Social Solutions
Overview
Why Do Local Social?

3 Keys to Success at Local Level

4 Keys to Success at Corporate Level
Why Do Local Social?
THIS ISN’T NEW
Many of the world’s best-loved
brands started out with a
community agenda at their heart.
One of the best examples
is Cadbury, who went beyond
offering world-leading working
conditions to build an entire
community around its Bourneville
factory.
Why Do Local Social?
“The age of the cookie-cutter
supermarket is over,” says Tesco’s
UK managing director Chris Bush
about its new Watford store

“Every store is different,” he goes
on, “and serves a different local
community with different tastes
and needs.”
Why Do Local Social?
Puma, opened its ‘twentyone’ concept store at
unit 21 at Shoreditch’s pop-up mall Boxpark in
December 2011.

The store includes a countdown clock to let
customers know when stock will be refreshed
and a menu board at the entrance lists the 21
special and limited edition footwear styles
available
Why Do Local Social?
Whole Foods local stores are empowered to
make decisions about what food they sell
and local marketing.

Each location has a local marketer on staff.
Why Do Local Social?
Why Do Local Social?
American Express’s Small Business
Saturday initiative has redefined the
ambitions of marketers
everywhere, driving billions of
dollars in sales for small
business, and delivering a huge
boost to AmEx’s revenues in the
process.
Why Do Local Social?
Relationships are Local
Your customers live, work and shop
in local communities.
Managing customer
relationships
is easier at the local level.

Therefore interaction
needs to be local too
Why Do Local Social?
Use Local Stores to

Corporate
Account
Followers

Amplify Your Brand
Message

70,431

(No Local Outlets)

Potential
Community:

1,639,153
(365 Local Outlets)
2,500% Increase
Local Success Story – Fort Madison, HyVee
Hy-Vee - Chuck Osmanski
Last 30 Days

Reach at Start: 36,300
Reach at End: 61,390
Reach Growth: 69%
Total Posts: 347
Total Logins: 93
Lifetime

Networks Leveraged:
Why Do Local Social?

Your stores give
you a Unique
Local Advantage
As a retail organisation with outlets, you have a head start in local social
marketing.
Through your stores you can:
 Create local communities of engaged prospects and loyal customers
 Build your brand at the local level with corporate support &
direction

 Reduce corporate media investment and increase the local impact of
existing media investments
Social Solutions
3 Keys to Success at the Local Level

Simple, Fast,
& Effective
SMB owners are
busy, so the local
social marketing
process has to
be simple and
fast

Regular &
Relevant
Content

Capture
Business from
your Social
Channels

Your prospects
and customers
are savvy, so the
content you post
needs to be
fresh and
engaging

You want to
close more
business, so you
need ways to
capture interest
in your social
community
Social Solutions
4 Keys to Success at the Corporate Level

Maintain
Consistent
Brand Message
& Marketing
Strategy Across
All Locations

Post Content &
Monitor
Sentiment
Across the
Social Web

 Amplify your brand
message

 Cross-post on 43
Networks

 Track compliance to
brand guidelines
with approval chains

 Monitor brand buzz
locally & across
social web

 Deliver corporate
messages to a local
audience

 Monitor Local Brand
Compliance

Capture Sales
from Local
Networks

Analyze
Buzz, Sentimen
t, Ads, Posts, a
nd Comments

 Built-in apps
empower local
stores to capture
leads from local
social advertising

 Track activity
effectiveness for
both Corporate &
Local initiatives
 Tailor reporting and
analytics to your
business
So what were our client concerns?
Will our local stores
deliver our brand
message correctly?

Will I know if
stores are
following
plans/policy?

Can I track local
activity to see what
works/doesn’t work?

Our local
owners don’t
know much
about social
marketing.
So what about your concerns?
 Ability to view/report on all
local store location activity
 Deliver corporate messages
locally
 Monitor your brand buzz locally
& across the social web

Will I know if
wholesalers
are following
plans/policy?

 Monitor & Encourage Local
Brand Compliance with
Approval Chains
So what about your concerns?
Will our local
wholesalers deliver
our brand message
correctly?
 Monitor your brand buzz
locally & across the social
web
 Monitor & enforce local
brand compliance with
approval chains
So what about your concerns?
 Ability to view/report on all
local store activity

 Monitor your brand buzz locally
& across the social web
 Track activity effectiveness for
both corporate & local
 Reporting and Analytics tailored
to your business

Can I track local
activity to see what
works/doesn’t work?
So what about your concerns?
 Hot Content for easy posting
 Integrated local social
advertising
 Built-in apps empower local
stores
OR
 SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT:
We’ll do the work!

Our local
wholesalers don’t
know much about
social marketing.
Clients
RETAIL

NGO/ASSN.

RESTAURANT AND FOODSERVICE

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

SERVICES

FINANCE/INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

AGENCY

CONSUMER
Social Solutions

Why local social?

