the moment of critical mass
from relative obscurity to
       epidemic...
     which is good.
ideas, products, messages
and behaviors spread like
        viruses.
3 Rule of Epidemics
1. The Law of the Few
1. The Law of the Few
2. The Stickiness Factor
1. The Law of the Few
2. The Stickiness Factor
3. The Power of Context
1. The Law of the Few
1967 - Six Degrees of
  Separation study
160 students in Nebraska
were given a letter with
instructions to get it to a
 stockbroker in Boston
None of the students knew
     the stockbroker
Took an average of
    6 contacts
3 people were the final link
  for 50% of the students
The Law of the Few...
  the success of any kind of social
 epidemic is heavily dependent on
 the involvement of people with a
particular and rare set of social gifts
1. Connectors
1. Connectors
2. Mavens
1. Connectors
2. Mavens
3. Salespeople
Connectors are...
People with a special knack for
 bringing the world together.
People with a special knack for
 bringing the world together.


They link us up with the world
extraordinary knack
making friends &
 acquaintances
they have large networks
they are successful because
of their ability to span many
      different worlds.
intrinsic to their personality
  is the combination of...
curiosity
curiosity
self-confidence
curiosity
self-confidence
sociability
curiosity
self-confidence
sociability
energy
Chuck is a Connector
Mavens are...
information specialists
information specialists

people we rely on to connect us with
          new information
information specialists

people we rely on to connect us with
          new information

collect knowledge and know how to
              share it
Judy Randall is a Maven
Salesmen are...
persuaders
persuaders


charismatic people we all want
        to agree with.
Bill Hardman is a Salesman
hundreds = thousands
it’s not about the people
     following you
it’s about the people who are
following the people who are
       following you
some are more important than
 others because they are...
Connectors, Mavens and
     Salespeople
not all communities are
    created equal
FACEBOOK

  twitter
1. Facebook is bigger (800 vs 100)
1. Facebook is bigger (800 vs 100)


2. Facebook is more comprehensive
1. Claim your page
1. Claim your page
2. Keep it up to date
1. Claim your page
2. Keep it up to date
3. Wait and see
other communities...
Your Toolset:
Your Toolset:
 Facebook
Your Toolset:
 Facebook
   Twitter
Your Toolset:
 Facebook
   Twitter
  Youtube
Your Toolset:
 Facebook
   Twitter
  Youtube
    Flickr
Your Toolset:
  Facebook
   Twitter
   Youtube
    Flickr
Google+ (test)
more followers
lack of patience or time
sweepstakes
Brief Aside: If your business is
 in trouble, social is not your
           quick fix.
long-term engagement strategy
big differences btwn traditional
          and digital
broadcast and display have
     some similarities
paid search, email and social
  are rewarded based on
          response
Google - places search ads
higher if you get more clicks
ESPs deliver your emails better
  if your open rate is higher
Facebook prioritizes your
  posts if you get more
      engagement
quality is important
How do you find and build a
relationship with influencers?
it’s tough on Facebook
brands and people can’t
  message each other
it’s all about the wall
basic rules for winning on the
web in general and social in
      particular are...
1. create good content
1. create good content
2. encourage engagement
1. create good content
2. encourage engagement
3. be consistent
1. create good content
2. encourage engagement
3. be consistent
4. measure
what does ‘engagement’ mean?
Liking your Page

Posting on your Wall

Liking, commenting on or sharing a post, photo, video etc that
you put on your Page

@ mentioning your Page in a post they make

Tagging your Page in a photo

Liking or sharing a check-in deal

Checking in at a Place
If you know a company’s
mission, you can figure out
 how to work with them.
Google’s mission:
To organize the world
you can’t trick ‘em for long.
  black hat SEO will lose.
Facebook’s mission:
To make the world a more
open and connected place.
Facebook’s wants to keep
     people on their site
communicating with each other
All along, they’re learning
        about you
Farmville?
Surveys?
Facebook values engagement
- so that’s what they measure
2 Facebook Measurements to
          Watch
1. Talking About This:
number of people interacting
       on your page
Talking about This
   It shows you the number of unique people who have created a ‘story’ about your
   Page in the last 7 days. The ‘story’ might include people:
        Liking your Page
        Posting on your Wall
        Liking, commenting on or sharing a post, photo, video etc that you put on
        your Page
        Answering a question you asked using the ‘question’ feature
        RSVPing to an event
        @ mentioning your Page in a post they make
        Tagging your Page in a photo
        Liking or sharing a check-in deal
        Checking in at a Place

    
Talking about This

   The Point: The more people talking about your business, the more
   people you’ll be able to reach on Facebook. You’ll see now why it’s so
   important to get people interacting and engaging with your content.

