Rod Brooks
PEMCO
Insurance:
V.P. and CMO
WOMMA:
Chairman – 2011
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Follow Rod on
Twitter:
@NW_Mktg_Guy




                  source | Nielsen study (August 2010)
Let’s get connected!


   Twitter: @NW_Mktg_Guy
      Tonight’s Hashtag:
       #UWInfx598


                       source | Nielsen study (August 2010)
PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company
                           • Customer centric
                           • Relationship led
                           • Values based
                           • Challenger brand
                           • Hyper-local

        • Integrity
        • Responsibility
        • Courage
Challenges: Both old and new
1
      Industry

      • Highly regulated industry
      • Product perceived as a commodity
      • Insurance is an unsought product
2
    Environment
                     • Integrity
                     • Responsibility
      • Industry ad spending at astronomically
                     • Courage                 high levels
      • Heavy influence by peers, friends, and strangers online
      • New & unfamiliar channels sustain brand conversations
Dream big!




         • Integrity
         • Responsibility
         • Courage
Dream big!




         • Integrity
         • Responsibility
         • Courage


   BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOAL
“… 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.”
Word of mouth is the
most powerful form of
 marketing there is!
US consumers have at least one
  daily brand-related discussion…
                  face-to-face – 93%
                 voice-to-voice – 45%
                     Online – 22%
source | Keller Fay & Yahoo! study (June 2010)
Human approach


    Social Media             Socially Engaged
 Voice of the Company        Voice of the Customer

  Top-Down Control           Bottom-Up Messaging
          • Integrity
 Company-Generated           Consumer-Generated
          • Responsibility
    Messages
          • Courage
                                 Messages
 Infrequently Updated        Continuously Updated
Human approach


    Social Media              Socially Engaged
 Voice of the Company         Voice of the Customer

   Top-Down Control           Bottom-Up Messaging
           • Integrity
  Company-Generated           Consumer-Generated
           • Responsibility
      Messages
           • Courage
                                  Messages
  Infrequently Updated        Continuously Updated
Which way to go?

           1   Traditional

               2 Experimental

               3 Operational
               4 Measurable

           5   Nirvana - Fully Engaged
Stage 1: Traditional
Stage 2: Experimental
Stage 3: Operational
Stage 4: Measurable
Stage 5: Nirvana - Fully engaged
             Business                Organizational            Customer
             Outcomes                   Impact                 Evidence

        • Faster to market        • Customer              Advocacy Scales:
          with product              engagement equally    • “I’m valued &
          improvements              distributed              heard”
        • In depth customer       • Breakthrough          • “You anticipate my
          knowledge                 business results         needs”
        • Better risk             • Brand dashboard       • “You get me”
          management                ties to revenue and
                                    loyalty               • “No reason to
        • Less requirement for                               guess”
          price differentiation   • 360 view of the
                                    customer              • “I trust you”
        • Improved talent
                                  • Senior executives     • “I recommend you”
        • Increased efficiency      leading with          • “I’ll be loyal and
        • Change customer’s         customer                 defend you”
          lives and lifestyles      engagement
Challenges: Both old and new

   Consumer
                    • 100 In-home Ethnographic Interviews
   Research

    Internal        • Cross Functional and Multi-level
    Reviews           Conversations
           • Integrity
           • Responsibility
  Competitive
           • Courage
                    • Studied Top 12 Companies – S.W.O.T.
  Assessment
Voice of the customer




         • Integrity
         • Responsibility
         • Courage
LOVE THE LOCAL GUY!




            Hometown Heros
           Local Trumps Large
          Personal Trumps Price
Building social strategy

     Company    “PEMCO Gets It”
      Vision
      Social     Listen, Participate,
      Mantra    Encourage & Enable

      Social
                Fierce Advocates
       Goal
Our Vision




                  • Integrity
 PEMCO is the Northwest insurance company
                  • Responsibility
 that “gets it.” An organization that’s great to do
                  • Courage
 business with, one that shares the values of those who
 live here, one that’s genuinely likeable. It’s the first
 choice of responsible people.
Social engagement mantra

        “PEMCO’s success
         depends on the
        positive opinion of
         people like me.
               They listen,
               participate,
        • Integrity
        • Responsibility
           encourage and
        • Courage
             enable me to
        share with others.”
Six Social Strategies - 2007


