Social Media Influence
     Information
Agenda
• About SMI
• SMI readership
• "thought leaders" –An explanation of what is
  required
• Partnership – Our vision
• Your background
About SMI
• Founded 2005                               “An experienced editorial team”
• Regarded as the most                    •Bernhard Warner – Editor in Chief
  influential publication within
  the sector                              •Co-founded Custom Communication and
                                          SMI. He worked for 13 years as a journalist
• Growing                                 for international publications including,
                                          Adweek, Reuters, the Times and the Industry
• Readership                              Standard.
   – Virtually every major organisation
                                          •Matthew Yeomans – Editor at Large
     involved in social media
   – 12,000 monthly unique visitors to    •Co-founded Custom Communication and
     site.                                SMI. He has written and edited for Time.com,
                                          the New York Times, National Geographic,
   – 6,000 newsletter subscribers         The Atlantic, the Industry Standard and Wired.
   – 4,500 Linkedin members
   – 2,000 Twitter followers
   – Senior & Mid Level Executives
   – UK, Europe and Global
     readership.
Thousands of      •BUPA                    •Hilton               •Nokia                                      •Starbucks
     Corporates       •Coca Cola               •House of Fraser      •Novartis                                   •Tesco
  •Allianz            •Debenhams               •HSBC                 •PwC                                        •Visa
  •American Express   •Dell                    •IBM                  •Radisson Edwardian                         •Central Government
  •Astra Zeneca       •Disney                  •Lego                 •Rentokil                                   •Local Authorities
  •Barclaycard        •Ford                    •Lloyds Bank          •Sainsbury’s                                •Charities
  •BBC Worldwide      •GE                      •Marks & Spencer      •Santander
  •BHSF               •General Motors          •Microsoft            •Selfridges
  •BT                 •Haymarket               •N Power              •Sony


Why do the vast majority of executives, with corporate social media responsibility, use SMI?


                                                                  Sony translated Twitter conversations into £1.5 million of direct online sales
                                                                  - Dell turned a $15 million customer service disaster into a cost-saving
                                                                  strength
                                                                  - Starbucks reinvented its customer engagement culture using social media
                                                                  publishing and research insight.
                                                                  - PepsiCo reshaped the role of CSR, using good cause-related social media to
                                                                  create a marketing and PR juggernaut.
                                                                  - Nestle suffered a huge blow to its reputation by failing to designate a senior
                                                                  executive to manage social media interaction.
                                                                  - General Electric created a social media community project that will directly
                                                                  enhance its clean energy R&D activity.
                                                                  - How Unilever replaced traditional marketing campaigns with ongoing social
                                        •   News                  media communication.
                                                                  - Lloyds Banking Group employed social media investigative research and
                                        •   Trends                engagement to change customer sentiment during times of crisis.
                                        •   Strategy              - BP’s public standing and stock price was decimated by failing to understand
                                                                  how social media could affect its reputation in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.
                                        •   Newsletter            - Ernst&Young used social media to attract the cream of new business school
                                                                  graduates and, in doing so, steal a march on its Big Four professional services
                                        •   Conference            competition.

                                        •   Recruitment
                                        •   Training
                                        •   Directory
                                        •   Special Reports
Thousands of     •BUPA            •Hilton              •Nokia               •Starbucks
   Corporates      •Coca Cola       •House of Fraser     •Novartis            •Tesco
     SMI SITE
•Allianz           •Debenhams LinkedIn
                                    •HSBC              Twitter
                                                         •PwC                Newsletter
                                                                              •Visa
•American Express  •Dell            •IBM                 •Radisson Edwardian •Central Government
     10,000 Uniques•Disney 4,500 members
•Astra Zeneca                       •Lego          2000 followers
                                                         •Rentokil         6,000 subscribers
                                                                              •Local Authorities
•Barclaycard       •Ford            •Lloyds Bank         •Sainsbury’s         •Charities
•BBC Worldwide     •GE              •Marks & Spencer     •Santander
•BHSF                       £, €, ¥, $, Purchasing Power!
                   •General Motors  •Microsoft           •Selfridges
•BT                •Haymarket       •N Power             •Sony



                                          Free Service
                                         £450, 000 p.a.




     Sponsorship of                     Business Model                             Website
        events                                                                     Banners
                              Mailing Lists            Sponsorship of
       Advertising                                        Reports                  E Blasts

                             Corporates that sell to the SMI readership
Quality, Engaging Editorial
SMI Media Footprint



Presentations make homepage of Slideshare
                                            Special reports featured in Guardian.




Contributors to AdAge Digital Next                  SMI quoted on BBC News
Partnership
• “Thought leaders" (Three
  selected per sector)              Featured Sector Expert
• SMI provide unprecedented         • Social Media Legal Expert
  levels of exposure
                                    • John Smith
• Advice, guidance & intelligence
  on your strategy for SM           • Smith & Co Solicitors
• Participation
                                      London EC4
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    – Guest analysis
The "thought leaders"
What is required                  Subject Example
• “Smart thinkers” in their       • Social media marketing
  sector                          • Customer services
• 3 to 6 articles/ reports, per   • Legal issues
  year on an agreed subject       • Recruitment
                                  • technology
SMI SITE            LinkedIn             Twitter          Newsletter
 10,000 Uniques       4,500 members       2000 followers    6,000 subscribers

                          Market Growing Exponentially




                      Partners to enhance SMI offering

                                                                   Experts:
                                                                    Legal
  Experts
Applications

                                                                  Experts:
           Experts:                                             Recruitment
                             Experts:           Experts:
          Content &
                               PR             Measurement
           creative
Summary
• Editorial integrity
• Select three per sector
• 12 month renewable contract

