The in-house creative team at HubSpot was asked to create the Brand Definition for INBOUND 2015 and execute tactics against it which include but was not limited to hundreds of videos, mobile site and app, illustrations, collateral, signs, motion graphic intros, photography and videography, physical installation concepts and much more.
This presentation represents that first step in our internal discovery process in creating the #INBOUND15 event.
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GOALS
GOAL OF THIS PRESENTATION
Define the INBOUND Brand experience,
pre, during and after.
INBOUND
Inbound Marketing Definition
Inbound marketing is promoting a company through blogs,
podcasts, video, eBooks, enewsletters, whitepapers, SEO,
social media marketing, and other forms of content marketing
which serve to attract, engage, and delight customers.
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BRAND VISION
Affinity spaces defined
An affinity space is a place – virtual or physical – where informal learning takes place. According to
James Paul Gee, affinity spaces are locations where groups of people are drawn together because of
a shared, strong interest or engagement in a common activity.[2] Often but not always occurring online,
affinity spaces encourage the sharing of knowledge or participation in a specific area, and informal
learning is a common outcome. passion, engagement and strong interest for inbound marketing. Often
furthering their affinity, sharing their experience and creating new context by appropriating, remixing,
or modifying existing INBOUND marketing tools and tips in clever and inventive ways for their business
and the INBOUND community.
INBOUND brand vision
Create a singular affinity space(s) for the INBOUND Movement.
A space that is a catalyst for a shared community of inspired
learning, drawing marketers and sales together because of
a shared passion, engagement and strong interest for inbound
marketing. Often furthering their affinity, sharing their experience
and creating new context by appropriating, remixing, or modifying
existing INBOUND marketing tools and tips in clever and inventive
ways for their business and the INBOUND community.
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BRAND PERSONALITY AND DRIVER
BRAND PERSONALITY
Our brand character is all about empowering others by giving
them the tools, materials, and spaces they need to propel the
INBOUND movement further and farther into the future.
BRAND DRIVER
Supercharging the INBOUND movement
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ANATOMY OF A SUPERFAN
HOW TO SPOT A SUPER FAN?
They’re Multipliers, constantly sharing their
affinity in a ONE-TO-ONE-TO-MANY WAY
“The term multiplier may help marketers acknowledge more
forthrightly that whether our work is a success is in fact out
of our control. All we can do is to invite the multiplier to
participate in the construction of the brand by putting it to
work for their own purposes in their own world. ”
— Grant McCracken, the anthropologist and media consultant
SUPERFANS ARE ALSO...
- Creators
- Appropriators
- Extremely Participatory
- Emotionally Invested
- Members of a
Virtual Community
- Part of a Hive Mind
- Evangelists
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THE CONNECTION POINT
BRAND CONNECTION POINT AUDIENCE
Is a singular
affinity space
for the
INBOUND
movement.
Truly believe in
the power of
INBOUND
to transform
and grow their
business.
Enable fandom
by fueling their
INBOUND side
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ENABLING FANDOM APPROACH
HOW DO WE ENABLE FANS?
- Create affinity spaces pre, during and post event
- Harness collective intelligence
- Engage an active audience by giving them the tools
and media to express their love. For ex. Downloads,
Games, Quizzes, Contests, Video remixers
- Activate cooptation
- Provide accessible rewards
- Create and provide access to democratized
sharing platforms
- Foster knowledge communities
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ENABLING FANDOM APPROACH
INBOUND IS A PREMIER EVENT
We will leverage transmedia story telling to bring the event to life
Def. Parallel and non-linear timelines, ‘multi-verses’, grand narratives with
crazy-rich character arcs, ‘back-story’ has become ‘more story’, the
opportunity to add Byzantine layers of meaning and depth. You don’t
create a story world by stripping away, but by layering.
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