    360
              Content Is     Internal
   Degree
               Critical     Alignment
    View

  Engaging    Operational     Platform
 Experience   Excellence    for Success
Framework for phased approach
Build on a strong foundation




 •Create online and
  offline presence.
 •Test and learn
 •Establish enabling
  guidelines
First
make it
personal
Then
  make it
professional
Engage your audience

                        “Show me
                          that you
                         know me
                           in ways
                       that others
                             don’t”
Establish a credible presence




 •Create online and
  offline presence.
 •Test and learn
 •Establish enabling
  guidelines
23% of people’s time
         spent on the Internet is on
           Social Media websites


source | Nielsen study (August 2010)
Don’t let your first day of social be “not                   so good”

source | Scott Adams Dilbert Cartoons @dilbert.com | 09-13-10
54% of US adults identified
   old-fashioned Word of Mouth
   as most important influencer
      of purchase decisions.

source | “Digital Marketer Report, Experian – 2011
Word of mouth marketing basics

         Know your
         talkers…
         Give them
         something to
         talk about…
          • Integrity
          • Responsibility
         • Courage
         Make it
         easy to share.
Make V.O.C. important!
Integrated experience emerges




 •Integrate social
  technologies
 •Tools aligned to
  strategy
 •Ent. engagement
PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company




        • Integrity
        • Responsibility
        • Courage
“I know you”




Awareness to Advocacy
“I like you”




Awareness to Advocacy
“I like you”




Awareness to Advocacy
“I love you”




Awareness to Advocacy
“I defend you”




Awareness to Advocacy
Awareness To Advocacy


                        Fuel the
                    Advocacy
                       Engine
                     with timely
                   and relevant
                    content and
                  conversations.
Cogs of “content excellence”

Informative
Interesting            Positive   Entertaining
                       Thought
                                     Engaged
            Listen
              Listen
            Listen
         • Integrity
         • Responsibility   Motivating
    Timely
         • Courage
                            Language
    Relevant
The content continuum



                   Selfless+
                  Inspiring +
                Compassionate
                       =
                  HUMAN
         • Integrity
         • Responsibility
         • Courage
Heading into year number five




          • Integrity
          • Responsibility
          • Courage
Five new
                   Northwest Profile
                   trading cards


• Integrity
• Responsibility
• Courage
Three
                   transit
                   cards
• Integrity
• Responsibility
• Courage
Mountains
                         to Sound
                         Greenway
                         Trust




      • Integrity
      • Responsibility
      • Courage


Social Engagement
• Integrity
• Responsibility
• Courage
• Integrity
• Responsibility
• Courage
• Integrity
• Responsibility
• Courage
Rod Brooks – Lets Connect

 Twitter:
 @NW_Mktg_Guy
 Facebook:
 Northwest
 Marketing Guy
 Linked In:      • Integrity
 Rod Brooks      • Responsibility
                 • Courage
 Blog:
 www.rodbrooks.com
Developing Social Engagement Strategy

