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The latest statistics on mobile app usage to inform your mobile marketing strategy
With smartphone users currently accounting for around a quarter of the four billion mobile users around the world it is already a priority to optimise content and experiences for mobile consumption. Mobile apps offer a fast and convenient way for people to access information and as such it is more important than ever to understand how they are used and to keep up with the habits of their users.
In this post we have compiled the latest stats from the best sources on mobile app downloads and usage to give a summary of statistics on consumer mobile app adoption to help members develop their mobile strategies.
How important is app usage compared to mobile browsing?
Apps have surpassed web browsers in terms of time spent on mobile devices.
A recent study conducted by Flurry Analytics showed that apps currently command 86% of the time that the average US mobile consumer spends on their smartphone. Smartphone users spend an average 2 hours and 42 minutes on mobile devices with app usage accounting for 2 hours and 19 minutes of this time. The stats show that apps are dominating users' time spent on devices, with mobile web browsing lagging in comparison.
Source: Flurry: Apps Solidify Leadership Six Years into the Mobile Revolution
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comScore reports that mobile devices account for 60% of all digital media time spent in May, with apps representing 51%. The stats show that mobile dominates across categories
Nielson found that smartphone users spend 89% in apps and just 11% using mobile web.
Source: comScore: Major Mobile Milestones in May: Apps Now Drive Half of All Time Spent on Digital
comScore's chart shows that time spent on desktops has decreased in 2014 while digital media time spent on mobile has increased in line with time spent on mobile apps.
Source: comScore: Major Mobile Milestones in May: Apps Now Drive Half of All Time Spent on Digital
Mobile clearly dominates in 'on-the-go' categories such as radio, photos, maps and instant messengers. The prevalence of game playing on mobile is equally high while despite Facebook being the most popular mobile app as of April 2014 nearly 30% of users still opt to check their social media sites on a desktop computer.
Source: Smart Insights: New Consumer Media Consumption Research
89% of time is spent accessing media via mobile apps while just 11% of time is spent on mobile web. Women lead in time spent on apps, averaging on 30 hours and 58 minutes in Q4 2013 in comparison to 29 hours and 32 minutes spent by men.
Which apps are the most popular?
Facebook continues its run as most popular mobile application.
Unsurprisingly, Facebook continues its run as most popular mobile app, followed by entertainment apps including YouTube and Pandora Radio. Utility apps prove popular with Google Maps, App Maps and The Weather Channel mobile app all placing in the top 15 smartphones apps as of April 2014. Communications apps have seen a rise in popularity although it's interesting to note that WhatsApp is not listed among the most popular smartphone apps.
Source: comScore: comScore Reports April 2014 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share
How many times are apps used? What is retention rate for mobile apps?
App retention rate has improved 6% since 2010
A Localytics study published in June 2014 showed app retention has improved 6% over the past four years, with apps used just once declining to 20%.
39% of apps are now used 11 times or more, an improvement of 13% over the same period.
Source: Localytics: App Retention Improves - Apps Used Only Once Declines to 20%
In 2013, apps opened 11 times or more on both Android and iOS stood at 34%.
In 2014, Android has overtaken iOS with the percentage of apps used 11 times or more rising to 45% compared to iOS, which remained at 34%. 23% of iOS apps are only opened once, whereas this applies to just 16% of Android apps.
Weather and social networking apps have the smallest chance of being opened just once.
Where are apps downloaded?
Consumers are downloading mobile apps from Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon App Store. From March to April 2014 the whole market grew around 1.5%, with both Google Play and Apple App Store showing positive growth. Current market share for Google Play is 39% with Apple App Store increasing to 61%.
Searching app stores is the most popular method to discover apps, followed by receiving a recommendation from family and friends, a mention on the mobile device or network carrier page, an email promotion and an offline mention in TV and print.
Source: Distimo: Top Global Apps April 2014
What are the implications of mobile app usage for brands?
With the increasing importance of mobile usage overall and the popularity of mobile apps, it's clear that businesses need a strategy to assess whether a mobile optimised site and/or mobile app will give the best returns.
