What The F**K is Social Media?

1. ?
WHAT
THE
F**K
IS
SOCIAL
MEDIA

2. SOCIAL MEDIA IS AN UMBRELLA TERM
THAT DEFINES THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
THAT INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL
INTERACTION, AND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS, PICTURES,
VIDEOS AND AUDIO.
http://www.wikipedia.org

3. More simply put:
“Social media
is people having
conversations online.”

4. The conversations are powered by…
• Blogs
• Micro Blogs
• Online Chat
• RSS
• Widgets
• Social Networks
• Social Bookmarks
• Message Boards
• Podcasts
• Video Sharing Sites
• Photo Sharing Sites
• Virtual Worlds
• Wikis
(…just to name a few)

5. WHY THE F**K
SHOULD I CARE?

6. Reason #1
SOCIAL-NETWORKING SITES
ARE OFFICIALLY MORE
POPULAR THAN PORN SITES.
TIME, OCTOBER 13, 2007

7. Almost
4,000,000
articles

8. >100,000,000 videos
(65,000 new videos/day)

9. 200,000,000
blogs

10. 1.5 million
residents

11. 73%
of active online users have read a blog
Source: Universal McCann Comparative Study on Social Media Trends April 2008

12. 45% have started their own blog

13. 39%
subscribe to an RSS feed

14. 57%
have joined
a social
network

15. 55%
have uploaded photos

16. 83% have watched video clips

17. “IN 2008, IF YOU’RE NOT ON
A SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITE, YOU’RE NOT ON THE
INTERNET.”
IAB PLATFORM STATUS REPORT: USER GENERATED CONTENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ADVERTISING
- AN OVERVIEW, APRIL 2008

18. IT’S NOT A FAD.
IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL
SHIFT IN THE WAY
WE COMMUNICATE.

19. The old communication model
was a monologue.

21. Only 18% of
( )
TV ad campaigns
generate positive
ROI

22. 90% of
people who
can skip TV
ads, do.

23. The average person is exposed to
3000 advertising messages/day

24. ONLY 14%
OF PEOPLE TRUST
ADVERTISEMENTS.

25. Reason #2
78%
OF PEOPLE TRUST THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF
OTHER CONSUMERS.
NIELSEN “TRUST IN ADVERTISING” REPORT, OCTOBER 2007

26. 14% VS. 78%
HMM….

27. The new communication model
is a dialogue.

28. Which means it’s….
TRANSPARENT
INCLUSIVE
AUTHENTIC
VIBRANT
CONSUMER-DRIVEN

29. And it’s NOT…
CONTROLLED
ORGANIZED
EXCLUSIVE
PRODUCT-DRIVEN
“ON MESSAGE”

30. “Content is the new democracy
and we the people, are ensuring
that our voices are heard.”
Brian Solis, “The Social Media Manifesto”

31. Reason #3
PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT
YOUR BRAND.
RIGHT NOW.

32. 34%
post opinions
about products
& brands on
their blog

34. trust bloggers’
opinions on
products &
services

35. Reason #4
SOCIAL MEDIA “IS ONLY GOING TO
BECOME MORE PERVASIVE AND AS
SUCH, BECOME A CRITICAL FACTOR
IN THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF ANY
BUSINESS.”
BRIAN SOLIS, SOCIAL MEDIA MANIFESTO, AUGUST 21, 2007

36. Welcome to the future.
SOURCE: UNIVERSAL MCCANN COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS APRIL 2008

37. AND SPEAKING OF THE
FUTURE…
(a.k.a. Reason #5)

38. Tomorrow’s consumers are today’s
“digital natives.”

39. By 2010, Millenials/Gen Y-ers will
outnumber Baby Boomers.

40. They already wield $350 BILLION/
year in direct spending power.

41. MILLENIALS SPEND
>16 HOURS/WEEK
ONLINE.

42. 96% OF THEM HAVE
JOINED A SOCIAL NETWORK.

