Learn how your business can be found online on a crowded web using social media marketing, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn and other social media networks.
Turbocharging your Business with Social Media Marketing
1. Turbo Charging your Business with Social Media Speaker: Jeff Bullas Date: October 13, 2011
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3. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills The Digital Landscape The 3 Phases of the Web Phase 1: Portals Phase 2: Search Engines Phase 3: Social Networks
4. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills The Digital Landscape The Numbers: What has happened since 1990? First Website in 1990 130 Web Sites in 1993 16 Million Users in 1995 738 Million Internet users in Asia in December 2009 252 Million Internet users in North America in 2009 90 Trillion – The number of emails sent on the Internet in 2009 2.0 Billion Users in 2011 234 Million Websites in 2010 247 Billion – Average number of email messages per day 30 Billion – Photos uploaded to Facebook per year 2010
13. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Live Local, Think Digital, Go Global “ Digital Marketing is the promoting of brands using all forms of digital advertising channels to reach consumers”
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17. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Getting Started: The Fundamentals Example of a Content Website
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19. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Getting Started: The Fundamentals Example of an ECommerce Website
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21. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Getting Started: The Fundamentals Social Media Channels
57. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media provides low friction, minimal cost, high leverage “World of Mouth” & spreads your content and message fast and wide.
58. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Think of Social Networking as “ Networking on Steroids”
60. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills New Tools & New Ways of Working Social Media gives us a new set of tools to participate in these conversations
61. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Treat Social Media Networks as an Extension of your Website
68. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook B2C Case Studies: Red Nose Day Goal: Capturing more Facebook “Likes” and “Email” Subscribers
69. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook:B2C Case Studies: Vintage Marketplace: Facebook Catalogue Goal: Market your products with photos and other multimedia
70. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook: B2C Case Studies: Livescribe - Facebook Store Goal: Sell product
71. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook: B2C Case Studies: Publishing Content Linking to the Blog or Website Goal of this Tactic: Position company or personal brand as a thought leader
72. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook:B2C Case Studies: Supre - Fashion Retailer Goal of this Tactic: Conduct market research and feedback
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74. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook : B2B Case Studies: Clear Risk Goal: Capture email subscribers and Facebook “Likes”
75. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook : B2B Case Studies: General Electric Goal: Promote their “Thought Leaders”
76. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook : B2B Case Studies: Get Satisfaction - Internet Software Company Goal: Provide customer service
77. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook : B2B Case Studies: Cisco Goal: Create trust Through Shareable Content
78. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Facebook : B2B Case Studies: Cisco Goal: Educate with Online Video within Facebook
84. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Twitter Case Studies: JeffBullas.com Goal: Drive targeted traffic to the blog and networking
85. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Twitter Case Studies: Dell.com Goal: Sell Product that can be tracked with coupons
86. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Twitter Case Studies: Southwest Airlines Goal: Provide a real time customer service channel
95. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with YouTube Case Studies: Gary VaynerChuk-Wine Library TV Goal: Sell more wine by reviewing and educating
96. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with YouTube Case Studies: Zappos.com online shoes and clothes Goal: Increase customer conversion rates on online store
110. Driving excellence in International Trade for 50 years Social Media Marketing with Blogs – Personal Brand Case Studies: JeffBullas.com Goal: Create a personal brand online and create global opportunities Driving excellence in International Trade for 50 years Build your knowledge and skills Build your knowledge and skills
111. Driving excellence in International Trade for 50 years Social Media Marketing with Blogs – B2B Case Studies: Hubspot – software as a service for small to medium business Goal: Create great content that drives link building and positions the brand Driving excellence in International Trade for 50 years Build your knowledge and skills Build your knowledge and skills
112. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Blogs – B2C Case Studies: Southwest Airlines
113. JeffBullas.com Build your knowledge and skills Social Media Marketing with Blogs – B2C Case Studies: Zappos (13 blogs)
Number One site on the Web In some industries 90% of all buying decisions start with and online search Arguments in pubs and bars are quite often settled with a Google search – by consulting “Lord Google” for the answer to a fact under dispute In regards to total time spent online Facebook has surpassed Google in 2010
500 million users logged into Facebook in 1 day 800 million users 1 in 9 people on the planet are on Facebook 1 in 3 people using the internet are on facebook
5.2 billion phones globally Smart phones are outselling your “normal phone” Apple has sold over 25 million iPads
Noise, Clutter and Competition Over 90% of all click throughs to websites are from the first page of a Google search Does your company appear on page one for any of its key words and phrases that potential buyers will be using?
