Your social media
             laid an egg.



                                                           Now what?
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What is
Social Media
 branding?
What does this have to do with selling chocolate eggs?
1950
Contemporary understanding of branding emerges
“We are the CEOs of our own
companies: Me Inc.”
- Tom Peters, Fast Company 1997




           Personal branding emerges in 1997
Predictable. Consistent.




   (Branding should not be like a Magic 8 Ball)
XYZ Company?
  Oh yeah. I can
 tell you all about
       them.




“Brands are built on what people are saying
about you, not what you’re saying about
yourself.”
                                   - Guy Kawasaki
SOCIAL MEDIA
Get Past the Hype…. Get Down to Business
Personal Branding vs.
Organizational Branding
Welcome to
BunnyCorp Unlimited
Fear                  Trust                 Control


Is social media a waste of time and money?
      Once information is “out there” it’s impossible to roll back!
We’re losing control of our messaging.
      The distinction between “inside” and “outside” dissolves.
 Our employees would spend all their time on Facebook!
    Are these new tools reliable and safe?
  Are these new collaboration models any better?
Under the radar
We don’t have $$$
Where’s the ROI?
How personal brands can help build
    your organizational brand
How personal brands can help build
    your organizational brand


Publicity
&
Awareness

Organiza5on’s
Credibility

Humanizes
Your
Company
SOCIAL SOLUTION SUITE
A set of social media channels and the means of
measuring actionable outcomes so that you can
adjust your market messages to best effect and
maximize your Strategic Objectives
Adjust Message
Not a simple overlay
Does not operate in a vacuum
•  Customer                                     •  Employment
   satisfaction                                    branding
•  Promotion                                    •  Employee
•  Competitive Intel                               relations
                                                •  Collaboration

                                     Human
                        Marketing
                                    Resources




                        Investor    Partner
                        Relations   Network

•  Reputation                                   •  CRM
   management                                   •  Supply Chain
                                                   management
                                                •  Procurement




                       Know your audience
Strategy begins with assessment and planning
Who do you want to reach?
• Customers
• Top influencers
• Potential employees
• Your employees
• Potential partners
• Investors
What do they want?
•   Real conversation
•   New ideas
•   Analysis
•   Humor / wit / fun
•   Attention
What action do you want them to take?

•   Comment
•   Follow / friend / connect
•   Link / review / recommend
•   Buy
•   Hire
•   Meet
•   Partner
•   Change a perception
•   Engage!
How did this social media campaign change the brand?
What are your building blocks?




                
is
for
Brilliant
 is
for
Agile                       is
for
Customer‐Friendly
What are your building blocks?
 Great
story
       Great
story
              Great
story

demonstra5ng
      demonstra5ng
             demonstra5ng


   agility           brilliance             customer
service




                     
is
for
Brilliant
    is
for
Agile                         is
for
Customer‐Friendly
Building the brand
Building the brand




Your
Foundational
Qualities
Building the brand

  Corporate communications
  via social media and other
  marketing & PR



Your
Foundational
Qualities
Building the brand
       What you convey face-to-face



  Corporate communications
  via social media and other
  marketing & PR



Your
Foundational
Qualities
Step by Step: Getting Started
• What is the right channel for me?
   – Demographics
   – Writing, long or short?
   – Pictures
   – Audio
   – Video
• One or many channels?
• How often is normal?
What is the right channel for me?
What is the right channel for me?
Social Network Demographics

Sta$s$c          Facebook       LinkedIn      MySpace        TwiGer         YouTube


Monthly
Unique
 132             15            48             21             92
Visitors
(millions)

Gender
%         43M/57F        50M/50F       36M/54F        43M/57F        50M/50F


Largest
Age
     45‐54
(24%)    35‐44
(31%)   0‐17
(34%)     35‐44
(29%)    18‐34
(35%)
Group

(%
of
whole)
2nd
Largest
Age
 36
‐44
(20%)   45‐54
(28%)   45‐54
(19%)    45‐54
(20%)    35‐49
(24%)
Group

Average
         50‐75K
(36%)   75‐100K
(23%) 25‐50K
(39%)   25‐50K
(30%)   30‐60K
Household
                                    50‐75K
(35%)   50‐75K
(27%)   60‐100K
Income                                                                      100K+
(27%)
Top global companies use many channels…




Source:
ENGAGEMENTdb.com
Top global companies use many channels…
Top global companies use many channels…
… and reap significant rewards.
But most of them started small.
Are you committed?
Patient?
Six months or longer
Tenacious?
Is the executive team willing to tough it out?
Alert?
The right tools and a vigilant team
Responsive?


Being alert isn’t enough
Interesting?

True to the personality of the organization
(Without causing
 embarrassment)
Bring your message to the
 market, measure, repeat
Measuring Your Investment
Unique visitors
Pages visited
Time on site
Bounce rate
Posts
Comments
Post: Comment ratio
Search engine ranking   Sentiment
                        Reviews
                        Recommendations
                        Referrals
                        Tweets
                        Retweets (RTs)
                        Mentions
                        Connections
                        Followers


                                          !"#
Some Free Tools
•  Google Analytics / Woopra
•  Google Alerts
•  HootSuite, Tweetdeck
Strategy is only a system of
options since only the beginning
of any ... operation is plannable.

