Reports: Mobile messaging

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Facebook Messenger User Profile
Streaming Savvy Mainstream Messaging App Users

Karol Severin

December 2016

Facebook messenger

Mobile messaging

Messaging apps

Facebook Messenger has caught up with WhatsApp, boasting more than 1 billion Monthly Active Users (MAUs). Along with WhatsApp and Instagram, Messenger is part of Facebook’s bet on the future of audiences...

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Instagram User Profile
Edging Towards Mainstream

Zach Fuller

November 2016

Facebook

Mobile messaging

Instagram

Instagram was far from the first image-centric service to gain prominence, but something about its simple interface, filtering capabilities and ease of sharing saw the platform become something of a visual...

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Mobile Messaging Platforms
The Mobile Experience Revolution

Karol Severin

July 2016

arpu

mobile app economy

messaging platforms

The world of mobile consumer experiences is undergoing a seismic shift with messaging apps a driving force. With 6.4 billion cumulative monthly active messaging app users (compared to the 1.5 billion Android...

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Profiling The Mobile Messaging App User
Where Mainstream Mobile Users Are Heading

Karol Severin

May 2016

Consumer behaviour

messaging platforms

Mobile messaging

With mobile messaging platforms playing an ever more crucial role in the distribution of mobile experiences, it is imperative that marketers, brands, and strategy teams develop deep familiarity with the...

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Mobile Messaging Platforms
How Facebook’s Hedge Strategy Is Changing The Face Of Messaging

Karol Severin and Mark Mulligan

October 2015

apps

mobile apps

mobile

In just a few short years mobile messaging apps have become home to the largest group of digital audiences on the planet, with 4.8 billion cumulative monthly active users. Following websites and social...

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