Más contenido relacionado Más de Local Social Summit (20) LSS'09 Keynote Decoding Friends2. “our guy”
16 yrs OLD, lives near New York City
Interests: sports, gaming, comedy, music
Tries to avoid buying from companies that are not environmentally responsible
Always recycles and switches the light off when he leaves the room
Thinks organic food is better than regular
Trusts brand name products more than generic or store brands
Would rather support and shop at small independent stores vs. big box
Doesn’t pay for his music most of the time
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3. “our guy”
Over the last 12 months he has:
Helped a neighbor
Signed a petition
Visited online forums about issues you could comment on
If he had his choice he would give money to developing world aid
He’s a real Obama supporter
He’s confident and future focused
He spends 2hrs a day online with friends
He only consumes digital media – traditional media is gone
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4. He has 5000 digital friends
If he wants to set up a dinner with a friend….
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5. CONFIDENTIAL © DECODE 2009 www.decode.net robert@decode.net
6. A WORLD OF TOUGH CUSTOMERS
YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUNG FAMILIES ARE
OFTEN THE MOST DIFFICULT AND
CRITICAL GROUP TO ENGAGE AS CONSUMERS,
EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS.
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7. THE BIG QUESTION:
SO HOW DO YOU ATTRACT, ENGAGE & RETAIN
STUDENTS, YOUNG ADULTS & YOUNG FAMILIES TO BUILD
LIFETIME VALUE & ACCELERATE INNOVATION?
ENTER DECODE
DECODING YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & YOUNG FAMILIES TO
DISCOVER AND DEVELOP WHAT’S NEXT
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8. WHAT ARE WE DECODING?
CONTEXT
INSIGHT
STRATEGY
INVENTION
INTEGRATION
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9. Consumers trust Real Friends* and Virtual Strangers the most.
Neilsen Global Research 2009
* known people
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10. DECODING FRIENDS
AN INITIATIVE TO HELP COMPANIES
BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIP STRATEGIES
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
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11. STRONG TIES,
WEAK TIES,
SOCIAL CAPITAL ,
BONDING CAPITAL,
CONNECTORS,
MAVENS
GRANOVETTER, PUTNAM, GLADWELL
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12. TWO POWERFUL FORCES
QUANTITY
LIFE STAGE GENERATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT QUALITY COLLECTIVE FORMATIVE
EXPERIENCE
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14. A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
3 COUNTRY STUDY OF GEN Y (US, UK, CANADA) - FEB 2009
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15. AVERAGE # OF
ONLINE FRIENDS
(GEN Y - 15-29 YEARS)
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16. % OF GEN Y WHO HAVE
MORE THAN 70 ONLINE
FRIENDS
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12
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17. % OF GEN Y WHO HAVE
LESS THAN 10 ONLINE
FRIENDS
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35
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18. CHANGING QUANTITY OF FRIENDS OVER TIME
BASED ON LIFE STAGE
Student Single Couple Family
Friends friends Friends Friends
(popularity) (mating) (socializing) (proximity)
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19. CHANGING QUANTITY OF FRIENDS OVER TIME
BASED ON GENERATION
Student Single Couple Family
Friends friends Friends Friends
(popularity) (mating) (socializing) (proximity)
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20. # of friends by life stage
70
face to face
by phone (landline or mobile)
through the internet
53
35
18
0 Current Student Secondary School Current Student Post Secondary Young Singles Young Couples Young Familes
Student Friends Single friends Couple Friends Family Friends
(popularity) (mating) (Socializing) (proximity)
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21. Gen Y’s Connectors across media
average <10 friends 70+ friends
face to face 8 60
by phone (landline
4 30
or mobile)
through the
4 242
internet
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23. CHANGING QUALITY OF FRIENDS OVER TIME
BASED ON LIFE STAGE
Student Single Couple Family
Friends friends Friends Friends
(popularity) (mating) (Socializing) (proximity)
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24. Friend inflation
Now Then
Friend Acquaintance
Best friend Friend
BFF Best Friend
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25. WHERE ARE QUALITY
FRIENDS FOUND?
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26. # of friends by life stage
70
face to face
by phone (landline or mobile)
through the internet
53
35
18
0 Current Student Secondary School Current Student Post Secondary Young Singles Young Couples Young Familes
Student Friends Single friends Couple Friends Family Friends
(popularity) (mating) (Socializing) (proximity)
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27. CONNECTORS ARE A VERY ATTRACTIVE MARKET
have more social/cultural interests
heavy media consumers
active citizens
more interested in local news than
international news
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28. BUT WE NEED MORE OF THEM
What’s the benefit to moderately social young
people?
How do “moderates” gain access to different
types of relationships through social media?
How do me make the medium more active for
those who are more passive?
How do we build momentum through life stages
to take advantage of the formative experiences?
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30. WHERE TO GO FROM HERE?
DECODING FRIENDS SYNDICATE
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31. A CASE STUDY ON
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT
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32. DECODING FRIENDS
AN INITIATIVE TO HELP COMPANIES BUILD BETTER
RELATIONSHIP STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
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33. CONTACT
ROBERT BARNARD
ROBERT@DECODE.NET
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