   You might also be interested to know that top brands are currently
   getting 0.7% engagement (on average) on this new metric.



    
Top brands are getting
 .7% engagement in the
“Talking About This” metric
      Starbucks on 1/12/12: 0.7%
      Tennessee Tourism on 1/12/12: 0.7%
2. Weekly Total Reach:
and it’s calculated like this...
For the last 500 posts:
For the last 500 posts:


1. Reach - # of people who saw the posts
For the last 500 posts:


1. Reach - # of people who saw the posts
2. # of Engaged Users
For the last 500 posts:


1. Reach - # of people who saw the posts
2. # of Engaged Users
3. # of people Talking about this
For the last 500 posts:


1. Reach - # of people who saw the posts
2. # of Engaged Users
3. # of people Talking about this
4. Virality (talking about this / reach)
Facebook doesn’t care if the
 engagement is positive or
         negative
Currently no automated way
     to rank sentiment
Facebook wants to help you
   out by filtering your
 posts...based on overall
       engagement
so if nobody is engaging with
        your content
your content gets shown less
           overall
that’s the new Edgerank
scoring system and here’s a
      real life story...
A Real EdgeRank Story
•       April: 1,411 likes


    •      Paramore takes over social


•       May: 2,058 likes


    •      EdgeRank Score goes public: 24


•       June: 3,183 likes


    •      EdgeRank Score increases to 29


    •      SplashGround Sweeps starts


•       July 4,171 likes:


    •      EdgeRank Score decreases back to 24


    •      SplashGroundSweeps Ends


•       August 4,310 likes:


    •      EdgeRank Scores settles at 21
A Real EdgeRank Story
WHY? July:
A Real EdgeRank Story
WHY? August
3 things Facebook thinks are
        important...
1. User Affinity - engagement
2. Status weight - video, image, link
3. Freshness - posts less than 4 hours old*
1. User Affinity - engagement
2. Status weight - video, image, link
3. Freshness - posts less than 4 hours old*

         *constantly changing stat.
3 quick Facebook Tips
1. Use a personal tone
2. Always use a call to action
   (tell me what you think)
  (like this update if you X)
3. Post during peak hours
         7-9 am
         5-7 pm
      11 pm - 1 am
It’s interesting what makes
    people respond...
Ask
Ask
•   Follow-up
Have some Holiday
      Spirit
Pretty pictures work

•   Everyone loves a pretty
    picture ...
Mavens are
      good

•   Develop a loyal fan base and
    they will help you manage the
    on-going conversations on
    your wall...
Love

•   A reply tweet from a follower
    after we replied to their
    original tweet letting them
    know we missed them as
    much as they missed
    Wildwoods.

•   The Point: A personal touch
    through a message from a
    brand is appreciated and
    builds loyalty.
Oops
Oops


FAIL!
Targeting Influencers on
        Twitter
38 mentions x 3,071 followers =
116,698 impressions
2. The Power of Context
Relevant, interesting content
        is the thing.
But delivery vehicles change
        everything.
There are now more
smartphones in use than
    feature phones
in 2014 more than 50% of
web traffic will come from
      smartphones
Is THIS your personal
     computer?
Or is this?
It’s the one you take with
    you everywhere.
3 main differences between
    these two devices
1. Screen size
2. Navigation/Input
      method
3. Context
2 schools of thought
1. Mobile should be light-
  weight and focused.
2. Mobile should have
everything - because it’s
  many people’s only
       computer
Google’s new algorithm:
Social more important than
          links
Social bookmarking
If it’s mentioned in social it’s
 more likely to be authentic
        and valuable
Engagement is more
important than links
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Marketing college 3rd year part 2