The Social Media
Strategy…..there is one right??
                                  Gina Bowes
              Digital Communications Manager
                                      Glanbia


                                    @ginabo
• Smartphone penetration in Ireland is currently at 37%, with
  strong adoption among males (45%) compared with females (29%)
• Most popular among 25 to 34-year-olds, where the penetration
  level is 53%.
• Downloads 4.8 apps per month and social networking apps are
  the most used.


• The average Irish person spends 18 hours and 7 minutes online
  each month
• 84.2% of all Irish Internet users used social networks in December
  2010. This is up 8.1% on December 2009 (Source: Comscore)


• 77% of all Irish internet users use Facebook. After connecting to
  brands on Facebook 51% people were more likely to buy and 60%
  more likely to recommend.
• 245,000 people over the age of 15 have a Twitter account. That’s
  7% of the total Irish population.
• In August 2010 4% of the entire Irish population were using
  LinkedIn. (Source: Ipsos MRBI) The current figures for LinkedIn
  show close to half a million Irish accounts.
Social strategies will only succeed if they are
   part of the overall company strategy and
weaved throughout the business units and job
                   functions.


The entire company must understand the Social
 Media objectives and what the end goal is…...
We want to build stronger relationships between
our consumers and our brands, listen and engage in
 the online conversations, gather insights & create
  positive customer experiences by enhancing our
                use of social media.

                                     Glanbia

                                 www.glanbia.com
Understand customer behaviour,
industry trends & employee feedback.

Have clearly defined objectives.


Build robust framework to deliver
objectives.

Integrate digital with wider
marketing mix.

Measure it.
10 reasons…
1. The Compliment               2. The Complaint               3. The Express Need              4. The Competitor                    5. The Crowd

                                                                         Service
                                                                Info
                                                                           Help
Social media compliments      Catching something early         People make known what         By watching your industry and    Topics will often pop up online
are the online equivalent     means getting a chance to        they are doing and often       relevant keywords, you will be   that draw huge crowds. There is
of references or              respond and demonstrate          ask the general public for     the first to know when a new     a lot to be learned from these
testimonials, and they        your problem solving abilities   advice when they are about     competitor appears on the        discussions, especially when
deserve attention             & also to turn the complaint     to make a purchase.            scene or when their name is      they have the potential to affect
                              around.                                                         mentioned.                       your brand.


  6. The Influencer                  7. The ROI                     8. The Crisis                   9. The Audit                    10. The Thread




An influencer’s audience      There are a number of ways       Discussions happening in       By analysing social media, you
                                                                                                                                Following discussions using
helps spread opinions on a    to measure engagement &          social media can serve as an   can score a brand’s overall
                                                                                                                                associated keywords can
brand faster, positive &      ROI.                             early warning system.          user sentiment, understand
                                                                                                                                help bridge the thread
negative. Knowing who                                                                         which competitors rank closest
                                                                                                                                across all types of social
these influencers are &                                                                       in buzz or online mentions,
                                                                                                                                media, connecting the
understanding their                                                                           uncover brand advocates, &
                                                                                                                                conversation for easy
opinions of your brands can                                                                   rank which social media
                                                                                                                                analysis.
help you connect with them                                                                    channels contain the most
                                                                                              active discussion.
Examples of listening tools:

   There are a multitude of listening tools and monitoring services. The business
    requirements and core objectives should shape the selection. I have taken
  just two of the many services to show the data these tools can gather. There is
     a cost to the business so it’s important to understand objectives prior to
                     implementation to ensure maximum ROI.




     O’Leary Analytics                  Yomego                          Lithium

  Results show the online      Results show how the entire   Results show how a big brand
 mentions and associations        brand can be assessed      like eircom can be categorised
 with Oxegen ’11. This is an     digitally across the web.        into sub brands using
  example of how specific                                            keyword search.
campaigns can be monitored.
1.



