THE ROI OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING: HOW
BUSINESSES SHOULD APPROACH SOCIAL MEDIA
FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT
October 2019
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SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Advertising Public Relations Social Media
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SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH
BY PLATFORM
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3.0%
5.9%
7.1% 7.6%
6.6%
9.4%
10.6%
11.7%
9.8%
13.8%
11.9%
22.9%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% of Marketing Budget
Allocated to Social Media
Source: August 2019 Duke University's Fuqua School of Business "The CMO Survey: August 2019"
commissioned by American Marketing Association (AMA) and Deloitte4
BIGGEST CHALLENGES
FOR SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETERS
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Measuring ROI
Understanding Cross-
Channel Success
Determining What Content
to Post
Securing Budget and
Resources
Developing a Strategy to
Support Business Goals
The Sprout Social Index, Edition XIV: Realign & Redefine
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/data/2018-index/5
80%
65%
54%
41%
21%
25%
Build Awareness Increase Engagement Increase Web Traffic Generate Sales Leads Support Customers Increase Brand
Advocacy from
Customers
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETERS
BIGGEST GOALS
The Sprout Social Index, Edition XIV: Realign & Redefine
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/data/2018-index/6
OBJECTIVE MAPPING
ORGANIC VS. PAID SOCIAL MEDIA
ORGANIC PAID
BRAND AWARENESSINCREASE ENGAGEMENTDRIVE WEBSITE TRAFFICDRIVE SALES LEADSCUSTOMER SUPPORTBRAND ADVOCACY
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InMail Feed Feed Pre-Roll
Cost per 1000 Impressions $20 $8.50 $7 $8
Click-thru Rate 40% .2% .75 - 2% .4%
Cost per Click $.45 $4 $.66 $2.25
Objective Drive Sales Leads
Increase
Engagement
Website Visits Brand Awareness
PAID MEDIA CHEAT SHEET
8 Source: AdStage - Q2 2019 Paid Search and Paid Social Benchmark Report
SELLING ON SOCIAL
CHALLENGES WITH A PROMOTIONAL FOCUS
Ad content
blindness
Increasing
costs 5X faster
than the pace of
inflation
Source: https://www.cmo.com/adobe-digital-insights/articles/2017/3/9/adi-summit17-advertising-report.html#gs.bf9qor
Only 34% of
people trust ads
on any channel
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Employee #1
Employee #2
Employee #3
Employee #4
Tom from MySpace
THE ORGANIC STRUGGLE IS REAL
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MAXIMIZED SOCIAL MEDIA
People Proclaiming Love for Arby’s
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MAXIMIZED SOCIAL MEDIA
ARBY’S BRAND TURNAROUND
2010 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019
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BRAND ADVOCACY
Drives Marketing Efficiency
• “Achieves broader reach: The average social media user
connects with more than 400 friends and family – including
people you wouldn’t typically target. A brand advocate
gives you access to new markets.”
• “Publications and news outlets prefer to feature companies
with a strong fan base. A brand advocate opens the door
to new promotional opportunities.”
• “Brand advocates give more credibility to your unique
selling points and business values, convincing customers
to convert”
• “92% of customers seek social recommendations
before buying”
Source: Sprout Social - https://sproutsocial.com/glossary/brand-advocate/
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THE ROI OF MAXIMIZED
SOCIAL MEDIA
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BRAND ADVOCACY
Drives Marketing Efficiency
Awareness Interest Consideration Decision
User
Experience
Advocacy
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Awareness Interest Consideration Decision
User
Experience
Advocacy
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Awareness Interest Consideration Decision
User
Experience
Advocacy
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ENGAGEMENT
Employees
+ Top Fans
Engagement
Rate
AWARENESS
Friends of
Friends
Reach
Impressions
AUDIENCE
GROWTH
Niche
Exposure
New
Advocates
SALES
LEADS
New
Business
Δ on Business
Level Metrics
Day 1 Day 30 Day 90 Day 180
Measuring Impact of Brand Advocacy
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CONTENT
MAXMIZATION
FRAMEWORK
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CONTENT FRAMEWORK
Three Types of Content
Health Content
Basic content to show
audiences you’re an active
business.
