Ac! 10

Facebook Marketing

 Reggie Bradford
 CEO & Founder
   Vitrue Inc.
Getting Your Facebook
             Message into the End Zone

                     What’s	
  Next	
  DC
                    January	
  24,	
  2011




                                             Reggie	
  Bradford
                                             CEO	
  &	
  Founder	
  
                                             Vitrue	
  

vitrue.com
Who We Are

       Vitrue	
  is	
  the	
  leading	
  provider	
  of	
  social	
  media	
  messaging	
  
         soIware	
  to	
  help	
  brands	
  harness	
  the	
  vast	
  markeMng	
  
                                          potenMal	
  of:




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Today’s Presentation Objectives


•	
  Overview	
  of	
  the	
  social	
  media	
  landscape	
  and	
  markeMng	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
 opportunity	
  Facebook	
  provides	
  
•	
  The	
  role	
  technology	
  will	
  play	
  to	
  broaden	
  the	
  potenMal	
  for	
  
 marketers	
  to	
  manage	
  and	
  message	
  their	
  fans
•	
  Share	
  thoughts	
  on	
  where	
  social	
  media	
  markeMng	
  is	
  heading	
  




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Growing Importance of Social Media
                                                                      A	
  growing	
  audience	
  of	
  ac/ve	
  users	
  
                                                                      •Global	
  Mme	
  spent	
  on	
  social	
  media	
  increased	
  
                                                                      82%	
  from	
  2008	
  to	
  2009	
  (Nielsen,	
  January	
  2010)
                                                                      •	
  90%	
  of	
  respondents	
  trust	
  the	
  
                                                                      recommendaMons	
  from
                                                                      a	
  person	
  they	
  know	
  (Nielsen,	
  April	
  2009)
                                                                      •	
  Facebook	
  has	
  over	
  500MM	
  acMve	
  users,	
  with	
  
                                                                      each	
  having	
  130	
  friends	
  on	
  average	
  (Facebook	
  
                                                                      Sta7s7cs,	
  2010)

 Facebook	
  Stats,	
  Dec.	
  2010

How	
  this	
  translates	
  to	
  a	
  shi6	
  in	
  marke/ng...
•	
  52%	
  of	
  surveyed	
  brand	
  representaMves	
  worldwide	
  agree	
  that	
  social	
  media	
  provides	
  an	
  
opportunity	
  to	
  reach	
  new	
  consumers,	
  expanding	
  their	
  business.	
  (eMarketer,	
  Aug	
  2010)
•	
  A	
  study	
  of	
  1,000-­‐plus	
  marketers	
  shows	
  that	
  66%	
  of	
  those	
  marketers	
  will	
  increase	
  their	
  budgets	
  
for	
  social	
  media	
  spending	
  (MediaPost,	
  Feb	
  2010)
•More	
  than	
  one	
  million	
  websites	
  have	
  integrated	
  with	
  the	
  Facebook	
  Pla_orm	
  (Facebook	
  Press	
  
Office,	
  Oct	
  2010)
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Marketing Channels

 Outbound Marketing                  Inbound Marketing

             Television                 Social Media

                                        Blogs
             Print Ads
                               vs.
                                          Search Engine
             Radio/Broadcast              Optimization

                                          Word of Mouth
             Direct Mail




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Average Facebook Use


             •	
  Users	
  interact	
  with	
  over	
  900	
  million	
  objects

             •	
  Average	
  user	
  is	
  connected	
  to	
  80	
  community	
  
                  pages,	
  groups	
  and	
  events	
  

             •	
  More	
  than	
  30	
  billion	
  pieces	
  of	
  content	
  (web	
  
                  links,	
  news	
  stories,	
  blog	
  posts,	
  notes,	
  photo	
  
                  albums,	
  etc.)	
  shared	
  each	
  month	
  



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                                                  (Facebook	
  Sta7s7cs,	
  2010)

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Vitrue Scale
 •   Over	
  400MM	
  Facebook	
  connecMons
     (aka	
  Fans)	
  served;

 •   Spanning	
  over	
  47	
  countries;

 •   Created	
  over	
  54,000	
  posts,	
  with	
  30MM	
  
     clicks,	
  400,000	
  shares	
  and	
  1.8MM	
  A/V	
  plays,	
  
     moderaMng	
  over	
  1.5MM	
  posts	
  and	
  over	
  22MM	
  comments	
  and	
  likes;	
  	
  	
  

 •   Currently	
  managing	
  over	
  2,000	
  Pages	
  across	
  every	
  major	
  verMcal	
  from	
  CPG	
  to	
  
     consumer	
  electronics	
  to	
  auto	
  to	
  QSR	
  to	
  beverage	
  to	
  retail;

 •   Powerful,	
  scaleable	
  pla_orm	
  built	
  for	
  the	
  largest	
  marketers	
  and	
  agencies	
  on	
  the	
  
     globe;	
  and

 •   Industry-­‐leading	
  innovaMon	
  year-­‐over-­‐year.



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Messaging provides reach

     Content Added to a Tab    Content Published to Wall




    On average, content that receives 1,000 page views on a
   Facebook Tab will receive 110,000 views when published to
       the Wall. That is a 110x (10,900%) increase in reach.


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Messaging spans multiple platforms
  Vitrue products leverage existing APIs and user bases to allow brands to
  communicate with consumers any time, any place.


      On Social Networks
      Brands have increasing
      presence on social
      networks.

      On Branded Websites
      Over 1 million websites have
      integrated social plugins.



      On Mobile Devices
      Consumers “check-in” and
      receive messages.




