This document discusses how social media can be used to promote word-of-mouth marketing for reuse organizations. It notes that word-of-mouth has more than twice the influence of other forms of advertising. It encourages organizations to give people reasons to talk about the organization and make it easy for them to share with others. The document provides tips on using platforms like Twitter, Facebook, hashtags and engaging followers to transform marketing strategies for reuse centers. It also shows an example of how increased social media engagement could increase metrics like donations and sales.
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TOPICS: STORY IS THE
REUSE ECONOMY’S SECRET SAUCE
“When you buy from an independent
craftsman…you gain the opportunity to live
with an object that has a story.”
- Jared Spool
May 22, 2013
Mission: become
“the Amazon.com for reclaimed building materials”
Word of Mouth Marketing Association
Online community-building: Aerosmith, Christina Aguilera, et al
70% of Consumers Trust Brand Recommendations From Friends
http://blog.bufferapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Screen-Shot-2013-04-02-at-8.54.48-AM.png
IF YOU’RE GOING TO TAKE ONE THING AWAY TODAY…it’s THIS
Conversations are SOCIAL CURRENCY.
While it sounds simple enough, it is indeed part art, part science and part sea change in how we think as business people.
SOURCE: WOMMA
IF YOU’RE GOING TO TAKE ONE THING AWAY TODAY…it’s THIS
While it sounds simple enough, it is indeed part art, part science and part sea change in how we think as business people.
Conversations are SOCIAL CURRENCY.
Not going to SQUANDER RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL telling friends and family about products and experiences that aren’t relevant or interesting.
Fundamental shift if that we must
I like to call it the COCKTAIL PARTY rule.
Not about your IMAGE…it’s about what your stakeholders value, find relev
Source: WOMMA
RELEVANT - USEFUL - ENTERTAINING
Word of Mouth so effective because it’s real people talking to real people.
* Natural, genuine, spontaneous process
* People seeking advice from each other
* It’s the voice of the customer
* Positive and negative
Source: Seth Godin
If you are wondering if these new social media channels matter, they do.
Let’s define WOM as opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives, media and information that’s worth sharing.
“Social networking sites now reach 82 percent of the world’s online population – that’s 1.2 billion users around the world” – ComScore
Online social communications vehicles makes it easier for your customers and donors to participate in WOM about your organization
spread online both COST-EFFICIENTLY and with higher velocity than OFFLINE.
Social media includes
email, blogs, product review sites, discussion boards, newsgroups, IM, social networks, video- and picture-sharing services and wikis.
Collaboration possible within organizations in all new ways.
INSIGHT - ENGAGEMENT - MEASUREMENT
Staggering #s:
Video-sharing site You Tube streams 100 million videos / day.
That’s equivalent of reaching 1/3 of the U.S. population.
Or the equivalent of two Super Bowl audiences.
Social networking site Facebook is adding 1 million new members each week.
Facebook isn’t a single social network. It’s thousands of mini networks clustered around shared interest.
Social media - a game-changer for business and culture.
Effective marketing ransformed marketing from
What’s more valuable: 100 passionate customers online discussing your product and category, or 1,000 people who get a costly direct mail piece?
Even though we know that 71% of all WOM takes place face to face, online behavior is a proxy for offline word of mouth.
OPPORTUNITY: TEST Diff’t CONCEPTS FOR VERY LOW COST
We’ll take a look at a few examples of what’s working in reuse Web 2.0 marketing.
What the study didn’t highlight as much, was that “other content” still makes up around 30% of all online traffic. Other content contains to a large amount traffic from blogs and websites. Replacing your Facebook presence as your home base is something to avoid at all costs and a focus on a better funnel is more important than ever.
http://blog.bufferapp.com/social-media-stats-studies
What the study didn’t highlight as much, was that “other content” still makes up around 30% of all online traffic. Other content contains to a large amount traffic from blogs and websites. Replacing your Facebook presence as your home base is something to avoid at all costs and a focus on a better funnel is more important than ever.
http://blog.bufferapp.com/social-media-stats-studies
Caveat notes: If you follow me, you may read swearing, etc occasionally. Also, I can’t speak about policy, archiving, etc. but do have *some* insights
Experts: way more time on their hands. Tell story about blog posts about doing social media right
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Also come to understand that 10% of Americans tell the other 90% how to vote, where to eat and what to buy …
On the Internet, the 1% Rule is at play. Varies by content.
Lots more content consumers than creators which creates a Network Effect
1% Rule
For every 1 person who posts on a digital forum, at least 99 others view content but don’t leave a trail.
Our company offers a technology tools to reuse centers to manage and market their inventory online.
Growing 15% / year
3-5% sell online
TopMaster
Organizations– for-profit and non-profit -- in your community concerned with:
Reuse
Recycling
Waste diversion
Even consider some national organizations – even if only to stretch your thinking, repost and repurpose content you think would pass the “Cockatil Party Conversation” rule
Earth911
Unconsumption
Entry must be submitted to local participating store between May 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012(extended to September 30, 2012!)
The project must have been completed with the the last 12 months.
Four before and after photos must accompany the submission.
A 250-word description of the project and materials used must also accompany the submission.
https://twitter.com/restore_habitat
- follow lots
- calls for donations
- heavily populated
- frequency
WHAT KIND OF STUFF ARE THOSE MOST SUCCESSFUL ON SOCIAL POSTING?Post stuff they carry in their store.
Free-standing vertical PALLET Herb Garden
http://www.habitat.org/blog/listing.aspx?page=7
Caveats
If you use social media for your employer, ask permission & stay on message
I don’t consider myself an expert – but I can celebrate -- and credit – others
65 reuse center respondents:
Three most important aspects of managing a successful reuse center are:
Increasing donations (88%)
Marketing to increase awareness among shoppers (54%)
Processing and stocking donations (26%)
The average number of items posted online per month incluces:
Up to 10 items (31% of respondents)
10 to 25 items (29%)
25 to 50 items (26%)
50 to 100 items (12%)
More than 100 items (2%)
65 reuse center respondents:
Three most important aspects of managing a successful reuse center are:
Increasing donations (88%)
Marketing to increase awareness among shoppers (54%)
Processing and stocking donations (26%)
The average number of items posted online per month incluces:
Up to 10 items (31% of respondents)
10 to 25 items (29%)
25 to 50 items (26%)
50 to 100 items (12%)
More than 100 items (2%)
Caveats
If you use social media for your employer, ask permission & stay on message
I don’t consider myself an expert – but I can celebrate -- and credit – others
External Apps Overview:
Hootsuite & Posterous
TweetDeck, Tweetie, etc
Selective Twitter for Facebook (#fb)
URL Shortners (http://bit.ly)
And many others …
MANY applications can help you do this
TWITTER: PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL
- Listen
- Talk
-talk about each element of page
This is online representation of Twitter. However, there are many different “clients” for Twitter
Caveats
If you use social media for your employer, ask permission & stay on message
I don’t consider myself an expert – but I can celebrate -- and credit – others
Our company offers a technology tools to reuse centers to manage and market their inventory online.
Growing 15% / year
3-5% sell online
We assume that the ratio of donations to engagements can be used to assume how many people engaged will act further, i.e. the number of donors that receive the email who will post the link to Facebook
Every time they get someone to do something they gain a specific ratio of tons, sales and donations You can track what people do, you cannot track awareness From a base number of engagements approximately X% will engage further It doesn't matter if overlap of individuals, we are counting Actions/engagements not # of people reached Exponential Growth year over year