Survey: More Than Half of Consumers Would Choose One Company Over Another Based on Their Mobile Offering

Survey Commissioned by Metova Reveals Consumer Demand to Leverage Mobile Apps for Services Including Lawn Care, Utility Management, Pool Maintenance, Child Care, Housekeeping, Grocery Shopping and More

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Sep 25, 2018, 10:59 ET

FRANKLIN, Tenn. and FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Metova, a world-leading provider of mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT solutions, today announced the results of a survey revealing the sentiment of over 1000 consumers on "Mobile First" technologies. The survey was conducted to research the growing shift from "Mobile Friendly" to "Mobile First." Notably, more than half would choose one company over another based on the mobile experience they offer and 70% say it is very important that a company they do business with has a great mobile experience.

To read a Q&A with Andrew Cowart, CTO at Metova, for his insight on "Mobile First," please visit: http://Metova.com/what-is-mobile-first-a-qa-with-metova-cto-andrew-cowart/

For a freely reusable infographic with more detail on "Mobile First" survey findings please visit: http://Metova.com/infographic-mobile-first/

"Many industries that have traditionally relied on web, call centers or even direct mail to conduct business are quickly finding their customers are looking elsewhere," said Jonathan Sasse, CMO at Metova. "As smartphones have become the primary point of engagement, consumers expect businesses to provide a full set of services through mobile devices, along with all the enhanced functionality offered around communication, billing, identity verification, image capture, location services and beyond."

Key Mobile First survey findings include:

Nearly 3/4 say it is very important that a company they do business with has a great mobile experience
More than half would choose one company over another based solely on the mobile experience they offer
Food Delivery is the most requested "Mobile First" service
Nearly 1/3 are interested in voting via smartphone

Metova provides a full range of services from strategy to implementation designed to enable businesses to lead their market and increase customer loyalty by leveraging emerging mobile, web, connected home, connected car and other technologies.

As a key development and strategic partner for leading 'connected' and Mobile First companies including Yale Locks and TruGreen, Metova not only continuously builds on their technical expertise, but also strives to understand consumer outlook and trends. This pipeline of information combined with world-leading development and technology skills enables Metova to provide unparalleled strategic advising combined with end-to-end execution.

ABOUT METOVA
Founded in 2006, Metova set out to build beautiful mobile applications while creating a great place for people to work. Today, Metova continues those traditions, while focusing on creating solutions for mobile self-service industries as well as complete solutions for the connected home and vehicle and the Internet of things. Metova's work environment promotes a unique culture of teamwork, creativity and personal development that has attracted leading engineering, strategy and design talent. To learn more, please visit metova.com or metova.com/jobs

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