Web 2.0/Social Media ‘ The times they are a changing’ Dr. Jim Hamill Department of Marketing University of Strathclyde [email_address] Venice – November, 2009

Web 2.0/Social Media Marketing opportunities and threats arising from the rapid growth of Web 2.0/social media Web 2.0/social media – what is it? how big is it? Business benefits Web 2.0 in action – examples What progress is being made? Performance measurement/ social media monitoring tools Web 2.0/social media strategy development and implementation Group work.......

Marketing opportunities and threats arising from the rapid growth of Web 2.0/social media

Web 2.0/social media – what is it? how big is it?

Business benefits

Web 2.0 in action – examples

What progress is being made?

Performance measurement/ social media monitoring tools

Web 2.0/social media strategy development and implementation

Group work.......

Agenda Day 1 Presentations and class discussion Group work from 15.15 Day 2 Presentations and class discussion (morning) Group work and presentations (afternoon)

Day 1

Presentations and class discussion

Group work from 15.15

Day 2

Presentations and class discussion (morning)

Group work and presentations (afternoon)

Group Work Groups of 5 students Taking a company/organisation of your own choice, evaluate the progress made in adopting Web 2.0/social media and make strategic recommendations for improvement. Your evaluation should cover use of Web 2.0/social media on their own web site and the extent of their involvement in external Web 2.0/social media sites

Groups of 5 students

Taking a company/organisation of your own

choice, evaluate the progress made in adopting Web

2.0/social media and make strategic recommendations

for improvement. Your evaluation should cover use of

Web 2.0/social media on their own web site and the

extent of their involvement in external Web 2.0/social

media sites

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Web 2.0/ Social Media Overview An Overview

Web 2.0/

Social Media Overview

An Overview

What Is It? An over hyped ‘buzz’ word or a Fundamental, revolutionary change…… Major impact on consumer/B2B decision-making and behaviour across a broad spectrum of industries Major opportunities, but also threats, for your organisation

An over hyped ‘buzz’ word or a

Fundamental, revolutionary change……

Major impact on consumer/B2B decision-making and behaviour across a broad spectrum of industries

Major opportunities, but also threats, for your organisation

www.mashable.com

Three Simple Questions Who are our customers? Where do they hang out in social media? How can we best engage with and energise them?

Who are our customers?

Where do they hang out in social media?

How can we best engage with and energise them?

Recent workshop attended by a very diverse group of companies Where do the following hang out ? construction buyers, retailers, corporate event organisers, hotels, bars, churches, Christians, creative industry, print industry, spacecraft/micro satellite industry, spicy food buyers, football fans, young people, coach hire, architects, musicians etc

Recent workshop attended by a very diverse group of companies

Where do the following hang out ?

construction buyers, retailers, corporate event organisers, hotels, bars, churches, Christians, creative industry, print industry, spacecraft/micro satellite industry, spicy food buyers, football fans, young people, coach hire, architects, musicians etc

Web 2.0

Applications Social Network Sites Social Content Social Bookmarks Blogs Wikis Virtual Realities RSS Feeds Podcasts Social Applications Twitter Mash Ups Mobile Web; Internet Telephony

Internal and External Use These applications can be used on your own web site and/or by participating in ‘ external 2.0’ sites 2.0 redefines the concept of a web site

These applications can be used on your

own web site and/or by participating in

‘ external 2.0’ sites

2.0 redefines the concept of a web site

Characteristics Communities and Networks Interactivity Social Element Openness Peering Hosted Services Global Sharing Empowerment Mass Collaboration The Internet as the platform

Impact Business Intelligence Customer Interaction Sales & Marketing Customer Experience Customer Insight Processes and HRM Mindset Product Development Reputation Management Rich Internet Applications IT Infrastructure

Business/Marketing 2.0 Web 2.0 Applications Open source Online Applications/ Web Services Social Network Sites Social Content – Social Bookmarking Blogs or Weblogs Wikis Podcasts/ Vodcasts Virtual Realities Mash Ups RSS Feeds Mobile Web; Internet Telephony Twitter Characteristics Communities and Networks Openness Sharing Peering Hosted Services – online applications; the Internet as the platform Interactivity Social Element Mass Collaboration Empowerment Global Impact – Wikibusiness Mindset Business Intelligence Customer Insight and Understanding Customer Interaction Enhanced Customer Experience – Rich Internet Applications Reputation Management Sales and Marketing Product Development and R&D e.g. engage and co-create IT/Software/Applications Operations, Internal Processes and HRM

Business Implications Major impact on consumer behaviour, especially in information intense industries – ‘customer to customer’ reviews and recommendations Declining effectiveness of traditional approaches to sales, marketing, brand promotion etc New mindsets and new approaches required - Marketing as a ‘conversation with your customers, a conversation with your network’ New performance measures required ‘ Power shift’ – Web 2.0 empowers customers, empowers the network

Major impact on consumer behaviour, especially in information intense industries – ‘customer to customer’ reviews and recommendations

Declining effectiveness of traditional approaches to sales, marketing, brand promotion etc

New mindsets and new approaches required - Marketing as a ‘conversation with your customers, a conversation with your network’

New performance measures required

‘ Power shift’ – Web 2.0 empowers customers, empowers the network

Business Implications All revolutions have ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ ‘ Winners’ will be those organisations who fully utilise the interactive power of Web 2.0 technology for engaging with and energising customer and network relationships Requires a new ‘mindset’ and new approaches to marketing communications strategy and implementation Requires new performance measures Quality of your network Relationship strength Ability to leverage

All revolutions have ‘winners’ and ‘losers’

‘ Winners’ will be those organisations who fully utilise the interactive power of Web 2.0 technology for engaging with and energising customer and network relationships

Requires a new ‘mindset’ and new approaches to marketing communications strategy and implementation