       Key Words used
       online about
       Oxegen ‘11




     Source:
     www.olearyanalytics.co
     m
Source:
www.yomego.com
Source:
www.lithium.com
• Google analytics, Facebook insights, Tweet stats, You Tube report, PPC reports, 3rd Party vendors
Free & Paid
   Tools



              • Keyword pre-work (rubbish in = rubbish out)
              • Continuous keyword assessment/tweaking
              • Competitor comparison / analysis
              • Consumer insights analysis & feedback process
  Search
              • Specific consumer associations
 Process
              • Tracking by campaign
              • Retrospective analysis



              • TOV
              • Scheduled
Response      • Alert set up
 Process      • Out of hours SLA’s




              • Know what platforms you have ‘right to reply’ assess new/growing platforms for extended presence
              • Question reports / results.
Parameters
is dead

Long live
ビジネスが理解す
る言語で測定し、
 話しなさい
KPI’s

                           Awareness                   Appreciation
  Without clearly      Reach/Share of Voice      Sentiment
 defined objectives    Search Ranking            Customer Sat
                       # Tags                    # Page views/Posts
 we have no criteria   # Unique Visits   Operational
                                                 # Community Members
on which to evaluate
                                           Budget
      success.                            Resources
                           Action
                                          Roadmap Advocacy
                       # Sale/Retention
                                                  NPS
                       #Call Deflection
                                                  # Referrals
                       # Registrations
                                                  # Super Users
                       # Competition Entries
Operational              Customer                  Content &                Channel/Digital
      Excellence              Engagement                 Campaigns                  Selection

-   Policies/Guidelines   -   Listening tools       •   Consumer content      -    Quality not
                                                        curation                   quantity
-   Governance
                          -   Customer recognition
-   Training &                & rewards            -    Co-ordinated &        -    Key Word Search
    Development                                         consistent schedule        & SEO
                          -   Insights & feedback
-   Tone of Voice
                                                    -   Campaign management -      Industry Trend
-   Resourcing &          -   Focus                                                analysis
    agencies                  groups/Influencers    -   Review stimulation,
                                                        generation & effect   -    Mobile Apps
-   Internal comms
                          -   Online journey
-   Dashboards
Governance
Structure
   Social Media            Legal                         Marketing &
                                           HRleadership develops & signs off
                      Cross functional senior              Insights
 Strategy & Policy
                     company wide strategy & policy for digital/social media.
   development               IT          Finance           Corporate



   Social Media           Brand               Customer             Insights
                       Cross-functional mid-managers develop the plans &
                        Managers                 Care
Program Planning &
                                 tactics for digital/social media.
      Tactics                        Agencies               Sales




  Social Media
                     Cross-functional social Customer execute the plans &
                         Brand               media reps        Agencies
  Operations &                                 Care interactions.
                       Managers for social media
                              tactics
   interactions
Crisis management
Definition: Set of procedures applied in handling, containment and resolution of an
emergency in planned and coordinated steps.

Emergency can be defined here as an online conversation/comment/post/thread that has a
detrimental impact on the brand/company or an offline situation that has the potential to
spread online impacting the brand/company.

                                                 Monitoring
                                             tool/Referral/Alert



                        Feedback to org &
                                                                   Response team/Rep
                         document issue




                                                  SLA

                        Assign coordinator
                                                                    Assess situation
                        to manage end to
                                                                   (criteria checklist)
                       end communication.


                                             Notify crisis team
                                              (email/mobile)
Understand where digital fits as part
   of integrated marketing mix

                                       Digital
                    Sponsorship




         OOH                                     Radio




               TV                       Press/Magazines




                                  PR
Source:
BBDO
Contact:

