Laying out the 'why' and 'how' of social media success, especiallly Facebook strategy and tactics. These slides are visual support for lengthy remarks, so get in touch if you have questions! Thanks!
8. Word of Mouth
1. WOM: sharing something interesting and
valuable
2. WOMM: Business action that earns a
recommendation
In short, be remarkable.
9. WOMM: what’s it worth?
• Drives average 13% sales
• Amplifies paid media by 15%
• Impacts immediately
• Offline produces 2/3 impact; online 1/3
• Valued at 5+ paid impressions
• MAKES YOU BETTER!
10. WOMM readiness
1. Listen
2. Be affected by what you hear
3. Respond to what has affected you
4. Engage, equip and empower
11. WOM triggers
How can you help people be awesome?
• Help me help others
• Let me associate my name with yours
• Give me something I can give away
Fulfill my need to belong
15. You know this stuff, right?
• Multi-platform network
with Groups and Pages
• Apps including
Messenger and
Instagram
• Advertising using
behavioral targeting
and an Audience Network
16. “Now, witness the fire power…”
1.66 billion mobile users, including about 80 percent of US
adults who spend an average 6 hours/week on the platform
20. Do you have?
1. Products/services that deliver
2. Excellent customer service
3. Culture and capacity
4. Budget for advertising
5. A website that converts leads
Trends: the decline and the opportunity…
Guiding philosophy and context
What’s working (a few examples)
Keeping it short!
How are you FEELING about what’s ahead? Optimistic about your business?
Do you feel GOOD about the INTERNET?
Connecting vs. dividing
Journalism vs. fake news
Sharing vs. detoxing
CONSIDER:
markets are conversations (Cluetrain Manifesto)
your marketing should tell stories
people want experiences -- DO, FEEL and SHARE
SKEPTICISM!
Edelman Trust Barometer -- decade of tracking says most do not trust institutions to do what is right.
2017 trends continue, including decline in business trust… VITAL to trust is:
Treat employees well
Deliver quality product/service
Listen to customers
SELF REFERENTIAL… Google and Facebook are PRIMARY sources
Trusted channels descending from news, peers, employees, internet to ads.
Note: employees, customers and media are important to trust
2016 data shows a 20 point trust gap between ‘informed public’ and ‘mass populations’ …
“in the U.S., where 70 percent of the elite population express trust in business in contrast to 51 percent of the general population, a 19-point difference. This skepticism is clearly manifested in the perception of specific industries, in particular the financial services sector where there is a gap of more than 20 points”
‘a person like me’
EDELMAN 2016: “Peer voices today are more powerful than the opinion of traditional authority figures. Respondents say that they find
“a person like yourself” as credible as…
academic expert (64 percent)
CEOs (49 percent)
NGO representatives (48 percent)
Board of Directors (44 percent)
Government officials (35 percent).”
What is the nature of influence? Not authority, per se (“where things get weird” – Paul Adams)
Informing via search engines (71 percent), then TV (69 percent) and, close behind that, social media (67 percent).
We actively recommend companies based on trust (59 percent),
and rely on the opinions of peers when making decisions about brands (75 percent).
20 point gap between ‘informed’ and ‘masses’
^^^Edelman
A new pyramid of influence, where the broader population has more influence than those with authority,
creating a real challenge for authority who need to find new ways of engaging and influencing opinions.
Note: employees, customers and media are important to trust and in the strongest position to influence
HAVE I TOLD YOU TO USE FACEBOOK YET?
Contagious: tactics to drive what’s catching (Social Currency, Triggers, Emotion, Public, Practical Value and Stories)
Influence: lays out principles (reciprocity, scarcity, liking, authority, social proof, and commitment/consistency)
Face to Face Book: most conversations still take place offline, primarily face to face.
Markets are conversations: power in listening to (and encouraging) the stories of the employees and customers!
What’s worth sharing?
It can be (and often is) the little things… EX: Chik fil A drivethrough ordering for parents; latest video game at the kids’ dentist; power outlets on a bus
WOMMA ROI study (2014) Measured…
Sales figure compares to 25% paid marketing
Ads still get people talking (trending down 10 points in 10 years)
Immediacy: 90% of impact in first two weeks
Online number trending up -- 10 point in 10 years
Impact varies by category (impression math up to 200)
ALL NUMBERS SWING WAY UP FOR HIGHLY CONSIDERED PURCHASES
What can you learn from your best customers?