Requires new performance measures

Quality of your network

Relationship strength

Ability to leverage

Performance Measures - The ‘4Is’ Involvement – network/community numbers/quality, youtube and flickr views, time spent, frequency, geography Interaction – actions they take – read, post, comment, reviews, recommendations Intimacy – affection or aversion to the brand ; community sentiments, opinions expressed etc Influence – advocacy, viral forwards, referrals and recommendations, social bookmarking Social Media Monitoring Tools – Audit, Assess, Impact

Involvement – network/community numbers/quality, youtube and flickr views, time spent, frequency, geography

Interaction – actions they take – read, post, comment, reviews, recommendations

Intimacy – affection or aversion to the brand ; community sentiments, opinions expressed etc

Influence – advocacy, viral forwards, referrals and recommendations, social bookmarking

Social Media Monitoring Tools – Audit, Assess, Impact

Business Impact The need for new business/marketing models Traditional approach: Product development – Differentiate – Market and Promote – Sell – no one is listening anymore New model based on: Communities, networks, openness, peering, sharing, collaboration, customer empowerment, ‘think and act’ globally Engage and energise ‘ Create the Buzz’

The need for new business/marketing models

Traditional approach:

Product development – Differentiate – Market and Promote – Sell – no one is listening anymore

New model based on:

Communities, networks, openness, peering, sharing, collaboration, customer empowerment, ‘think and act’ globally

Engage and energise

‘ Create the Buzz’

Source: The Future of Advertising, APA, 17/02/09 as published on Slideshare ( www.slideshare.com )

In a Web 2.0 Era, the Brand Becomes the Customer Experience of the Brand A quick ‘personal experience’ Dubai Hotel

From the web site This 5-star hotel and residence offers European hospitality with an unmistakable French touch. The hotel consists of 318 beautifully appointed guest rooms/suites, while the residence offers 112 fully furnished and equipped deluxe Studios and 1-3 bedroom apartments. The ultimate in comfort, we offer 318 luxuriously elegant rooms and suites. Take a trip. Escape. Go and visit somewhere new and see if we are there… Give in to that irresistible wanderlust. Discovering and staying in the most exceptional hotels in the world has become the modern-day Graal, a game, a quest…

This 5-star hotel and residence offers European hospitality with an unmistakable French touch. The hotel consists of 318 beautifully appointed guest rooms/suites, while the residence offers 112 fully furnished and equipped deluxe Studios and 1-3 bedroom apartments.

The ultimate in comfort, we offer 318 luxuriously elegant rooms and suites.

Take a trip. Escape. Go and visit somewhere new and see if we are there… Give in to that irresistible wanderlust. Discovering and staying in the most exceptional hotels in the world has become the modern-day Graal, a game, a quest…

The Customer Experience of the Brand Tripadvisor

The Customer Experience

of the Brand

Tripadvisor

From Tripadvisor It's getting old, the rooms are unappealing and it will never be more than a business hotel Being a Sofitel hotel we expected something quite 'flashy' unfortunately we were let down. The rooms, although comfortable and clean, were not of the standard we expected and were definately not what we expected after looking at the photos on the hotel's website. Booking my stay via the Sofitel website after a pleasant experience at several other Sofitel locations over the past 2 years with my new job I was looking forward to a 5 star luxury stay after a stressful business trip. My expectations were reasonable, however certainly not met by this hotel.

It's getting old, the rooms are unappealing and it will never be more than a business hotel

Being a Sofitel hotel we expected something quite 'flashy' unfortunately we were let down. The rooms, although comfortable and clean, were not of the standard we expected and were definately not what we expected after looking at the photos on the hotel's website.

Booking my stay via the Sofitel website after a pleasant experience at several other Sofitel locations over the past 2 years with my new job I was looking forward to a 5 star luxury stay after a stressful business trip. My expectations were reasonable, however certainly not met by this hotel.

A few references.........

A few references.........

Wikinomics Tapscott and Williams (2006) Web 2.0 represents a major paradigm shift and requires new corporate mindsets and new approaches to business strategy development, implementation and online branding. O’Reilly (2006)........Web 2.0 as ‘ a set of economic, social, and technology trends that collectively form the basis for the next generation of the Internet—a more mature, distinctive medium characterised by user participation, openness, and network effect.’

Tapscott and Williams (2006)

Web 2.0 represents a major paradigm shift and requires new corporate mindsets and new approaches to business strategy development, implementation and online branding.

O’Reilly (2006)........Web 2.0 as ‘ a set of economic, social, and technology trends that collectively form the basis for the next generation of the Internet—a more mature, distinctive medium characterised by user participation, openness, and network effect.’

The Groundswell Li and Bernoff (2008) A spontaneous movement of people using online tools to connect, take charge of their own experiences and get what they need from each other (information, support, ideas, products, bargaining power etc) The ‘groundswell’ is unstoppable – it’s a social revolution It’s a permanent, revolutionary shift in the way the world works You can try to fight it or join it – energise the groundswell

Li and Bernoff (2008)

A spontaneous movement of people using online tools to connect, take charge of their own experiences and get what they need from each other (information, support, ideas, products, bargaining power etc)

The ‘groundswell’ is unstoppable – it’s a social revolution

It’s a permanent, revolutionary shift in the way the world works

You can try to fight it or join it – energise the groundswell

Marketing to the Social Web Larry Weber (2009) Marketers must look for new ways to communicate with customers. New mindsets and a radical rethinking of past practice is required Rather than broadcasting sales messages to an audience who no longer listen, innovative marketers should become ‘ aggregators of customer communities’ . They should participate in, organise and encourage social networks that people what to belong to Rather than talking at customers they should talk with them

Larry Weber (2009)

Marketers must look for new ways to communicate with customers. New mindsets and a radical rethinking of past practice is required

Rather than broadcasting sales messages to an audience who no longer listen, innovative marketers should become ‘ aggregators of customer communities’ . They should participate in, organise and encourage social networks that people what to belong to

Rather than talking at customers they should talk with them

Grown Digital – Don Tapscott (2009) $4m research project covering 10,000 people in the age group 11 to 30 The Net Generation – the first generation to have grown digital Revolutionary impact on all aspects of life including the world of work, education, family relationships, political engagement and the global environment YouTube Videos

$4m research project covering 10,000 people in the age group 11 to 30

The Net Generation – the first generation to have grown digital

Revolutionary impact on all aspects of life including the world of work, education, family relationships, political engagement and the global environment

YouTube Videos

Bob Dylan Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And don’t criticise What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin‘ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’

Come gather 'round people

Wherever you roam

And don’t criticise

What you can't understand

Your sons and your daughters

Are beyond your command

Your old road is

Rapidly agin‘

Then you better start swimmin’

Or you'll sink like a stone

For the times they are a-changin’

How Big Is It?