Developing Social Engagement Strategy

  • 1.
    Rod Brooks PEMCO Insurance: V.P. andCMO WOMMA: Chairman – 2011 ----------- Follow Rod on Twitter: @NW_Mktg_Guy source | Nielsen study (August 2010)
  • 2.
    Let’s get connected! Twitter: @NW_Mktg_Guy Tonight’s Hashtag: #UWInfx598 source | Nielsen study (August 2010)
  • 4.
    PEMCO Mutual InsuranceCompany • Customer centric • Relationship led • Values based • Challenger brand • Hyper-local • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
  • 5.
    Challenges: Both oldand new 1 Industry • Highly regulated industry • Product perceived as a commodity • Insurance is an unsought product 2 Environment • Integrity • Responsibility • Industry ad spending at astronomically • Courage high levels • Heavy influence by peers, friends, and strangers online • New & unfamiliar channels sustain brand conversations
  • 6.
    Dream big! • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
  • 7.
    Dream big! • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOAL
  • 10.
    “… companies thatare both deeply and widely engaged in social media surpass their peers in terms of both revenue and profit performance by a significant difference.”
  • 11.
    Word of mouthis the most powerful form of marketing there is!
  • 12.
    US consumers haveat least one daily brand-related discussion… face-to-face – 93% voice-to-voice – 45% Online – 22% source | Keller Fay & Yahoo! study (June 2010)
  • 13.
    Human approach Social Media Socially Engaged Voice of the Company Voice of the Customer Top-Down Control Bottom-Up Messaging • Integrity Company-Generated Consumer-Generated • Responsibility Messages • Courage Messages Infrequently Updated Continuously Updated
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    Human approach Social Media Socially Engaged Voice of the Company Voice of the Customer Top-Down Control Bottom-Up Messaging • Integrity Company-Generated Consumer-Generated • Responsibility Messages • Courage Messages Infrequently Updated Continuously Updated
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    Which way togo? 1 Traditional 2 Experimental 3 Operational 4 Measurable 5 Nirvana - Fully Engaged
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    Stage 5: Nirvana- Fully engaged Business Organizational Customer Outcomes Impact Evidence • Faster to market • Customer Advocacy Scales: with product engagement equally • “I’m valued & improvements distributed heard” • In depth customer • Breakthrough • “You anticipate my knowledge business results needs” • Better risk • Brand dashboard • “You get me” management ties to revenue and loyalty • “No reason to • Less requirement for guess” price differentiation • 360 view of the customer • “I trust you” • Improved talent • Senior executives • “I recommend you” • Increased efficiency leading with • “I’ll be loyal and • Change customer’s customer defend you” lives and lifestyles engagement
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    Challenges: Both oldand new Consumer • 100 In-home Ethnographic Interviews Research Internal • Cross Functional and Multi-level Reviews Conversations • Integrity • Responsibility Competitive • Courage • Studied Top 12 Companies – S.W.O.T. Assessment
  • 22.
    Voice of thecustomer • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
  • 23.
    LOVE THE LOCALGUY! Hometown Heros Local Trumps Large Personal Trumps Price
  • 24.
    Building social strategy Company “PEMCO Gets It” Vision Social Listen, Participate, Mantra Encourage & Enable Social Fierce Advocates Goal
  • 25.
    Our Vision • Integrity PEMCO is the Northwest insurance company • Responsibility that “gets it.” An organization that’s great to do • Courage business with, one that shares the values of those who live here, one that’s genuinely likeable. It’s the first choice of responsible people.
  • 26.
    Social engagement mantra “PEMCO’s success depends on the positive opinion of people like me. They listen, participate, • Integrity • Responsibility encourage and • Courage enable me to share with others.”
  • 27.
    Six Social Strategies- 2007 360 Content Is Internal Degree Critical Alignment View Engaging Operational Platform Experience Excellence for Success
  • 28.
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    Build on astrong foundation •Create online and offline presence. •Test and learn •Establish enabling guidelines
  • 30.
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    Then makeit professional
  • 32.
    Engage your audience “Show me that you know me in ways that others don’t”
  • 33.
    Establish a crediblepresence •Create online and offline presence. •Test and learn •Establish enabling guidelines
  • 34.
    23% of people’stime spent on the Internet is on Social Media websites source | Nielsen study (August 2010)
  • 38.
    Don’t let yourfirst day of social be “not so good” source | Scott Adams Dilbert Cartoons @dilbert.com | 09-13-10
  • 42.
    54% of USadults identified old-fashioned Word of Mouth as most important influencer of purchase decisions. source | “Digital Marketer Report, Experian – 2011
  • 43.
    Word of mouthmarketing basics Know your talkers… Give them something to talk about… • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage Make it easy to share.
  • 44.
  • 45.
    Integrated experience emerges •Integrate social technologies •Tools aligned to strategy •Ent. engagement
  • 46.
    PEMCO Mutual InsuranceCompany • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
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    Awareness To Advocacy Fuel the Advocacy Engine with timely and relevant content and conversations.
  • 53.
    Cogs of “contentexcellence” Informative Interesting Positive Entertaining Thought Engaged Listen Listen Listen • Integrity • Responsibility Motivating Timely • Courage Language Relevant
  • 54.
    The content continuum Selfless+ Inspiring + Compassionate = HUMAN • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
  • 55.
    Heading into yearnumber five • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
  • 56.
    Five new Northwest Profile trading cards • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
  • 57.
    Three transit cards • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage
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    Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust • Integrity • Responsibility • Courage Social Engagement
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    Rod Brooks –Lets Connect Twitter: @NW_Mktg_Guy Facebook: Northwest Marketing Guy Linked In: • Integrity Rod Brooks • Responsibility • Courage Blog: www.rodbrooks.com