cake and digital strategy ingredients; a metaphor
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A metaphor explaining a potential Sub Pop digital strategy via cake-baking.TRANSCRIPT
The Sub Pop CakeA Digital Strategy Recipe
Flour - 3 cups
Target Audience
The main ingredient of cakeKnowing the target audience is the foundation of a digital strategy
-Males and Females ages 20 - 34
Sugar - 2 cups
Content
People eat cake to satisfy their sweet-tooth. Content satisfies consumer needs.
-focus on artist info / album releases-sophisticated but alternative
Egg Yolks - 4
Social Media
Yolks give cake richness. Social media provides density to a brand image.
-Facebook-YouTube
Egg Whites - 4
Blogs
Egg whites all cake to rise.Blogs increase awareness, giving rise to businesses.
-blogs
Butter - 1 cup
Mobile Platforms
BUTTER IS EVERYWHERE...in everything (most things) we eat.MOBILE DEVICES ARE TAKING OVER THE WORLD.
-App-Mobile website design
Baking Powder - 2 tsp.
Budget
Baking Powder is boring...but essential. Number are boring but without a budget your strategy will fall apart.
-YouTube campaign-Google AdWords-App
Icing - 16 oz.
Sprinkles - 6 oz.
Icing and sprinkles can make a cake look more appetizing than the next. Advertisements catch attention.
-YouTube -Google AdWords
Taste-Testers - 3 or more
KPIs
Would you keep using the same ingredients if your cake tasted like cat food? KPIs inform us what works and what does not.
-Revenue-Google Analytics
Disclaimer (1)Sorry milk and Vanilla extract
Disclaimer (2) - Not all ingredients are my own. I borrowed some from my neighbors:
http://musicmachinery.com/2014/02/13/age-specific-listening/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/1560117/business-matters-nielsen-study-examines-who-is-buying-music-mediahttp://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/http://www.fastcompany.com/3021749/work-smart/10-surprising-social-media-statistics-that-will-make-you-rethink-your-social-strahttp://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2013/10957/how-iphone-and-android-ownership-varies-by-demographichttp://royal.pingdom.com/2013/03/01/blog-readership-demographics-2013/http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/cost-develop-app/http://www.funcatpictures.com/2013/10/22/food-critic-cat/