How Big Is It?

How Big Is It? Time spent on social network sites is growing 3 times faster than the Net itself Social media messages have replaced e-mail as the dominant form of e-communications If facebook was a country – it would be the 4 th most populated in the world 93% of social media users think that companies should be actively engaged

Time spent on social network sites is growing 3 times faster than the Net itself

Social media messages have replaced e-mail as the dominant form of e-communications

If facebook was a country – it would be the 4 th most populated in the world

93% of social media users think that companies should be actively engaged

How Big Is It? 13 hours Amount of video uploaded on youtube every minute 412.3 years Time to view all youtube videos 100,000,000 Number of youtube videos viewed every day 13,000,000 Number of articles on wikipedia 3,600.000,000 Number of images on flickr

13 hours

Amount of video uploaded on youtube every minute

412.3 years

Time to view all youtube videos

100,000,000

Number of youtube videos viewed every day

13,000,000

Number of articles on wikipedia

3,600.000,000

Number of images on flickr

How Big Is It? 1382% Monthly growth of twitter 3,000,000 Average number of tweets per day 1,000,000,000 Amount of content shared on F/book every week 5,000,000 Number of active Barrack Obama supporters across 15 social networks 14,200,000 Views of the ‘Yes We Can’ video on youtube

1382%

Monthly growth of twitter

3,000,000

Average number of tweets per day

1,000,000,000

Amount of content shared on F/book every week

5,000,000

Number of active Barrack Obama supporters across 15 social networks

14,200,000

Views of the ‘Yes We Can’ video on youtube

How Big Is It?

Business Benefits

Business Benefits Market Knowledge Customer Insight and Understanding Customer Interaction Enhanced Customer Experience Business Intelligence Reputation Management

Market Knowledge

Customer Insight and Understanding

Customer Interaction

Enhanced Customer Experience

Business Intelligence

Reputation Management

Business Benefits Improved Sales and Marketing Identify and network with high value, high growth prospects Product Development and R&D e.g. engage and co-create Internal cost savings Improved Operations and Internal Processes Increased ROI

Improved Sales and Marketing

Identify and network with high value, high growth prospects

Product Development and R&D e.g. engage and co-create

Internal cost savings

Improved Operations and Internal Processes

Increased ROI

Benefit Why not try… Knowledge and Insight RSS Feeds; Google Alerts; Social Media Monitoring Tools; Customer Feedback; Review and Recommendation sites; Digg etc Enhanced Interaction and Experience OpenSource CMS; Rich Interent Applications; Mashups; Wordpress; Google Maps; Youtube; flickr etc High Value Networking Social and Professional Networks; Linkedin, Ning , Facebook Microblogs – Twitter; Blogs - Wordpress, Blogger; Discussion Forums Internal Process Efficiencies Collaboration - Wikispaces, Wikimedia, Google Docs Productivity - Doodle, Skype, GoogleVoice, GIMP Business Process - ZohoCRM, Magento, OpenOffice Communications - Gmail, Eventbrite

Does It Work?

Aberdeen Research Group – study of the social media practices of 250 organisations ‘ Best in class’ (50) ‘ Industry average (125) ‘ Laggards’ (75) ‘ Best in class’ outperformed others in many key areas Customer satisfaction Actionable insights delivered Reduced time to market Customer insight Source: Weber, 2009

Aberdeen Research Group – study of the social media practices of 250 organisations

‘ Best in class’ (50)

‘ Industry average (125)

‘ Laggards’ (75)

‘ Best in class’ outperformed others in many key areas

Customer satisfaction

Actionable insights delivered

Reduced time to market

Customer insight

Source: Weber, 2009

Worlds Top 100 brands

Worlds Top

100 brands

Impact Financial performance correlates with engagement Companies that are both deeply and widely engaged in social media surpass their peers in terms of both revenue and profit performance by a significant difference

Financial performance correlates with engagement

Companies that are both deeply and widely engaged in social media surpass their peers in terms of both revenue and profit performance by a significant difference

The Top =10 Brands Using Web 2.0 / Social Media

The Top =10 Brands Using Web 2.0 / Social Media

Web 2.0 In Action Examples

Web 2.0 In Action

Examples

The ‘Mindset’ of Web 2.0

The ‘Mindset’ of Web 2.0

Could a community takeover happen at a bigger club?

Could a community takeover happen at a bigger club?

Review and Recommendation Sites

Review and

Recommendation Sites

Review and Recommendation Sites Travel and tourism – www.tripadvisor.com and many others Consumer electronics - www.kelkoo.co.uk Money – www.moneysupermarket.com Universities - www.studentsreview.com General – www.reviewcentre.com etc

Travel and tourism – www.tripadvisor.com and many others

Consumer electronics - www.kelkoo.co.uk

Money – www.moneysupermarket.com

Universities - www.studentsreview.com

General – www.reviewcentre.com

etc

Responding to Tripadvisor

Responding to

Tripadvisor

How not to respond

How not to respond

Others Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Travel Forum Igougo Holidaywatchdog Review Centre Holiday Check Mytripbook Gusto Travelpost Realtravel Traveltogether Yahoo trip planner Some with interactive planning tools

Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Travel Forum

Igougo

Holidaywatchdog

Review Centre

Holiday Check

Mytripbook

Gusto

Travelpost

Realtravel

Traveltogether

Yahoo trip planner

Some with interactive planning tools

O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae mony a blunder free us , (Rabbie Burns)

O wad some Power the giftie gie us

To see oursels as ithers see us!

