Its Not What You Say 9 09 2009

4/5 ©2009 Paul Isakson U.S. Online Adults Participate In Social Media Source: http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2009/08/social-technology-growth-marches-on-in-2009-led-by-social-network-sites.html# Flickr // davefishernc

©2009 Paul Isakson The total time spent globally on social networks is growing at nearly 1.5X faster than the Internet average – growing 18% between December 2007 and December 2008. Source: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/nielsen-news/social-networking-new-global-footprint/ Flickr // NathanFromDeVryEET

“A revolution doesn't happen when a society adopts new tools. It happens when society adopts new behaviours...” Clay Shirky Author, Consultant, Professor at NYU Us Now (Film) ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // Rain Rabbit

“A revolution doesn't A REVOLUTION happen when a society adopts new tools. It happens when society IS IN PROCESS adopts new behaviours...” Clay Shirky Author, Consultant, Professor at NYU Us Now (Film) ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // Rain Rabbit

Marketing in Blogs Facebook Twitter YouTube social media is often Flickr FriendFeed LinkedIn Delicious narrowly viewed and talked Digg Last.fm MySpace Wikipedia about as the tools people Pandora Plaxo Seesmic Vimeo use within it. ©2009 Paul Isakson

“(When it comes to social media) companies focus on the features, tools and technologies, yet fail to understand the behaviors of their own customers online. As a result, they miss the mark.” Jeremiah Owyang Senior Industry Analyst Forrester Research ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // shinyai

”Companies approach social media in two different ways. The first way, the companies focus on the features, tools and technologies, yet fail to DON’T FOCUS understand the behaviors of their own customers online. As a result, they miss the mark. ON THE TOOLS The second type of company scans the seascape, and understands the fish they’re trying to reach. As a result, they are more successful in connecting with customers… and catch the big fish... Fish where the fish are.” Jeremiah Owyang Senior Industry Analyst Forrester Research ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // shinyai

The power of social media is found in the results of people using these tools – the creation of self-organized communities of likeminded people – making it a valuable way for businesses to inspire, inform, understand and connect with the people who buy their products and services. ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // daveandsima

Thought Starters: What values, beliefs and interests do you share with the people who buy your products and/or services? Connecting Where are those people already spending time that you could connect with them through those things? How can you connect people to other people and things that will help them accomplish their goals? ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // chrisjohnbeckett

People are consuming content to learn, be entertained, seek validation, feel more connected, etc. Consuming Consuming: Watching, Reading, Listening, Skimming, Collecting, etc. ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // _alef_

Thought Starters: What can you teach people that will help them achieve their goals? What can you learn from people that Consuming will help you be a better marketer or help you make better products? How can you reward people for consuming and sharing your content? ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // GlowPlug

People are creating content of various kinds to express themselves, share their thoughts with others, share a creative talent Creating or passion, and, in some cases, to build their “personal brand.” Content: Photos, Videos, Blog Posts, Tweets, Comments, etc. ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // Thomas Hawk

Thought Starters: What can you create that people will benefit from? Creating What can you give to people that will help them create more interesting content to spread? ©2009 Paul Isakson Flickr // Iguana Jo

Its Not What You Say 9 09 2009

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