No plan survives contact with
the ... [customer/market ].
Adjust Message
Take Aways
• Social media is a visible, practical way to establish
   brand
• It only works in conjunction with other marketing
   and branding activities
• Start with stories that exemplify what the
   organization stands for professionally
• Measure your efforts critically and adapt
How to plan for an audience
How to prepare your company
 Social media plan execution
    Measuring the results



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Social media branding for organizations

  • 1.
    Your social media laid an egg. Now what? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/129780685_5e6451613b.jpg
  • 2.
  • 3.
    What does thishave to do with selling chocolate eggs?
  • 4.
  • 5.
    “We are theCEOs of our own companies: Me Inc.” - Tom Peters, Fast Company 1997 Personal branding emerges in 1997
  • 6.
    Predictable. Consistent. (Branding should not be like a Magic 8 Ball)
  • 7.
    XYZ Company? Oh yeah. I can tell you all about them. “Brands are built on what people are saying about you, not what you’re saying about yourself.” - Guy Kawasaki
  • 8.
    SOCIAL MEDIA Get Pastthe Hype…. Get Down to Business
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Fear Trust Control Is social media a waste of time and money? Once information is “out there” it’s impossible to roll back! We’re losing control of our messaging. The distinction between “inside” and “outside” dissolves. Our employees would spend all their time on Facebook! Are these new tools reliable and safe? Are these new collaboration models any better?
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
    How personal brandscan help build your organizational brand
  • 16.
    How personal brandscan help build your organizational brand Publicity
&
Awareness Organiza5on’s
Credibility Humanizes
Your
Company
  • 17.
    SOCIAL SOLUTION SUITE Aset of social media channels and the means of measuring actionable outcomes so that you can adjust your market messages to best effect and maximize your Strategic Objectives
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Not a simpleoverlay
  • 20.
    Does not operatein a vacuum
  • 21.
    •  Customer •  Employment satisfaction branding •  Promotion •  Employee •  Competitive Intel relations •  Collaboration Human Marketing Resources Investor Partner Relations Network •  Reputation •  CRM management •  Supply Chain management •  Procurement Know your audience
  • 22.
    Strategy begins withassessment and planning
  • 23.
    Who do youwant to reach? • Customers • Top influencers • Potential employees • Your employees • Potential partners • Investors
  • 24.
    What do theywant? • Real conversation • New ideas • Analysis • Humor / wit / fun • Attention
  • 25.
    What action doyou want them to take? • Comment • Follow / friend / connect • Link / review / recommend • Buy • Hire • Meet • Partner • Change a perception • Engage!
  • 26.
    How did thissocial media campaign change the brand?
  • 27.
    What are yourbuilding blocks? 
is
for
Brilliant is
for
Agile is
for
Customer‐Friendly
  • 28.
    What are yourbuilding blocks? Great
story
 Great
story
 Great
story
 demonstra5ng
 demonstra5ng
 demonstra5ng

 agility brilliance customer
service 
is
for
Brilliant is
for
Agile is
for
Customer‐Friendly
  • 29.
  • 30.
  • 31.
    Building the brand Corporate communications via social media and other marketing & PR Your Foundational Qualities
  • 32.
    Building the brand What you convey face-to-face Corporate communications via social media and other marketing & PR Your Foundational Qualities
  • 33.
    Step by Step:Getting Started • What is the right channel for me? – Demographics – Writing, long or short? – Pictures – Audio – Video • One or many channels? • How often is normal?
  • 34.
    What is theright channel for me?
  • 35.
    What is theright channel for me?
  • 36.
    Social Network Demographics Sta$s$c Facebook LinkedIn MySpace TwiGer YouTube Monthly
Unique
 132 15 48 21 92 Visitors
(millions) Gender
% 43M/57F 50M/50F 36M/54F 43M/57F 50M/50F Largest
Age
 45‐54
(24%) 35‐44
(31%) 0‐17
(34%) 35‐44
(29%) 18‐34
(35%) Group
 (%
of
whole) 2nd
Largest
Age
 36
‐44
(20%) 45‐54
(28%) 45‐54
(19%) 45‐54
(20%) 35‐49
(24%) Group Average
 50‐75K
(36%) 75‐100K
(23%) 25‐50K
(39%) 25‐50K
(30%) 30‐60K Household
 50‐75K
(35%) 50‐75K
(27%) 60‐100K Income 100K+
(27%)
  • 37.
    Top global companiesuse many channels… Source:
ENGAGEMENTdb.com
  • 38.
    Top global companiesuse many channels…
  • 39.
    Top global companiesuse many channels…
  • 40.
    … and reapsignificant rewards.
  • 41.
    But most ofthem started small.
  • 42.
  • 43.
  • 44.
    Tenacious? Is the executiveteam willing to tough it out?
  • 45.
    Alert? The right toolsand a vigilant team
  • 46.
  • 47.
    Interesting? True to thepersonality of the organization
  • 48.
  • 49.
    Bring your messageto the market, measure, repeat
  • 50.
    Measuring Your Investment Uniquevisitors Pages visited Time on site Bounce rate Posts Comments Post: Comment ratio Search engine ranking Sentiment Reviews Recommendations Referrals Tweets Retweets (RTs) Mentions Connections Followers !"#
  • 51.
    Some Free Tools • Google Analytics / Woopra •  Google Alerts •  HootSuite, Tweetdeck
  • 52.
    Strategy is onlya system of options since only the beginning of any ... operation is plannable. No plan survives contact with the ... [customer/market ].
  • 53.
  • 54.
    Take Aways • Socialmedia is a visible, practical way to establish brand • It only works in conjunction with other marketing and branding activities • Start with stories that exemplify what the organization stands for professionally • Measure your efforts critically and adapt
  • 55.
    How to planfor an audience How to prepare your company Social media plan execution Measuring the results socialsyntax.net

Editor's Notes