It wad frae mony a blunder free us ,

(Rabbie Burns)

Web 2.0 redefines what a web site is......

Web 2.0 redefines what

a web site is......

YouTube

YouTube

Don’t mess with the buffalos….. 45 million views

Don’t mess with the buffalos…..

45 million views

ROI to Kruger National Park Production/ marketing costs = 0 Views = 45 million

Production/ marketing costs = 0

Views = 45 million

Fashion brands v the new ‘kid on the block’

Fashion brands v

the new ‘kid on the block’

Tourism/ Hospitality Examples

Tourism/ Hospitality

Examples

Enjoy England www.enjoyengland.com

Enjoy England

www.enjoyengland.com

Impact 2008, redevelopment of the main www.enjoyengland.com web site to encourage online community and user generated content Major positive impact on site performance…….

2008, redevelopment of the main www.enjoyengland.com web site to encourage online community and user generated content

Major positive impact on site performance…….

Impact Significant increase in online retention rates Community of people who love to share about places they visit using the web site as a platform The user generated forum and photos section of the site is the most sticky part. Users spend three times as long on these sections as they do across the site generally The online TV series, which is based on user-generated content, attracts up to 100k visits a month. This is usually our most requested content item 30% increase in unique site visits and an increase in ‘conversion’

Significant increase in online retention rates

Community of people who love to share about places they visit using the web site as a platform

The user generated forum and photos section of the site is the most sticky part. Users spend three times as long on these sections as they do across the site generally

The online TV series, which is based on user-generated content, attracts up to 100k visits a month. This is usually our most requested content item

30% increase in unique site visits and an increase in ‘conversion’

Social/ Professional Networking Sites Building contacts, finding customers and partners

Social/ Professional

Networking Sites

Building contacts, finding customers and partners

Sports Marketing 2.0 Progress Being Made

Sports Marketing 2.0

Progress Being Made

Sports Marketing 2.0 Business benefits for SMOs What’s happening out there? What has the response been? How well are sports marketing organisations utilising the power of Web 2.0 for building community and network relationships with their tribe ? Research covering the top 20 European football clubs Emerging ‘best practice’ examples

Business benefits for SMOs

What’s happening out there? What has the response been?

How well are sports marketing organisations utilising the power of Web 2.0 for building community and network relationships with their tribe ?

Research covering the top 20 European football clubs

Emerging ‘best practice’ examples

‘ Football is nothing without the fans’ Jock Stein

‘ Football is nothing without the fans’

Jock Stein

A Marriage Made in Heaven Web 2.0 Sports Fans Information ‘pull’ rather than ‘push’ User generated content Openness Sharing Collaboration Interaction Communities Networking The ‘Tribe’ Passion Loyalty Commitment Desire Involvement Community Belonging Family

Information ‘pull’ rather than ‘push’

User generated content

Openness

Sharing

Collaboration

Interaction

Communities

Networking

The ‘Tribe’

Passion

Loyalty

Commitment

Desire

Involvement

Community

Belonging

Family

Business Benefits Enhanced marketing effectiveness Marketing efficiency Improved ROI Relationships and networking effects

Enhanced marketing effectiveness

Marketing efficiency

Improved ROI

Relationships and networking effects

Internal Web 2.0 Increased site visits Increase ‘stickiness’ (length) of site visits Divert traffic from unofficial fanzine sites Increased advertising revenue Increased e-commerce sales for the official site Actionable customer insight, knowledge and understanding A channel for responding to customer comments and feedback Enhanced online customer experience Build community and leverage network effects

Increased site visits

Increase ‘stickiness’ (length) of site visits

Divert traffic from unofficial fanzine sites

Increased advertising revenue

Increased e-commerce sales for the official site

Actionable customer insight, knowledge and understanding

A channel for responding to customer comments and feedback

Enhanced online customer experience

Build community and leverage network effects

External Web 2.0 Social Networking Sites: Sports Marketing Organisation becomes a ‘community aggregator’ - ‘ Talk with rather than at fans’ - actionable customer insights Multimedia Sharing Sites - a very powerful marcoms channel leveraging networking and ‘word of mouth’ effects Podcast Sites: Provides the SMO with a rich media channel for maintain on-going dialogue with customers/fans Virtual Reality: ‘virtual stadium’ allowing fans to interact with each other in a virtual space Mapping Tools: - satellite images of the Stadium etc. Can enhance the online customer experience leading to increased site visits, advertising revenue and e-commerce sales

Social Networking Sites: Sports Marketing Organisation becomes a ‘community aggregator’ - ‘ Talk with rather than at fans’ - actionable customer insights

Multimedia Sharing Sites - a very powerful marcoms channel leveraging networking and ‘word of mouth’ effects

Podcast Sites: Provides the SMO with a rich media channel for maintain on-going dialogue with customers/fans

Virtual Reality: ‘virtual stadium’ allowing fans to interact with each other in a virtual space

Mapping Tools: - satellite images of the Stadium etc. Can enhance the online customer experience leading to increased site visits, advertising revenue and e-commerce sales

Progress Made Evaluation of the Web 2.0 progress made by the top 20 football teams in Europe

Evaluation of the Web 2.0 progress made by the top 20 football teams in Europe

Internal Use (own web site) UGC (User Generated Content) text, images, video, wiki User FOD (Feedback, Opinion, Discussion) blog, forum, ratings, favourites, online chat RIA (Rich Internet Applications) widgets, mash-ups, podcasts/vodcasts Folksonomies social tagging, social bookmarking, tag cloud Feeds content feeds in and out Community site community External Links to other 2.0 sites

