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Success in Social Marketing
A view from the trenches
Ted Sapountzis, Vice President Social Media Audience Marketing | May 8, 2012
@sapountzis
© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.   2
© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.   3
Who Is SAP?


>190K customers across 25 industries and 120 countries




                                      2.8M members in the SAP Community Network

© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                           4
1,200,000                               30,000
                                                  new members per month
          unique individual visitors each month
                                                                            230+
3,000+                                                                      Countries & territories



                                                                                9,200
discussion posts per day


                                                                                active bloggers

       375+
       discussion topics
                                                                     272,000
                                                                     total contributors
                  9,300,000
                  total messages
                                                   450
                                                   blogs per month

 © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                                  5
SAP’s Social Journey
What have we learned?

                                          Business first, then social
                                      1
                                          Measure, but wisely
                                      2
                                          Top down and bottom-up
                                      3
                                          Carrots, not sticks
                                      4
                                          The ‘F’ word(s)
                                      5
© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                     6
Think Business First
 1              Understand your audience

                                           Know My Needs

                                           Let Me Find My Own Way

                                           Earn My Trust

                                           Keep Me Informed

                                           Delight Me


© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                             7
Focus On Their Needs
 1              Embed into your business


                                                       Discover
                                      Analytics
                                                                     Employee competency

            Communities
                                                                        Risk Management
                                                          s
                                                          s




                  Listening
                                            Evaluate                          Content
                                                                  Explore
                                               fit
          Influencers
                                                                             Governance

                                           Enable the social experience
© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                       8
Measure, But Wisely
   2            Differentiate consistently

                                                                         Click-
                                                      Comments         throughs


                                             Reach                          Repeat
                                                                            visitors
                                           Engage
Category
                                        Take Action
                      Advocate & Share                                 Channel


                                           Audience journey use case
  © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                  9
Less Is More
 2             Resist analysis-paralysis




© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.        10
3              Drive Top-Down And Bottom-Up




                                                  +
                                       >70% of companies cannot rely on formal org1

1Source:   The Career Path Of The Corporate Social Strategist, Altimeter Group, 2010

© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                    11
4            Think Carrots, Not Sticks




                                          Or?




© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.             12
Think Big, Start Small
 5              Fail fast and forward


                                                             Line-of-
                                                            Business



                                                                                Existing vs.



                                                            ?
                                         Focus
                                                                                   new
                                      geographies
                                                                                 customer



                                                                        Customer
                                                 Focus                   segment
                                               industries               (Large vs.
                                                                          SMB)


© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                            13
Case Study: SAP CRM Awareness Campaign
Connect with an audience on their terms
 Objective                      Help me get better educated to solve my pain points
                                        (Increase SAP CRM’s market awareness)


 Audience
                                      Sales and Marketing executives (net new)



 Tactics                                                       Events
       Blogging                                                                       Groups
                                                                 Influencers



© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                            14
Case Study: SAP CRM Awareness Campaign
Going beyond the hard numbers



                                            >25 senior product
            >70% increase                   management and
            in share-of-voice               marketing colleagues
                                            contributing




         Significant internal pull, additional teams adopting approach

© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                      15
Thank You!
                                                      1   Business first, then social

                    Ted Sapountzis
                    Vice President
                                                      2   Measure, but wisely
                    Social Media Audience Marketing
                       @sapountzis
                                                      3   Top down and bottom-up

                                                      4   Carrots, not sticks

                                                      5   The ‘F’ word(s)


© 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved.                                                     16

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Success in Social Marketing: A view from the trenches

  • 1. Success in Social Marketing A view from the trenches Ted Sapountzis, Vice President Social Media Audience Marketing | May 8, 2012 @sapountzis
  • 2. © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 2
  • 3. © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 3
  • 4. Who Is SAP? >190K customers across 25 industries and 120 countries 2.8M members in the SAP Community Network © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 4
  • 5. 1,200,000 30,000 new members per month unique individual visitors each month 230+ 3,000+ Countries & territories 9,200 discussion posts per day active bloggers 375+ discussion topics 272,000 total contributors 9,300,000 total messages 450 blogs per month © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 5
  • 6. SAP’s Social Journey What have we learned? Business first, then social 1 Measure, but wisely 2 Top down and bottom-up 3 Carrots, not sticks 4 The ‘F’ word(s) 5 © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 6
  • 7. Think Business First 1 Understand your audience Know My Needs Let Me Find My Own Way Earn My Trust Keep Me Informed Delight Me © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 7
  • 8. Focus On Their Needs 1 Embed into your business Discover Analytics Employee competency Communities Risk Management s s Listening Evaluate Content Explore fit Influencers Governance Enable the social experience © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 8
  • 9. Measure, But Wisely 2 Differentiate consistently Click- Comments throughs Reach Repeat visitors Engage Category Take Action Advocate & Share Channel Audience journey use case © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 9
  • 10. Less Is More 2 Resist analysis-paralysis © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 10
  • 11. 3 Drive Top-Down And Bottom-Up + >70% of companies cannot rely on formal org1 1Source: The Career Path Of The Corporate Social Strategist, Altimeter Group, 2010 © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 11
  • 12. 4 Think Carrots, Not Sticks Or? © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 12
  • 13. Think Big, Start Small 5 Fail fast and forward Line-of- Business Existing vs. ? Focus new geographies customer Customer Focus segment industries (Large vs. SMB) © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 13
  • 14. Case Study: SAP CRM Awareness Campaign Connect with an audience on their terms Objective Help me get better educated to solve my pain points (Increase SAP CRM’s market awareness) Audience Sales and Marketing executives (net new) Tactics Events Blogging Groups Influencers © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 14
  • 15. Case Study: SAP CRM Awareness Campaign Going beyond the hard numbers >25 senior product >70% increase management and in share-of-voice marketing colleagues contributing Significant internal pull, additional teams adopting approach © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 15
  • 16. Thank You! 1 Business first, then social Ted Sapountzis Vice President 2 Measure, but wisely Social Media Audience Marketing @sapountzis 3 Top down and bottom-up 4 Carrots, not sticks 5 The ‘F’ word(s) © 2011 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 16