Start from the beginning; How, What and Why is social media relevant to brands & businesses.
Plus a 10-step guide for considering how to get started.
Plus a Top-line overview of the potential strategic role channels / networks can play in your Social Media / Digital Strategy.
2. Facebook YouTube Twitter
What gave us the likes, shares and comments?
3.2 million connection
Coke Zero
fans | followers | subscribers Optimising Video SEO to drive over 1 million incremental views of content
like | comment | share
UNCLE TOBYS Swim Kids
95,000 reactions to a FB post, demonstrating affiliation with sponsorship assets
15,000 Posts/Responses per year like | comment | share
Allenʼs
Used SM to spread the CCI across the nation- 1 million smiles
like | comment | share
Overseen over 83 communities
Pure Blonde
Now the number 1 Alcohol band in Australia on Facebook
like | comment | share
Across 7 categories
FMCG, Retail, Travel and Leisure, Alcohol
Boost Mobile
Entertainment, Not-For-Profit, Telecommunications
Facebook now Boost Mobileʼs key CRM channel
like | comment | share
National Geographic
Uploaded 100ʼs videos Listening and optimising based on real time conversations
upwards of 20 million views like | comment | share
4. SOCIAL? Historically Brands &
Businesses haven’t been
“Being” or “Behaving” Socially.
They’ve been too busy Telling and
Selling!
Therefore, Social is a evolved
way which brands need to
LEARN to be!
Character
istic - Bei
ng
Interactio
n - Behavi
ng
5. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Maslowʼs Hierarchy of Needs
This is more relevant
than ever...
Successful & Admired >>
Valued & Respected >>
Connected Community >>
Accepted & Acknowledged >>
9. HOW DO YOU USE SM?
- Inform - Entertain - Educate - Inspire -
Personally Professionally
- family
- career
- lifestyle
- research
- passions
- contacts
- interests
etc.
etc.
10. BRANDS & BUSINESS
SOCIAL MEDIA ERA
BROADCAST NETWORKED
NOW
THEN Earn, Own, Share & Rent (Paid) An
Rent (Paid) An Audience Audience
11. HOW ARE BUSINESS &
BRANDS USING SM?
Business Brand
- consumer research / insights /
- research & development behaviours
- competitor/category research
- human resources
- corporate reputation & communications
- corporate affairs - brand/product communications
- sales - customer relationship management
- customer service
17. MANY PERSONAS
http://nytmarketing.whsites.net/mediakit/pos/
18. RELEVANCE TO
BRANDS & BUSINESS
http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2012-Reports/global-trust-in-advertising-2012.pdf
http://blog.miibrand.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Infographic-Why-People-Follow-Brands-Hi-Res.jpg
19. SOCIAL MEDIA
VALUE PROPOSITION
SOCIAL CURRENCY
?
Information
Inspiration
Education
Entertainment
Action
OR Action & Reaction
VALUE EXCHANGE
21. P #1
S TE Know your value
Satisfy your audienceʼs need to...
be informed
be entertained
be educated
be inspired
to feel valued!
right place, right time, in the best way
22. P #2
S TE Make it enduring
THE INTERESTING
STUFF THATS GOING ON IN
THE INTERESTING STUFF YOUR CONSUMERS LIVES WHICH
YOU CAN SAY ABOUT YOU BRAND COMMS DNA YOU CAN OVERLAY A BRAND POV
BRAND, YOUR PRODUCT AND
NIKE #MAKEITCOUNT
TO...
WHAT IT DOES... “New Year means New Goals
i.e. “Check out these NEW sick Brand, Product, Social, Cultural, #makeitcount”
AirMax 90s designed to help Functionality Topical
you #makeitcount”
Talk to functionality and Social by design, relevant
occasions for product use and current
On Platform Off Platform
THE
THE INTERESTING STUFF
INTERESTING STUFF YOUR Drive participation for
Drive participation for off YOUR DOING OFFLINE
DOING ON YOUR SOCIAL/ promotions / digital
platform activity (e.g.
interactive activity i.e. “Join us for #makeitcount runs
DIGITAL PLATFORMS Grassroots, The Academy) at your nearest nike store, every
i.e. “We’ve launched a new
wednesdays.”
#makeitout app check it
out ....”
23. P #3
S TE Right place, right time
Connection Plan
be intuitive
be informed
be realistic
be empathetic
Context & Relevance
24. P #4
S TE What, Where, Why?
Content Plan
CONTENT STRATEGY
AV IMAGE TEXT MICRO-TEXT
AV AV AV AV AV
IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE
TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT
MICRO-TEXT MICRO-TEXT
Role - Message - Call-to-Action
25. P #5
S TE When?
Content Calendar
CONTENT STRATEGY
AV IMAGE TEXT MICRO-TEXT
DIGITAL
INTERACTIVE
26. P #6
S TE Plan for the success
Setting Benchmarks
CONNECTIONS ENGAGEMENT ADVOCACY
Total number of Actively Total number of ʻsharesʼ of
Total number of Connections
Engaged users per month on a brand activities by users per
to a Branded Community
Branded Community month
Key Driving Factors Key Driving Factors
Key Driving Factors Strategy [SVP & Social Comms
Overall appeal of the Brand DNA] Strategy
Buying Campaign Idea Campaign Idea
Content Content / Format
27. P #7
S TE Plan for risk
Call trees
insert
benchmarks
visual