UGC (User Generated Content)

text, images, video, wiki

User FOD (Feedback, Opinion, Discussion)

blog, forum, ratings, favourites, online chat

RIA (Rich Internet Applications)

widgets, mash-ups, podcasts/vodcasts

Folksonomies

social tagging, social bookmarking, tag cloud

Feeds

content feeds in and out

Community

site community

External Links

to other 2.0 sites

External 2.0 Social Network Sites facebook, myspace, bebo Multimedia Sharing Sites Youtube, flickr Podcast Sites Itunes Twitter Linkedin

Social Network Sites

facebook, myspace, bebo

Multimedia Sharing Sites

Youtube, flickr

Podcast Sites

Itunes

Twitter

Linkedin

Examples

Examples

Examples Chelsea – www.chelseafc.com ESPN – www.espn.com Nike Bootcamp - http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikefootball-en__EMEA/tags/bootcamp Euroleague - www.euroleague.net

Chelsea – www.chelseafc.com

ESPN – www.espn.com

Nike Bootcamp - http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikefootball-en__EMEA/tags/bootcamp

Euroleague - www.euroleague.net

What do the fans think? Online survey of Celtic fans

What do the fans think?

Online survey of Celtic fans

Celtic Survey There are over 50 ‘Celtic Minded’ fanzine sites. These provide alternative information channels for the fans, competing with the official Celtic web site The top 5 fanzine sites have more than 51,000 registered users. Over 13 million messages have been posted highlighting the vibrancy of the groups Content analysis reveals that fans are discussing a wide range of issues, many of which are relevant to the business/marketing aspect of the Club

There are over 50 ‘Celtic Minded’ fanzine sites. These provide alternative information channels for the fans, competing with the official Celtic web site

The top 5 fanzine sites have more than 51,000 registered users. Over 13 million messages have been posted highlighting the vibrancy of the groups

Content analysis reveals that fans are discussing a wide range of issues, many of which are relevant to the business/marketing aspect of the Club

Celtic Survey The online survey, completed by 356 respondents within the first 48 hours of going live, showed that 50 per cent of fanzine members were ‘professional’ people, students (11%), skilled manual (21%), self employed (6%), unemployed (4%) or others (7%). This is substantially different from the demographic profile of fanzine members normally reported in the mass media (‘the great unwashed’) The survey revealed a high level of demand among fans for greater Web 2.0 functionality on the official Celtic club site – RSS feeds (58%), discussion forums (66%), blogs (70%), Club podcasts (71%) and User Generated Content (41%)

The online survey, completed by 356 respondents within the first 48 hours of going live, showed that 50 per cent of fanzine members were ‘professional’ people, students (11%), skilled manual (21%), self employed (6%), unemployed (4%) or others (7%). This is substantially different from the demographic profile of fanzine members normally reported in the mass media (‘the great unwashed’)

The survey revealed a high level of demand among fans for greater Web 2.0 functionality on the official Celtic club site – RSS feeds (58%), discussion forums (66%), blogs (70%), Club podcasts (71%) and User Generated Content (41%)

Celtic Survey Major changes taking place in the way in which fans accessed information about the Club 85 per cent stating that fanzine sites were an ‘Important’ or ‘Very Important’ source of information, TV (57%), the official Club web site (50%), general sports web sites e.g. Sky (42%), printed newspapers (29%), newspaper web sites (23%) 84 per cent stated that they were reading fewer newspapers and using more online information sources; 77 per cent stated that they were accessing the official Club web site less and the fanzine sites more often

Major changes taking place in the way in which fans accessed information about the Club

85 per cent stating that fanzine sites were an ‘Important’ or ‘Very Important’ source of information, TV (57%), the official Club web site (50%), general sports web sites e.g. Sky (42%), printed newspapers (29%), newspaper web sites (23%)

84 per cent stated that they were reading fewer newspapers and using more online information sources; 77 per cent stated that they were accessing the official Club web site less and the fanzine sites more often

Performance Measurement

New performance measures are required in a Web 2.0 environment

New performance measures

are required in a Web 2.0 environment

Web 1.0 KPIs Site visits Unique visits Geographical spread of visits Length of time spent on the site Navigation through the site Most/least popular pages Number and quality of site enquiries e-mail registrations e-commerce sales U ser feedback on the site Links

Site visits

Unique visits

Geographical spread of visits

Length of time spent on the site

Navigation through the site

Most/least popular pages

Number and quality of site enquiries

e-mail registrations

e-commerce sales

U ser feedback on the site

Links

Measurement Tools Web Analytics E-mail campaign monitoring Link popularity and PageRank etc

Web Analytics

E-mail campaign monitoring

Link popularity and PageRank

etc

Web 2.0 KPIs Network quality, relationship strength, ability to leverage Web 2.0 ‘winners’ will be those companies who fully utilise the interactive power of 2.0 technology for building strong ‘1-to-1’ customer and network relationships - especially with their ‘Most Valuable’ and ‘Most Growable’ customers Those who fully leverage Web 2.0 for ‘Identifying, Acquiring, Retaining and Growing ‘Quality’ Customers Requires a new ‘mindset’ and new approaches to business strategy and online marketing

Network quality, relationship strength, ability to leverage

Web 2.0 ‘winners’ will be those companies who fully utilise the interactive power of 2.0 technology for building strong ‘1-to-1’ customer and network relationships - especially with their ‘Most Valuable’ and ‘Most Growable’ customers

Those who fully leverage Web 2.0 for ‘Identifying, Acquiring, Retaining and Growing ‘Quality’ Customers

Requires a new ‘mindset’ and new approaches to business strategy and online marketing

Web 2.0 KPIs Involvement – network/community numbers/quality, youtube and flickr views, time spent, frequency, geography Interaction – actions they take – read, post, comment, reviews, recommendations Intimacy – affection or aversion to the brand ; community sentiments, opinions expressed etc Influence – advocacy, viral forwards, referrals and recommendations, social bookmarking Social Media Monitoring Tools – Audit, Assess, Impact

Involvement – network/community numbers/quality, youtube and flickr views, time spent, frequency, geography

Interaction – actions they take – read, post, comment, reviews, recommendations

Intimacy – affection or aversion to the brand ; community sentiments, opinions expressed etc

