Connections, Conversations, Conversions

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And overview of the evolution of marketing and communications, and how the internet and social media have changed the world of advertising. Tips for social media networking and building trusting relationships that convert in to business.

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Connections, Conversations, Conversions

@adny

• Digital Strategy

• Process / Methodology

• Project Management

• Search Engine Marketing

• User Experience Design

@houseofbrew

• Digital Printing

• Social Media

• Supply Chain Management

• Web-based Software

• Web-to-print Systems

Agenda

Evolution of Media & Communications

Today’s Media

A New Reality

Bridging the Gap

3500 BC

The Phoenicians develop an alphabet.

1987 Animated GIFintroduced by CompuServe

1450

Newspapers appear in Europe

1814

First Photographic Image

1927NBC starts two radio networks

1916 First radios with tuners,

different stations

1930

First television

broadcast in U.S.

1939

Scheduled television broadcasts begin.

Media = Money

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

Total Ad Spending (m.)

Ad Spending in News, Mags., Radio, TV (m.)

Ad Spending: 1919 - 2009

Meanwhile…

1831

Joseph Henry invents the

first electric telegraph.

1876Alexander Graham Bell patents the electric

telephone.

1914First cross continental telephone call made.

1940

FM Police Radio Communications begin in

Hartford, CT.

1949 AT&T Introduces Model 500 telephone.

195075% of lines are party lines.

1981First cellular license

1992The World Wide Web is born.

The World changes

Mass communicationfor the

Media becomes social.

http://blog.normprint.com/hilarious-it-computer-jokes

Media = MotivationMedia ≠ Money

Twitter Followers: 6,641,347

Consumers are empowered.

Tropicana Discovers Some Buyers Are

Passionate About Packaging

―Do any of these package-design people

actually shop for orange juice?‖

―Twitter is the ultimate focus group,‖

Peter Shankman said.

―I can post something and in a minute get

feedback from 700 people around the world,

giving me their real opinions.‖

Consumers own brands.

#IranElection

Media = Emotion

“…the total exposure generated through the $50,000 piece was estimated as being worth around $150M.”

The video was viewed…40,000 times in its first day1,700,000 times within a month of its upload12,000,000 times within its first year

“…credited for its part in producing double-figure growth in sales of Dove products.”

As much as we’d like to believe otherwise,

the truth is, consumers don’t want to

connect with brands.

They want to connect with each other.

—Sally Hogshead, Fascinate

Connect likeminded people together

around a purpose.

Ask consumers what they want.

Empower consumers to evangelize your brand.

Surprise your audience with unique,

interactive brand experiences.

Media is free.

If you can earn it.

Advertising's Future Is 3 Simple Words:

Paid. Owned. Earned.

—Kirk Cheyfitz, CEO Story Worldwide

October 27. 2010

Paid jumpstarts owned.

Owned sustains earned.

Earned drives cost down

and effectiveness up.

—Kirk Cheyfitz, CEO Story Worldwide

October 27. 2010

Earned media, when it happens, is the

best form of advertising on Earth.

—Kirk Cheyfitz, CEO Story Worldwide

October 27. 2010

Gaining customers

should never be a company's objective;

building customer engagement should be.

—William J. McEwen, Married to the Brand

Gallup Management Journal

Passive Active Enthusiasts

Interest Participation Involvement

Higher EngagementLower Engagement

Why Consumers Share

1. Laughter

2. Inspiration

3. Cuteness

4. Originality

5. Shock

6. Surprise

7. Nostalgia

The Social Times

―I tell my friends about your brand

not because I like your brandbut because I like my friends.‖

— Edward Boches, Chief

Innovation Officer, Mullen

what?

So…

A New Reality

People choose what media they

engage with, when and where.

Be with them where they choose to

engage.

Build a reputation by

building relationships.

―Marketing spend might start at awareness,

but in the Trust Economy,

communities are king, and ROI stands for

Return on Influence.‖

— Chris Brogan

President, Human Business Works

Connect with people.

Get to know them.

―The Age of Personal Branding‖

Online

Offline

Use online and offline tools to connect.

“Networking is not about hunting.

It is about farming.

It‟s about cultivating relationships.

Do not engage in „premature solicitation‟.

You‟ll be a better networker if you

remember that.”

- Dr. Ivan Misner – founder of BNI

Online

Earned

• Twitter

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• Google

• Flickr

• YouTube

• Blog

Owned

• Website

• Mobile

• Advertising

• Email

A Stream of Digital Consciousness –

over a billion tweets from 20 million users.

Connect with people who

share your passions and interests.

Connect Past & Present

Cultivate Likes and Comments

Business Networking

Referrals and References – Online Resume

Social Media = influence.

91%Say consumer reviews are the #1 aid to buying decisions.

87% Trust a friend’s recommendation over a critic’s review.

1 word-of-mouth conversation

has the impact of 200 TV ads.

Offline

Earned

• Networking

• Word of Mouth

Owned

• TV

• Print

• Outdoor

• Direct Mail

• Business cards

• Meet-Meme cards

— Edward Boches, Chief

Innovation Officer, Mullen

1980

2010

Create unique, memorable experiences.

Connect online to continue the conversation and

build the relationship.

Meet Scan Connect

Connect, Converse, Convert

Ask me how

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