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Think Media Labs is a premier Digital & S i l M di b ti& Social Media boutique agency founded by Ayman Itani. It aims to help enterprises and international brands targeting Lebanon, the Gulf, g g , ,and the MENA region thrive by drawing on Internet platforms todrawing on Internet platforms to capture digitally their customers & audiencesaudiences.

What We Do:What We Do:What We Do:What We Do:

• Social Media strategy development• Presence management• Social Media strategy development• Presence managementPresence management• Sales strategies

Presence management• Sales strategies• Product launches• Customer strategy and CRM• Product launches• Customer strategy and CRMCustomer strategy and CRM • Promotions and influencer outreach

Customer strategy and CRM • Promotions and influencer outreach

Why Think Media Labs?• Assimilate Digital and Social Media at

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the core of your business model• Integrate into your offline marketing

the core of your business model• Integrate into your offline marketing

efforts• Empower your sales activities

efforts• Empower your sales activitiesp y• Build your Reputation Management

p y• Build your Reputation Management

The founder and CEO Ayman Itani is theThe founder and CEO Ayman Itani is theThe founder and CEO Ayman Itani is the most quoted Digital and Social Media

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The founder and CEO Ayman Itani is the most quoted Digital and Social Media

t i th Middl E t ithexpert in the Middle East with appearances on BBC, CNN, Al Arabiya, expert in the Middle East with appearances on BBC, CNN, Al Arabiya, Daily Star, LBCI,…Daily Star, LBCI,…

Most sought after public speaker at Social Media events in the MENA region

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T h Di i l M di hTeaches Digital Media at the Lebanese American University y

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Identified as top 30 users of Identified as top 30 users of T i i L bT i i L bTwitter in LebanonTwitter in Lebanon

One of the interesting people One of the interesting people to to tt i t ti t t ith i L bith i L bget get in contact in contact with in Lebanonwith in Lebanon

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We have done work We have done work with a with a wide wide f diff tf diff t b ib irange range of different of different businesses, businesses,

governments, governments, universities, media universities, media range range of different of different businesses, businesses, governments, governments, universities, media universities, media institutions, NGOs,…institutions, NGOs,…institutions, NGOs,…institutions, NGOs,…

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Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:

Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:

Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:

Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:

Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:Our Clients:

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McDonaldsMcDonalds Global food chainGlobal food chain

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• Unified digital storefront across 30 branches nationwide

• Complied with global and local brand requirementsrequirements

• Integrated Social Media in business process (marketing, sales, ( g, ,operations,…)

Harvard ArabHarvard Arab Alumni Association

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• We built the online community for Harvard A b Al i i KSAArab Alumni in KSA, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, & LebanonLebanon.

• Coordinated with Harvard University in Cambridge and Abu Dhabi

• Promoted HAAA event of 600 attendees

Lebanese Lebanese BroadcastingBroadcastingBroadcasting Broadcasting Corporation Corporation ppInternational International

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• Strategically introduced digital processes in their 27 year-old business workflows

• Integrated digital team with the departments ofwith the departments of news, editing, production, and live coverageW k d i h h

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• Worked with the top regional shows for digital enablement

Rotana TV: Celebrity Duets IICelebrity Duets II

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• Quadrupled their online community y(Facebook, Twitter, Youtube,…)

• Nurtured community across KSA, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon

• Finalists for the I t t A d ShInternet Awards Show Middle East 2012

C & F : You’reC & F : You re Mine This Valentine

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• Launched the Social Media presencep

• Created an interactive photo application for Valentine

• Finalist for Internet Awards Show Middle East 2012

L b F hiL b F hiLebanese Franchise Lebanese Franchise Association Association

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• Integrated B2B Social Media (international and local franchise)

• Social Media business strategy for annual retail industry conference

Democratic Republic Democratic Republic ppof Music:of Music:Production house and Live performances

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• Created a direct-to-customer selling gchannel

• Integrated a Social Media in business processes (commerce, production, performances, …)I d li l• Improved online sales of music and tickets for live performances.

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Lebanon Social Media in Numbers 2011

• Number of active Twitter users: 46,000 users

• Number of Facebook users: 1,093,420 users.

Source: http://www.dsg.ae/en/Publication/Pdf_En/DSG_Arab_Social_Media_Report_No_2.pdf

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STAGE STAGE • Assigns dedicated staff and

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STAGE STAGE • Leverages the capabilities of

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Social Media Strategy | FRAMEWORKSocial Media Strategy | FRAMEWORK

The social media strategyThe social media strategy framework is based on a sequence of activities that pertain to the development of apertain to the development of a strategy and an engagement

b d th t t tprocess based on that strategy.

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• Identify the social containers and uncover the key influencersuncover the key influencers

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Measure & • Set and monitor relevant easu e &Refine measures to ensure the

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and used to refine both theand used to refine both the listening and engagement activities

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Social Media Strategy | FOUNDATIONSSocial Media Strategy | FOUNDATIONS

Business Units1 Business UnitsKey Performance Indicators2

Social Containers3

Identify the business units that benefit the

Social Containers3

Identify the business units that benefit the most from SCRM, determine the KPIs that

th f SCRM j tmeasure the success of a SCRM project, and then delimit its operational grounds.

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Business Units1

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Social Media Strategy | STAGESSocial Media Strategy | STAGES

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1• Does not dedicate resources (budget and staff) for social media initiatives• Monitors relevant activity by leveraging existing and free services • Explores possible routes for adopting the concept

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departments44

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departments • Includes: Sales, marketing, and services departments and activities • Benefits from more sophisticated brand monitoring tools• Benefits from the support of senior management for developing a social

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• Drives a Social CRM implementation • Integrates all customer-centric functions into one cohesive system

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Step 1

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Set Business GoalsGoals

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