However answering the app vs mobile site is not clear.The statistics imply that brands need to ensure their websites are optimised for mobile and work well across a multitude of mobile platforms. This is the minimum amount of attention paid to mobile that is desirable and in the long-term, brands need to pay close attention to the behaviour of their target audience to map out the ecosystem of the apps they use on a daily basis. We have seen that a fair number of users, use apps only an handful of times, so benchmark against similar apps to assess their level of usage.
Once this data has been weighed-up a mobile marketing strategy can be planned. Just as with the rest of the digital ecosphere it's likely that this will include a mixed of owned apps, earned and paid tactics. Please see our updated Mobile Marketing Guide to help you develop your strategy.
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A Time Series Analysis of Labour Absence in Australia
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The Expansion of Non-Contributory Transfers in Uruguay in Recent Years
During the first half of the 20th century, Uruguay was able to establish an institutional system of universal social policies in the areas of education, labour and health which involved the coverage of most of the population (Filgueira, 1994). In the context of social protection, a system of contributory cash-based transfers was created which aimed to protect workers in the formal sector?and through them their families?and to provide them with an adequate retirement to replace their income. With regard to non-contributory transfers, in 1919 a social pension scheme for elderly and disabled people was created, targeting those people over 70 years of age considered socially vulnerable. In 1942 the system of contributory Family Allowances (Asignaciones Familiares) came into force, consisting of monthly cash benefits to workers in the formal sector with children. (...)
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This simple dish reminds me of my student days when, feeling very sophisticated, we often dined out at an inexpensive Hungarian restaurant, close to the campus. Chicken Paprikash with dumplings was the house specialty and it has remained a sentimental favorite ever since. For convenience, I've simplified the sauce and dispensed with the dumplings. I like to serve this with hot buffered noodles and a salad, instead. SERVES 6
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Re: RNG as an Internet service?
"It would be pretty trivial to use a bank of hardware RNGs to feed a server that will supply a different random number each time one is requested."
...which instantly makes hardware RNGs pointless in this context. The whole point of a network like TOR is that there's no 'home', no central hub that can be used as a point of attack.
Either you have to have a central set of hardware RNGs feeding the TOR network (that the authorities could take control of) or each TOR user has to buy a hardware RNG generator to use the network (that authorities could attack at the manufacturer level - and considering they would probably end up being manufacturer in China...).


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As part its five-part series, VICE's music-savvy platform Noisey has released the first installment of its A$AP Rocky documentary SVDDXNLY. In this segment, Rocky speaks on his rise to stardom, sharing his thoughts on the first few shows A$AP Mob performed in New York, and its lead up to a life on tour. Alongside clips of Rihanna's 'Diamond World Tour,' Rocky's mother and sister also share archival photographs of the famed rapper's style as a youth. Above all, the documentary showcase Rocky's levelheaded disposition despite all the fame. Watch part one of SVDDXNLY here and stay tuned for the remaining segments.


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Some words of warning for England. They have been in this place often before only to find it leading nowhere. To summon an example, almost at random, they defeated South Africa in the first match of the last series the sides played and were eventually hammered.
For years, running now into decades, they have flattered to deceive in one-day cricket. For a similar period they seem to have found a game plan and then discarded it. Put another way, England might have beaten South Africa by 20 runs in Headingley on Friday night but they ain't won nothin' yet.
It was reassuring to hear the words of Kevin Pietersen in the immediate afterglow of that victory. This is still the embryonic period of his captaincy of England but the early signs are that he has what it takes in all departments. He performed wonderfully as a batsman, together with Andrew Flintoff, digging his team out of a hole they had excavated themselves in a familiar pattern. It did not seem as though he played as swashbucklingly as in his vintage innings but none the less his 90 took only 82 balls.
Pietersen then bowled his occasional off-spin when he felt there was a need to bowl and struck immediately. His changes inevitably worked and you could almost hear his thought processes. He inspired himself and elicited the most emphatic response from his players. There seemed to be a genuine affection.
