Snap, Inc.
Alex Barnes, McKenna Clark,
Yohan Kim, Cole Moffatt
Background
Started as Pictaboo by
3 Stanford Students
Summer 2011
Fall 2011
Changed name to Snapchat
& grew to 100,000 users
Winter 2012
Introduced video snaps
Fall 2013
Launched snapchat
Stories. Saw over 60
million snaps sent per
day
Winter 2013
Added filters,
timestamps, and
replay
January 2015
Today
Snap, Inc. could be
valued up to $25
billion
Why is it unique?
Creating not consuming!
More authentic and unfiltered than Instagram
It’s fun - goofy snapchat filters, interesting geofilters which are constantly changing
The Fundamentals: What does it do?
***A camera company
photos
Up to 10 second
videos
They disappear
How to access Snapchat
iPhone or Android smartphone
XXXX@gmail.com
An email address
Download the snapchat
app and create an
account
Add
contacts/friends
Snapchat Users
Snapchat Publishers, Influencers, Brands
How consumers use snapchat
Snaps
Snapback
StorySnapchatters
Snapcode
Chat
Videochat
Snapstreak
Lenses
Filters
Discover
Snapcash
Spectacles
People love snapchat because it’s personal
All types of organizations can benefit from snapchat!!!
Provide customers with
direct access to live
events
Companies across industries can leverage snapchat’s platform to provide uniquely immersive experiences to consumers, enhance
brand recognition, and build brand reputation
Deliver exclusive and
content and product
promotions
to followers!
Engage followers with
behind the scenes glimpses
into company culture and
operations
How to Optimize Content for Snapchat
Create unique,
interactive
content
Directly
communicate
with target
Know your
audience
Integrate content
with existing
perceptions of
brand
Build brand equity and
loyalty
Good Content on Snapchat
Sour Patch Kids Everlane Ted Cruz
Bad Content on Snapchat
20th Century Fox
tried to promote
Deadpool with a
humorous filter that
fell flat
Lipton Tea created filters that obscured the
user, making people less likely to share
snaps with the filter

Snapchat presentation

  • 1.
    Snap, Inc. Alex Barnes,McKenna Clark, Yohan Kim, Cole Moffatt
  • 2.
    Background Started as Pictabooby 3 Stanford Students Summer 2011 Fall 2011 Changed name to Snapchat & grew to 100,000 users Winter 2012 Introduced video snaps Fall 2013 Launched snapchat Stories. Saw over 60 million snaps sent per day Winter 2013 Added filters, timestamps, and replay January 2015 Today Snap, Inc. could be valued up to $25 billion
  • 3.
    Why is itunique? Creating not consuming! More authentic and unfiltered than Instagram It’s fun - goofy snapchat filters, interesting geofilters which are constantly changing
  • 4.
    The Fundamentals: Whatdoes it do? ***A camera company photos Up to 10 second videos They disappear
  • 5.
    How to accessSnapchat iPhone or Android smartphone XXXX@gmail.com An email address Download the snapchat app and create an account Add contacts/friends
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
    How consumers usesnapchat Snaps Snapback StorySnapchatters Snapcode Chat Videochat Snapstreak Lenses Filters Discover Snapcash Spectacles
  • 9.
    People love snapchatbecause it’s personal
  • 10.
    All types oforganizations can benefit from snapchat!!! Provide customers with direct access to live events Companies across industries can leverage snapchat’s platform to provide uniquely immersive experiences to consumers, enhance brand recognition, and build brand reputation Deliver exclusive and content and product promotions to followers! Engage followers with behind the scenes glimpses into company culture and operations
  • 11.
    How to OptimizeContent for Snapchat Create unique, interactive content Directly communicate with target Know your audience Integrate content with existing perceptions of brand Build brand equity and loyalty
  • 12.
    Good Content onSnapchat Sour Patch Kids Everlane Ted Cruz
  • 13.
    Bad Content onSnapchat 20th Century Fox tried to promote Deadpool with a humorous filter that fell flat Lipton Tea created filters that obscured the user, making people less likely to share snaps with the filter

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Started with the idea that they wanted pictures to disappear after they sent them. Summer 2011- started as Pictaboo by 3 students at Stanford University Idea was that they wished pictures would disappear after sending them to people August 2011- very few users, drama led to one founder dropping out\ Fall 2011 - changed the name to Snapchat Spring 2012 - grown to 100,000 users April 2012 - Lightspeed Venture Partners invested $485,000 seed round on a $4.25 million valuation Winter 2012 - launched on Android and introduced video snaps Spring 2013- Snapchat saw over 60 million snaps sent per day → raised a $13.5 million Series A from Benchmark Fall 2013 - launched Snapchat stories November 2013 - Snapchat refused $3 billion offer from Facebook December 2013- Snapchat added filters, timestamps, and replay July 2014 - introduces geofilters & now valued at $10 billion January 2015 - launches Discover - an always-on daily refreshed channel guide serving up disappearing content alongside brand advertisements June 2015 - custom geofilters (another monetization strategy) September 2016 - Snap spectacles October 2016 - could now be valued at $25 billion