Georgina Bowes

@ginabo

The Social Plan

  • 1.
    The Social Media Strategy…..thereis one right?? Gina Bowes Digital Communications Manager Glanbia @ginabo
  • 5.
    • Smartphone penetrationin Ireland is currently at 37%, with strong adoption among males (45%) compared with females (29%) • Most popular among 25 to 34-year-olds, where the penetration level is 53%. • Downloads 4.8 apps per month and social networking apps are the most used. • The average Irish person spends 18 hours and 7 minutes online each month • 84.2% of all Irish Internet users used social networks in December 2010. This is up 8.1% on December 2009 (Source: Comscore) • 77% of all Irish internet users use Facebook. After connecting to brands on Facebook 51% people were more likely to buy and 60% more likely to recommend. • 245,000 people over the age of 15 have a Twitter account. That’s 7% of the total Irish population. • In August 2010 4% of the entire Irish population were using LinkedIn. (Source: Ipsos MRBI) The current figures for LinkedIn show close to half a million Irish accounts.
  • 16.
    Social strategies willonly succeed if they are part of the overall company strategy and weaved throughout the business units and job functions. The entire company must understand the Social Media objectives and what the end goal is…...
  • 18.
    We want tobuild stronger relationships between our consumers and our brands, listen and engage in the online conversations, gather insights & create positive customer experiences by enhancing our use of social media. Glanbia www.glanbia.com
  • 19.
    Understand customer behaviour, industrytrends & employee feedback. Have clearly defined objectives. Build robust framework to deliver objectives. Integrate digital with wider marketing mix. Measure it.
  • 25.
    10 reasons… 1. TheCompliment 2. The Complaint 3. The Express Need 4. The Competitor 5. The Crowd Service Info Help Social media compliments Catching something early People make known what By watching your industry and Topics will often pop up online are the online equivalent means getting a chance to they are doing and often relevant keywords, you will be that draw huge crowds. There is of references or respond and demonstrate ask the general public for the first to know when a new a lot to be learned from these testimonials, and they your problem solving abilities advice when they are about competitor appears on the discussions, especially when deserve attention & also to turn the complaint to make a purchase. scene or when their name is they have the potential to affect around. mentioned. your brand. 6. The Influencer 7. The ROI 8. The Crisis 9. The Audit 10. The Thread An influencer’s audience There are a number of ways Discussions happening in By analysing social media, you Following discussions using helps spread opinions on a to measure engagement & social media can serve as an can score a brand’s overall associated keywords can brand faster, positive & ROI. early warning system. user sentiment, understand help bridge the thread negative. Knowing who which competitors rank closest across all types of social these influencers are & in buzz or online mentions, media, connecting the understanding their uncover brand advocates, & conversation for easy opinions of your brands can rank which social media analysis. help you connect with them channels contain the most active discussion.
  • 26.
    Examples of listeningtools: There are a multitude of listening tools and monitoring services. The business requirements and core objectives should shape the selection. I have taken just two of the many services to show the data these tools can gather. There is a cost to the business so it’s important to understand objectives prior to implementation to ensure maximum ROI. O’Leary Analytics Yomego Lithium Results show the online Results show how the entire Results show how a big brand mentions and associations brand can be assessed like eircom can be categorised with Oxegen ’11. This is an digitally across the web. into sub brands using example of how specific keyword search. campaigns can be monitored.
  • 27.
    1. Key Words used online about Oxegen ‘11 Source: www.olearyanalytics.co m
  • 28.
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  • 30.
    • Google analytics,Facebook insights, Tweet stats, You Tube report, PPC reports, 3rd Party vendors Free & Paid Tools • Keyword pre-work (rubbish in = rubbish out) • Continuous keyword assessment/tweaking • Competitor comparison / analysis • Consumer insights analysis & feedback process Search • Specific consumer associations Process • Tracking by campaign • Retrospective analysis • TOV • Scheduled Response • Alert set up Process • Out of hours SLA’s • Know what platforms you have ‘right to reply’ assess new/growing platforms for extended presence • Question reports / results. Parameters
