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DOES YOUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
        REALLY ENGAGE?

“Less than 1% of Facebook fans actually ‘engage’ 
with brands.” – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute Research Group, 2012
DOES YOUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
        REALLY ENGAGE?

“Less than 1% of Facebook fans actually ‘engage’ 
with brands.” – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute Research Group, 2012 

“Community is much more than belonging to
something, it’s about doing something together 
that makes belonging matter.” – Brian Solis, Altimeter Research
DOES YOUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
        REALLY ENGAGE?

“Less than 1% of Facebook fans actually ‘engage’ 
with brands.” – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute Research Group, 2012 

“Community is much more than belonging to
something, it’s about doing something together 
that makes belonging matter.” – Brian Solis, Altimeter Research

Partique gets communities and relevant brands to 
do things together, in ways that matter to both.
PARTIQUE is a mass-celebration hosted among friends 
in hundreds of homes and crafted for a specific community
and a relevant brand to do things that matter to both. 




Online and real-time engagement integrates brand sampling with the most effective form of all
marketing: WOM that’s friend-to-friend and face-to-face.
BRANDS & COMMUNITIES Doing things, together 

  With 1-in-150 Children
                                      Fran Drescher "                         Nothing to Wear? 
  Diagnosed with Autism, 
                                      “Trashes Cancer” for
                  This Season’s National 
  Book Clubs Offer A Novel                                        Toxin-free Living "                  "Style Swap” Will Solve 
  Approach to Educating                                             in over 250
                       All Your Wardrobe
  Thousands.
                                                       Homes Across
                      Problems.
                                                                    the Country.
                             Jones New York Apparel 
   350 book clubs gather to discuss
                                                                                                               and stylist, Lloyd Boston, 
   "House Rules," the story of an
                                   Seventh Generation, "                      show 1000’s how to up-        "
   autistic teen accused of murder.  
                                                                     Arm & Hammer and other 
                    cycle, trade and invest 
   Sponsored by Lucy's Cookies, 
                                    leading eco-brands      
                   in the essential pieces "
                      baked goods           "
                                                                    lead the movement with 
                       needed to complete 
                      recommended for
                             1,900 health advocate.
                          every woman's       "
                      autistic-specific 
                                                                                                                    wardrobe.  
                      diets. Hosts share "
                      cookies with guests."
                                                                                                                   •  204 parties 
                                                                                                                   •  1713 attendees
                                                                                                                   •  435 uploads & posts
                                                                                                                   •  7884 page views
   •  350 parties 
                                                                                                •  7800 social media "
   •  3670 attendees
                                         •  250 parties 
                                       shares*
   •  961 uploads & posts
                                    •  1925 attendees
   •  38,315 page views
                                      •  332 uploads & posts
   •  16,680 social media shares*
                            •  13,939 page views
                                                              •  12,002 social media shares*



*Social media “Add This” shares (1st tier) include Facebook, Google Buzz, Twitter, Blogger & Google
PARTIQUE EXPERIENCE:
  PARTIQUE USER
                PROCESS
Community%members%are%
 invited%to%host%an%event
    and%given%a%link%to%
  the%application%pages.




           Facebook,)Twitter,)
           emails)&)newsletter)   Application%pages%give%details%about%the%event.         Event%pages%launch%with%resources,          Hosts%receive%planning%page%with
           alerts)are)sent)out      Applicants%fill%out%a%questionnaire%to%host.          uploads%and%FB%&%Twitter%sharing.%          guest%management%&%resources.
                                                                                                                                             Guests%are%invited.




                                                                                                                                            SUREVY"QUESTIONS:
                                                                                                                                            Would"you"support"another"event"like"this?

                                                                                                                                            "O""Yes

                                                                                                                                            "O""No

                                                                                                                                                                               !!!!"NO


                                                                                                                                            YES"!!!!




    Hosts%&%Guests%receive%               Contests%encourage%uploads%&%social%media%activity.           National%or%global%event         Survey%is%sent%to%all%participants.
   excitementDbuilding%emails             Branded%party%packages%are%shared%during%the%event.      takes%place%in%homes%everywhere%          Data%is%aggregated%and%
        and%notifications                                                                             ususally%with%8Dguests%(avg.)      an%evaluation%report%is%delivered.