In 60 seconds Nearly 700,000 searches 600 Videos are uploaded to YouTube 80,000 Facebook Wall posts Every 2 days we create as much information as we did since the dawn of time till 2003
In the last quarter of 2010 More than 104 advertisers delivered more than 1 billion display ads 10 delivered 3-5 billion 12 delivered 5-10 billion 4 delivered more than 10 billion display ads
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =kAG39jKi0lI A funny sketch from Ronnie Corbert (of previous “The 2 Ronnies” Fame)
The Web gives us access to a global village 1. The web provides us with a global reach 2. We have tools that allow us to market globally Email Facebook 3. Sell while you sleep Blogs YouTube
The Web gives us access to a global village 1. The web provides us with a global reach 2. We have tools that allow us to market globally Email Facebook 3. Sell while you sleep Blogs YouTube
126 million – The number of blogs on the Internet (as tracked by BlogPulse). 84% – Percent of social network sites with more women than men. 27.3 million – Number of tweets on Twitter per day (November, 2009) 57% – Percentage of Twitter’s user base located in the United States. 4.25 million – People following @aplusk (Ashton Kutcher, Twitter’s most followed user). 600 million – People on Facebook. 50% – Percentage of Facebook users that log in every day. 500,000 – The number of active Facebook applications. 4 billion – Photos hosted by Flickr (October 2009). 2.5 billion – Photos uploaded each month to Facebook. 30 billion – At the current rate, the number of photos uploaded to Facebook per year. 1 billion – The total number of videos YouTube serves in one day. 12.2 billion – Videos viewed per month on YouTube in the US (November 2009). 924 million – Videos viewed per month on Hulu in the US (November 2009). 182 – The number of online videos the average Internet user watches in a month (USA). 82% – Percentage of Internet users that view videos online (USA).
David Meerman Scott brands them in his Book “The New Rules of Marketing and PR” …. Persona’s .. So in essence persona’s are ”the short biography of a typical customer”. Which can be profiled by asking some questions. Who are you selling to? What are their goals and aspirations? What are their problems? What media do they rely upon for answers to their problems? How can we reach them? What things are important to them? What words and phrases do they use? What are they really buying from you? What images and multi-media appeal to each persona? To find this out you need to do things like Check out blogs where they hang out Read the publications they read Look at the agendas of the conferences and seminars they attend So when you are writing , sourcing and creating content for your blog, website and social media channels you need to ”walk a mile in your customers shoes” and provide solutions in your content for their problems that they face every day in their business. You need to talk their language and you need to have their segmentation in fine enough detail that when they encounter your web content they will then say…”they understand what my problems are and they can help me solve them”. In most companies they will be engaging with several “persona’s” or verticals.
1. BOUGHT or PAID This is where you pay to participate. This could be display ads on Facebook or paid search on Google. This media can be treated as a catalyst that feeds owned and creates earned media 2.OWNED A channel a brand owns. This could be your website, blog, Facebook page or Twitter account This is where you are building a long term on-line asset and relationship with existing and potential customers that continues to build the more you invest. Investing in this is often overlooked because it doesn’t produce immediate benefits 3. EARNED Customers respond to your marketing and become the channel (crowd sourced marketing). This can be word of mouth (WOM), buzz and viral. This is where you listen and respond and stoke the fires. This is often the result of a well executed and well coordinated owned and paid media.
1. BOUGHT or PAID This is where you pay to participate. This could be display ads on Facebook or paid search on Google. This media can be treated as a catalyst that feeds owned and creates earned media 2.OWNED A channel a brand owns. This could be your website, blog, Facebook page or Twitter account This is where you are building a long term on-line asset and relationship with existing and potential customers that continues to build the more you invest. Investing in this is often overlooked because it doesn’t produce immediate benefits 3. EARNED Customers respond to your marketing and become the channel (crowd sourced marketing). This can be word of mouth (WOM), buzz and viral. This is where you listen and respond and stoke the fires. This is often the result of a well executed and well coordinated owned and paid media.