And then after England had got home by 20 runs – not as easy as it sounded – he was pitch perfect. He rightly praised the individuals but was reluctant to move into hyperbolic gear on the overall nature of the victory and what it might mean.
Of Flintoff he said: "The man is a superstar. Some people are born into this world who are just superstars and the ability he has with that cricket ball is just second to none, absolutely phenomenal." This is what Flintoff would have wanted to hear, although his figures of 2 for 46 were hardly remarkable.
Years ago, at the start of his career, Flintoff scored a glorious, match-winning 80 against Pakistan in Karachi and was befuddled and hurt when the captain, Nasser Hussain, was decidedly restrained in his praise. Hussain did not get much wrong as England captain but he misjudged his man there. Flintoff is a titanic performer but he is human too and likes to be told how good he is every so often.
As if the return of one conquering hero were not enough, Pietersen has ensnared another in Stephen Harmison. The big fella, as he likes to call him, bowled ferociously in his first one-day match for almost two years and Pietersen was cock-a-hoop that he had lured him back to the team. "This is the stage he belongs on," said the captain. "Not playing for Durham in front of 34 people, but in front of 34,000, 40,000 or 50,000, that's where Steve Harmison belongs."
Apart from the thought that Durham might quibble at the size of their audience they are purported to attract, this made the hairs on the back of the neck stand up. In its way, it was Hussain at his finest. But it was Pietersen. Then came his clinical assessment of the team.
"There's some positive stuff happening in English cricket at the moment but there's no point getting ahead of ourselves because we start every series well. We always win the first game and mess the next four up. The key to this victory is to make sure we focus on Tuesday and turn up with the same energy, buzz and confidence." The perfect analysis of the state of affairs.
There remain flaws in England's cricket. They have still not deduced a method of using the power plays to their advantage. If the middle order comes off in style every time, it might not matter but it is lacklustre cricket. The main shortcoming is the failure to work out quickly how a particular pitch is playing.
South Africa will try to come back hard because they are still playing to overtake Australia at No 1 in the rankings. But the feeling persists that in winning the Test series they did what they came to do this summer. If England can win in Nottingham on Tuesday, Pietersen might really have something to say.
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Alabama lands four-star DT Dee Liner
Yes, he's a defensive lineman named Dee Liner. If he's as good as advertised, signing day will be the start of putting all the jokes behind him.
A four-star defensive tackle from Muscle Shoals, Ala., Liner announced Wednesday he will sign with Alabama, taking the Tide over their in-state rivals at Auburn. Liner was committed to the Tigers throughout most of 2012 but left the Auburn fold after the departure of Gene Chizik and his staff and was widely expected to sign with Alabama.
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Prep 10 mins
Cook 5 mins
For some reason, men always seem to go gah-gah over these. :) They are very easy to make, and it is a great way to use up the end of the corn flakes. I also like this recipe because it uses fewer ingredients than all the other ones I have seen.
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- 3 cups corn flakes, crushed
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup white corn syrup
- 6 ounces chocolate chips
- Heat peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup over low heat to melt. Stir in cereal.
- Pat into a 8x8 lightly greased pan. (I line my pan with foil and then lightly spray it. When it is time to cut them, the foil lifts right out.).
- Melt chocolate chips over low heat or in the microwave and spread over top. Cool until firm.
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I could eat the whole pan myself! I used creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, and Rice Krispies instead of corn flakes because I never buy corn flakes. So good! These will replace my Buckeye recipe because it is so much easier than rolling the peanut butter into balls and dipping in chocolate!!
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Tastes just like a Crispy Crunch bar!!! Will surely make these again. Made on Friday night, snacked all weekend, served for dessert one night, gave some to BIL for his b-day, and there are barely any left on Monday morning. Made with smooth PB and golden corn syrup (what I had on hand). Added 1 T margarine to the choc chips mainly for easier cutting. The directions could be a little more explicit. I wasn't sure if the flakes were supposed to be measured before or after crushing (chose to measure before crushing and it worked out fine), or how much things had to be melted (till the sugar is totally dissolved?), but it all worked out ok as it is a pretty forgiving concoction. This would be a good recipe to make with kids helping as it is really quick so they won't loose interest.


