Google+ Social Spotlight

nick westergaard | branddrivendigital.com | 2015

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Google+: Social Spotlight

‣ What the Plus?

‣ By the Numbers

‣ How Brands Engage

‣ Things to Remember

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Bet Against Google?

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Guy Kawasaki on Google+

Facebook = People

Twitter = Perspectives

Google+ = Passion

Inside Google Plus

Recent New Look

Google+ Defining Features

‣ Clean Interface

‣ Circles — 2-way and blind

‣ Hangouts — Skype on steroids

‣ +1

‣ Plus Is the New Google

Just the Facts

‣ FACT: You don’t need a Gmail address (Google account)

‣ FACT: You can edit a post after publishing

‣ FACT: You can mute comment notifications

‣ FACT: No one can see what circle you put them in

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Wedge Issue: User Control

Drag & Drop

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Google+ by the Numbers

10 million ...users within the first two weeks — fastest social network to reach this milestone

540 millionusers as of october 2013 — only ~100 million monthly active users

Not Bad

Less Frequent Use

6.9 minsaverage time spent on google+ per month

Source: Hitwise

Google+ Brand Posts Get Twice the Engagement of Tweets

5th popularsocial media site ahead of pinterest and linkedin

Source: Hitwise

Many Are Lurkers

Most Are Duplicating Content

How Fast This Happened

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Mobile Apps in 1st Year

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How Brands Engage

Brands on Google+

‣ In the Beginning ...

‣ Fall 2011

‣ Potential Segmentation via Circles

‣ Market Research/Customer Feedback via Hangouts

‣ Multiple Page Admins — One ‘Owner’; Up to 50 ‘Managers’

What’s It Look Like?

Surprisingly Similar

Engagement

Photos, Videos, & Links

Events

“On Air” Hangouts

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Beacons Across Web

Integration with Places

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Circle Segmentation

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Closed API :(

In January 2012 Google started pushing Google+ social data into search results

The Biggest Development?

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Things to Remember About Google+

Google+ Measurement

‣ Number of users that have you in a circle

‣ Number of +1s on posts (via Google Analytics)

‣ Total brand mentions

‣ Profile views

‣ Referring links on site

10 Most Circled Brands on Google+‣ Android

‣ Mashable

‣ Google Chrome

‣ Google+

‣ Coldplay

‣ H&M

‣ New York Times

‣ Marvel

‣ Google

‣ GmailSource: Mashable

White House Here Too!

+POTUS

Which Brands Do You Circle?

nick westergaard | branddrivendigital.com | 2015

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