Social Media Overview & Case Studies

Keith Feighery: Digital Strategist Strategist

Overview of social media

• Combination of social interaction and digital media to:

• Communicate, engage, develop and be part of communities

– Internally and externally for organisations

• Create and share content and information across networks

• Build and extend social networks through interaction

• Listen and participate in discussions, threads and develop ideas and relationships

• Learn from community (crowdsourcing)

Benefits of social media

• Listening– Crucial to hear what the public is saying about you

• Both positive and negative– The web now operates in real time – Brands need to hear what is said about

them in real-time

• Engage with Customers– Once you know what is being said about you – you can then interact directly

• Benefits– Build real communities online and offline– Build long lasting relationships and trust with customers– Instant polling and research opportunity with customers– Reduce customer acquisition costs– Increase customer retentions

Associated risks

• Loss of control of the conversation– Two way communication– Openly negative transmissions

• Brands criticised for using social channel as a marketing or PR conduit

• Can be a difficult persona for brands to adopt– Reveal a human voice of a corporate identity

• What it is that voice?

• Starting – and then not following through – Inevitable criticism

Social media platforms Where brands need to listen and

engage

Social Media Landscape

Recent Irish case studies of brands using social media

SandTex – Ireland Deserves Sun

Toyota Ireland

Mr Tayto

Murphys Ice cream

HairyBaby

Paddy Power

The Big Switch

Pat The Baker

Case studies of brands not listening and managing digital crisis

Domino’s

United Airlines

Marks and Spencers

The Power of Social Media

Transportation Security Administration

Stuff White People Like

Tube Worker abuses Traveller

Best Job In the World

International case studies of brands engaging with social media

Evian

Volkswagen

American Red Cross

Charmin “Go” Campaign

Zappos

H & M

Coca Cola “206 Expedition”

Ford - FiestaMovement

Skittles

Dell

Starbucks

Best Buy

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