James Burnes presents to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Leadership Forum on social media strategy, planning and execution to reach younger consumers.
James BurnesPrincipal & Founder at PatentStatus, JB Consulting
2. James Burnes Principal & Founder, Project Brilliant CEO & Founder, Mobiltopia @jamesburnes @ProjBrilliant @mobiltopia JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER
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5. Do you really want to engage and connect? JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
6. A Few Social Media Milestones JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER 1997 2005 2007 1999 2003 1995 2009 2001 Personal ‘free’ web pages debut MySpace.com launches Facebook Launches Blogware begins to take off Twitter Launches Message boards for geeks everywhere Mass media starts focusing on “User Generated Content” YouTube launches Ning Launches March 2009, Nielsen study Reveals social media more popular than email
7. Do you have a strategy? JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
13. Social Media Has Shifted Who People Trust To Influence Their Decisions JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Source: Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey, April 2009 Recommendations from people known 90% Consumer opinions posted online 70% Brand websites 70% Editorial content (e.g. newspaper article) 69% Brand sponsorships 64% TV 62% Newspaper 61% Magazines 59% Billboards / outdoor advertising 55% Radio 55% Emails signed up for 54%
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15. What is a brand? JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
16. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER Brand = The Experience
37. #7. What are our milestones & key events? JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
38. #8. How will mobile accessibility to social media impact you? JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
39. More Than Half of All Cell Phones Sold Will Be “Smart” By 2011 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER 1999 2005 2007 2009 2001 2003 2011 33% 51%
40. #9. Do you need your own social platform? JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
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42. Strategy: Make our organization more personable and less corporate. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
43. Strategy: Give prospective customers more exposure to what it’s like to do business with us. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
44. Strategy: Reward customers who demonstrate loyalty and help us spread the word about us. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
45. Strategy: Drive referrals by making it easy for our fans spread the word. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
46. Strategy: Recruit the best talent by showcasing our staff’s work and the lifestyle we live. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
47. Strategy: Delivery easy ways for customers and prospects to share their product ideas. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
48. Social media will not succeed as a “marketing” strategy! JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
53. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER Do we bring in an outside guru to help our team move quickly?
54. Develop the tactical plan with those who will actually execute it. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
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56. Let your ambassadors take it to the rest of the company. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT
57. To succeed, make the mantra about engaging and connecting , not selling. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE
58. To succeed, you must lead it from the top and build a culture of engaged, connected employees. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE
59. To succeed, you must commit. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE
60. JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE 7 Rules For Social Media Success
61. Rule #1 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Define Your Personal And Business Brand
62. Rule #2 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Create Accounts For Your Business
63. Rule #3 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Speak to Your Target Audience
64. Rule #4 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Commit to 15 Minutes A Day To ‘Pearl’ Dive
65. Rule #5 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Demonstrate experience through sharing knowledge, ideas and insight
66. Rule #6 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Listen More Than You Speak. Respond Frequently & Win!
67. Rule #7 JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE INTERCONNECTED AGE Reward the customers who connect to you
71. James Burnes Principal & Founder, Project Brilliant CEO & Founder, Mobiltopia @jamesburnes @ProjBrilliant @mobiltopia CELL: 317.512.3612 [email_address] JAMES BURNES, PROJECT BRILLIANT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER
Editor's Notes
Logos are not brands.®
You do not control your brand. Your brand is determined by those around you who know and experience you in their various interactions. You can only influence your brand.
We see ourselves clearly, but the collection of perceptions about who we are and what we stand for is muddled.
We want to showcase the size of the network as being large