                                                                            Presented by Partique.com
CONSUMER VALUE
Opportunity to share and do things I care 
about with my friends and community.




        •  Connect w/ my community of interest
        •  Learn & share new relevant info.!
        •  Branded party package support
        •  Mobile utility (in development) 
      GENERAL EVENT PAGES   HOST PLANNING PAGES
        •  Facebook & Twitter
USER
INTERFACE
GENERAL EVENT PAGES 
                          HOST PLANNING PAGES 




                        Sponsor Areas
                        •  Coupon downloads
                        •  Content pages
                        •  Video streaming!
MARKETING                                                              Hosts deliver the
VALUE
                                                                most effective form
                                                                       of all marketing:
                                                                         face-to-face
                                                                              WOM
                                                                 Online 
               Full
                                                               and real life
      customization
                                                           brand messaging,
       of web pages
                                                             incentives and
            Generate 
                                          sampling
         exponential PR 
      w/ contests, research,
         metrics, surveys
                                             Global,
        & consumer data
                                             national or
                                                                      regional
                                                                       events
   Real time
  engagement
                                            Sponsor Areas
                          Increase and      •  Coupon downloads
                                            •  Content pages
                          curate social
                                            •  Video streaming!
                          media activity
TWO APPROACHES


  Celebrations about brands 
   Celebrations about communities 

       Host Motivation:
                Host Motivation: 
         “free stuff”
            a person’s passion or interest

          Focus on: 
                      Focus on: 
    a brand w/ support by        a specific community of hosts 
    coupon-clipping hosts
       w/ support by a relevant brand

           Sampling
            Relationship building w/ sampling

  PR: marketing stories about      PR: human interest stories
           a brand
                     about a brand

    1000 Hosts = $150K*
              1000 Hosts = $75K* 
         *plus party pkgs.
            500 Hosts = $50K*
                                          *plus party pkgs.
“      We couldn’t be 
prouder to launch the 
‘Trash Cancer’ movement in
homes across the U.S. with
our friends at Partique! 

Hosts and participants were
so excited to prevent cancer



                ”
in a fun, inspiring 
and creative way.
     
     

- Fran Drescher
Marketing experts agree
“engagement drives loyalty; 
and loyalty correlates 
directly to increased sales.”
Marketing experts agree
“engagement drives loyalty; 
and loyalty correlates 
directly to increased sales.”

What are you going to do to
engage people?




Jill Walker
Partique, co-founder
jill@partique.com
917.453.7912

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PARTIQUE "Real Engagement"