Influence – advocacy, viral forwards, referrals and recommendations, social bookmarking

Social Media Monitoring Tools – Audit, Assess, Impact

Social Media Monitoring

Social Media Monitoring Tools Monitor and evaluate what is being said, by who, where and what impact – delivers actionable insights Three stage process Aggregate what is being said Natural language analysis – understand the data Deliver actionable insights We have identified more than 100 Companies in this space

Monitor and evaluate what is being said, by who, where and what impact – delivers actionable insights

Three stage process

Aggregate what is being said

Natural language analysis – understand the data

Deliver actionable insights

We have identified more than 100 Companies in this space

United Breaks Guitars

Dave Carroll posted his video on July 6th

Dave Carroll posted his video on July 6th

Web Chatter on United Airlines after the launch of the video United Breaks Guitars

Web Chatter on United Airlines after the launch of the video United Breaks Guitars

Web 2.0 Strategy Development

Web 2.0 Strategy

Development

Balanced Scorecard Recommend the use of a simplified Balanced Scorecard approach to Web 2.0 strategy development and implementation Will ensure that future 2.0 actions and initiatives are fully aligned with and supportive of agreed organisational goals and objectives Business/customer/network led rather than technology driven

Recommend the use of a simplified Balanced Scorecard approach to Web 2.0 strategy development and implementation

Will ensure that future 2.0 actions and initiatives are fully aligned with and supportive of agreed organisational goals and objectives

Business/customer/network led rather than technology driven

The Balanced Scorecard - Benefits A robust Web 2.0 planning tool A Performance Measurement System Internal/External Communications A Translator of Strategy Into Action Alignment A ‘Balancer’ A ‘Supporter’ A ‘Journey’

A robust Web 2.0 planning tool

A Performance Measurement System

Internal/External Communications

A Translator of Strategy Into Action

Alignment

A ‘Balancer’

A ‘Supporter’

A ‘Journey’

The Balanced Scorecard - Benefits Will help to answer the following questions: Should we invest (time and effort) in Web 2.0? Why should we invest? How much time and effort should we invest? What will be the business benefits and ROI? Which projects/initiatives should we invest in? How should we allocate our time and resources between different 2.0 initiatives? How will 2.0 help us to achieve our core business goals and objectives? What is the strategic fit? How ‘mission critical’ is it?

Will help to answer the following questions:

Should we invest (time and effort) in Web 2.0? Why should we invest? How much time and effort should we invest?

What will be the business benefits and ROI?

Which projects/initiatives should we invest in?

How should we allocate our time and resources between different 2.0 initiatives?

How will 2.0 help us to achieve our core business goals and objectives? What is the strategic fit? How ‘mission critical’ is it?

How It Works Agree Overall Vision, Mission, Strategy Decompose into Linked Perspectives (Financial, Customer, Internal Management, Organisational) Establish Clear Performance Measures and Targets for each Perspective Key Initiatives and Actions Performance Evaluation and Feedback

Agree Overall Vision, Mission, Strategy

Decompose into Linked Perspectives (Financial, Customer, Internal Management, Organisational)

Establish Clear Performance Measures and Targets for each Perspective

Key Initiatives and Actions

Performance Evaluation and Feedback

A Simplified Balanced Scorecard Vision, Mission and Strategy Decompose Into Perspectives Performance Measures / Targets Key Initiatives

Balanced Scorecard 2.0 The five key questions: What is our overall vision/mission for Web 2.0? What are the key financial/strategic objectives we wish to achieve? Who are we targeting, with what value proposition? What are the key Web 2.0 initiatives and actions we need to introduce to achieve our objectives? People, organisation and IT aspects

The five key questions:

What is our overall vision/mission for Web 2.0?

What are the key financial/strategic objectives we wish to achieve?

Who are we targeting, with what value proposition?

What are the key Web 2.0 initiatives and actions we need to introduce to achieve our objectives?

People, organisation and IT aspects

Balanced Scorecard 2.0 Strategy Map

Balanced Scorecard

2.0 Strategy Map

www.tourism2-0.co.uk

The Cairngorms Mountain Biking 2.0 Programme

The Cairngorms Mountain

Biking 2.0 Programme

Vision/Mission To develop and implement a successful Web 2.0 strategy, ensuring that the CNP MTB sector leverages the full potential of the Internet for building and supporting a quality customer base i.e. a strong base of loyal, high value, high growth potential customers providing the MTB sector with a strong foundation for achieving sustained growth and competitiveness The Programme will deliver real business benefits to the group, to individual participants and to the wider CNP tourism industry The overall aim is to maximise the full potential of Web 2.0 for Identifying, Acquiring, Retaining and Growing Quality Customers; for building a vibrant and sustainable MTB tourism sector

To develop and implement a successful Web 2.0 strategy, ensuring that the CNP MTB sector leverages the full potential of the Internet for building and supporting a quality customer base i.e. a strong base of loyal, high value, high growth potential customers providing the MTB sector with a strong foundation for achieving sustained growth and competitiveness

The Programme will deliver real business benefits to the group, to individual participants and to the wider CNP tourism industry

The overall aim is to maximise the full potential of Web 2.0 for Identifying, Acquiring, Retaining and Growing Quality Customers; for building a vibrant and sustainable MTB tourism sector

Strategic Objectives Provide coordinated, accurate and up-to-date information about MTB in the Cairngorms National Park, making it easy for potential MTB visitors to find what they are looking for - information that is customised to the specific needs of different types of customer Raise awareness and recognition of the MTB offering within the Park Promote the strengths and ‘special qualities’ of MTB in the area; to inspire and motivate potential visitors to engage with CNP MTB, to encourage a ‘call to action’ by potential visitors Market the Park as a ‘must visit’ destination for mountain bikers and a ‘must visit again’ destination for existing customers Deliver a quality online customer experience, making it easy for potential MTB visitors to find what they are looking for, to plan and book their visits

