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About Aaron Strout
CMO, Powered, Inc.
Twitter.com/aaronstrout
www.Powered.com
Speaker Credits Include:SXSW, DMA, AMA, Social Media Club
Citizen Marketer 2.1
Big Papelbon
Quick N Dirty Podcast
Serious Boston Sports Fan
Take it away Aaron!
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A Little Bit About Where I Work
Powered is a full-service social media agency with scale helping brands and their agencies fully capitalize on the benefits of their social initiatives
o Established in 1999
o Headquartered in Austin, TX with offices in New York, NY and Portland, OR
o Expertise: Strategy Earned media Social network engagement Mobile Branded online communities
o Supporting 60+ global brands with their social media initiatives
o Connecting millions of consumers daily with their favorite brands
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We’ve Learned a Thing Along the Way…
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1. Strategy
Engaging Your Customers Across the Social Web
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Be Careful of Being too “Tools” focused
Most companies’ social media efforts these days are merely tactics in search
of a strategy.- Greg Verdino, Author of Micromarketing
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Engaging Your Customers Across the Social Web
2. The Two Killer Apps
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Content
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Conversation
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Engaging Your Customers Across the Social Web
3. Context
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Understanding the Landscape
Who You KnowWho You Know What You KnowWhat You Know
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Understanding the Landscape
Who You KnowWho You Know What You KnowWhat You Know
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Understanding the Landscape
Who You KnowWho You Know What You KnowWhat You Know
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Engaging Your Customers Across the Social Web
4. Executional Exellence
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GOAL: Increase sales of Saucony Originals by supporting creative indie offices and cultural events
“I love that Saucony Originals introduced our office team to obscure sports, it wasn’t the same old softball night. Kube and Field Crumpets and beer. What could be better.” –Saucony Originals Office Team Member
Saucony: Offline, Meet Online
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Southwest Airlines: Bags Fly Free FB App
Dramatic Fan Growth SWA grew from 100,000 to
750,000 fans in under three weeks
Customer List Acquisition Over 50% opted-in to get
SWA’s email newsletter
Turn-key Contest Included rapid Design,
Development, Launch& Management
Coordinated closely with Facebook for media & program execution
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Goal: Audience acquisition & opt-in to Atkins database Engagement to drive product consideration Brand loyalty & retention
Solution: Community where visitors access advice, tools,
resources & support from other members Opportunity to rate/review Atkins products, chart
progress & interact with a licensed nutritionist
Impact: Explosive growth in registrations since ‘08 launch Registrations for the first year of the community
increased by over 400% Provides a way for Atkins to stay in touch with it’s
hundreds of thousands of members
Atkins community
Custom interactive tools
Atkins Community
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1. Start with strategy
2. Remember the two killer apps: content and conversation
3. Be mindful of context (who vs. what)
4. Focus on executional excellence
Key Take Aways
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Questions?
Aaron Strout - CMO, Powered– [email protected]
– @aaronstrout
– blog.stroutmeister.com
– powered.com/blog
– 512.682.3262
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