This is only limited by Budget and Resources Facebook ad can be placed in less than 10 minutes Targeted Measured
1 Trillion Banner ads on Facebook last year 2. The average click through rate from banner advertising on the Internet is 2.1%. 3. Banner ads (paid) only get 25% of all click throughs organic receive the other 75%
Before paying cash for banner ads, find out if you can trade or barter your services or products in exchange for the ads. If you also have a site worth advertising on, find out if you can trade banner ads for banner ads. Bottom line: First step is to find non cash spending ways to get your banner ad out. Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate your banner ad rates. Remember that only 7% of all sites (IMHO) are actually SOLD OUT, and the other remaining sites are NOT sold out, which means you can buy at a discount. To get your discount, ask the website owner this questions, "What level is your site sold out? or is it sold out? Has it ever been sold out?" These are questions that make many website owners squirming....and some will lower their price. Animated banners often outpull non animated banners 4 to 1. Your offer must be clear and compelling, and will be a crucial determining factor for your banner ad campaign success. Test your headlines. Experiment with the word "Free" in your banner. Use "Limited Time Offer" or something that suggests you must act now. Your banner ad should be graphically/visually compelling, carry on your current marketing colors and theme, be under 15k to 20k in size for fast loading, and have ALT-TEXT included for folks who have graphics shut off in their browser. Expect average response of 1% to 10-15% on a good campaign ONLY. Make sure the website you are advertising gives you a real time login if you don't have one yourself, to track the effectiveness of your banner ad campaign (via clickthrough rate & # of displays per day) before it's too late to make changes or correct a failing banner ad promo. Ways To Increase Click Through Rate by at least 15%: Have a 'Call To Action' in the banner, pose a question, have an outrageous offer or graphic, add a picture of a female, having an incomplete thought, banner on top and bottom of the web page, and/or make your banner ad bigger than life so that it barely fits in the allowed space. BONUS TIP You must TARGET your banner ad to be viewed on websites ONLY where you have determined that your target audience visits. General banner ads on general sites will usually have a very low success rate.
Sign in to your AdWords account at https:// adwords.google.com
Over 90% of all clicks through to a website come from being on page one of a search result page Over 40% of all clicks go to a website that ranks number one on Google 25% of all clicks are to paid Google banner ads
Over 90% of all clicks through to a website come from being on page one of a search result page Over 40% of all clicks go to a website that ranks number one on Google 25% of all clicks are to paid Google banner ads
Sign in to your AdWords account at https:// adwords.google.com
OWNED A channel a brand owns. This could be your website, blog, Facebook page or Twitter account This is where you are building a long term on-line asset and relationship with existing and potential customers that continues to build the more you invest. Investing in this is often overlooked because it doesn’t produce immediate benefits
Investing in these online digital assets is vital in a digital world In some industries 90% of all online purchases start with an online search are they going to find you and discover an online property that represents your brand that impresses or turns them away The “Reception Desk Analogy” 100 visitors to your office vs 1000 to your online reception or store Online store should have the same investment as your bricks and mortar store
3 Elements to Trust 1. Unknown of the Internet 2. The social web where friends refer a company, website or a product 3. Repetition Edelman Trust Barometer
3 Elements to Trust 1. Unknown of the Internet 2. Friends online van build online trust through the social web where friends refer a company, website or a product 3. Repetition is important Edelman Trust Barometer
Developing a Digital Marketing Strategy is Vital Design your Website and Blog for Easy sharing Produce, Publish and Promote Great content
Optimizing Website and Blog Onsite – Good coding, Meta description, keywords, images with descriptions plus a blog with constant content publishing and promotion Offsite- Inbound links and active social media participation. Google as part of its ranking of websites and blogs ranks sites according to the importance of the sites that link to them Social media sites that link to the blog and website
Optimising every element Images Video Websites Blogs Local Real-Time
Optimizing Website and Blog Onsite – Good coding, Meta description, keywords, images with descriptions plus a blog with constant content publishing and promotion Offsite- Inbound links and active social media participation. Google as part of its ranking of websites and blogs ranks sites according to the importance of the sites that link to them Social media sites that link to the blog and website
Discovered by SEO, Found Via a social share online or you email it Provide Media in a variety of formats Make it shareable We are now on a social web with 2 way communication
Publish once a day Link to other online properties Engage with your customers (ask questions) Create a Welcome landing page fro your Facebook “Page”
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =ypmfs3z8esI&feature= player_embedded Publish once a day Link to other online properties Engage with your customers (ask questions) Create a Welcome landing page fro your Facebook “Page”
Publish once a day Link to other online properties Engage with your customers (ask questions) Create a Welcome landing page fro your Facebook “Page”
Brand your Twitter account Link to your website Use keywords in your description on Twitter Build followers
Brand your Twitter account Link to your website Use keywords in your description on Twitter Build followers
Brand your Twitter account Link to your website Use keywords in your description on Twitter Build followers
Brand your Twitter account Link to your website Use keywords in your description on Twitter Build followers