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The Honourable Edmund Sheppard
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- Judge, Supreme Court of Queensland (1874-1882)
- Judge, District Court of Queensland (1866-1874)
Pre-judicial Career
- Admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland (1865)
- Admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1858)
- Admitted as a Barrister by Inner Temple, London (1857)
Biographical Notes
Edmund Sheppard was born on 1 November 1826 at Taunton, Somerset, England, son of Samuel Sheppard (jeweller) and his wife, Harriett Deane (nee Allen). He was educated in Taunton and London, before being admitted as a barrister of the Inner Temple in London (1857). Upon emigrating to Sydney, he was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1858) and commenced practice as the private bar, serving for a period as an acting judge of the District Court. He married Mary Grace Murray on 17 July 1860. They had five sons – Edmund, William, Arthur, Alfred and Herbert. Mary Grace died in 1869, and Sheppard married Adela Letitia Georgiana Murray on 20 December 1871.
Sheppard was chosen for appointment as one of the three inaugural judges of the District Court of Queensland. He was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland (1865), and appointed to serve in the Metropolitan District of the District Court (based in Brisbane) from 1 December 1865. In 1873, during the illness of Lutwyche J, Sheppard was given a commission appointing him an acting judge of the Supreme Court 'until the return of Mr Justice Lutwyche, or the appointment of his successor'. Whilst Cockle CJ held this form of appointment to be valid in a contested hearing on 12 March 1873, Sheppard resigned this commission the next day.
On 17 July 1874, Sheppard was appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland as the inaugural Northern Judge, based in Bowen. On 13 July 1880, he applied to the Full Court to be recognized as the senior puisne judge of the court, with an entitlement to return to Brisbane. This application was unsuccessful. By early 1882, however, continuing ill health caused Sheppard to obtain a year's leave of absence. He died in London, at the age of 56, on 22 December 1882.
In 1975, Sheppard's service as the first Northern Judge of the court was recognised by naming the new court complex in Townsville – where the Northern Judge is based – the Edmund Sheppard Building.
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All of the plays in the festival are written, directed and acted by students, staff and faculty from the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Theatre. The festival is known for plays that are smart, edgy, shrewd, shocking and often hilarious.
Six of the seven plays this year are written by students. The seventh, written by J. Marc Quattlebaum, the department's properties master, "is a full-tilt slapstick farce," Shackleford said.
This year's plays are all about women, Shackleford says. The plays are:
- "An Absolute Rose" by Ella Grace Smitherman, directed by student Spencer Webb
- "To Make Love Known" by Benjamin Lundy, directed by Karla Koskinen
- "The Deal" by Pierce Alexander Edwards, directed by Shackleford
- "Visual Art 101" by Brady Grimm, directed by student Holly Morgan
- "Gratitude for Disservice" by Bliss Bailey, directed by Shackleford
- "Knock, Knock" by Michael Cooper, directed by Webb
- "The Vase" by J. Marc Quattlebaum, directed by Mel Christian
Founded and directed by Associate Professor Lee Shackleford, the festival began in 2003 in his playwriting class. He had read about the ground-breaking festival of 10-minute plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville and wondered if Theatre UAB could do it. After the first festival was well-received, demand was great to do it again, despite the intensive effort and skill required to pull it off. The result has been more than 100 entirely new and original short plays, performed for standing-room-only audiences.
From the first drafts of the scripts to opening night, the festival takes nearly nine months of preparation.
"Every year, we take on a new challenge, something we haven't tried before, and that's thrilling," Shackleford said. "What I usually tell people is that a 10-minute play has to do everything a full-length play would do, only without the luxury of time."