•   Full presentation in London
•   Meet the editorial staff
•   Discuss the benefits
•   Introduce suggestions/ideas

Smi presentation

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Agenda • About SMI •SMI readership • "thought leaders" –An explanation of what is required • Partnership – Our vision • Your background
  • 3.
    About SMI • Founded2005 “An experienced editorial team” • Regarded as the most •Bernhard Warner – Editor in Chief influential publication within the sector •Co-founded Custom Communication and SMI. He worked for 13 years as a journalist • Growing for international publications including, Adweek, Reuters, the Times and the Industry • Readership Standard. – Virtually every major organisation •Matthew Yeomans – Editor at Large involved in social media – 12,000 monthly unique visitors to •Co-founded Custom Communication and site. SMI. He has written and edited for Time.com, the New York Times, National Geographic, – 6,000 newsletter subscribers The Atlantic, the Industry Standard and Wired. – 4,500 Linkedin members – 2,000 Twitter followers – Senior & Mid Level Executives – UK, Europe and Global readership.
  • 4.
    Thousands of •BUPA •Hilton •Nokia •Starbucks Corporates •Coca Cola •House of Fraser •Novartis •Tesco •Allianz •Debenhams •HSBC •PwC •Visa •American Express •Dell •IBM •Radisson Edwardian •Central Government •Astra Zeneca •Disney •Lego •Rentokil •Local Authorities •Barclaycard •Ford •Lloyds Bank •Sainsbury’s •Charities •BBC Worldwide •GE •Marks & Spencer •Santander •BHSF •General Motors •Microsoft •Selfridges •BT •Haymarket •N Power •Sony Why do the vast majority of executives, with corporate social media responsibility, use SMI? Sony translated Twitter conversations into £1.5 million of direct online sales - Dell turned a $15 million customer service disaster into a cost-saving strength - Starbucks reinvented its customer engagement culture using social media publishing and research insight. - PepsiCo reshaped the role of CSR, using good cause-related social media to create a marketing and PR juggernaut. - Nestle suffered a huge blow to its reputation by failing to designate a senior executive to manage social media interaction. - General Electric created a social media community project that will directly enhance its clean energy R&D activity. - How Unilever replaced traditional marketing campaigns with ongoing social • News media communication. - Lloyds Banking Group employed social media investigative research and • Trends engagement to change customer sentiment during times of crisis. • Strategy - BP’s public standing and stock price was decimated by failing to understand how social media could affect its reputation in the wake of the Gulf oil spill. • Newsletter - Ernst&Young used social media to attract the cream of new business school graduates and, in doing so, steal a march on its Big Four professional services • Conference competition. • Recruitment • Training • Directory • Special Reports
  • 5.
    Thousands of •BUPA •Hilton •Nokia •Starbucks Corporates •Coca Cola •House of Fraser •Novartis •Tesco SMI SITE •Allianz •Debenhams LinkedIn •HSBC Twitter •PwC Newsletter •Visa •American Express •Dell •IBM •Radisson Edwardian •Central Government 10,000 Uniques•Disney 4,500 members •Astra Zeneca •Lego 2000 followers •Rentokil 6,000 subscribers •Local Authorities •Barclaycard •Ford •Lloyds Bank •Sainsbury’s •Charities •BBC Worldwide •GE •Marks & Spencer •Santander •BHSF £, €, ¥, $, Purchasing Power! •General Motors •Microsoft •Selfridges •BT •Haymarket •N Power •Sony Free Service £450, 000 p.a. Sponsorship of Business Model Website events Banners Mailing Lists Sponsorship of Advertising Reports E Blasts Corporates that sell to the SMI readership
  • 6.
  • 7.
    SMI Media Footprint Presentationsmake homepage of Slideshare Special reports featured in Guardian. Contributors to AdAge Digital Next SMI quoted on BBC News
  • 8.
    Partnership • “Thought leaders"(Three selected per sector) Featured Sector Expert • SMI provide unprecedented • Social Media Legal Expert levels of exposure • John Smith • Advice, guidance & intelligence on your strategy for SM • Smith & Co Solicitors • Participation London EC4 – Conferences Experience within Social Media – Training ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque commodo porttitor – Library arcu ut eleifend. Praesent nec enim tellus, Lorem et mattis velit. Etiam vitae turpis vitae ipsum dignissim porttitor. Fusce aliquet – Reports ligula sit amet tortor dictum tincidunt. Nam – White paper • ornare urna nunc. Mauris mi nisl, sodales nec consectetur vitae, consectetur vitae nisi. adipiscing vehicula. Pellentesque eu – “Executives Club” rhoncus leo. Nulla ultrices faucibus venenatis. Mauris tristique, purus sit amet – Web site profiles rhoncus hendrerit, elit mauris interdum lectus, ut euismod metus ipsum eget augue. Duis at quam eu sapien aliquam – Web links vulputate. Donec id lorem non nunc volutpat ultrices elementum quis nulla. – Guest analysis
  • 9.
    The "thought leaders" Whatis required Subject Example • “Smart thinkers” in their • Social media marketing sector • Customer services • 3 to 6 articles/ reports, per • Legal issues year on an agreed subject • Recruitment • technology
  • 10.
    SMI SITE LinkedIn Twitter Newsletter 10,000 Uniques 4,500 members 2000 followers 6,000 subscribers Market Growing Exponentially Partners to enhance SMI offering Experts: Legal Experts Applications Experts: Experts: Recruitment Experts: Experts: Content & PR Measurement creative
  • 11.
    Summary • Editorial integrity •Select three per sector • 12 month renewable contract • Full presentation in London • Meet the editorial staff • Discuss the benefits • Introduce suggestions/ideas