After having few experiences in small organisations with little or non social media strategy I have decided to bring more understanding of the foundations of social media and what should be expected from it.
5. “Online technologies and practices that
people use to share opinions, insights,
experiences, and perspectives with each
other.” - tvb.org
What is social media?
6. “Software tools that allow groups to generate
content and engage in peer-to-peer
conversations and exchange of content (examples
are YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, MySpace etc).”
(Bottle PR)
What is social media?
7. “It's like a party in someone's house. Lots of
conversations going on in different rooms
about all sorts of different things, somehow
though you always end up in the kitchen or
hallway. The difference is that you create that
‘hallway or kitchen’ space”
(Guy Stephens, 2009 )
What is social media?
16. Consumer has a Voice
More than 1
million
creators
around the
world
17. Consumer has a Voice
• 24 million Active
users in the UK
• Average daily
uploaded FB photos
350 million
• Average number of
messages sent
daily 10 Billion
18. Consumer has a Voice
Users produce
about 44.5 million
new posts and
56.7 million new
comments each
month.
24. The Impact on Business
61% of
customers read
online reviews
before making
a purchase
decision
25. The Impact for Businesses
Consumer reviews
are significantly
more trusted
(nearly 12 times
more) than
descriptions that
come from
manufacturers
Emarketer, 2010
50. Decide how to Approach each channel
Refine your
decision
about the
types of
content you'll
post in each
channel.
51. Decide how to Approach each channel
Short,
informative
Interests
How – to
Light entertainment
Build experiences
Life project
Professional
interests
Professional project
53. Overview
• Social media is one of digital
marketing channels
• The new consumer is a state of
mind
• Work closely to your organisation
strategy
• Take the time to plan
My experience volunteering in different charities has shown me the challenges of approaching social media. People ‘know’ that they must be on social but don’t know exactly how. Sometimes, social it’s mistakenly taken as free advertising and having a Facebook page, or account or group, will bring a lot of benefits. Perhaps just opening an account on a social platform is for free but maintaining it is time consuming and, in some cases, demands quite some resources. This is what then open questions like Is it worth it? Should I join other platform, where is all the magic?? etc
I have recognised three reoccurring issues when approaching social. I have noted that these charities tend to have unclear objectives, there is a misunderstanding or false expectative on the benefits of networking platforms, there is disintegration of the social media in relation to the whole business, and lastly I have found lack of connection with their supporters. I thought it would be useful to share my reflexions and get your feedback.
First, understand social media. What is social media. I found a useful blog post on Ecounsultancy about this issue. The blog asked profesionals in the field to help define the concept. They got definitions like…
The rapid penetration of internet and fast changes in technology has been a trigger for consumer transformation. Information is just in our finger tips, this give us, consumers, an advantage bargain power (we have more options to select from), connectedness, and perhaps the strongest change it has given us a voice.
Thanks to the internet consumers who have the natural interest to engage in actions to change their environment, as well as gain knowledge of their options, find the appropriate tools to achieve psychological empowerment through the access to more information, a larger number of market offers and the ability to interact with likeminded consumers. As a result, the traditional consumer-company power relation has suffered dramatic changes observable in the marketplace. For example,variations in the purchase decision process, an increase in consumer to consumer
communications and the way consumers approach companies.
The rapid penetration of internet and fast changes in technology has been a trigger for consumer transformation. Information is just in our finger tips, this give us, consumers, an advantage bargain power (we have more options to select from), connectedness, and perhaps the strongest change it has given us a voice.
Thanks to the internet consumers who have the natural interest to engage in actions to change their environment, as well as gain knowledge of their options, find the appropriate tools to achieve psychological empowerment through the access to more information, a larger number of market offers and the ability to interact with likeminded consumers. As a result, the traditional consumer-company power relation has suffered dramatic changes observable in the marketplace. For example,variations in the purchase decision process, an increase in consumer to consumer
communications and the way consumers approach companies.
These definitions mention important characteristics of social media, it’s about sharing, communication, engagement, interaction, creation, etc… But they forget to mention two things. First, social media is a channel of digital marketing, it belongs to a digital system and should be seen as such. It’s primary role is to create conversation and make us visible.
Although it may appear as a simple idea, having conversation online is quite a challenge for organisations. The old communication way was a monologue
I think that one cannot understand social media without having the ‘new consumer’ in mind. So I thought it was jumping to talk about the consumer/supporter and then I’ll go back to social media. Let’s see if this makes sense…
But who is the ‘new consumer’ is a selfish individual that just care about her/himself? Personally, I think there is a lot of ‘ME’ nowadays but to be fair there is more in there than selfies and cats
The advances in ICT’s the penetration of the internet our behaviour is changing. The use of social technologies has become a cultural, social and economic phenomenon. Hundreds of millions of people are conducting social activities on the internet, organising political activities as we saw the arab spring, many are finding love online, grand parents can connect with grand children. We are forming and maintaining social bonds on social platforms
Although it may appear as a simple idea, having conversation online is quite a challenge for organisations.
Although it may appear as a simple idea, having conversation online is quite a challenge for organisations.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
Coming back to the key characteristics of social media, we can see that these are all characteristics as well of the new consumer. So getting in social media is about participating in a social change, this is why it is a must be there.
Consumer buying path has dramatically changed from the traditional, never really existing, inverted piramyd or funnel. To…
A constant contact with other users, brand messages, etc.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
The new consumer has more access to information and keeps connected
Today, consumers accept advice from peers, family, friends, and even strangers.
A constant contact with other users, brand messages, etc.
The idea here is to show how crowdsourcing affects the different stages of the marketing mix. On one hand I can talk about the research and development of the product but also how this affects the selection process empowering consumers to be more picky when deciding. Comparison sites or, in this case, fundraising sites don’t make it anymore about the charity but donating, telling your own story what do you support. We are helping people to tell their story to build a part of their personalities. This is why it is so important for social media to be connected with the communications department. Also this also makes the point of connecting with donors to see what challenges they want to assume or what stories they want to tell and how we can help them to do this.
A constant contact with other users, brand messages, etc. The customer journey has grown more complex. Before making a brand decision consumers may engage with a brand through different media channels
A constant contact with other users, brand messages, etc. The customer journey has grown more complex. Before making a brand decision consumers may engage with a brand through different media channels
The rapid penetration of internet and fast changes in technology has been a trigger for consumer transformation. Information is just in our finger tips, this give us, consumers, an advantage bargain power (we have more options to select from), connectedness, and perhaps the strongest change it has given us a voice.
Thanks to the internet consumers who have the natural interest to engage in actions to change their environment, as well as gain knowledge of their options, find the appropriate tools to achieve psychological empowerment through the access to more information, a larger number of market offers and the ability to interact with likeminded consumers. As a result, the traditional consumer-company power relation has suffered dramatic changes observable in the marketplace. For example,variations in the purchase decision process, an increase in consumer to consumer
communications and the way consumers approach companies.
A constant contact with other users, brand messages, etc. The customer journey has grown more complex. Before making a brand decision consumers may engage with a brand through different media channels
Thank everybody for coming. I hope you find the presentation interesting. Perhaps you can say that today you learn something new or, at least, that you saw a different angle of something you already know
The urge for using social media may overlap the importance of understanding why and how you need it.
It may sound simple but this is quite a complex task. If you find yourself setting objectives in less than five minutes, or you set your objectives every time there seems to be a problem with social media behaviour, you may want to review the relevance of your social media objectives.
But who is the ‘new consumer’
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.
But most importantly, the new consumer has a voice. No longer we are passive receivers of advertisement or propaganda.