social experiences to increase loyalty
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The nonstop flood of status updates, tweets, pins, snaps, and posts in today’s super-charged social environment presents a challenge for brands to break through the clutter and meaningfully engage with customers. The power of social media is well documented, but how can marketers connect the dots and effectively interact with customers in such a fast-changing space? In this deck, discover key strategies for businesses to increase brand loyalty through social engagement.TRANSCRIPT
©2014, HelloWorld®
Social Experiences to Increase Loyalty
Eric LarsonChief Revenue Officer
HelloWorld
@enlarson
Sara KowalVice President, Innovation
HelloWorld
@sekowal
Challenge….
What does it mean
to be social?
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1so·cialadjective \ˈsō-shəl\
: relating to or involving activities in which
people spend time talking to each other or doing enjoyable things with each other
: liking to be with and talk to people
: happy to be with people
: of or relating to people or society in general]
- http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Creating Truly Social
Experiences Drives
Engagement,
Loyalty and
Advocacy
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Leveraging
Social Media
Networks
Image source: flickr, jasonahowie
Connect with friends and
the world around you.
of consumers interact with
retailers' Facebook pages –
more than the brands' websites.
of those who interact with retailers
through social media say that it
had an impact on their purchase.
Source: Infosys Ltd. January 2014
802 million people
log onto
Facebook daily-
Zephoria,
June 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZlzHgJLvUc
Fairmont Hotels
& Resorts“Everyone’s An Original Personality Contest”
Data Acquisition &
Brand Engagement
Start a conversation, explore your
interests, and be in the know.
Tweets have been sent since
Twitter launched in March, 2006.
Source: http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/state-twitter-
2014_b56883
58% of the top brands
have more than
100,000 followers on
twitter.- Simply Measured, January 2014
Monthly active Twitter users
ToyotaCaptivate Users
with a Competitive
Tweet Race
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A fast, beautiful and fun way to
share life with friends and family.
of users use Instagram
on a daily basis.
of users visit Instagram
more than once a day.
Source: Forrester Research, Inc.
Instagram ads
have helped retailers
increase ad recall
by 32% and brand
message lift by 10%
- Adobe's Digital Index,
February 2014
NikeCreate Traction on Instagram
with User Generated Content
In 2016 (over 2011) Mobile
video traffic will increase by
A short-video format sharing
platform launched by Twitter.
Source: Sprout Social
More shares of branded Vine video
Content over branded video content.
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Snapchat
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Snapchat Photos Shared Per Day
In 2013.
• Hosting contests
• Providing sneak peaks & exclusive
content
• Offering coupons and discounts
Fast and fun mobile conversation.
Source: Social Media Today, March 13 2014
Snapchat16 Handles“Snappy New Year”
Brand Engagement
Drive Sales
Beyond
the Networks
Image source: flickr, jasonahowie
My Coke Rewards Beta
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Spotify Jukebox
at CMA FestivalConvert Concert Goers
Into Customers
Share Happiness
Mobile trivia game
Tips for
Designing
a Social
Program
Image source: flickr, jasonahowie
With 54% of
consumers in the
U.S. using social
media, social
clearly
still has the
attention of
the masses.
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- source: eMarketer, February 2014
Best bet – Budget Fun Money (a.k.a. Innovation Dollars)!
Questions to Ask When Developing a Strategy
• Did you apply your marketing basics?
• Are you adding value to the community – humor,
ideas, connections, chances to win, information?
• Are you choosing the technology and spaces
your customers would choose?
• Do you have the resources to be everywhere,
or do you need to pick 1-3 channels and do
them really well?
Five Best Practices to Create Social
Experiences
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Focus on creating a user experience that is truly “social”
Take advantage of the unique characteristics and
customer behaviors across different social networks
while remaining native and authentic to the platform
Empower customers to create & produce content
that’s valuable to them
Be relevant to your brand
Don’t forget to “send the invitations”
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One platform allows you to unify your social, mobile, web, or in-store
campaigns and measure it all with 24/7 analytics for deep consumer insights.
©2014, HelloWorld® – Confidential
Let’s chat about where your brand
should be in the social space.