Consumer Barometer
Country Report – Vietnam`
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Table of Content
Where to find what
The Multiscreen World
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Internet usage
06-10
Devices
11-15
The Smart Shopper
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Research behavior
16-27
Purchase behavior
28-33
Local shopper
34-36
International
37-40
Industries
41-90
The Smart Viewer
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What is the Consumer Barometer?
The Consumer Barometer 2015 is a tool to help you
understand how people use the internet.
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Executive Summary
1. The Top 3 Trends that define Vietnam
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The 3 Trends in Vietnam
The future is mobile
The Vietnamese use a variety of devices with smartphone being the most popular.
1 out of 3 people are using their smartphone while watching TV, and they are looking
at unrelated content.
Todays shopper is an online shopper
Many purchases are online today, but online research is also a key driver in offline
purchases. Consumers use a variety of devices, meaning that advertisers can’t just
rely on computer ads, but also need to focus on mobile.
Millions of online video views
More than 6 out of 10 young people are watching online video every day!
Most consumers use online video to relax, but 50% actively want to learn something.
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The Online and Multiscreen World
1. Quantify and understand internet usage and attitudes across various devices.
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Where are the consumers? Online!
1.8 out of 10
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of the Vietnamese consumers
are online at least once a day
Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Question: How often do people go online (for personal Internet usage)?
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone)
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Vietnam is online
1.Especially consumers under 34 years old are online often
How often do you go online? (%)
Do you go online every day?
18
0.89
3
0.87
0.77
0.54
78
0.54
0.46
0.23
Daily
We ekly
Monthly or less
11%
13%
46%
Y es
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No
Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone)
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Why do people go online?
1.The consumers go online for personal reasons and to look for information
71% use the internet for personal reasons
Consumers state that the internet is the
first place they look for information
77%
Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
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*Question asked: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please evaluate each of the
following statements on a scale from 1 – strongly agree to 5 –strongly disagree.
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone)
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People are even online when they’re watching TV
1.The consumers are online while watching TV
Which devices do people use to go online while watching TV (%)
0.9
36%
0.13
0.09
Use devices to go online while watching TV
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Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Question: Do people go online on their devices while watching TV?
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | TV Viewers | Use Internet in Parallel to TV
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Vietnam has more screens than ever
1,4
devices pr. person
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1.There are 1,4 devices connected to
the internet pr. person in Vietnam in
2015.
2.This is a 75% growth from 2013
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55% are smartphone users
Which devices do people use?
Tablet
12%
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Computer
55%
46%
Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Base: total online and offline population
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How does Vietnam compare?
1.More than half of the consumers under 44 use a smartphone
Which devices do people use?
How does the demographics look?
Smartphone usage rate
0.19
63
0.34
%
0.57
Of the consumers
0.7
in Asia use a
smartphone
0.7 6
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Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Base: total online and offline population
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How do people use their smartphone?
What online act ivit ies do people do on t heir smart phones at least weekly?
0.43
0.13
0.23
6%
0.54
0.28
0.23
0.59
0.56
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Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer, tablet or smartphone)
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Search is mobile
6 out of 10 are using search
engines
via smartphones at least
weekly
…making it crucial for businesses to think mobile.
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Source: The Connected Consumer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer, tablet or smartphone)
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The Smart Shopper
1. Focuses on the consumer purchase journey and the role of the Internet in making purchase decisions.
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3 out of 4 go online when researching products
Did people do any online or offline research prior to their recent purchase?
0.91
5%
0.73
are researching
online only
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Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer, tablet or smartphone)
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In which industries are consumers researching online?
Car Insurances
Cinema Tickets
Groceries
Ground Travels
Clothing & Footwear
Hair Care
Do it yourself
Flight Tickets
Home appliances
Home Furnishings
Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
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Question: Did people do any online or offline research prior to their recent purchase?
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select
categories)
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In which industries are consumers researching online? (continued)
Hotel Stays
Laptops
Personal Loans
Real Estate
Make-up
Mobile Phones
Restaurants
Music
Televisions
Vitamins & OTC Remedies*
* Over-the-counter remedies
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Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
Question: Did people do any online or offline research prior to their recent purchase?
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select categories)
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How are people researching?
The consumers use the internet to compare choices prior to purchase
In which part(s) of the purchase process did people use the Internet?
What online sources did people use
to make a purchase decision?
0.66
0.51
0.52
0.5
0.28
36%
70%
Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
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*found where to buy/found location/made contact
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select
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Online advertising and research is essential
How did people first hear about the product/offer they bought?
10%
Previous experience
12%
40%
Ot her people
1.For 37% of the consumers online is the first source of
Research
13%
product awareness during pre-purchase research.
Advertising
25%
Ot her
What specific source informed people who first learned
of their purchased product via product research?
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Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select
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Research leading to a purchase
1. Search engines are essential in the purchase decision
0.11
70
0.12
0.17
%
0.26
Use a search engine to
0.7
get informed before making
0.28
a purchase.
0.36
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Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select
categories)
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Smartphones and product research
Which devices did people use for product research? (Smartphone)
Under 25 years
44%
25-34 years
47%
45%
35-44 years
45-54 years
32%
35%
55 and over
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Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select
categories) | Researched online
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Smartphone users are online users
1.Smartphone users are more likely to purchase or research products online
Do you research or purchase online?
0.78
0.65
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Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in
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How are smartphones used for online research?
In which part(s) of the purchase process did people use a smartphone?
0.47
0.43
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Source: The Consumer Barometer Survey 2015
Base: Internet users (accessing via computer tablet or smartphone) | Answering based on a recent purchase (in select
categories) | Researched online on a smartphone
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