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Innovation:
             The Facebook News Feed




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Wall Apps
• Wall	
  Apps	
  garner	
  110	
  /mes	
  greater	
  reach	
  	
  	
  	
  	
   Email	
  Capture
  (Vitrue	
  May	
  2010	
  research)	
  

• Wall	
  Apps	
  are	
  published	
  inside	
  the	
  
  Facebook	
  Fan’s	
  news	
  feed
      • Engagement	
  happens	
  for	
  brands	
  without	
  fans	
  leaving	
  the	
  
        news	
  feed

• Standard	
  Wall	
  Apps
      • Photos,	
  Videos,	
  Trivia,	
  Polls,	
  Quizzes,	
  Surveys,	
  Coupons,	
     Poll
        Sampling,	
  Sweepstakes,	
  Mailing	
  List,	
  Causes,	
  Email	
  
        AcquisiMon,	
  Polls,	
  Slide	
  Shows	
  and	
  more	
  coming

• Custom	
  Wall	
  Apps
      • Available	
  to	
  meet	
  unique	
  funcMonality	
  or	
  design	
  
        requirements
      • Use	
  exisMng	
  games,	
  banners	
  and	
  widgets	
  (any	
  SWF	
  file)


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Where We Are Headed




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Targeting

         OpMmize	
  delivery	
  of	
  content	
  by	
  targeMng	
  using	
  Facebook’s	
  Open	
  
                                 Graph	
  objects	
  and	
  Places


                             Target	
  the	
  right	
  people	
  where	
  they	
  
                                  interact	
  with	
  your	
  brand	
  




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Facebook Places

                      Tap into your local market by
                      messaging and targeting fan
                      who are engaging with your
                         brand at a local level




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Facebook Deals

    Individual Deal
    One-time deals associated
    with a single check-in




    Friend Deal
    Deals for groups of people
    who check in together




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Facebook Deals

      Loyalty Deal
      Deals for frequent customers,
      uses a punchcard to track
      the number of check ins




     Charity Deal
     Pledge to donate to a
     charity or organization with
     customer check-ins




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Geotargeting
                       • Target	
  Facebook	
  posts	
  based	
  
                         on	
  locaMon	
  and/or	
  language

                       • Reach	
  fans	
  who	
  are	
  likely	
  to	
  be	
  
                         engaged	
  by	
  locaMon/language	
  
                         specific	
  content

                       • Create	
  targeted	
  posts	
  without	
  
                         leaving	
  the	
  Publisher	
  interface




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Importance of Open Graph

• We	
  have	
  opMmized	
  our	
  product	
  suite	
  
  around	
  the	
  core	
  concept	
  of	
  Social	
  Media	
  
                                                                  Hot	
  concert	
  in	
  your	
  town!
  Messaging.
• “Open	
  Graph”	
  (Facebook)	
  and	
  
  “Places”	
  (Facebook,	
  foursquare,	
  and	
  
  Gowalla)	
  features	
  are	
  creaMng	
  a	
  massive	
  
  number	
  of	
  channels	
  to	
  which	
  marketers	
  
  can	
  message.
• The	
  ability	
  to	
  segment	
  fans	
  and	
  
  followers	
  on	
  social	
  networks,	
  then	
  
  publish	
  targeted,	
  engaging,	
  Mmely	
  
  messages	
  to	
  those	
  fans	
  and	
  followers	
  
  will	
  rapidly	
  become	
  a	
  core	
  competency	
  
  for	
  every	
  consumer	
  brand.




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Extending Messaging to Mobile Devices
• Allowing	
  marketers	
  to	
  extend	
  their	
  social	
  interacMons	
  to	
  mobile	
  
  users	
  of	
  Facebook	
  Places,	
  Foursquare	
  and	
  Gowalla	
  via	
  the	
  Social	
  
  RelaMonship	
  Management	
  (SRM)	
  pla_orm	
  and	
  will	
  be	
  a	
  logical	
  
  product	
  upgrade	
  for	
  our	
  many	
  exisMng	
  clients.
• The	
  pla_orm	
  will	
  allow	
  a	
  marketer	
  to	
  craI	
  a	
  simple,	
  intuiMve	
  call	
  to	
  
  acMon.	
  	
  Specifics	
  can	
  vary,	
  but	
  at	
  its	
  core	
  the	
  message	
  will	
  be:	
  	
  
  “Check	
  in,	
  get	
  stuff.”	
  	
  That	
  message	
  will	
  be	
  surfaced	
  in	
  brick-­‐and-­‐
  mortar	
  retail	
  locaMons,	
  via	
  exisMng	
  loyalty	
  programs,	
  etc.
• Each	
  check-­‐in	
  will	
  generate	
  a	
  return	
  message	
  with	
  a	
  deal.	
  	
  That	
  
  message	
  also:

   -­‐ Allows	
  the	
  user	
  to	
  share	
  the	
  deal	
  with	
  their	
  friends
   -­‐ Provides	
  the	
  marketer	
  with	
  a	
  word	
  of	
  mouth	
  endorsement,	
  
       since	
  check-­‐ins	
  are	
  reported	
  to	
  the	
  user’s	
  news	
  feed	
  
       (Facebook	
  users	
  have	
  an	
  average	
  of	
  130	
  friends	
  each)




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Managing Connections
             Across the Open Graph




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Defining Target Audiences

    Once	
  you	
  acquire	
  fans,	
  learn	
  what	
  they	
  like	
  and	
  where	
  they	
  
         are,	
  you	
  can	
  further	
  target	
  your	
  audience	
  online.




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