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MIA has, to state the obvious, cultivated a divisive reputation, and that's not going to wither with a new album including a track called "aTENTion". And yet Matangi reveals, more explicitly than ever, her terrible secret: that she's also a quite brilliant pop star to boot.
There are overworked beatscapes and confounding lyrics, sure – but also multiple sublime, fully formed songs. To name a few: 2012 single "Bad Girls"; "Come Walk With Me", where sweet new-wave romance segues into jackhammer beats; "Double Bubble Trouble", a dub-reggae interpolation of Shampoo's "Trouble", no less; and the morphinated alt-R&B of "Exodus". "You try to steal Madonna's crown," she raps mimicking her critics; one can but dream.
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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers invited a well-traveled pitcher to spring training last season and struck gold with Jose Lima.
Now they hope Scott Erickson follows the same script.
Erickson pitched six sharp innings for his first NL victory in the Dodgers' 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. He allowed two runs, four hits and three walks in six innings after getting staked to a 5-0 lead.
Erickson was limited to only six starts last season with the Rangers and Mets after recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder. That injury cost him the entire 2003 season.
"I felt very solid about my chances of making the team," Erickson said. "This year I wasn't concerned about health because I pitched all season last year -- unfortunately, it was in the minor leagues."
The Padres' Khalil Greene won't be playing shortstop for a few weeks after another finger injury. Greene, who had his impressive rookie season cut short by a broken finger, fractured the ring finger on his right hand while trying to field a poor throw in the first inning.
Erickson (1-0) compiled a 141-131 record in the AL, including a career-high 20 wins for the 1991 World Series champion Minnesota Twins. He was 0-1 in two starts for the Mets last season before getting traded to Texas on July 31.
The 16-year veteran right-hander, who earned the fifth spot in the Dodgers' rotation as a non-roster invitee, gave up six runs over 4 1/3 innings a week earlier at Arizona in his Dodgers debut.
"That obviously wasn't what I wanted to do in my first appearance with the Dodgers, so the worst thing I could have done tonight was make it seem like I didn't know what I was doing," Erickson said.
"Hopefully, we're back on track now. They know I'm healthy and they know I can throw the ball. I know that spring training wasn't a fluke, and hopefully this proved to them that they made a good decision."
Ricky Ledee homered and Jason Phillips had a pair of RBI singles for the Dodgers, who have won four straight. Their 8-2 start is the franchise's best since 1981, when they won the World Series.
The Padres, who already have center fielder Dave Roberts and backup second baseman Eric Young on the disabled list, lost Greene when catcher Ramon Hernandez made a poor throw trying to catch Cesar Izturis stealing second. Greene tried to make a backhand stop to the left of second base and injured his finger.
"I don't think about getting hurt, but it's something you have to come to terms with -- especially in an athletic profession where injuries are a part of the game," said Greene, who is expected to be sidelined three to four weeks.
"Not only could you be injured for a couple of weeks at any point in time, but a career-ending injury could be around any corner," Greene said. "So you just have to accept that fact and deal with it."
The Padres will wait before putting Green on the DL, just in case they need him as a pinch-runner on Sunday. They probably won't make a roster move until Monday, when Roberts is expected to be activated. But for now, Geoff Blum and Jesse Garcia will take over at shortstop.
Greene broke his right index finger last year trying to field a hard-hit grounder by Antonio Perez last Sept. 13 at Dodger Stadium.
"It's extremely coincidental, especially being a hand injury," Greene said. "I've always felt good playing here, but I just haven't seemed to have the best luck in terms of performance or health-wise. But what are you going to do?"
Phil Nevin's leadoff single in the second was San Diego's only hit off the 37-year-old Erickson through the first 5 1/3 innings. But Mark Loretta and Brian Giles singled with one out in the sixth, Ryan Klesko doubled home Loretta, and Giles scored on Nevin's groundout, narrowing the gap to 5-2.
The Dodgers built their 5-0 lead in the first three innings against Adam Eaton (1-1), who had allowed just one run in the 22 innings he pitched at Dodger Stadium last season. Two of the runs were unearned, the result of throwing errors by Hernandez and Giles in right field.
