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THE CONVERSATION ECONOMY
JAMES HURMAN
APRIL 2009
60




50




40

                                                                           CSR SPEND

30




20




10




 0

      1950s
   1960s
   1970s
   1980s
   1990s
   2002
   2004
   2006

“TRUST IN CORPORATIONS IS NOW AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL SINCE TRACKING BEGAN.”
 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM GLOBAL SURVEY 2005




          60




          50




          40

                                                                                     CSR SPEND

          30


                                                                                     “I TRUST
                                                                                     BUSINESS PEOPLE
          20

                                                                                     TO DO THE RIGHT
                                                                                     THING MOST OR
                                                                                     ALL OF THE TIME”
          10




           0

                1950s
   1960s
   1970s
   1980s
   1990s
   2002
   2004
   2006





                                                                                                 SOURCE: YANKELOVICH 2006
WHY?
THE CONVERSATION ECONOMY
PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME TALKING THAN LISTENING




     2500





     2000




                                                                                         HOURS SPENT WITH
     1500

                                                                                         BROADCAST MEDIA - TV,
                                                                                         RADIO, PRESS ETC
     1000
                                                                               HOURS SPENT WITH
                                                                                         DIALOGUE MEDIA -
                                                                                         INTERNET, CELLPHONES ETC
      500





        0

               2001
   2002
   2003
     2004
   2005
   2006
   2007
   2008
   2009





             SOURCE: VSS FORECAST 2006
SOME SAY WE’RE HAVING TOO MANY CONVERSATIONS
SOMETIMES, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT YOU
SOMETIMES, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT YOU
SOMETIMES, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT YOU
SOMETIMES, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT YOU
SOMETIMES, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT YOU
THE TRUTH IS DEMOCRATISED…
…AND SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISED…
…AND GOOGLE IS YOUR HOMEPAGE
“UP UNTIL 2002, 78% OF CONSUMERS SAID ADVERTISING WAS A GOOD WAY TO
 LEARN ABOUT NEW PRODUCTS. IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, THAT
 FIGURE DROPPED TO 53%.”
 FORRESTER RESEARCH
 2006
PEOPLE BELIEVE THE CONVERSATIONS




               24%                       50%
                  OF PEOPLE BELIEVE    TRUST WHAT THEY HEAR ABOUT
                 COMPANIES TELL THE       A COMPANY FROM THEIR
                TRUTH IN ADVERTISING       FRIENDS AND PEERS




                                                                    SOURCE: YANKELOVICH
PEOPLE BELIEVE THE CONVERSATIONS
PEOPLE ARE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS, WITH MORE PEOPLE, MORE OF THE TIME

THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE OFTEN ABOUT OUR BRANDS

OUR CUSTOMERS TRUST THOSE CONVERSATIONS MUCH MORE THAN THEY DO OUR
MARKETING MESSAGES
PEOPLE ARE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS, WITH MORE PEOPLE, MORE OF THE TIME

THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE OFTEN ABOUT OUR BRANDS

OUR CUSTOMERS TRUST THOSE CONVERSATIONS MUCH MORE THAN THEY DO OUR
MARKETING MESSAGES

PEOPLES’ PERCEPTIONS OF OUR BRANDS ARE BEING SHAPED MORE AND MORE BY
CONVERSATIONS AND LESS AND LESS BY MARKETING MESSAGES
PEOPLE ARE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS, WITH MORE PEOPLE, MORE OF THE TIME

THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE OFTEN ABOUT OUR BRANDS

OUR CUSTOMERS TRUST THOSE CONVERSATIONS MUCH MORE THAN THEY DO OUR
MARKETING MESSAGES

PEOPLES’ PERCEPTIONS OF OUR BRANDS ARE BEING SHAPED MORE AND MORE BY
CONVERSATIONS AND LESS AND LESS BY MARKETING MESSAGES

OH FUCK!
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE OUR BRANDS ARE PART OF THE CONVERSATION?
“PEOPLE DON’T READ ADS. THEY READ THINGS THAT INTEREST THEM. SOMETIMES
 THAT HAPPENS TO BE AN AD.”
 HOWARD GOSSAGE 1955
“PEOPLE DON’T TALK ABOUT BRANDS. THEY TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT INTEREST
 THEM. SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS TO BE A BRAND.”
 HOWARD GOSSAGE 2009
SUSAN BOYLE IS INTERESTING
INTERESTING INNOVATION CREATES CONVERSATION
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
INTERESTING MARKETING CREATES CONVERSATION
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?




“It’s the sort of ad I’d
talk about with friends”

NZ norm:                      23%

The Big V:                    73%

SOURCE: COLMAR BRUNTON 2008
HOW INTERESTING ARE YOU?
IN THE CONVERSATION ECONOMY IT’S VITAL TO BE INTERESTING
IN THE CONVERSATION ECONOMY IT’S VITAL TO BE INTERESTING

HOW DO YOU GO FROM JUST HAVING CONVERSATIONS TO MAKING THEM WORK FOR
YOU?
EMBRACE THE CONVERSATION
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
TURN THE CONVERSATION
HARNESS THE CONVERSATION
THE CONVERSATIONAL FUTURE...
THE CONVERSATIONAL FUTURE...
THANK YOU

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