Title: social media
1Todays Social Media How it impacts us
2Mission Statement
To show the importance of social media on
consumers as well as the retail industry.
3Worlds Largest Social Network
4Facebook originally opened as Facemash on
October 28, 2003 as a hot or not game website.
It was created by Harvard Student Mark Zuckerberg
and three of his classmates. The game allowed for
students to be compared side by side and
ultimately chosen who was the better looking. The
website continued expansion through Harvard
University and then to other Ivy League and
colleges within Boston. The name was later
changed to Facebook and has is now all over the
world and a social phenomenon.
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6Facebook now suggests you promote your post by
paying a fee and they will move it to the top!
7Case Studies with Results
-American Express -Redbull -Bergdorf
Goodman -Victorias Secrets
8American Express
- American Express opened a forum by creating a
contest specifically for small businesses and
leaders. The winner of the contest would be
whoever/whatever business generated the most
interest and increased their overall fan base.
The grand prize was 20,000.
9Helpful tools used during contest
-Create engaging posts Amex used questions,
quotes, and articles to engage conversation
-Integrated rewards program Amex allowed for
their viewers to redeem their points through
Facebook -Blog constantly blogged on their
page -Partnerships created partnerships with
companies to increase their viewers and audience
10Red Bull created a very fun interactive Facebook
page for the fans. However, the content is
restricted until you like the page. Take a look
11Tips learned from Red Bulls Facebook page
1- Use bold and creative ways to gain likes and
viewers 2- Keep fans lingering and coming back
through TV channel, games, photos and stories 3-
Create events to meet fans in person
12This luxury retailer engages its followers who
total over 173,900 by peaking their interests
daily
13How has VS grown their Facebook traffic to nearly
20 million followers?
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15-An information network, that allows for both
companies and consumers to post 140 carat
comments. -Twitter messages are called tweets
-Twitter address to the point of advertising by
encouraging that all information should be short
and sweet....too the point --Twitter has a
positive impact in keeping the communication open
between retailer and consumer.
16 to better business
- On the Twitter website it states the 8 steps of
- best practices through Twitter.
- 1-Share
- 2-Listen
- 3- Ask
- 4- Respond
- 5-Reward
- 6-Demonstrate wider leadership know-how
- 7-Champion your stakeholders
- 8- Establish the right voice
17Promoted Tweets and Trends
- Use Promoted Tweets to amplify your message
with targeting options on Twitter.com and across
mobile devices to reach the right person, in the
right place, at the right time. - Use Promoted Trends to drive conversations and
interest around your brand or product by
capturing a users attention on Twitter.
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20Dont Believe Us?Believe Them!
21Case Studies with Results
- 1- Cirque du Soleil
- 2- Virgin America
- 3- Absolute Radio
22Cirque du Soleil _at_Cirque
- Problem Wanted to create and emotional
connection with the audience through media
marketing that reflects the excitement and
emotion of the onstage performances. - Solution They incorporated promoted accounts to
gain a conversation with their audience. They
provided the audience with real time answers to
questions about tours and shows. - Result Gained about 360 new followers daily. The
Zarkana tour which was taking placed received
higher twitter amounts than its traditional
marketing tactics.
23- Twitter allows us to emotionally connect with
our audience by conversing with them in such an
immediate and relevant way, explains Lou
DAngeli Director of Marketing and PR, Cirque Du
Soleil, Resident Show Division/North America.
Asking our Twitter followers about the show they
have just seen brings back vivid memories for
them. They not only love to talk about the
amazing moments on stage but also how many
performances theyve seen. We retweet these
comments to extend the reach and emotional
resonance of our performances.
24- Problem In 2007 Virgin America launched their
Virgin America in the United States. The company
stressed the importance of social media during
this campy. They wanted to reach a broader
audience to advertise their low fares that
resonated with positive brand association. - Solution Virgin American teamed up with Stand Up
to Cancer and launched a one-day flash sale
exclusively on Twitter, a campaign that became
known as Fly Forward, Give Back. Each fare stated
as low as 49 with 5 going to the charity. - Result The flash sale raised 50,000 in
donations to the charity. It also become one of
the top 5 airline sales. Virgin Americas loyalty
program saw an increase in 25.
25FlyFwdGiveBack
- As an early adopter, weve had a lot of success
with Twitters other beta products in naturally
amplifying the ongoing conversations we already
see, so we were excited to see the results of
Promoted Tweets together with a Promoted Trend,
says Abby Lunardini, Vice President of Corporate
Communications at Virgin America. We targeted
our Promoted Tweets to our followers so while the
Promoted Trend drove mass awareness, the Promoted
Tweet helped us connect with users who came
searching for the sale information on Twitter.
26Microsoft Safer Online
- Challenge To increase online awareness about
privacy and safety concerns. They also wanted to
increase their followers on Microsofts Safety
Security Center. - Solution Microsoft worked with Uptown Tree house
to leverage twitter to open the forum for
communication. Their strategies included
Country-specific targeting, Interest-specific
targeting, monthly targeting optimization and
daily bid optimization. - Result In two months Microsoft Safer Onlines
cost per month decreased 25. Their follow rate
increased 24 and gained about 24,000 followers.
27- In order to help make the web a safer place,
everyone has to do their part Microsoft cant
do this alone, and Twitter is more dynamic than
some other marketing communications channels,
says Dillon Bianchi, Director of Social Marketing
at Uptown Treehouse. Consumers can easily share
risks with their friends and family by
broadcasting them on Twitter. They can also raise
concerns through Safer Onlines Twitter handle
(_at_safer_online), and Microsoft can quickly
respond by using the at reply function.
28- Early in 2010, founder Ben Silbermann launched
the social networking site - On 16 August 2011, Time magazine listed Pinterest
in Its "50 Best Websites of 2011" article - In December 2011, the site became one of the top
10 largest social network services - The company remains a private company and is
valued at over 7.7 Billion Dollars today
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30- Pinterest page views average 2 Billion per month
- Its growing!!! average of 4 million unique views
daily - 14 minutes is the average time spent on site
- Pinterest users follow an average of 9.3 retail
companies compared with 6.9 retailers for
Facebook users
31Retailers are onboard
- Wholefoods has 75,977 followers
- Bergdorf Goodman has 39,271 followers
- Victorias Secrets has 42,311 followers
- These retailers images are then repined over and
over again
32It pays to be social
- Pinterest users purchases from a retailer click
through averaged 80 in value, twice what
Facebook users spend per order.
33Social Media and Hurricane Sandy
34Twitter and Hurricane Sandy
-The usage of Twitter more than doubled during
Hurricane Sandy
35After the hurricane people were using social
media such as Facebook and Twitter to stay
connect with friends and family who were
impacted. It was also used for obtaining
information on efforts being done to provide
relief. Twitter quickly became the way
information was disbursed and received.
36Tags were created to help people stay informed as
to where and what was impacted. Information was
also tweeted on the different relief efforts
being provided and could be found on the twitter
blog broken down by each state.
37 and Hurricane Sandy
A facebook page was created specifically about
the hurricane. People were able to post things
such as relief locations, current weather
conditions in affect areas, politicians advice,
and transportation tips. -FEMA, Red cross,
politicians also provided helpful information for
those in need.
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