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Social Media and the Marketing mix
Sponsored by
Radix Promotions and Marketing
and
Thomas Watson Consulting
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“Marke(ng
Solu(ons
Today
for
Tomorrow’s
Challenges”
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2. Introduction
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Who am I?
Tom Watson
Thomas Watson Consulting
Why do I think I know what I am
speaking about?
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3. Marketing & Sales of the Past
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Mass communication
Advertise, advertise, advertise
PR
Trade shows and events
Direct mail
etc.
Voice-to-voice or face-to-face contact
Telemarketing and telesales
Face-to-face presentations and sales
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4. Things edit changed
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Fact:
The digital media has
fundamentally changed the way
people find, discover, share, shop,
& connect.
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5. Marketing and Sales Today
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Still valid:
Mass communication
Face-to-face and voice-to-voice
Digital:
1:1 - specific messages to targeted recipients:
personalized email, instant messaging, social sites
1:few: Social sites
1:Many - Websites, online
stores, social sites
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“...the use of web-based and mobile
technologies to turn communication into an
interactive dialogue...”
"...a group of Internet-based applications that
build on the ideological and technological
foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the
creation and exchange of user-generated
content."
- Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein
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Click& How People Use It
Connect: communicate with friends,
relatives, colleagues, groups
Find: jobs, merchandise, answers,
reviews
Learn: opinions, news, how-to, game
tips
Share: opinions, pictures, video, how-to,
game tips, news, reviews
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Click to Social media venues
Networking sites
Bookmark and sharing sites
Blogsites
Event sites
Multimedia
Gaming
RSS Feed:
Reviews
Many more...
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“Audiences everywhere are tough. They don’t
have time to be bored or brow beaten by
orthodox, old fashioned advertising.
We need to stop interrupting what people are
interested in & be what people are
interested in.”
CRAIG DAVIS
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, WORLDWIDE
J. WALTER THOMPSON (WORLD’S 4TH LARGEST AD AGENCY)
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10. Benefits of Social Media
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Focus on individuals or groups
Dialog - not just one-way
Dramatic growth across all age groups
Free or cheap to use
Makes you more
accessible
MEASUREABLE
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No longer limited to:
Computer
Wired internet connection
Fast wireless networks
Smart phones: rapidly expanding
Tablets: New market with explosive
growth
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ClickMany People Online?
Fact: >75% of US households have internet
access at or get it elsewhere
150000
Total US Accesses
the
Households
Internet PLUS: 9 out
112500 from some Total
location usage at Broad-
of 10 (87%)
75000
home band online adults
No Internet
at home
use social
37500 media
Dial-up
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, October 2009.
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13. Usage trends
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The things we used to do offline,
we now do online.
SOURCE:
PEW
RESEARCH
CENTER,
MAY
2010
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14. Marketing Strategy
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It’s more important than ever
Always start with your
situation & position in the
marketplace
Objectives
Business
Marketing
Sales
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15. Audience
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Determine who your audience is
Consider:
Why they would want
to buy your product or
service
What would you want
them to tell others
Where they obtain and
share their information
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16. Steps
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Create a “Brief” that outlines these
points
Determine how much you want to spend
List your chosen media and materials
Choose based on:
Audience
Effectiveness
ROI: investment - costs
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17. Social Media Options
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Decide where your audience spends
their time
Reading or writing blogs?
Interacting with friends?
Reading reviews?
Watching video?
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18. It’s About Interaction
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You’re dealing more closely with people
than the mass marketing days
Building trust is essential
Listening is key to building trust
Timely response - that means minutes
or hours, not days
Make it easy for people to interact
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19. Integration
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Remember: it’s all interconnected
Sharing
Following
Emailing links and pages
Now: QR codes for print to web
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20. For Best Results
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Research: surveys - online ones are cheap -
http://www.zoomerang.com/
Testing: A/B is widely available
Consistent Message
Consistent visual style
Tracking & measuring: search, email
marketing and social sites provide
measurement tools
Marketing automation tools take you further
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21. Keep an Eye on your Mix
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Watch your metrics on each medium
Which are getting the most action
Which are resulting on more sales
What alterations can you make to improve
each one: change content, change
placement, etc.
Conduct surveys and polls
Increase, decrease, drop & add
Experiment! Have some fun!
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Print-to-web connection: QR codes
Share button usage is increasing dramatically,
and has a huge impact on traffic
Internet users over
"... social sharing buttons can
the age of 55 are drive real social traffic that
driving the growth of will inevitably drive sales,
social networking brand awareness or affinity...
through the Mobile -Jim Yu, CEO of BrightEdge
Internet
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23. Q&A
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Thank You!!
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Marketing For a Brave New World!
Sponsored by
Radix Promotions and Marketing
TM
“Marke(ng
Solu(ons
Today
for
Tomorrow’s
Challenges”
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