43. They have an average of
53 online friends.

44. AND THEY DON’T CARE
ABOUT YOUR AD.
THEY CARE
WHAT THEIR
FRIENDS THINK.

45. Translation:
THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE
STATION.
WITH OR WITHOUT
YOU.

46. F**K!

47. HOW DO I
GET ON
?
THE TRAIN

48. EASY.
JUST
F**KING
GET ON.

49. “It’s about conversations, and the best
communicators start as the best
listeners.”
Brian Solis, Social Media Manifesto

50. A.
Listen.

51. Immerse yourself in the conversations.
(any or all of the above are a good place to start!)

52. Messages are not conversations.

53. B.
Participate.

54. H i n t : S h a r e s o m e s t u f f .

55. IT’S A DIALOGUE,
NOT A
MONOLOGUE.
Me, too! And isn’t
the bartender just
I absolutely ADORE the dreamy?
food at that restaurant!

56. C.
Relinquish
control.

57. REPEAT AFTER ME:
“THE GOAL IS NOT TO
CONTROL THE
CONVERSATION.”

58. THE GOAL IS TO:
ENABLE
INSPIRE
INFLUENCE
&…

59. D.
Engage!

60. http://www.talktorunningman.com

61. http://www.mystarbucksidea.com

62. http://www.nikeplus.com

63. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PEOPLE TO
FEEL
OWNERSHIP OF
THE BRAND.

64. GIVE THEM SOMETHING
TO TALK ABOUT.

65. “When I'm
good, I'm
very good,
but when I'm
bad, I'm
better.”

66. MAKE ‘EM
LOVE YOU
OR
HATE YOU!
( JUST DON’T LEAVE THEM INDIFFERENT.)

67. AND FINALLY,
A WORD OF WARNING:

68. DON’T
F * * K
W I T H
PEOPLE.

69. “Any blog that
spins the truth will
be found out. In a
world of social
media honesty is
the only policy.” OPEN
HONEST
AUTHENTIC
DIALOGUE

70. F * * K MARTA KAGAN
SOCIAL MEDIA EVANGELIST +
ONLINE MARKETING PRO
http://martazkagan.com
http://BonafideMarketingGenius.com
http://twitter.com/mzkagan
Y O U
V E R Y
M UC H

71. Image Credits
All images courtesy of istockphoto.com except:
Screen capture of
Screen capture of
http://www.nikeplus.com http://www.TalkToRunningMan.com
Screen capture of
http://www.mystarbucksidea.com
Screen capture of “The Breakup”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D3qltEtl7H8
Mae West
1933 "I'm No Angel"
Image courtesy MPTV.net

72. Image Credits
All of the following social media platforms were referenced in this presentation; logos were grabbed from the
homepages of each (in most cases, adding a “.com” to the end of the platform name will get you there).

73. Data Credits
FACEBOOK: MORE POPULAR THAN PORN
Time, October 13, 2007
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1678586,00.html?xid=newsletter-weekly
IAB PLATFORM STATUS REPORT: USER GENERATED CONTENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ADVERTISING
- AN OVERVIEW, APRIL 2008
http://www.iab.net/media/file/2008_ugc_platform.pdf
BRANDING 2.0 & SOCIAL MEDIA, SAMPAD SWAIN
http://managementchords.blogspot.com
NIELSEN “TRUST IN ADVERTISING” REPORT, OCTOBER 2007
http://www2.acnielsen.com/reports/documents/TrustinAdvertisingOct07.pdf
SOCIAL MEDIA MANIFESTO, BRIAN SOLIS
http://www.briansolis.com/2007/06/future-of-communications-manifesto-for.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/258055/Social-Media-Manifesto-by-Brian-Solis
CONSUMER 2.0 FIVE RULES TO ENGAGING A NEW BREED OF CONSUMER BY MR. YOUTH AND REPNATION
MEDIA, APRIL 2008
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2898474/Consumer-20
UNIVERSAL MCCANN COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS APRIL 2008
http://www.universalmccann.com/Assets/2413%20-%20Wave%203%20complete%20document%20AW
%203_20080418124523.pdf

74. Connect with me (please!)
Marta Z. Kagan
Social Media Evangelist + Online Marketing Pro
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