Social is an important part of any company's digital marketing strategy - and it's only going to grow in importance as platforms continue to evolve and mature. How can marketers make sense of all the platforms and metrics out there? How can they ensure their ads are performing well and generating positive ROI?
3. 10 billion
content pieces
in database
9 million
profiles
monitored
5 million
API requests
every hour
40 million
content pieces
per month
450
servers
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5. SUCCESS IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST CREATING CONTENT
CREATION TIMING PROMOTION
RESULTS
TRACKING
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6. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15
SOCIAL IS A MASSIVE CHANNEL TODAY$USBillions
POST-IPO QUARTERLY REVENUES
25 May 2016Note: Facebook IPO on May 18, 2012 (Q2 2012); Google IPO on August 19, 2004 (Q3 2004)
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
$USBillions SOCIAL IS BIG BUSINESS
GLOBAL AD SPEND ON SOCIAL
8. 25 May 2016Data as of January 2016
316 M
400 M
300 M
50 M
1.5 B 1.0 B
80 M
205 M
500 M
165M
900 M 100 M
60 M
32 M
32 M20 M
Connecting people Video Messenger Other Content
700 M
WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR CHIPS?
9. 0
4
8
12
16
20
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
BRANDS ARE SPENDING MORE THAN EVER BEFORE
TO ADVERTISE ON FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK ADVERTISING REVENUE (BILLIONS $US)
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15. A+
Better
than any
other post
GOOD CONTENT BAD CONTENT
Top 10%
of posts
A
Top 25%
of posts
B
Better than 50%
of other posts
C
Worse than 50% of other posts
D
vs
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17. 75% of the content promoted
is GOOD (grades A+, A)
75% of the content promoted
is BAD (grade D)
Almost ALL content promoted
PERFORMANCE OF PROMOTED POSTS
LOWER
PERFORMANCE39.3%LOWER
PERFORMANCE25.6%
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18. Bad content is costing
brands money
and engagement
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19. BAD CONTENT GOOD CONTENTvs
CPCCPC
Bad content gets 100% costlier clicks (CPC)
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20. and nearly 20% higher impression cost (CPM).
vs
CPC
Bad content gets 100% costlier clicks (CPC)
CPMCPMCPC
BAD CONTENT GOOD CONTENT
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21. Bad content gets 4x MORE negative feedback
vs
BAD CONTENT GOOD CONTENT
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22. vs
Bad content gets 2.3x fewer interactions with the same reach
BAD CONTENT GOOD CONTENT
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23. vs
... and is 7x less viral.
BAD CONTENT GOOD CONTENT
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24. SUCCESS IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST CREATING CONTENT
CREATION
inspired by best-
performing
content
TIMING
best time to post
PROMOTION
best content to the
right audience
RESULTS
TRACKING
Evaluate data,
iterate, optimize
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25. Analyzing
Content
DATA-DRIVEN
CONTENT
MARKETING
• Real-time decision making
• Recommendations from deep data analysis
• What to say
• When to say it
• What to invest in
• Tracking impact on digital KPIs
INDUSTRY SHIFT
FROM PURE ANALYSIS
TO ACTIONABLE DATA
AND PREDICTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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27. 25 May 2016
• Be selective – in platforms & metrics
• Content is the currency of social
• Don’t invest in BAD (under-performing) CONTENT! huge hidden cost
• Don’t promote content right away – let it “breathe”
• Industry shift from passive analysis/reporting to predictive analytics
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The standards for measuring social are still evolving
There’s no one single social media. Every platform is unique and deliberately don’t want brands to measure them side by side.
44%!!!!
ENGAGEMENT
Bad content has 100% higher cost per click (CPC).
… and nearly 20% higher impression cost (CPM).
It generates 4x more negative feedback - so if you’re promoting it, you are essentially buying more negative feedback for your brand.
Bad content is inefficient - attracting more than 2x fewer interactions with the same Reach
… and is 7 times less viral than organically good-performing content.
These are the very real costs of the content problem common to everyone on Facebook.