  • 1. DOES YOUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY REALLY ENGAGE? “Less than 1% of Facebook fans actually ‘engage’ with brands.” – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute Research Group, 2012
  • 2. DOES YOUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY REALLY ENGAGE? “Less than 1% of Facebook fans actually ‘engage’ with brands.” – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute Research Group, 2012 “Community is much more than belonging to something, it’s about doing something together that makes belonging matter.” – Brian Solis, Altimeter Research
  • 3. DOES YOUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY REALLY ENGAGE? “Less than 1% of Facebook fans actually ‘engage’ with brands.” – Ehrenberg-Bass Institute Research Group, 2012 “Community is much more than belonging to something, it’s about doing something together that makes belonging matter.” – Brian Solis, Altimeter Research Partique gets communities and relevant brands to do things together, in ways that matter to both.
  • 4. PARTIQUE is a mass-celebration hosted among friends in hundreds of homes and crafted for a specific community and a relevant brand to do things that matter to both. Online and real-time engagement integrates brand sampling with the most effective form of all marketing: WOM that’s friend-to-friend and face-to-face.
  • 5. BRANDS & COMMUNITIES Doing things, together With 1-in-150 Children Fran Drescher " Nothing to Wear? Diagnosed with Autism, “Trashes Cancer” for This Season’s National Book Clubs Offer A Novel Toxin-free Living " "Style Swap” Will Solve Approach to Educating in over 250 All Your Wardrobe Thousands. Homes Across Problems. the Country. Jones New York Apparel 350 book clubs gather to discuss and stylist, Lloyd Boston, "House Rules," the story of an Seventh Generation, " show 1000’s how to up- " autistic teen accused of murder.   Arm & Hammer and other cycle, trade and invest Sponsored by Lucy's Cookies, leading eco-brands in the essential pieces " baked goods " lead the movement with needed to complete recommended for 1,900 health advocate. every woman's " autistic-specific wardrobe.   diets. Hosts share " cookies with guests." •  204 parties •  1713 attendees •  435 uploads & posts •  7884 page views •  350 parties •  7800 social media " •  3670 attendees •  250 parties shares* •  961 uploads & posts •  1925 attendees •  38,315 page views •  332 uploads & posts •  16,680 social media shares* •  13,939 page views •  12,002 social media shares* *Social media “Add This” shares (1st tier) include Facebook, Google Buzz, Twitter, Blogger & Google
  • 6. PARTIQUE EXPERIENCE: PARTIQUE USER PROCESS Community%members%are% invited%to%host%an%event and%given%a%link%to% the%application%pages. Facebook,)Twitter,) emails)&)newsletter) Application%pages%give%details%about%the%event. Event%pages%launch%with%resources, Hosts%receive%planning%page%with alerts)are)sent)out Applicants%fill%out%a%questionnaire%to%host. uploads%and%FB%&%Twitter%sharing.% guest%management%&%resources. Guests%are%invited. SUREVY"QUESTIONS: Would"you"support"another"event"like"this? "O""Yes "O""No !!!!"NO YES"!!!! Hosts%&%Guests%receive% Contests%encourage%uploads%&%social%media%activity. National%or%global%event Survey%is%sent%to%all%participants. excitementDbuilding%emails Branded%party%packages%are%shared%during%the%event. takes%place%in%homes%everywhere% Data%is%aggregated%and% and%notifications ususally%with%8Dguests%(avg.) an%evaluation%report%is%delivered. Presented by Partique.com
  • 7. CONSUMER VALUE Opportunity to share and do things I care about with my friends and community. •  Connect w/ my community of interest •  Learn & share new relevant info.! •  Branded party package support •  Mobile utility (in development) GENERAL EVENT PAGES HOST PLANNING PAGES •  Facebook & Twitter
  • 8. USER INTERFACE GENERAL EVENT PAGES HOST PLANNING PAGES Sponsor Areas •  Coupon downloads •  Content pages •  Video streaming!
  • 9. MARKETING Hosts deliver the VALUE most effective form of all marketing: face-to-face WOM Online Full and real life customization brand messaging, of web pages incentives and Generate sampling exponential PR w/ contests, research, metrics, surveys Global, & consumer data national or regional events Real time engagement Sponsor Areas Increase and •  Coupon downloads •  Content pages curate social •  Video streaming! media activity
  • 10. TWO APPROACHES Celebrations about brands Celebrations about communities Host Motivation: Host Motivation: “free stuff” a person’s passion or interest Focus on: Focus on: a brand w/ support by a specific community of hosts coupon-clipping hosts w/ support by a relevant brand Sampling Relationship building w/ sampling PR: marketing stories about PR: human interest stories a brand about a brand 1000 Hosts = $150K* 1000 Hosts = $75K* *plus party pkgs. 500 Hosts = $50K* *plus party pkgs.
  • 11. We couldn’t be prouder to launch the ‘Trash Cancer’ movement in homes across the U.S. with our friends at Partique! Hosts and participants were so excited to prevent cancer ” in a fun, inspiring and creative way. - Fran Drescher
  • 12. Marketing experts agree “engagement drives loyalty; and loyalty correlates directly to increased sales.”
  • 13. Marketing experts agree “engagement drives loyalty; and loyalty correlates directly to increased sales.” What are you going to do to engage people? Jill Walker Partique, co-founder jill@partique.com 917.453.7912

Editor's Notes

  1. Home entertaining has become a new way of life; 67% of consumers are spending more time at home with their family, and 44% entertained family/friends at home instead of going out in 2010 (IRI, 2010d). The last time they entertained at home, 63% served snacks, 54% celebrated a special occasion, 52% had alcoholic beverages, 48% had a casual meal/buffet, and 46% had a sit-down dinner (GfK Roper, 2009).Means there was an absolute minimum of 62,805,600 at-home entertaining events.  In all likelihood, this number is excruciatingly low.  If you consider the amount of birthdays, holidays, and summer celebration all of us experience, it is implausible to think the average US household doesn't hold at least 4 parties each year.  This equates to approximately, 1/2 a billion parties in the US. At $100 per event, home entertaining is a minimum, 50 billion dollar market