Provide coordinated, accurate and up-to-date information about MTB in the Cairngorms National Park, making it easy for potential MTB visitors to find what they are looking for - information that is customised to the specific needs of different types of customer

Raise awareness and recognition of the MTB offering within the Park

Promote the strengths and ‘special qualities’ of MTB in the area; to inspire and motivate potential visitors to engage with CNP MTB, to encourage a ‘call to action’ by potential visitors

Market the Park as a ‘must visit’ destination for mountain bikers and a ‘must visit again’ destination for existing customers

Deliver a quality online customer experience, making it easy for potential MTB visitors to find what they are looking for, to plan and book their visits

Strategic Objectives Add value and encourage a ‘call to action’ at each stage of the ‘Customer Journey’ with CNP MTB i.e. raise awareness, convert awareness into action, visit planning, booking, pre-visit, visit and post visit stages Increase the number of MTB visitors to the Park, the number of repeat visits and average spend per visit (exploit ‘up’ and ‘cross’ selling opportunities) Use of Web 2.0 for building insight, knowledge and understanding about our customers (actual and potential) Use of Web 2.0 for building customer dialogue and interaction (‘marketing as a conversation’); for encouraging customer feedback and comment Exploit CRM opportunities and online word of mouth effects; energise the ‘groundswell’ (i.e. the global MTB community)

Add value and encourage a ‘call to action’ at each stage of the ‘Customer Journey’ with CNP MTB i.e. raise awareness, convert awareness into action, visit planning, booking, pre-visit, visit and post visit stages

Increase the number of MTB visitors to the Park, the number of repeat visits and average spend per visit (exploit ‘up’ and ‘cross’ selling opportunities)

Use of Web 2.0 for building insight, knowledge and understanding about our customers (actual and potential)

Use of Web 2.0 for building customer dialogue and interaction (‘marketing as a conversation’); for encouraging customer feedback and comment

Exploit CRM opportunities and online word of mouth effects; energise the ‘groundswell’ (i.e. the global MTB community)

Strategic Objectives Achieve improvements in ‘Marketing Effectiveness’ and ‘Marketing Efficiency’ i.e. ROI Build and support a quality customer base; Identify, Acquire, Retain and Grow Quality Customers Foster and provide a platform for MTB Group collaboration covering Programme and non-Programme activities e.g. product development, signage, pressure group activities, engagement with other stakeholders (landowners, public sector, other tourism businesses (e.g. accommodation providers) and sectors (e.g. adventure tourism etc) Support other marketing initiatives Learn from ‘best practice’; to educate and mentor the MTB community in ‘best practice’ use of Web 2.0

Achieve improvements in ‘Marketing Effectiveness’ and ‘Marketing Efficiency’ i.e. ROI

Build and support a quality customer base; Identify, Acquire, Retain and Grow Quality Customers

Foster and provide a platform for MTB Group collaboration covering Programme and non-Programme activities e.g. product development, signage, pressure group activities, engagement with other stakeholders (landowners, public sector, other tourism businesses (e.g. accommodation providers) and sectors (e.g. adventure tourism etc)

Support other marketing initiatives

Learn from ‘best practice’; to educate and mentor the MTB community in ‘best practice’ use of Web 2.0

Financial Objectives Maximise both the ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Efficiency’ of our sales and marketing efforts ‘ Marketing Effectiveness’ - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) covering the following: Increase in visitor numbers Increase repeat visits Increase in visitor spend Quality of our customer base Strength of the relationship we have with ‘quality customers’ Under ‘Marketing Efficiency’, KPIs will be agreed covering marketing/sales cost savings from the better utilisation of Web 2.0.

Maximise both the ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Efficiency’ of our sales and marketing efforts

‘ Marketing Effectiveness’ - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) covering the following:

Increase in visitor numbers

Increase repeat visits

Increase in visitor spend

Quality of our customer base

Strength of the relationship we have with ‘quality customers’

Under ‘Marketing Efficiency’, KPIs will be agreed covering marketing/sales cost savings from the better utilisation of Web 2.0.

MTB 2.0 The programme uses a simplified Balanced Scorecard approach to ensure that Web 2.0 actions and initiatives are fully aligned behind and supportive of agreed strategic/financial goals and objectives Eight key priorities…….. Programme progress will be reported on a regular basis on www.tourism2-0.co.uk

The programme uses a simplified Balanced Scorecard approach to ensure that Web 2.0 actions and initiatives are fully aligned behind and supportive of agreed strategic/financial goals and objectives

Eight key priorities……..

Programme progress will be reported on a regular basis on www.tourism2-0.co.uk

Eight Priorities Wiki presence Image library/ flickr community Develop a YouTube channel Cairngorms MTB web site Leverage other web sites/ communities Customer information system Organisational issues

Wiki presence

Image library/ flickr community

Develop a YouTube channel

Cairngorms MTB web site

Leverage other web sites/ communities

Customer information system

Organisational issues

Merchant City “ Creating the Buzz”

Merchant City

“ Creating the Buzz”

‘ Creating the Buzz’ To build greater brand awareness, loyalty and advocacy of the MC as a ‘must visit’ destination; Glasgow’s ‘hidden gem’. Through the development, implementation and on-going management of a proactive social media communications strategy – engage with and energise the MC network of ‘advocates’ Advanced social media monitoring tools will be used to monitor project success

To build greater brand awareness, loyalty and advocacy of the MC as a ‘must visit’ destination; Glasgow’s ‘hidden gem’.