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  • 2.
    Overview Why Do LocalSocial? 3 Keys to Success at Local Level 4 Keys to Success at Corporate Level
  • 3.
    Why Do LocalSocial? THIS ISN’T NEW Many of the world’s best-loved brands started out with a community agenda at their heart. One of the best examples is Cadbury, who went beyond offering world-leading working conditions to build an entire community around its Bourneville factory.
  • 4.
    Why Do LocalSocial? “The age of the cookie-cutter supermarket is over,” says Tesco’s UK managing director Chris Bush about its new Watford store “Every store is different,” he goes on, “and serves a different local community with different tastes and needs.”
  • 5.
    Why Do LocalSocial? Puma, opened its ‘twentyone’ concept store at unit 21 at Shoreditch’s pop-up mall Boxpark in December 2011. The store includes a countdown clock to let customers know when stock will be refreshed and a menu board at the entrance lists the 21 special and limited edition footwear styles available
  • 6.
    Why Do LocalSocial? Whole Foods local stores are empowered to make decisions about what food they sell and local marketing. Each location has a local marketer on staff. Why Do Local Social?
  • 7.
    Why Do LocalSocial? American Express’s Small Business Saturday initiative has redefined the ambitions of marketers everywhere, driving billions of dollars in sales for small business, and delivering a huge boost to AmEx’s revenues in the process.
  • 8.
    Why Do LocalSocial? Relationships are Local Your customers live, work and shop in local communities. Managing customer relationships is easier at the local level. Therefore interaction needs to be local too
  • 9.
    Why Do LocalSocial? Use Local Stores to Corporate Account Followers Amplify Your Brand Message 70,431 (No Local Outlets) Potential Community: 1,639,153 (365 Local Outlets) 2,500% Increase
  • 10.
    Local Success Story– Fort Madison, HyVee Hy-Vee - Chuck Osmanski Last 30 Days Reach at Start: 36,300 Reach at End: 61,390 Reach Growth: 69% Total Posts: 347 Total Logins: 93 Lifetime Networks Leveraged:
  • 11.
    Why Do LocalSocial? Your stores give you a Unique Local Advantage As a retail organisation with outlets, you have a head start in local social marketing. Through your stores you can:  Create local communities of engaged prospects and loyal customers  Build your brand at the local level with corporate support & direction  Reduce corporate media investment and increase the local impact of existing media investments
  • 12.
  • 13.
    3 Keys toSuccess at the Local Level Simple, Fast, & Effective SMB owners are busy, so the local social marketing process has to be simple and fast Regular & Relevant Content Capture Business from your Social Channels Your prospects and customers are savvy, so the content you post needs to be fresh and engaging You want to close more business, so you need ways to capture interest in your social community
  • 14.
  • 15.
    4 Keys toSuccess at the Corporate Level Maintain Consistent Brand Message & Marketing Strategy Across All Locations Post Content & Monitor Sentiment Across the Social Web  Amplify your brand message  Cross-post on 43 Networks  Track compliance to brand guidelines with approval chains  Monitor brand buzz locally & across social web  Deliver corporate messages to a local audience  Monitor Local Brand Compliance Capture Sales from Local Networks Analyze Buzz, Sentimen t, Ads, Posts, a nd Comments  Built-in apps empower local stores to capture leads from local social advertising  Track activity effectiveness for both Corporate & Local initiatives  Tailor reporting and analytics to your business
  • 16.
    So what wereour client concerns? Will our local stores deliver our brand message correctly? Will I know if stores are following plans/policy? Can I track local activity to see what works/doesn’t work? Our local owners don’t know much about social marketing.
  • 17.
    So what aboutyour concerns?  Ability to view/report on all local store location activity  Deliver corporate messages locally  Monitor your brand buzz locally & across the social web Will I know if wholesalers are following plans/policy?  Monitor & Encourage Local Brand Compliance with Approval Chains
  • 18.
    So what aboutyour concerns? Will our local wholesalers deliver our brand message correctly?  Monitor your brand buzz locally & across the social web  Monitor & enforce local brand compliance with approval chains
  • 19.
    So what aboutyour concerns?  Ability to view/report on all local store activity  Monitor your brand buzz locally & across the social web  Track activity effectiveness for both corporate & local  Reporting and Analytics tailored to your business Can I track local activity to see what works/doesn’t work?
  • 20.
    So what aboutyour concerns?  Hot Content for easy posting  Integrated local social advertising  Built-in apps empower local stores OR  SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT: We’ll do the work! Our local wholesalers don’t know much about social marketing.
  • 21.
    Clients RETAIL NGO/ASSN. RESTAURANT AND FOODSERVICE HEALTHAND WELLNESS SERVICES FINANCE/INSURANCE REAL ESTATE AGENCY CONSUMER
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