The New Economy Powered by
Fans
14 Oct 2014

In the future, only brands who can successfully
harness fans value will survive
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Most valuable
company in the world
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Fastest growing technology
company in China
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#1 market share in sports
category globally
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Transparency
market
research
2013

These brands have effectively
unlock fans value to create a “fans economy”
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What is Fans Economy?
A community of fans, with strong affinity for a brand, cultivated and
invested by a brand that eventually drives business value.
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Spark
Innovation
Increase
Revenue
Enhance
Loyalty
Reduce
Cost

Understanding what fans want?
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Unlocking the value starts with…

Service
New BMW interior part is falling off! @BMW
China Not very good quality, is it?
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Reciprocity
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Product
Information
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To be part of
the experience
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3 things to build a fans economy
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Then brands have to do…

1. Establish a fans-centric eco-system
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Transform the organization from within
Product Marketing Sales Supply Chain Service
Consumer
centric
Social
Brands
Social
marketing
Social
E-Commerce
Custom-
made
Service
focused
Social
Customer
vs
Function
oriented
Traditional
Brands
Repeated
impression
Detailed
distribution
Warehouse
Telephone
hotline
Traditional
Customer
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Innovators Early adopters Early majority Late majority Laggards
Big
scary
chasm
Social fuels the leap across the chasm
* Geoffrey Moore, Crossing the Chasm
Broad
Reach
High
Engagement
Brand
Fanatics
Early-adopting Fans
Mass Fans
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20+ accounts; 53+ million fans
Be in-sync externally & internally
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Service PersonnelMarketing SalesProduct

Social enhances the service experience
After sales
Transactional follow up
within social
VIP response
Xiaomi CEO, Leijun, responded
to a fan in a short 22 mins
Social support
Customizable
self-serve service
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Partner right
Brands

Agencies

Media

• Brand custodian
• Branded assets, i.e.
celebrities, content, etc
• Strategic partnerships
• Product innovation
• Brand guardian
• Media strategies &
planning
• Delivery
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2. Build a social brand
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Brands need to behave like idols
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Recruit brand fanatics
Fans quantity is important,
only to an extent
More importantly, fans have
relationships, interests,
engagements and conversations
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Celebrity News
Faye Wong
reunites with ex
Sponsored
HTC launches new
mobile phone
Desire 820 Sponsored
Adidas supports
Beijing marathon
2014
Sports News
Support China in
the Asia Games
2014
Participate in trending hot topics
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News report
Brand In-feed
advertising
Research brandBrand
campaign
Buy exclusive
product
Discuss a
#Hot Topic#
Establish a total experience
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3 methods to build a social brand on weibo
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a. Leverage Weibo UGC Campaign
Pfizer: Red Packet Flies Chinese New Year Gifting Campaign
Join conversation & reward fans
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Accelerate brand exposure quickly
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1. Craft #UGC# hot topic à 2. Promote hot topic à 3. Reward users
Red packet
flies (Q1)
Snap along
(Q2)
Travel with
Weibo (Q3)
Charity
together (Q4)
Fans quantity
Brand influence
Engagements
Increase

b. Amplify brand on TV via social
engagements
Yili QQ Star - Daddy, where are we going? (Season 2)
Expose & engage fans on & off-line
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Increase brand affinity
with social amplification
TV + Weibo
Watch then interact online;
Brand exposure & engagement
TV Broadcast
Watch alone;
Brand exposure only
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Sustain brand
exposure & engagement
Warm up;
increase viewership
Weibo interaction to increase
branded contents influence 
Extend/Amplify
the contents
During program After programBefore program
Re-usable framework
for each episode
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c. Create brand owned experience
Lenovo - Exclusive smartphone for you & your S.O.
Tell the story & hand it off to fans
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Right tool for each moment
Awareness
Content
Distribution
Engagement
• Loading screen
• Announcement banner
• Feed advertising
Video / Image Card
• Hot topics
• Lite app landing page
Warm Up Launch Amplify
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3. Unleash fans value
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0 to 100M RMB revenue in 2 years
via fans economy
2 years old
Chinese
skincare brand
20 types of
skincare
products
Loyal fans through
KOLs & frequent
engagements
100+M RMB revenue
(2013); Top 20 in sales on
Taobao beauty category
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Bring down your fever, switch to a Meizu
Meizu MX3 Debut Launch on Weibo (2099 sets in 8 mins)
Sell a conversation starter
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Meizu MX4 The Even Better Mobile Phone
Weibo Exclusive Launch (500 sets in 2 mins)
Sell a desired product
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Sell as a family
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Sell, quickly & simply

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Tier 1: Basic Tier 2: Personas Tier 3: Precision
Increase performance with actionable data

BMW X1 launch campaign on Weibo, generated
more leads than other digital channels
50x more leads with precision targeting
Core auto-
lovers
Lookalike
auto-lovers
Engaged
users
Registered
users
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Sales funnel
Social selling is more than just a sale
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Sale Direct monetary benefits
Opportunity
Opportunity to attract &
provide peripheral services/
products
Lead Potential to convert leads

Future economy is a fans economy
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1. Establish a fans-centric
eco-system
2. Build a
social brand
3. Unleash fans
value

Thank you