Brand your Twitter account Link to your website Use keywords in your description on Twitter Build followers
Southwest Airlines Social Media Marketing case study including blog http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/05/26/is-this-the-worlds-best-company-blog/
Create a public profile with professional up to date information Link your website, blog and Slideshare account on your profile Participate in associated industry groups (Marketers your target audience join their groups and participate) Publish topical information and content
http://fedex.linkedincreatives.com/video/01/ Create a public profile with professional up to date information Link your website, blog and Slideshare account on your profile Participate in associated industry groups (Marketers your target audience join their groups and participate) Publish topical information and content
Create a public profile with professional up to date information Link your website, blog and Slideshare account on your profile Participate in associated industry groups (Marketers your target audience join their groups and participate) Publish topical information and content
Create a public profile with professional up to date information Link your website, blog and Slideshare account on your profile Participate in associated industry groups (Marketers your target audience join their groups and participate) Publish topical information and content Best Practice for Advertising on LinkedIn http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/bestpractices/index.html?utm_source = li&utm_medium = el&utm_campaign = bpad#target
Brand your YouTube account with links to website and blog with category and keyword tags Produce “How to Videos” Promote on Twitter and Facebook
Brand your YouTube account with links to website and blog with category and keyword tags Produce “How to Videos” Promote on Twitter and Facebook
Brand your YouTube account with links to website and blog with category and keyword tags Produce “How to Videos” Promote on Twitter and Facebook
Brand your YouTube account with links to website and blog with category and keyword tags Produce “How to Videos” Promote on Twitter and Facebook
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
1. Publish Centrally 2. Distribute it everywhere (remember the Edelman trust repetition factor) 3. People prefer different media and platform preferences
Provide content in a wide range of media at your blog Gen Y Likes video Baby boomers like emails and text Some people like Twitter and others prefer Facebook
Owned and Rented online assets Shareable Optimised
Owned and Rented online assets Shareable Optimised
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
If you are in the knowledge industry then Slideshare can be a great way to share your thought leadership and expertise in a graphical format Create an account with links to your blog or website Include a description Tag it with keywords Promote presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Slideshare Embed in a blog post with an introduction of 150 to 200 words
Work Hard Listen Be patient and persist Use Tools to find online communities in your niche Advanced Twitter search http://search.twitter.com/advanced , Twellow.com and Google blog search http://blogsearch.google.com/ Blogger outreach Uniqueness “smells like gasoline Connect through social media Online video blogging is growing Passion shines through
Crowd Sourced sharing at global industrial scale Earning Media is about engaging with consumers on their terms and gaining trust based on genuine understanding. Consumers don’t trust advertising, but they do trust peer recommendation . As long as brands don’t abuse this situation, then this leads to better quality, more authentic and more relevant marketing. Earning Digital Media Earning digital media doesn't mean it's free. It's not. It's just that instead of paying directly for a placement or making arrangements with a partner—you are paying for the time and resources of people who will investigate what's being said about your brand and engage on your behalf. These can be employees, contractors, agencies etc. but it requires manpower and effort. However, the reason the "media" (apologize for lack of a better term) is earned is because you can never actually buy it. The people talking about your products and services are never compensated by an agency or network—however they can be set into action by triggers you've put in place. This could mean establishing a relationship, sharing news, seeding content, talking to, and in general interacting with the people who actually care about your product or even better the topics associated around them. Earned media is tricky, and no one has figured this out exactly yet, however it's real and the search engines pick up on it. The trick is figuring out how to meaningfully participate in the spaces where your brands, products and services are relevant.
Crowd Sourced sharing at global industrial scale Earning Media is about engaging with consumers on their terms and gaining trust based on genuine understanding. Consumers don’t trust advertising, but they do trust peer recommendation . As long as brands don’t abuse this situation, then this leads to better quality, more authentic and more relevant marketing. Earning Digital Media Earning digital media doesn't mean it's free. It's not. It's just that instead of paying directly for a placement or making arrangements with a partner—you are paying for the time and resources of people who will investigate what's being said about your brand and engage on your behalf. These can be employees, contractors, agencies etc. but it requires manpower and effort. However, the reason the "media" (apologize for lack of a better term) is earned is because you can never actually buy it. The people talking about your products and services are never compensated by an agency or network—however they can be set into action by triggers you've put in place. This could mean establishing a relationship, sharing news, seeding content, talking to, and in general interacting with the people who actually care about your product or even better the topics associated around them. Earned media is tricky, and no one has figured this out exactly yet, however it's real and the search engines pick up on it. The trick is figuring out how to meaningfully participate in the spaces where your brands, products and services are relevant.
