2. 1999 - Web 1.0 experts wonder who will pay for it? It’ll never work! We’re doomed! Power of People
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4. 2009 – Web 2.0 Social media = Cliché advertising term Media = connector Are you the platform or a participant? You don’t need to own the group to benefit from it Social = people
5. Social media ≠ advertising It’s all about connecting – and empowering - people
7. Rethink your advertising If your only tool is a hammer… How can you get people to promote you? We need a new metaphor
8. Facebook Grows as ads shrink 0ver 200 Million Facebook users today
9. Facebook getting older, wider Facebook’s 35-54 year old demographic segment not only continued to grow the fastest, but it accelerated to a 276.4% growth rate over the past 6 months.
15. Launched January 2008 7,000 + members 500 + Groups 5,000+ Forums 5,000+ Blogs 2,000 Events
16. Quite an attraction! 40,000+ Unique visitors per month 2,000+ visits per day Over 500 new members per month 50% of visitors come from outside Indiana Past 30 Days