Through the development, implementation and on-going management of a proactive social media communications strategy – engage with and energise the MC network of ‘advocates’

Advanced social media monitoring tools will be used to monitor project success

Strategic Objectives Build brand awareness, loyalty and advocacy of the MC as a ‘must visit’ destination; the ‘hidden gem’ of Glasgow Achieve sustained increase in visitor numbers and spend Build a ‘quality customer base’/ strong network of MC ‘advocates’ Ensure that the project makes a significant contribution to the medium-term strategic goals and objectives of the MCMTC, VS Growth Fund, Glasgow City Tourism and the Scottish Executive’s Tourism Framework

Build brand awareness, loyalty and advocacy of the MC as a ‘must visit’ destination; the ‘hidden gem’ of Glasgow

Achieve sustained increase in visitor numbers and spend

Build a ‘quality customer base’/ strong network of MC ‘advocates’

Ensure that the project makes a significant contribution to the medium-term strategic goals and objectives of the MCMTC, VS Growth Fund, Glasgow City Tourism and the Scottish Executive’s Tourism Framework

Strategic Objectives Maximise the net economic impact of Merchant City tourism on Glasgow and Scotland generally Achieve high ROI from project spend. Maximise MCMTC marketing effectiveness and marketing efficiency Build a strong network of local businesses, tourism partners and MC residents, working in collaboration to position MC as a ‘must visit’ destination and to achieve sustained growth in visitor numbers and spend

Maximise the net economic impact of Merchant City tourism on Glasgow and Scotland generally

Achieve high ROI from project spend.

Maximise MCMTC marketing effectiveness and marketing efficiency

Build a strong network of local businesses, tourism partners and MC residents, working in collaboration to position MC as a ‘must visit’ destination and to achieve sustained growth in visitor numbers and spend

KPIs Increase the % of visitors to Glasgow with awareness of the Merchant City from 26% (2007) to 50% (2011) Increase visitor numbers to the MC from 1.1m (2007) to 1.19m (2011) (project to make a 25% contribution to this) Increase visitor spend in the MC from £15m ( 2007) to £18m (2011) (project to make a 25% contribution to this) Targets will be agreed for the ‘4Is’ i.e. online community Involvement, Interaction, Intimacy and Influence. These will be the main ‘lead drivers’ contributing to a sustained increase in visitor numbers and spend

Increase the % of visitors to Glasgow with awareness of the Merchant City from 26% (2007) to 50% (2011)

Increase visitor numbers to the MC from 1.1m (2007) to 1.19m (2011) (project to make a 25% contribution to this)

Increase visitor spend in the MC from £15m ( 2007) to £18m (2011) (project to make a 25% contribution to this)

Targets will be agreed for the ‘4Is’ i.e. online community Involvement, Interaction, Intimacy and Influence. These will be the main ‘lead drivers’ contributing to a sustained increase in visitor numbers and spend

KPIs To make a significant contribution to achieving the challenging growth targets of the ‘Glasgow Tourism Strategy’ – a minimum 60% increase in Glasgow tourism revenues by 2016 and to the Scottish Executive’s goal of a 50% increase in tourism value. To achieve a marketing ROI from the project in excess of £8 per pound of Growth Fund spend 150 local businesses and partners to be actively involved in the MCMTC Online Business Network by year end 2010 150 local residents to be actively involved in the MCMTC Online Residents Community by year end 2010

To make a significant contribution to achieving the challenging growth targets of the ‘Glasgow Tourism Strategy’ – a minimum 60% increase in Glasgow tourism revenues by 2016 and to the Scottish Executive’s goal of a 50% increase in tourism value.

To achieve a marketing ROI from the project in excess of £8 per pound of Growth Fund spend

150 local businesses and partners to be actively involved in the MCMTC Online Business Network by year end 2010

150 local residents to be actively involved in the MCMTC Online Residents Community by year end 2010

Key Actions and Initiatives ‘ Rich Internet Applications’ on the MC web site Set up Web 2.0 channels Web Site Marketing Strategy (1.0) ‘ Creating the Buzz’/ Social Media Engagement Strategy Building Customer Insight, Knowledge and Understanding - develop actionable customer insights

‘ Rich Internet Applications’ on the MC web site

Set up Web 2.0 channels

Web Site Marketing Strategy (1.0)

‘ Creating the Buzz’/ Social Media Engagement Strategy

Building Customer Insight, Knowledge and Understanding - develop actionable customer insights

Key Actions and Initiatives Offline Media Advertising Partnership Working and Collaboration Residents Project Monitoring and Evaluation Project Management and Consultancy

Offline Media Advertising

Partnership Working and Collaboration

Residents

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Project Management and Consultancy

Conclusions

Conclusions

Conclusions The majority of organisations have made little progress in adopting Web 2.0/social media Few are fully utilising the power of 2.0 for interacting with or building strong relationships with their customers Much progress still needs to be made and major barriers will need to be overcome So what are the barriers?........

The majority of organisations have made little progress in adopting Web 2.0/social media

Few are fully utilising the power of 2.0 for interacting with or building strong relationships with their customers

Much progress still needs to be made and major barriers will need to be overcome

So what are the barriers?........

Obstacles and Barriers Resources Organisational culture/ ‘mindset’ Lack of strategic direction Scepticism about Web 2.0 potential Political issues with stakeholders Concerns about UGC Technology issues Legal issues

Resources

Organisational culture/ ‘mindset’

Lack of strategic direction

Scepticism about Web 2.0 potential

Political issues with stakeholders

Concerns about UGC

Technology issues

Legal issues

Real barriers or senior management excuses?

Real barriers or senior management excuses?

A Personal End Note from a Celtic Fan

A Personal End Note from

a Celtic Fan

News/Information I very seldom visit/read www.celticfc.net I very seldom read newspapers Web 2.0 allows me to personalise my news Google Alert Celtic (my personalised Global Celtic Daily Newspaper); RSS Feeds; Fanzine web sites www.etims.net ; www.thehuddleboard.com My personalised Celtic video library - YouTube (see advert) Reduced visits to the official sites – lost advertising revenue; reduced e-commerce sales

I very seldom visit/read www.celticfc.net

I very seldom read newspapers

Web 2.0 allows me to personalise my news

Google Alert Celtic (my personalised Global Celtic Daily Newspaper); RSS Feeds; Fanzine web sites www.etims.net ; www.thehuddleboard.com

My personalised Celtic video library - YouTube (see advert)

Reduced visits to the official sites – lost advertising revenue; reduced e-commerce sales