  • 31.
  • 39.
  • 40.
    KPI’s Awareness Appreciation Without clearly Reach/Share of Voice Sentiment defined objectives Search Ranking Customer Sat # Tags # Page views/Posts we have no criteria # Unique Visits Operational # Community Members on which to evaluate Budget success. Resources Action Roadmap Advocacy # Sale/Retention NPS #Call Deflection # Referrals # Registrations # Super Users # Competition Entries
  • 42.
    Operational Customer Content & Channel/Digital Excellence Engagement Campaigns Selection - Policies/Guidelines - Listening tools • Consumer content - Quality not curation quantity - Governance - Customer recognition - Training & & rewards - Co-ordinated & - Key Word Search Development consistent schedule & SEO - Insights & feedback - Tone of Voice - Campaign management - Industry Trend - Resourcing & - Focus analysis agencies groups/Influencers - Review stimulation, generation & effect - Mobile Apps - Internal comms - Online journey - Dashboards
  • 43.
  • 44.
    Structure Social Media Legal Marketing & HRleadership develops & signs off Cross functional senior Insights Strategy & Policy company wide strategy & policy for digital/social media. development IT Finance Corporate Social Media Brand Customer Insights Cross-functional mid-managers develop the plans & Managers Care Program Planning & tactics for digital/social media. Tactics Agencies Sales Social Media Cross-functional social Customer execute the plans & Brand media reps Agencies Operations & Care interactions. Managers for social media tactics interactions
  • 45.
    Crisis management Definition: Setof procedures applied in handling, containment and resolution of an emergency in planned and coordinated steps. Emergency can be defined here as an online conversation/comment/post/thread that has a detrimental impact on the brand/company or an offline situation that has the potential to spread online impacting the brand/company. Monitoring tool/Referral/Alert Feedback to org & Response team/Rep document issue SLA Assign coordinator Assess situation to manage end to (criteria checklist) end communication. Notify crisis team (email/mobile)
  • 46.
    Understand where digitalfits as part of integrated marketing mix Digital Sponsorship OOH Radio TV Press/Magazines PR
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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Devising the social strategy. A presentation by Gina Bowes for Measurement.ie 15th Feb 2012. (Images & sources credited where possible)
  • #3 Evolution.
  • #4 From this…
  • #5 To this! Democratisation of information.
  • #6 Irish stats (Comscore / Ipsos MRBI)
  • #7 Over 50% of the worlds population are under 30 – they don’t know life without the internet! (Source: www.socialnomics.net)
  • #8 60 seconds online (Source: Go-Globe)
  • #9 Brands are guests so build trust & be genuine.
  • #10 Attendees of Measurement.ie
  • #11 Definition of strategy
  • #12 I love it when a plan comes together!
  • #13 How do you measure up?
  • #14 Have you got a not to do list? Set parameters
  • #15 A plan should ensure you’re not juggling too much. Time is money. Expect the unexpected.
  • #16 Social Media is not free.
  • #17 Integration is key.
  • #18 Can you/your company articulate your social media mission statement?
  • #19 Glanbia Social Media Mission statement.
  • #20 The plan.
  • #22 Are you listening?
  • #23 Get your customers feedback!
  • #24 The power lies with the consumer (Source: www.ABIresearch.com )
  • #25 Listening
  • #26 10 reason to monitor your brand
  • #27 Social Media Monitoring tools
  • #28 O’Leary Analytics (Sourcewww.olearyanalytics.com)
  • #29 Yomego (Source: www.yomego.com)
  • #30 Lithium (Source:www.ithium.com)
  • #31 The work is in the selection & implementation process.
  • #32 Industry trends & analysis
  • #33 Benchmark
  • #34 Employee engagement
  • #35 Internal communications
  • #36 Employee surveys
  • #37 Brand ambassadors
  • #38 Know what you want?
  • #39 Define your objectives
  • #40 Are you speaking the same language as your company?
  • #41 KPI’s
  • #42 Framework
  • #43 Programmes
  • #44 Does you plan include governance
  • #45 Governance structure
  • #46 Crisis Management
  • #47 Integration with wider marketing mix
  • #48 But avoid the red tape
  • #49 Define, Plan, Deliver, Measure. (Source: BBDO)
  • #51 Change is the only constant (Heraclitus of Ephesus)