blogwell new york social media case study: corning, presented by nicola pytell
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Nicola Pytell
Maximizing a Grassroots Social Media Program
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Maximizing a Grassroots Social Media Program
April 17, 2013
2 Corning Internal
Overview
• Began participating in Social, Jan. 2009
• Secured channels to protect brand and to
push approved marketing materials
• A Day Made of Glass- elevated our presence
in Social space (>21,600,000) views to date
• In September 2012 we outlined a defined
Social Media strategy for Corning’s
corporate channels that map to our
communication objectives.
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Corning Social Media Objectives
• Strengthen and protect the Corning
brand
• Foster a network of Corning’s followers
and champions
• Extend opportunities for engagement
• Identify real-time trends and
discussions
• Shape conversations on glass
technology and applications
Our Social Media objectives :
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Target Audiences
Employees & Corning Communities
Tech & Science Enthusiasts
Customers & Partners
Media
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Our Current Story Architecture
Glass Technologies
Diverse Growth
Company Stability/Living the
Corning Values
Innovation & Manufacturing
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Stability & Values/Innovation & Manufacturing
• Through past and present
posts, Corning’s corporate
Facebook page helps
bring Corning’s 160 years
of technology and product
milestones to life.
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Diverse Growth/Glass Tech./Innovation &
Manufacturing
• After Corning Gorilla Glass
reached the one billion milestone
we promoted visual posts on
Facebook that showcased how
Corning does business by the
billions across all divisions.
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Stability & Values
• Corning’s “News We Love”
series showcases
Corning’s values through
visual messages about
employees, the Corning
community, suppliers, and
customers take pride in
associating with Corning.
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Corning Social Strategy
Then and Now, Corning @CES
Live updates
and promoting
coverage.
Announcing
new
technologies
Sharing
photos
from the
booth
and show
2012 2013
Real time
photos and
video
sharing.
Promoting
technology
photos vs.
PR links
Video booth
tour showing
real people.
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Creating Content Using Story Arcs
The story arcs provide an organized structure to ensure Corning’s content is a
variety of posts that showcase all the businesses and key messages.
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Metric Snap Shot
– 10,000 likes
– 20% increase of followers in the past 6
months
– 6,125 followers
– 18% increase of followers in the past 6
months
• YouTube
– In the past six months Corning’s YouTube
channel views increased by 3.5 million.
– Subscribers increased by 48% in the past 6
months
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Metrics Overview - Engagement
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Measuring Program Success
Expand network of followers within defined target audiences Growth
Create more compelling, shareable content that resonates with target audiences Engagement
Use Social Media channels to insert Corning into preexisting conversations Activity
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