Benefits of Earned World of Mouth has high trust levels Long lasting it remains on blogs, websites and social channels World Wide reach reaches 2 Billion potential not just 25 million in Australia
Challenges of Earned You are dependent on Retweets, Facebook shares and Facebook likes You have no control over sentiment except for your initial content that you publish
Strategy important Requires multiple participation across as many appropriate Social media Channels as possible Content in different media Mass media integration synergised with social media Keep feeding the channels
Look at Sam Makhoul as sample website here Search Engines Social Web Mobile Internet eCommerce What does this mean for your business/ for your website?
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =I7TK_8RiVj8&feature= player_embedded Results Will It Blend Brand Awareness 12 million views of will it blend over 4 months Sales Results Increased sales by 500% Will It Blend 12 million views of will it blend over 4 months
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=player_embedded Created a Multiple Channel Marketing Strategy 1. Mass Media Event - Super Bowl and Television 2. Digital and Social Media SEM and SMM Published on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook
http://bcove.me/xg59sl52
1. Keep Your Videos Short and Snappy Originally one of the rules of thumb for on-line videos was that they shouldn’t be any longer than two minutes but the Old Spice YouTube videos were mostly less than a minute and as short as 17 seconds. They have taken “snappy” to a new level. 2. Turn Your Advertising into “Content” that is Easy to Share A traditional offline video is hard to share, so making your ad into a YouTube video enables it to be shared and the distribution crowd sourced. 3. Make you Marketing Content Searchable I don’t know about you but sometimes you see a funny ad on TV and you have to wait for it to be replayed to view it again. Publishing on-line as well as off-line makes it searchable and able to be viewed on demand. 4. Be Everywhere Marketing on as many appropriate multi-channel and multi-media marketing channels using social media ensures that broadest possible distribution is achieved by tapping into viewers media and platform preferences. The agency participated and promoted across many social media channels and networks including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The campaign wasn’t just published on social media channels but also the promoted using social media marketing to spread the brand message. 5. Respond in Real Time In 24 hours the old spice guy responded to Tweets (including a marriage proposal) with 116 YouTube videos (The crew was given 7 minutes to record each video including the writing and the shooting with only one or two takes). This princilple of real time response can include responding to comments on Facebook and tweets on Twitter to keep the conversation rolling. 6. Use Other People’s and other Media’s Networks (for free) The Wieden + Kennedy campaign decided to respond to Tweets with YouTube video responses and when the “Old Spice” guy responded to “The Ellen Show” tweet with a YouTube video then of course this was broadcast to millions on her shows network. Individuals with large on-line influence such as Guy Kawasaki and Perez Hilton had video responses which tapped into their large personal brand audiences globally. Tap into large networks by giving them the attention they want and crave and they will spread it for free to their distribution networks whether that be Facebook, television or Twitter. 7. Use Social Media to Activate Mass Media This then leads us to another lesson. If your social media marketing is good enough, mass media will pick it up, especially if it has humour and entertainment value and will advertise it for free to millions of their viewers and readers. 8. Keep the Content Pumping Savvy bloggers know this marketing secret and that is to keep the content pumping. The “Old Spice” campaign which was video centric managed to produce 100′s of videos led by a team of 4 writers, a camera crew and a half naked actor. The approach was certainly quantity over quality which social media advocates will recognise. Don’t wait for your post to be perfect before hitting the publish button because it never will be. 9. Drive Engagement through Personalization One of the writers behind the Old Spice campaign Jason Bagley said. “ No one expects to ask a question and then be responded to. I think that’s where we broke through .” The marketing team responded personally to tweets with custom YouTube videos, this both surprised and amazed the global audience. 10. If it Works Keep Repeating a Proven Formula The old saying “when your on to a good thing stick to it” applies very much to this marketing success which initially started with the Super Bowl YouTube video which received 100,000 views every few hours has been repeated twice with a new angle every time. The second time was a 2 day marathon of high quality personalized video responses to questions asked by fans on Twitter and YouTube. The latests reiteration was last month with a rival introduced called Fabio (an ageing male super model) and cleverly called the “New Old Spice Guy 11. Add a Negative Twist The creators of the campaign decided to add a negative twist to rejuvenate the campaign by introducing a rival “Fabio” the “New Old Spice Guy” and had the viewers vote on who they preferred . This produced a lot of “Buzz” online and negative comment (viewers “loved” Isaiah Mustafa the original old spice guy) that continued to drive the viral conversation with the original “Old Spice Guy of course winning the competition. I have found negative headlines to produce much better responses than the positive angle eg “ 30 Things You Should Not Share on Social Media ” What impressed you about this campaign?
