Mobile Analytics from Amethon


Mobile Analytics - AmethonAmethon Solutions, headquartered in Sydney Australia (and a new office in New York), is rapidly becoming the global leader in mobile web specific analytics with its Mobile Analytics family of products. These products provide state of the art solutions for Mobile Operators, Mobile Content Providers and Mobile
Site Hosting companies by specifically addressing the challenges of tracking and analyzing mobile browser traffic.

The mobile internet is becoming increasingly important as mobile operators provide more non-voice services and as media companies/consumer brands establish their mobile presence to provide information and services to consumers on the go. A recent survey by M:Metrics found that almost 23 million Americans browsed the mobile internet in the 3 months up to 31 May 2007.

As with desktop browser analytics, measurement and tracking of traffic on mobile web sites is vital to both optimize the end user experience and monetize page space through advertising. The Mobile Analytics product family uses a roprietary ‘wireline capture’ technology which allows mobile web traffic to be analyzed without the need to ‘tag’ each page or analyse web server logs.

Page tags such as those used by Google Analytics will not work with mobile devices while others page tagging solutions slow down the loading of the page. Log file analysis is time and processor intensive requiring active management and transfer of log files.

The Mobile Analytics product family also provides a range of mobile specific reports such as mobile handset brand and model analysis, mobile handset screen resolution analysis and mobile operator and country analysis.


The Mobile Analytics product family comprises three distinct editions designed for specific applications:

  • Mobile Analytics – Operator Edition supports both on-deck and off-deck analysis of mobile internet browsing which provides wireless carriers with insight into the types of sites and content consumed by their subscribers.
  • Mobile Analytics – Hosting Edition allows mobile site hosting companies to offer partitioned mobile web analytics to each individual site owner via web reporting interface.
  • Mobile Analytics – Site Edition has been developed for large mobile content publishers who need to better understand how their customers interact with their sites as well as provide accurate metrics to advertisers.

Web Analytics Reporting for Mobile by VisiStat

VisiStat, Inc. announced the release of their newest innovation, VisiStat Mobile™ 1.0, the first real-time Web statistic reports accessible by cell phone and mobile handheld devices.

VisiStat Mobile™ is a logical extension of the VisiStat reporting suite, where, for the first time, Website performance management is now available anywhere, anytime, anyplace there is cell service. Built specifically for mobile devices, VisiStat Mobile™ has reports optimized for the smaller screen size, interface and load times. It also allows for hassle-free, at-will switching between devices, and a convenient URL (visistat.mobi) for instant handheld access.

View Web Stats anytime, anywhere on an iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm or any handheld PDA. VisiStat Mobile™ brings Web analytics to portable telecommunications.


A real-time demo is available by visiting http://www.visistat.mobi/ or learn more about VisiStat Mobile™ at http://www.visistat.com/mobile.php
I was so intrigued that I had to see what the quality looked like on my HTC 6800 hand-held. I have to admit the reports looked pretty good:

Building Relationships through Mobile – ad:Tech 2007

This session featured Jack Philbin (President, Vibes Media), Bob Wesley (CEO MobileLime), Dean Macri (Founder/CEO Cielo Group) and Brook Pitts (Senior VP, Marketing Innovation – Bank of America).

What started out as a very dry session turned out to be a very insightful lesson on ways to create conversation and user engagement using the power of mobile. 2 of the most interesting uses of mobile campaigns were mentioned by Bob Weasley and Dean Macri.

Mr. Weasley described how his company partnered with Grocery stores such as Albertson’s to enhance shoppers’ experience. Initially there was a framework setup so that shoppers could be tracked (through their mobiles) as they walked through the various sections. Shoppers were also given the ability to scan and bag items instantly. Based on the person’s shopping behaviour and where they were located in the store they were served related promotions/advertisements. Dynamic advertising can also be served based on the weather as well as the season.

Mr. Macri spoke about a campaign his organization ran with their client BMW. Print ads with short codes (short number sequences which replace long URLs) were placed throughout various airports trying to entice users to find out more information on BMW’s vehicles. Once users entered the short code they were given a program which streamed videos regarding a specific type of BMW series. Users with older technology were offered pictures instead. Finally, users were given the location of the nearest BMW dealership at which they could make an appointment to visit a show room. The campaign was measured by the number of users “clicking in” using the short code, the types of videos/pictures viewed most, dealer popularity and appointments booked.

The session concluded with some brief lessons learned, here’s what the speakers said:

  • The mass market is not completely up to speed on mobile advertising yet
  • Mobile advertising is a very uncluttered environment
  • In 2007 it is important for agencies to test and learn (otherwise you will lose ground)
  • Consumers want to go beyond text messaging
  • Mobile advertising should be kept simple
  • You should always try to create strategies that add value for the end users