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Viral Marketing and Advertising Strategies For Social Networks

Viral Marketing and Advertising Strategies For Social Networks. Presented by Jeff Ragovin Vice President Sales, Buddy Media Jeff@buddymedia.com 917-523-6266. Buddy Media helps companies build , promote and monetize social media applications that engage and entertain users.

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Viral Marketing and Advertising Strategies For Social Networks

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  1. Viral Marketing and Advertising Strategies For Social Networks • Presented by Jeff Ragovin • Vice President Sales, Buddy Media • Jeff@buddymedia.com • 917-523-6266

  2. Buddy Media helps companies build, promote and monetize social media applications that engage and entertain users

  3. Social Media: What is Everyone doing?

  4. The Social Web is About Life Experiences • Brands are using applications to engage their audience • They are using applications to entertain • They are not banner ads • They are not groups • They are the new Ad Unit • They are used to connect and drive interest • Social Media is now a major component of the Digital Buy

  5. Brands are Going Where Consumers Play

  6. FedEx Launch a Package

  7. FedEx Launch A Package Application

  8. InStyle Hollywood Hair MakeoverTarget Audience Women 18-40Connecting with the Right Audience • 250,000 installs over the course of the campaign • Average time on app: 5 minutes and 30 seconds • Average user tries on four different hairstyles per visit • 54,000 makeovers have been posted on the InStyle Wall of Fame

  9. Every Application should have a Clear Landing Page: • Provide clear branding • Easy-to-understand instructions about how to use the application or play the game • A summary or analysis area that lets the user see their history with the application

  10. Create a Unique Application Title • Pick something descriptive and unique. A good deal of users may decide to use your application based only on the title.

  11. Using the Facebook API in Newsfeeds\Mini-Feeds • The Facebook API allows you to get more users for your application • For Newsfeeds, decide the events or actions that generate the newsfeed item. Identify actions that are interesting. • Finalize the Newsfeed title, body and images.

  12. Requests/Invitations • Requests and invitations are generated by the users • Each user is limited to 20 requests/invitations per application per 24 hour period. • When developed well, can accelerate the word of mouth marketing component. • This is a good time to tie in a loyalty or engagement program.

  13. Friends For Sale • Buy Friends, Make them your pets • Hot-or-Not with a market economy. True Viral • Nearly 600,000 active users. • 300 million page views a month. • 300% monthly growth rate • 2.1 million unique visitors in the past month

  14. Splash Blast with AceBucks

  15. Loyalty Programs = Consumer Engagement

  16. Need 1 Volunteer

  17. Loyalty Marketing = Virility

  18. Email and Notifications • Accelerate the viral nature of the application. Spend time on the copy • Keep it compelling • Sending a weekly email to users with updates • Sending an email on specific events or holidays

  19. Visual Identity • 16 x 16 Graphic for Icon To market your application, you need to provide a 16 x 16 sized icon graphic to be displayed in the applications section 64 x 64 Graphic for Icon (shown in product directory):This is an opportunity for you to brand your application.

  20. Keep SEO and PPC in Mind • This information is displayed on the application add page when a user decides to add the application.  • Keep in SEO in mind with this page and think about how your brand will be indexed across the search engines.

  21. Keep SEO and PPC in Mind

  22. Social Media Advertising Platforms Social Media Advertising Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn Ad Networks: Buddy Media, Social Media Lookery, Cubix, RockYou etc.

  23. Social Media Campaigns can be Targeted: • Age, Political Views, • Gender, • Relationship Status, • Activities • Location

  24. Choose Your Creative • Social Media Ads can contain Images • Social Media Ads can contain Videos • Social Media Ads can contain only Text

  25. Break-out Session- Develop and App New APPLE Product called Apple Window New Innovation for Digital Communication TV and Web Product will feature the following: Computer Wi-Fi Capabilities Email Television Apple TV for Movies, Music, instant access to shows Digital Display for Art, Vacations etc. Social Marketing Budget 350K

  26. Priceline.com Ultimate Negotiator for FB

  27. Taunts engage user to play again Audio components embedded for extra fun

  28. Monitor and Report

  29. Campaign Creation Round Up • Target your audience • Think Viral • Provide a unique value • Infuse with loyalty program • Measure Success with Analytics • Message and Notify

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