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A New Era of the
Internet
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A Panel Discussion Moderated by Lori Anne Wardi Web 2.0 | May 2010
The Importance of Online Branding in the Age of Social Media
According to Alexa, how many of the top ten most trafficked websites were social networks at the end of 2009?
TRIVIA!
Source: Alexa.com
2009 Rank Website
1 google.com
2 facebook.com
3 yahoo.com
4 youtube.com
5 wikipedia.com
6 myspace.com
7 blogger.com
8 amazon.com
9 live.com
10 ebay.com
6 Six of the ten most popular websites in 2009 were social networks
ANSWER
Social Media changes the way stakeholders and brands interact
Source: MarkeRngSherpa Social Media MarkeRng band PR Benchmark Survey 2008. Methodology: Fielded December 4‐10, 2008. N=1886
13%
17%
17%
33%
38%
37%
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41%
39%
48%
55%
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46%
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35%
13%
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9%
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Increase online sales
Improve internal communicaRons
Generate leads
Increase website traffic
Improve search engine rankings
Increase brand awareness
Increase brand reputaRon
Very EffecRve
Somewhat effecRve
Not effecRve
What is the impact that social media has had on the tradiRonal noRon of “Branding” a business, product or service online?
Branding is now far more complex
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An era where the name of your website, business or brand will be based on what you really want and need - not just (the scraps) of what's left over.
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“CO” is Meaningful Around the World
Today, more than 20 Countries already use “CO” as part of their third level domain designaPon
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.CO.RS, .CO.NZ, .CO.NL, .CO.MW, .CO.KE, .CO.JE, .CO.IN, .CO.IM,
.CO.IL, .CO.ID, .CO.HU, .CO.AO, .CO.AE, .CO.KR, etc.
.CO is the Perfect Pla\orm to…
…with friends, followers, clients & .COnsumers in every .COrner of the world!
Share .COntent
Build .COmmuniPes
.COnnect, .COmmunicate & .COllaborate…
…the domain where people (like you!) can fulfill their dreams and the world’s next great enterprises will have a home.
Our mission is to be…
How you can get involved
.CO Founders Program
Create Your Opportunity Contest (Pitch.co)
SunriseApril 26 – June 10
Landrush June 21 – July 13
General AvailabilityJuly 20
.CO Launch Schedule
.CO is a truly global, recognizable and credible domain
.CO gives businesses and brands the chance to create a worldwide footprint
.CO is relevant to individuals, businesses and organizaRons
.CO is meaningful, memorable and intuiRve to use for people around the world
.CO appeals to today’s socially‐networked individuals and entrepreneurs
With industry‐leading technology, enhanced security, and an aggressive global markeRng and PR plan in place ‐‐ .CO is poised to become the world’s next premier web address
Why .CO?
QUESTIONS? For more informaPon, please contact: Lori Anne Wardi, Director email: [email protected]
phone: 917‐838‐6743