 48% FINANCIAL PRODUCTS/ BANKING EUROPE 63% 67% 62% ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE 56% 55% M. EAST/AFRICA APPLIANCES EUROPE 38% EUROPE 69% ASIA-PACIFIC 48% LATIN AMERICA FOOD/ BEVERAGES ASIA-PACIFIC 75% ASIA-PACIFIC TRAVEL & LEISURE ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE ASIA-PACIFIC HOME ELECTRONICS ENTERTAINMENT BEAUTY/ COSMETICS RESTAURANTS © Nielsen 2012 19% 32% 25% 43% ASIA-PACIFIC EUROPE 18% 42% M. EAST/AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 28% 26
- 15. SOURCES ABOUT NIELSEN 3-10 Nielsen NetView (July 2012), Nielsen Smartphone Analytics (July 2012) 11-12 Nielsen U.S. Social Media Survey 2012 13 Nielsen Mobile Connected Devices Report (Q2 2012) Drives 14 NM Incite’s Social Guide (Twitter 2012 Social TV), Nielsen U.S. Social Media Survey 15-16 17-18 Nielsen U.S. Social Media Survey 2012 20 Nielsen U.S. Social Media Survey 2012 21-26 Nielsen Global Survey of Social Media Usage (Q1 2012) NM Incite State of Social Customer Service Report 2012, Nielsen U.S. Social Media Survey 2012 Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and related properties. Nielsen has a presence in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA and Diemen, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com. ABOUT NM INCITE NM Incite, a joint venture between Nielsen and McKinsey, provides social media software, research and advisory solutions to global Fortune 1000 marketers looking to build strong, differentiated and emotionally-engaging brands. As one of the largest global leaders in applying social media to solve marketing problems, NM Incite operates in over 30 markets, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, China, India Japan and Australia. For more information, visit www.nmincite.com. Copyright © 2012 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved. Nielsen and the Nielsen logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CZT/ACN Trademarks, L.L.C. Other product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 12/5420. ABOUT NIELSEN’S U.S. SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEY 2012: The Nielsen U.S. Social Media Survey 2012 is based on a representative sample of 1,998 adult (18+) social media users who were recruited from the Nielsen Online Panel to take an online survey. “Social media user” is defined as participating, talking, and networking online through various platforms to share information and resources. This includes Internet forums, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, video sharing, consumer rating and other social networking websites. The survey fielded from July 19 to August 8, 2012. ABOUT NIELSEN’S GLOBAL SURVEY OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE: The Nielsen Global Survey of Social Media Usage was conducted between March 23 and April 12, 2011 and polled more than 28,000 consumers in 51 countries throughout Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The sample has quotas based on age and sex for each country based on their Internet users, and is weighted to be representative of Internet consumers and has a maximum margin of error of ±0.6%. This Nielsen survey is based on the behavior of respondents with online access only. Internet penetration rates vary by country. Nielsen uses a minimum reporting standard of 60 percent Internet penetration or 10M online population for survey inclusion. 27 28