FACE-2-FACEBOOK
How Digital, Social &
Mobile Connect Real
World Communities
G R E G V E R D I N O
Get BIG
RESULTS
by Thinking
and Acting
Small
VERDINO
Every day the world sees
1 million new blog posts, tens of millions
of tweets, hundreds of millions of new
pieces of Facebook content, and more
than 1 billion YouTube videos.
Where does your brand fit in?
In our age of information saturation, con-
sumer attention is the scarcest commodity
of all—which makes your job tougher than ever.
How do you thread your messages through
billions of bite-sized information snapshots to
reach the right people? One thing’s for sure,
you’re not going to succeed using traditional
approaches. Mass marketing is dead; the next
big thing is indeed very small.
microMARKETING empowers you to rethink,
retool, and revitalize your marketing strategies
to take full advantage of the opportunities cre-
ated by the microcontent explosion. A pioneer
in the world of microcontent marketing, Greg
Verdino helps you create a strategy that
emphasizes relationships over reach, interac-
tion over interruption, and social networking
over broadcast networks. You’ll find the
answers to today’s toughest questions:
influencers and my core customers?
post, one video clip, or even one tweet
at a time?
mainstream media is losing ground to
consumer content creators and peer-
to-peer distribution?
$26.95 USD“Greg presents the greatest hits of social media marketing, a litany of stories designed to persuade you to
stop demanding the web conform to your desire for mass—and instead realize that mattering a lot to a few
people is worth far more than mattering just a little to everyone.”
LINCHPIN
Get BIG
RESULTS
by Thinking
and Acting
Small
Every day the world s
1 million new blog posts, ten
of tweets, hundreds of millio
pieces of Facebook content
than 1 billion YouTube v
Where does your bran
In our age of information sat
sumer attention is the scarce
of all—which makes your job toug
How do you thread your mess
billions of bite-sized information
reach the right people? One thi
you’re not going to succeed us
approaches. Mass marketing is d
big thing is indeed very small.
microMARKETING empowers y
retool, and revitalize your market
to take full advantage of the opp
ated by the microcontent explosi
in the world of microcontent ma
Verdino helps you create a
emphasizes relationships over r
tion over interruption, and soci
over broadcast networks. Yo
answers to today’s toughest que
influencers and my core custo
post, one video clip, or even o
at a time?
“Greg presents the greatest hits of social media marketing, a litany of stories designed to persuade you to
stop demanding the web conform to your desire for mass—and instead realize that mattering a lot to a few
people is worth far more than mattering just a little to everyone.”
LINCHPIN
culture + media + content

MICRO MICRO MICRO
Source: Intel Corporation
mass communications
media networks
interruption
prime time
reach
awareness
the one big thing
masses of communicators
the network effect
interactions
real time
relationships
attention
lots of small things
7 SHIFTS FROM MASS TO MICRO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
your library has a marketing problem
53% 
of americans
have visited the
library in the
past year
Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013)
91% 
of americans
say that the
library is
important to
their community
Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013)
62%
of Americans do not
know if their library
lends out e-books
Search Engine
Wikipedia
Social Media
Librarian 
94%
75%
52%
16%
“VERY LIKELY” TO USE IN A TYPICAL
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013)
every business is a marketing business.
if you don’t market, you’re out of business.
story + utility + experience 

ATTENTION VALUE DIFFERENTIATION
interest + expression + motivation
interest + expression + motivation
interest + expression + motivation
story + utility + experience 

ATTENTION VALUE DIFFERENTIATION
story + utility + experience 

ATTENTION VALUE DIFFERENTIATION
Search Engine
Wikipedia
Social Media
Librarian 
94%
75%
52%
16%
“VERY LIKELY” TO USE IN A TYPICAL
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013)
gregverdino.com | me@gregverdino.com | 631.747.1451

Ohio Library Council 2013 Keynote: Face-2-Facebook

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    FACE-2-FACEBOOK How Digital, Social& Mobile Connect Real World Communities
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    G R EG V E R D I N O Get BIG RESULTS by Thinking and Acting Small VERDINO Every day the world sees 1 million new blog posts, tens of millions of tweets, hundreds of millions of new pieces of Facebook content, and more than 1 billion YouTube videos. Where does your brand fit in? In our age of information saturation, con- sumer attention is the scarcest commodity of all—which makes your job tougher than ever. How do you thread your messages through billions of bite-sized information snapshots to reach the right people? One thing’s for sure, you’re not going to succeed using traditional approaches. Mass marketing is dead; the next big thing is indeed very small. microMARKETING empowers you to rethink, retool, and revitalize your marketing strategies to take full advantage of the opportunities cre- ated by the microcontent explosion. A pioneer in the world of microcontent marketing, Greg Verdino helps you create a strategy that emphasizes relationships over reach, interac- tion over interruption, and social networking over broadcast networks. You’ll find the answers to today’s toughest questions: influencers and my core customers? post, one video clip, or even one tweet at a time? mainstream media is losing ground to consumer content creators and peer- to-peer distribution? $26.95 USD“Greg presents the greatest hits of social media marketing, a litany of stories designed to persuade you to stop demanding the web conform to your desire for mass—and instead realize that mattering a lot to a few people is worth far more than mattering just a little to everyone.” LINCHPIN Get BIG RESULTS by Thinking and Acting Small Every day the world s 1 million new blog posts, ten of tweets, hundreds of millio pieces of Facebook content than 1 billion YouTube v Where does your bran In our age of information sat sumer attention is the scarce of all—which makes your job toug How do you thread your mess billions of bite-sized information reach the right people? One thi you’re not going to succeed us approaches. Mass marketing is d big thing is indeed very small. microMARKETING empowers y retool, and revitalize your market to take full advantage of the opp ated by the microcontent explosi in the world of microcontent ma Verdino helps you create a emphasizes relationships over r tion over interruption, and soci over broadcast networks. Yo answers to today’s toughest que influencers and my core custo post, one video clip, or even o at a time? “Greg presents the greatest hits of social media marketing, a litany of stories designed to persuade you to stop demanding the web conform to your desire for mass—and instead realize that mattering a lot to a few people is worth far more than mattering just a little to everyone.” LINCHPIN
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    culture + media+ content MICRO MICRO MICRO
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    mass communications media networks interruption primetime reach awareness the one big thing masses of communicators the network effect interactions real time relationships attention lots of small things 7 SHIFTS FROM MASS TO MICRO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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    your library hasa marketing problem
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    53% of americans havevisited the library in the past year Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013) 91% of americans say that the library is important to their community
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    Source: Pew ResearchCenter; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013) 62% of Americans do not know if their library lends out e-books
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    Search Engine Wikipedia Social Media Librarian 94% 75% 52% 16% “VERY LIKELY” TO USE IN A TYPICAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013)
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    every business isa marketing business. if you don’t market, you’re out of business.
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    story + utility+ experience ATTENTION VALUE DIFFERENTIATION
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    story + utility+ experience ATTENTION VALUE DIFFERENTIATION
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    story + utility+ experience ATTENTION VALUE DIFFERENTIATION
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    Search Engine Wikipedia Social Media Librarian 94% 75% 52% 16% “VERY LIKELY” TO USE IN A TYPICAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Source: Pew Research Center; Tech Trends and Library Services in the Digital Age (2013)
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