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2. Geoff Ramsey CE0, eMarketer March 4, 2010 Seven Guidelines for Achieving ROI from Social Media
4. I. The Marketer View Source: Alterian “Annual Survey 2009”, January, 2010 Over 33% of global marketers said they felt “minimally prepared” to take advantage of new techniques in digital and social media
5. 68% say it’s “critical” or “important” Source: Alterian, Dec, 2009 63% say it’s “overrated” Source: AdMedia Partners, Dec, 2009
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7. % of US companies who are “using” social networks for marketing *64% are “involved with social media,” but only 41% are placing ads on social networks; **among media planners; ***among marketers in North America ~55%
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9. Marketers are increasing their spending % of US Marketers Planning to Boost Spending on “Social Media” King Fish Media (Aug ’09)…. 78% Unisfair (Sept ’09)…………… 75% Reardon Smith (Jun ‘09)……. 69% Econsultancy (Feb ’10).......... 66% VerticalResponse* (Nov ’09)… 66% BtoB Magazine (Nov ’09)…… 60% StrongMail (Nov ’09).............. 59% MarketingSherpa (Dec ‘09)…. 57% Forrester Research (‘09)…….. 53% Outsell** (Mar ’10).................... 43% Ad-ology (Mar ’10).................... 42% *Among small businesses; **among B2B firms
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12. Think less about buying social media, and more about how you can earn and own it! “ If you’re good, you can get a lot of value on social networks from very little investment. You are almost rewarded for getting better results by spending less money.” --Ian Schafer, CEO, Deep Focus
13. Social media marketing participation among marketers in the U.S. *Maintain company accounts or profiles on social sites (average of B2C and B2B marketers) “ We spend the majority of our time engaging with people on these networks, not advertising on them.” --Scott Monty, Ford, in an interview with eMarketer 74%* 57% 64% Building own social media presence/ Devoting staff 48% 40% 41% Placing ad dollars on social sites Business.com Mzinga & Babson Forrester
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15. TRUSTED Sources Friends, Family “ Social Sites” Face-to-face, personal interactions Sources: Edelman; ARAnet; Lightspeed Research;
23. BtoB Magazine and the Web Analytics Association % of B2B marketers who are already measuring: Social Media 48% Mobile 17 % Web Sites 88% E-mail 76% Feb 12 survey among 679 B2B companies Video 14 %
24. What are the problems? 80% of U.S. marketers acknowledge that it is difficult to track ROI with social media – Econsultancy, Feb, 2010 59% of U.S. marketers say social media is either somewhat difficult (39%) or very difficult (20%) to measure – Aberdeen Group, 2009 “ Everybody knows social media is important, but it’s so new that only a few are measuring its business impact with any sophistication.” --Jim Sterne, author, Social Media Metrics
29. Social Media Measurement Today “ For the few marketers who do attempt to measure social media, the metrics they use are not terribly sophisticated. Most marketers today do not invest sufficient time, effort or money on social media measurement.”
34. Getting a handle on social media leads to improved business results For those top “best-in-class” companies, a majority of whom monitor social media, these firms were 87 times more likely to see higher returns on their marketing investment. Found a financial correlation between those firms who are “deeply and widely engaged” with social media and those that significantly outperform their peers in revenue and profits.
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36. #1. Establish clear marketing goals, and then identify social metrics that directly support those objectives.
37. e.g., Some marketers seek to boost search activity, which can be done through targeted ads on social networks Boosted brand searches significantly* *Source: comScore, GroupM Search, M80, Oct, 2009 34% of social users have used a search engine to find info on a product or brand after seeing an ad on a social network site Source: Performics and ROI Research, Nov, 2009
38. #2. Organize your measurements and metrics into a logical framework. Exposure Engagement ROI/ Outcomes
39. #3. Take a long-term outlook with social media interactions and measurements. It’s a commitment, not a campaign. “ The one thing people need to remember when it comes to social media is that it can’t be a one-time hit when you’re trying to get involved with consumers. The whole purpose is you’re trying to build a relationship with the consumer [and that’s] like building a relationship with anybody.”
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41. Or, create a “ Social Media Dashboard ” composed of soft and hard metrics “ Using a variety of hard and soft ROI metrics can absolutely be accomplished. I would offer that volumes of conversation over competitors, sentiment, the level of influence of those who are interacting with your brand, etc, are but some of the metrics that can be used to construct a dashboard of success.” --Blake Cahill, Visible Technologies
42. For example, if someone on a blog or social network is trashing your brand, what is it worth to you if one of your passionate brand fans speaks out on your behalf?
43. #5. Determine a dollar $ value for customers who choose to opt in and engage with your brand via social networks. “ We look at the percentage of Facebook fans that convert to customers, the percentage increase in their frequency of visits, projected increases in their average ticket and...we can project their future value. Are we 100% right? No. But are we directionally correct? Absolutely.” --Jim Ensign, VP
44. Focus on Your Core: Brand Enthusiasts Prospects Customers CORE People Who Sign Up for Brand Fan Pages: More likely to buy ... 51% More likely to refer .. 60% --Chadwick Martin Bailey, Mar, 2010
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46. Social media provides inexpensive yet powerful opportunities for tapping into the consumer ethos “ I view listening as an important analytic. Listening and other analytics can drive your strategy at a macro-level... They can either reinforce your strategy or correct it, and give you opportunities for ideas, products, services and/or segments.” --Michael Mendenhall, CMO, Hewlett-Packard
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48. See http://blog.unica.com for web analytics + Twitter/Facebook Integration examples Download our popular 2-pager: “ Align Social Metrics with Your (True) Business Goals ” at www.unica.com/SocialMediaMetricsPaper Unica OnDemand Confidential 2010 Unica Corporation Web Analytics Search Bid Management Testing & Targeting Email Marketing
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Editor's Notes
Eventually, you could calculate Lifetime Value of a customer that comes in via Social Networks.
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