Deciding to BE REMARKABLE – focus on what matters – find the passion points
1. WHO ARE YOUR FANS? Chicago wine story – 60%+ sales from 1 in-store customer
2. HUG YOUR HATERS? Fix the problems (publicly!)
Baer: advocacy impact of answering a customer compliant + “customer service as the new marketing”
3 Es… (vs. 4 Ps) – authentic, SUSTAINING PROGRAM, not a campaign
Engage – connect with customers
Equip – reasons/’permission’ to talk
Empower – make it easy
Who influences your brand? Are you friends with them?
http://www.slideshare.net/padday/the-real-life-social-network-v2
what people most care about is fulfilling our need to belong – to be accepted and connected.
— how can you make people look awesome?
ego (association)
action (check-in, event, etc.)
personality (creative!)
free stuff wins (sharing contest)
STRATEGY FOR sustained STORYTELLING!
MARKETING GAP: 64% of marketing executives indicated that they believe word of mouth is the most effective form of marketing. However, only 6% say they have mastered it. (AMA/WOMMA 2014)
A lot this looks like things we already do… but DATA and insights to create Remarkable events, content, etc.
Work is in the hands of…
Advocates – native… visible? latent?
Influencers – distributed?
Ambassadors – official role! -- “a type of influencer” (next to advocate, professional, celebrity, etc.)
BMW motorcycle example – German engineer (ambassador) in your garage with your friends, NOW SIX YEARS OF SALES RECORDS
Note: "INFLUENCER marketing” ignores a few truths…
Focused online, ignoring ‘dark social’ and offline connection — integration!
Intrinsic motivations and multifaceted identity (teacher example) — how can you make people look smart/good/awesome? <Friends image?>
Customers have more credibility
18-34… Cat as millennial spirit animal: SKEPICAL and SHARED; independent and social
Purina: Almost half millennials surveyed age range (18 to 34) say they own cats,
and many believe their cat is similar to themselves.
WOM larger part of purchase decisions (five people versus three people for Boomers)
prefer friends (59%), spouses (52%), parents (51%) and strangers (33%) to experts
Authenticity is key
- Ads don’t build trust (they say)
PEER VOICE IS A MUST
Quest for remarkable EXPERIENCES – MasterCard says buying is shifting from things to experience?
http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/consumers-experiences-things/299994/
EXPERIENCE = DO, FEEL and SHARE
CONNECTING everyone to everything everywhere!
Impacts…
Media – half of us get our news there
Social and emotional health – there are quantifiable effects for users
Politics – lots of examples outside the US, too
Reach – 177 million adults engaged in Q3
Attention – women spend 6.5 hours/week or 25% of media time (Nielsen)
“EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE by EVERYBODY”
Facebook LEADS with teens
“Not relevant to our market”
http://www.hanser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Iowa-Social-Media-Report.pdf
“Not relevant to our market”
http://www.hanser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Iowa-Social-Media-Report.pdf
Reach beyond FB + rich demographic and behavioral data
Research, including OUR OWN in IOWA says… http://www.hanser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Iowa-Social-Media-Report.pdf
Time/budget/expertise
Audience
Reach
Return
Importance of strategy in driving success…
Survey data: http://www.hanser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Iowa-Social-Media-Report.pdf
Organic reach (volume problem)
Research shows stronger results w/ strategy… Audit, Define and Execute
Value to Customer Service and Marketing...
Research/ - TESTING messages (ad units and targeting)
Development/ - REFINING product/service
+ BUILDING/DEFENDING reputation
Avoid PAYING by EARNING REACH via employees, customers and partners!
Give these trusted voices your ‘WHY’ content – values, personality
Employees helping
Customers sharing
Sales funnel tuned to convert on the conversation
EFFECTIVE reach = network effects + paid support
Facebook Pixel + Google Analytics = visibility
Custom audiences are powerful
Power Editor less used with Business Manager and Page improvements
Ads (behavioral, networked) = based on friends’ interests + point of interest/sale – WE CAN BE VERY SPECIFIC
Facebook says you’re doing it wrong — engagement metrics (fans, likes, shares) =/= ad effectiveness: http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/56/2/126
Indirect/offline — NPS, competitive set, offline, etc
Direct/Online (close to the behavior) — referral (organic vs. paid), branded search, conversions ([not provided] problem)
Have you ridden?
Category creation in 2006 – midwest firm for chicago launch
City to city
Fares from $1
New fleet (double decker with seatbelts)
Then, wifi and power outlets
Unbelievable? “THE MEGABUS EFFECT” – NEWSWEEK
Beyond building out the footprint, how to maintain momentum with very modest budget?
Activate customer stories, especially online
LITERALLY, check out training and education for businesses Facebook provides.
CTA: Hanser.com blog posts on building trust, social media, WOM… strategy and tactics!
WILL POST recap of this session with links, too…
MORE ON VALUE: TESTING messages and ad units and targeting. REFINING product/service. BUILDING/DEFENDING reputation.