J.D. Drew delivered the Dodgers' first run with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in left. Before that, he had gone 43 plate appearances without an RBI. The eight-year veteran, who signed a five-year, $55 million contract in December, drove in 93 runs last season for Atlanta.
Milton Bradley and Phillips added RBI singles in the fifth against Eaton, who entered with a 4-0 career record at Chavez Ravine. He allowed five runs -- three earned -- and eight hits in six innings.
Jeff Kent was thrown out at the plate by Giles while trying to score behind Drew on Bradley's third-inning single. But Kent did score on Phillips' RBI single in the eighth, extending his streak to nine consecutive games with a run scored. The L.A. Dodger record is 11 straight, set by Davey Lopes in May 1979 and tied by Shawn Green in 2002. ... Erickson's only previous start against the Padres was on June 10, 2002, at Baltimore, when he allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision. The Orioles won that interleague game 8-6.


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Roland just made us happy with CCs on the Boutique Series
Roland's Boutique Series is … dangerous, frankly. These little sound modules (based on the Jupiter-8, Juno-106, and JX-3P) really do sound terrific and are totally adorable in person. They're one of the things you can easily dismiss when you first see them … then fall in love with in person. The 1.10 update fixes one fatal flaw: now the whole series supports MIDI Control Change send and receive.
What to know about Roland's mini, dockable "boutique" synths
Roland's "Boutique" Synths are now here officially, after most of the details of these mini synths leaked out in advance of their launch. And we get a real look at this line of inexpensive, mini synths – three models, with an optional keyboard dock.
These photos of Roland Jupiter, Juno, JX just leaked, show optional keyboard
We broke the news (okay, uh, I changed the contrast values on the video) of a new line of budget Roland synths last week. Details continue to leak out about those products, and though no one has heard anything yet, the public reaction has been really positive. Now we know more: portable with battery power, optional keyboard, and lots of built-in features.
Roland teases 'boutique' with three mystery mini keyboard synths
Roland continues their journey into uncharted waters – following the unexpected entry into categories like DIN sync, control voltage-manipulated analog, and Eurorack modular, the Japanese titan today teases something new it's calling "Roland Boutique." The legacy is spelled out in the opening – Jupiter-8, JX-3P, and Juno-106 synth keyboards from the early 80s give way to three backlit boxes with just-visible faders with LEDs on them. And at least we see there's no eye-blinding green LEDs (cough, AIRA). So, this is pretty obvious: you get one box inspired by each of the earlier ones. Really, it's the word 'boutique' that's …
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We've heard the new Fhloston Paradigm; here's an up-close look at the studio setup on which it was made. Making music can be about collecting the best, not just the newest, finding what's inspiring to build your own tradition. Perhaps that's why so many artists increasingly turn to vintage analog gear not just because they idolize the sound, but because it opens up working techniques that move their music forward. After all, digital emulations get better by the day at copying sounds, but it may be less a matter of old and new and more unlocking some personal creativity. In …


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May 20, 2013, 07.10 PM | Source: Forbes India
Karl Slym wants to change the way Tata Motors makes and sells its cars. But the cars he has don't sell; and his idea of those that will should take at least two years to hit the market.
The Problem
The story of Tata Motors is also the story of two companies: Tata Motors India and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Its current state of affairs reflects in its financial performance.
Ralf Speth is the man leading the charge at JLR. During his tenure, the company has grown dramatically. In the 12 months to March 31, 2012, JLR generated profit after tax of £1.4 billion compared to £1 billion in the year ending March 31, 2011. The company's revenue increased from £9.8 billion in March 2011 to £13.5 billion in March 2012. In 2012, the company sold 3,57,773 vehicles, up 30 percent over 2011. Today, almost 90 percent of Tata Motors' profits and more than 70 percent of its turnover comes from JLR.
