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Introducing… John Moore, Director of Ideas and Innovation Chris Brogan, Vice President of Strategy & Technology Todd Van Hoosear, Social Media Practice Manager Dale Durrett, Eastern Region Sales Manager Tom Arrix, Vice President of Sales, East keynote moderator panel
THE STATE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING July 21, 2008 AMA Conference
FRAMING OUR DISCUSSION Players Numbers Role Application Rules Future
THE PLAYERS
A MYRIAD OF SITES
A MYRIAD OF MARKETERS
THE NUMBERS: THE GOOD
MYSPACE AND FACEBOOK DOMINATE CATEGORY Source: Nielsen Online, May 2008 (Growth from May 2007)
THE CATEGORY IS STILL GROWING Source: eMarketer, US Online Social Networking Users, 2
INVESTMENT IS ALSO GROWING Source: eMarketer, US Online Social Networking Advertising Spending, December 2007
THE NUMBERS: THE BAD
AREAS OF CONCERN MySpace Yahoo! YouTube +47% -14% Social Networking MySpace Revised Forecast MySpace Original Forecast MonetizationTime SpentPage Velocity Per Minute
NUMBERS THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU 69% of all US Internet users have visited a social networking site 50% of all US Internet users visited either MySpace or Facebook 12% of all internet minutes are spent on MySpace 40% of all moms are on MySpace 41% of Facebook’s visitors are over the age of 35 31% of internet users earning $150k a year use social networking 21 million professionals in 150 different industries are on LinkedIn
ROLE
HOW IT FITS INTO THEIR LIFE: SOCIAL Entertainment/ Diversions Practical “Tools” Hub for relationship/ connecting
HOW IT FITS INTO THEIR LIFE: BUSINESS Company Groups Search for Experts Expand Networks Links with Colleagues Online Resumes
HOW IT FITS IN THEIR LIFE: PHILANTHROPIC Connects brands with consumers passions Users are incentivized to endorse brands that support their social causes
APPLICATION
Actions with Pages that can result in viral distribution Becoming a Fan Reviews of 3 Stars or more Created Discussion Board Post Reply to Discussion Post Posting on the Wall Comment on a Video User posting a Posted Item User Comment on a Posted Item Comment on Photo RSVP to Event XM INITIATIVES
RULE 1: Look before you leap RULE 2: Standard ad units are not the foundation RULE 3: Leverage targeting RULE 4: Understand the environment ( CPI ) RULE 5: Stay involved ( IRI ) THE RULES
MySpace 2.0 Mobile Social Networks Verticals Video Offerings FUTURE
MYSPACE 2.0 Music International Targeting Mobile
MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKS A Natural Combination Mirrors social networks Communication leads New revenue Smart phones will accelerate category The two leaders are ramping up But pure plays want a piece of the action Many challenges lie ahead
VERTICALS “The future of social networking will not be one big social graph but instead myriad small communities on the Internet to replicate the millions that exist offline. No single company can capture the social graph.” -The Economist
VERTICALS Social FinanceMusicNing SportsMoviesPets
FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE POWER OF SOCIAL NETWORKING