1. Keep Your Videos Short and Snappy Originally one of the rules of thumb for on-line videos was that they shouldn’t be any longer than two minutes but the Old Spice YouTube videos were mostly less than a minute and as short as 17 seconds. They have taken “snappy” to a new level. 2. Turn Your Advertising into “Content” that is Easy to Share A traditional offline video is hard to share, so making your ad into a YouTube video enables it to be shared and the distribution crowd sourced. 3. Make you Marketing Content Searchable I don’t know about you but sometimes you see a funny ad on TV and you have to wait for it to be replayed to view it again. Publishing on-line as well as off-line makes it searchable and able to be viewed on demand. 4. Be Everywhere Marketing on as many appropriate multi-channel and multi-media marketing channels using social media ensures that broadest possible distribution is achieved by tapping into viewers media and platform preferences. The agency participated and promoted across many social media channels and networks including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The campaign wasn’t just published on social media channels but also the promoted using social media marketing to spread the brand message. 5. Respond in Real Time In 24 hours the old spice guy responded to Tweets (including a marriage proposal) with 116 YouTube videos (The crew was given 7 minutes to record each video including the writing and the shooting with only one or two takes). This princilple of real time response can include responding to comments on Facebook and tweets on Twitter to keep the conversation rolling. 6. Use Other People’s and other Media’s Networks (for free) The Wieden + Kennedy campaign decided to respond to Tweets with YouTube video responses and when the “Old Spice” guy responded to “The Ellen Show” tweet with a YouTube video then of course this was broadcast to millions on her shows network. Individuals with large on-line influence such as Guy Kawasaki and Perez Hilton had video responses which tapped into their large personal brand audiences globally. Tap into large networks by giving them the attention they want and crave and they will spread it for free to their distribution networks whether that be Facebook, television or Twitter. 7. Use Social Media to Activate Mass Media This then leads us to another lesson. If your social media marketing is good enough, mass media will pick it up, especially if it has humour and entertainment value and will advertise it for free to millions of their viewers and readers. 8. Keep the Content Pumping Savvy bloggers know this marketing secret and that is to keep the content pumping. The “Old Spice” campaign which was video centric managed to produce 100′s of videos led by a team of 4 writers, a camera crew and a half naked actor. The approach was certainly quantity over quality which social media advocates will recognise. Don’t wait for your post to be perfect before hitting the publish button because it never will be. 9. Drive Engagement through Personalization One of the writers behind the Old Spice campaign Jason Bagley said. “ No one expects to ask a question and then be responded to. I think that’s where we broke through .” The marketing team responded personally to tweets with custom YouTube videos, this both surprised and amazed the global audience. 10. If it Works Keep Repeating a Proven Formula The old saying “when your on to a good thing stick to it” applies very much to this marketing success which initially started with the Super Bowl YouTube video which received 100,000 views every few hours has been repeated twice with a new angle every time. The second time was a 2 day marathon of high quality personalized video responses to questions asked by fans on Twitter and YouTube. The latests reiteration was last month with a rival introduced called Fabio (an ageing male super model) and cleverly called the “New Old Spice Guy 11. Add a Negative Twist The creators of the campaign decided to add a negative twist to rejuvenate the campaign by introducing a rival “Fabio” the “New Old Spice Guy” and had the viewers vote on who they preferred . This produced a lot of “Buzz” online and negative comment (viewers “loved” Isaiah Mustafa the original old spice guy) that continued to drive the viral conversation with the original “Old Spice Guy of course winning the competition. I have found negative headlines to produce much better responses than the positive angle eg “ 30 Things You Should Not Share on Social Media ” What impressed you about this campaign?
Brand Awareness Videos viewed 40 million times Total brand views 110 million Sales results After 3 months Sales jumped 55 percent In one month they increased sales by 107 percent
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