On-going
Hub Content
Serial push content taps into
customer interests, to generate
brand advocacy
1 – 2 times per week
Hero Content
Big moments with the
power to create spikes in
awareness
Monthly
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CONTENT FRAMEWORK
MONTHLY CADENCE
Value
Impact, Cost
Time
(Frequency, Planning, Production
Hero
Hub
Health
Audience
CONTENT FRAMEWORK
Examples
Health Content Hub Content Hero Content
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0
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10
15
20
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30
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40
45
50
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Monthly views (in millions)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Followers (in thousands)
AUDIENCE GROWTH
2015 - 2019
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BRANDS THAT INSPIRE
Favorite Examples
United Healthcare MailChimp Sofi
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Target
Audience
Interests
What
Works on
the Platform
Brand
Value
Proposition
HUB CONTENT FORMULA
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CRAFT
YOUR
MESSAGE
.76
3,100
Followers
Engagement Rate
%
1,650
161
.09%
Industry Benchmark
206
5,803
1.8
4,807
Followers
Engagement Rate
%
4%
Industry Benchmark
4.3
785
Followers
Engagement Rate
%
2,090
61
Interactions
Posts
1.53%
Industry Benchmark
Social Media Performance Example
Jan 1, 2019 – September 23, 2019
178
602
.35
12,992
Followers
Engagement Rate
%
.048%
Industry Benchmark
Benchmark source: https://www.rivaliq.com/blog/2019-social-media-benchmark-report/27
Engagement
Reach
5%
5k 125K
20%
LINKEDIN COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Jan 1 – September 30th, 2019
Engagement
Reach
5%
5k 125K
20%
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“Stop thinking like an advertiser
and start thinking like a media
company.”
“Any company can be a
media company in 2019.”
- Gary Vaynerchuk
Followers
In a relatively short period of time, his efforts on e-commerce grew the business’ sales
from $3 million a year to more than $60 million annually.
6.7M 1.9M 3.4M
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“Our goal is keep people on the
platform for as long as possible.”
No one wants to see ads (and they won’t, unless we get paid first).
Sporadic, low-quality content repels people.
Sending people to another website is not a priority.
- What Social Media CEOs Would Tell You If They Could
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AFFECTION RELEVANCE TRUST
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MESSAGING MODEL CANVAS
Personas Interests
Values
Needs
TARGET AUDIENCE
Assets
Values
Brands / Products
Purpose
YOUR COMPANY
Content Concepts
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• “Brand as Friend” creative
takeovers
• Data-driven insight posts and
infographics
• Thought leadership reports
• Case studies
HeroHealth Content Hub
• Behind-the-scenes
• Employee Engagement
• Employee Achievements
• New Job Openings
• Recent Hires
MESSAGING MODEL CANVAS
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Facebook
PAY
TO
PLAY
Instagram
BEST FOR
ORGANIC
GROWTH
(FOR NOW)
LinkedIn
TALENT
ENGAGMENT
B2B LEADS
YouTube
BIG COMMITMENT
CHANCE TO
MONETIZE
Twitter
REAL-TIME EVENTS
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
Tik Tok
COMING
SOON
HAS ARRIVED
Social Self-
Improvement
Visually Stimulating
Imagery
Professional Self-
Improvement Insights
Viscerally Entertaining Topical and Timely
Conversation
Personality-Driven
Short-form Video
SOCIAL MEDIA DISTRIBUTION CHEAT SHEET
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HeroHygiene / Help Hub
CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
Stories Articles
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EARLY
RESULTS
ENGAGEMENT
Engagement
Rate
AWARENESS
Reach
Impressions
AUDIENCE
GROWTH
New
Advocates
SALES
LEADS
Δ on Business
Level Metrics
Day 1 Day 30 Day 90 Day 180
Measuring Impact of Brand Advocacy
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EARLY RESULTS - AGENCY
30 Days
Engagement Rate
18%
Reach
78%
Followers
4%
5.64 – 6.65% 28k – 50k 11,010 – 11,454
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EARLY RESULTS - CLIENT
30 Days
Engagement Rate
69%
Reach
95%
Followers
9%
3.42 - 5.46% 102k – 198k 9,731 – 10,637
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NEXT
STEPS
RECOMMENDATION
Map your
messaging to
brand advocacy
Embolden social
media teams
Install the content
maximization
framework
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Formoreinformation,contact:
Matt Babiarz
mbabiarz@mower.com
mower.com
Let’s Talk

ROI of Social Media