Now contrast JLR's performance with Tata Motors' Indian operations. While the company does not release separate numbers for its car and commercial vehicles business, Tata Motors' net profit from its Indian operations has dropped by almost 40 percent in the last five years. The company reported a net profit (standalone) of Rs 1,242 crore in March 2012 compared to Rs 2,029 crore in March 2008. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) from its India (standalone) operations has dropped from 18.96 percent in March 2008 to 10.36 percent in March 2012. The company's standalone net cash from operating activities has dropped from Rs 6,154 crore in March 2008 to Rs 3,653 crore in March 2012.
Jinesh Gandhi, equity research analyst at Motilal Oswal Securities, says, "Right now, the private vehicle [car] business is being funded by the commercial vehicles [trucks and buses] business and contributions from JLR. There are no restrictions in terms of movement of cash across divisions. But going forward it is not going to be that easy. The commercial vehicles business is going through a cyclical downturn which we hope will make some recovery next year. And JLR has its own investment commitments of about £2.5 billion next year and the year after that. So free cash flow will be curtailed."
This is where Karl Slym's million-dollar assignment comes in. Can he change the fortunes of this division of Tata Motors? He's confident he can.
Losing Touch with the Market
But first, Tata Motors must get back in touch with the market. Let's understand how it lost touch in the first place.
There's the story of Safari18. In early 2006, the Safari18 project was initiated at the Engineering and Research Centre at the Tata Motors plant in Pune. The old Safari had been Tata's workhorse in the sports utility vehicle (SUV) segment for over seven years and it urgently needed a refresh—the '18' stood for 18 months. By industry standards, that's a healthy target. Except that it was never achieved. Instead, it took Tata Motors six years to finally get the vehicle out and the new Safari Storme was launched only in October 2012. Total money spent: About Rs 400 crore.
In the automotive business and especially in a cut-throat market like India, a mistake like this can prove to be quite costly. In the last six years, sales of utility vehicles in India have skyrocketed. The market has grown by almost four times to more than 5,53,000 units per year. In this same period, utility vehicles manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra launched three completely new vehicles (Xylo, XUV 500 and Quanto) while refreshing its existing portfolio (Bolero and Thar). Even India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki, which was primarily a small car manufacturer, launched a hugely successful UV from scratch called Ertiga. There's also Renault's big bang entry into the SUV space with Duster, which has captured the fancy of Indian customers. Who was caught napping? Tata Motors. In a segment in which it enjoyed pole position just a few years back.
Then there is another way to lose ground—a dramatic flux in the top management team. Come to think of it, Karl Slym, who joined office in October 2012, is the only CEO (for its car business) that Tata Motors has had in a long time.
It all started with the Nano debacle and the exit of Rajiv Dube as head of the passenger car business in May 2010. This was soon after Carl Peter Forster came in as the global CEO of the company. Forster brought in Ralf Speth to head JLR. Prakash Telang was elevated from head of commercial vehicles business to MD, India operations. R Ramakrishnan, the champion of Tata's successful takeover of South Korea's Daewoo Motors in the commercial vehicles business, was air-lifted to take over Dube's role and began reporting to Telang.
Soon, it was head of car product group Nitin Seth's turn to leave and join Ashok Leyland. Till date, Seth has poached about 34 people from his former employer. Seth was soon replaced by Niraj Srivastava, regional manager (west) of the commercial vehicles business. Around the time of Seth's exit, SG Saxena, head of Tata's utility vehicles business, also quit to join JCB. In May 2011, Forster quit Tata Motors citing personal reasons. Telang retired in 2012. Srivastava quit last year to join Audi India.
So, for about three years, Tata's car business was run by people who had made their career in the commercial vehicles business. It is not a surprise then that consultants believe that Tata's passenger vehicle business has been run just like its commercial vehicles business.
"Look at their product refresh cycles. While competition has added products one after the other, Tata Motors must have used all the alphabets in the English language to launch one version after another of their old cars. That's how you sell trucks not cars," says a senior automotive consultant who did not want to be quoted.
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