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A new Zenith prediction states that 75 percent of usage will occur over mobile devices next year.

Zenith has released a new mobile web trends forecast that showed a notable growth in smartphone based internet use next year. It predicted that three quarters of all 2017 internet use will occur over mobile devices.

This could prove to be important insight for marketers that are deciding on their mobile ad budgets.

Last year, Zenith’s mobile web trends prediction was that 2016 would see 71 percent of internet use from smartphones and tablets. It also estimated that 60 percent of global internet advertising dollars would be spent for mobile ads by 2018. This latest prediction was released in the company’s Mobile Advertising Forecasts report.

The report stated that in 2018, marketers would spend $138 billion on mobile advertising. That figure “is more than will be spent on newspaper, magazine, cinema and outdoor advertising put together,” stated the report.

The Zenith mobile web trends forecast also predicted this year’s mobile ad spend to be $71 billion.

A growing number of ad dollars are shifting from TV to digital, particularly focused at smaller screens. Google, Facebook and Snapchat are now prime platforms for mobile marketers. According to DDG Inc. consultancy firm managing director of innovation and digital media exec, Scott Singer, “In four years, you’ve gone from 40 per cent to 70 per cent (of total internet use) in mobile.”

This mobile marketing trend is sending ad dollars away from traditional media such as newspapers and television and is directing it to media, entertainment and communications platforms.

Telecommunications companies are bringing digital distribution and content together as mobile data consumption – particularly video – is on the rise. The goal to this mobile web trend is to draw consumers to view digital content on mobile devices while appealing to advertisers. Companies from small businesses to giant corporations. This has been reflected in the recent announcement that AT&T was seeking to purchase Time Warner Inc and that Verizon Communications Inc is interested in Yahoo Inc. In both cases, the goal is to help leverage available user data for targeting ads on behalf of marketers.

One in four mobile consumers has at least one mobile app specific to restaurants on their smartphone.

This statistic was discovered by a recent study published by RetailMeNot, Inc., which commissioned Google Consumer Surveys to poll more than 1,000 American consumers on their dining and food habits, including smartphone usage for searches and activities related to restaurants. What the study found was that there were several interesting consumer smartphone trends related to food and dining, such as among the participants surveyed who said that they dine out eight to ten times per week, over two-thirds of these respondents use a restaurant-specific mobile app.

Consumers between the ages of 25 and 34 engage in the most restaurant research on their mobile devices.

The main reasons why restaurant goers use their smartphones is to locate restaurants (53%), browse a menu (49%) and research new restaurants (37%). According to the study, smartphone users in the 25 to 34 age range (millennials) were the most likely to research new restaurants on their mobile phone compared to any other age group (60%).

Mobile marketing is an important part of restaurant-related consumer smartphone trends.

It was discovered that nine out of ten diners who participated in the survey said that they have searched for a restaurant deal at least once. Furthermore, those who earn the most money also tend to be the ones who use online or mobile restaurant deals the most. That being said, eight out of ten consumers who participated admitted that they would likely try a new restaurant if a deal was being offered.

Chief marketing officer in North America for RetailMeNot, Inc., Marissa Tarleton, explained that with the increasing number of consumers turning to their smartphones to assist them with their dining choices, it is becoming more important for restaurants to make the most of mobile advertising.

“Mobile marketing technology is a powerful medium when it comes to serving up the right dining content, in the right location, at the right time,” Tarleton said. “When done well, mobile has the ability to drive more diners through their doors and keep them coming back for more.”

The bottom line is that while researching restaurant locations and new venues is among the bigger smartphone trends for American restaurant patrons, it seems that the majority of consumers actively use their mobile devices to take advantage of restaurant deals.