el hexagon: a holistic model of communication

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This presentation shows a model I call El Hexagon. This model brings together the market, the organization and the individual and the ways in which these are interconnected. The model clearly shows the transition from top-down to bottom-up communication. The layers in between might even be more interesting. It is a quite theoretical model but I think it is also a fun presentation.

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el hexagon2009 Total Active MediaMartijn Arts

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KennisIt all starts with one dot.

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KennisHowever, this is a hexagon.

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KennisDe topview of slab of basalt.

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KennisOf a honeycomb.

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KennisBut we’re talking about communication...

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person

All communication starts with the person to whom you want to communicate with.

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process

pers

on

Every person is somehow engaged in some kind of process in his of her professional life.

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proc

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person

organization

This process is often triggered by the organization that this person works for or studies at. So process is the link between person and organization.

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process

person

(online) channel

orga

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The organization itself is using tools to communicate. In this story i’m focussing on the online tools.

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process

pers

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market

organization

The organization uses these tools - or parts of it - to tell (or to sell). Therefore, a tool is the link between the organization and the market.

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proc

ess

person

contact

(online)

channel

mar

ket

organization

The market is connected with every person by some form of contact.

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action

desire

interest

attention

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person

process cont

act

(online) channel

market

orga

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tion

To illustrate a person i’ve used the well-known AIDA model.

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central

centraldecentral

decentral

free

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actio

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rest

atte

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process

pers

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organization

contact

market

The communication-process can be arranged as the AIDA model. Some parts are coordinated locally, but most of them are loosely controlled or even entirely free.

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corporate

business unit

department / group

individual staff

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cent

ral

cent

ral

dece

ntra

lde

cent

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free

actiondesire

interestattention

organization

proc

ess

person

contact

mar

ket

(online)

channel

An organization has multiple similarities with society, in which the person is situated in the core and the organization itself at the top.

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site

brand(landingpages)

communities

social media

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corp

orat

ebu

sine

ss u

nit

depa

rtm

ent /

gro

upin

divi

dual

sta

ff

action

desire

interest

attention

centralcentral

decentraldecentral

free

(online) channel

orga

niza

tion

person

process

cont

act

market

A website is no longer the only online tool. More and more communication conveys via social media and thus ‘ bottom-up’ .

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public

target group

longtail

personal

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site

bran

d(la

ndin

gpag

es)

com

mun

ities

soci

al m

edia

central

centraldecentral

decentral

free

actio

ndesi

reinte

rest

atte

ntio

n

corporatebusiness unit

department / group

individual staff

markt

(onl

ine)

cha

nnel

process

organizationpers

on

contact

Traditionally, the market was divided in the general public and the targets. Due to new media, personal contact and contact with, small, specific groups has really improved.

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one2many(broadcast)

one2few

few2few

one2one

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publ

icta

rget

gro

uplo

ngta

ilpe

rson

al

actiondesire

interest

attention

corporate

business unit

department / group

individual staff

cent

ral

cent

ral

dece

ntra

l

dece

ntra

l

free

site

brand

(landingpages)com

munities

social media

contact

mar

ket

organization

(online) channel

person

proc

ess

The contact between a person and the market is occasionally passive via broadcasting but sometimes via one to one contact, and every variety in between.

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central

central

decentral

decentral

free

action

desire

interest

attention

one2

man

y(b

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cast

)on

e2fe

wfe

w2f

ewon

e2on

e

site

brands (landingpages)

communities

social media

publictarget group

longtailpersonal

corp

orat

e

busi

ness

uni

t

depa

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gro

up

indi

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taff

person

process

(online) channel

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cont

act

market

This sums up a diagram. Meet ‘el hexagon’.

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centraal

central

decentral

decentral

free

action

desire

interest

attention

one2

man

y(b

road

cast

)on

e2fe

wfe

w2f

ewon

e2on

e

site

brands (landingpages)

communities

social media

publictarget group

longtailpersonal

corp

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busi

ness

uni

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depa

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up

indi

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person

process

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cont

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traditionalcommunication

antique?

The core of ‘el hexagon’ illustrates the traditional communication method: corporate to the public.

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attention

person

centralcentral

decentraldecentral

freeprocess

social media

(online) channel

corporate

business unit

department / group

individual staff

orga

niza

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one2

man

y(b

road

cast

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one2

few

few

2few

one2

one

cont

act

public

target group

longtail

personal

market

moderncommunicationuser-generated

hype?

Once folded out: user-generated!

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KennisIn my opinion, the exploded hexagon is only temporary interesting. It is a hype.Too much attention to bottom-up. Not to say that buttom-up isn’t important!

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KennisThat is why i’ve been researching a new model. Back to ‘el hexagon’.

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KennisI‘ve noticed the necessity to look outside the model, in another direction.

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person contactprocess

organization market

(online) channel

Instead of looking in the same dimensions, a new dimension has been added; a third dimension.

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action one2manycentral

person contactprocess

organization market

(online) channel

The first stone resembles what has previously been the traditional communication principle.Note that this principle is still effective and efficient in many cases.

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action one2manycentral

desire one2fewcentral

decentral

person contactprocess

organization market

(online) channel

Wherever diversification is necessary, traditional communication already has many theories and models that can prove useful for targeted communication.

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action one2manycentral

desire one2fewcentral

decentral

interest few2fewdecentral

person contactprocess

organization market

(online) channel

The more modern stone in the diagram depicts the non-central communication focussing on the curious individual in few2few communication, often in the area of organized groups: the communities.

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action one2manycentral

desire one2fewcentral

decentral

interest few2fewdecentral

attentionone2onefree

person contactprocess

organization market

(online) channelThe stone at the bottom resembles the bottom-up communication: free, one2one and focussed on the curious individual. With this model the two bottom stones are more modern while the top stone is the classic method.

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KennisDue to the difficulty of displaying 3D, i’ll return to the 2D view. However, keep the 3D visual in mind! In which all stones share the same degree of importance.

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centraal

central

decentral

decentral

free

action

desire

interest

attention

one2

man

y(b

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cast

)on

e2fe

wfe

w2f

ewon

e2on

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site

brands (landingpages)

communities

social media

publictarget group

longtailpersonal

corp

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top-downcommunication

So the core is no longer ‘old-fashioned’ traditional communication, but top-down communication in which the classic models can be used well.

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free

attention

one2

one

social media

personal

decentral

interest

few

2few

communities

longtail

centraal

decentraal

desire

one2

few

brands (landingpages)

doelgroepbu

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gro

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person

process

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cont

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market

central

action

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targeted communication

The ring surrounding the core depicts the targeted communication - with differentiated communication; paramount for achieving the right target with the right tool.

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attention

one2

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social media

personal

decentraal

interest

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2few

communities

longtailde

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t

indi

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person

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(online) channel

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cont

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market

central

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community communication

To me, the emerging groups - the communities - are most interesting. Reach these groups via leading edge users and managing consists of massaging, networking and the managing the flow of the communication.

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attention

one2

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social media

personal

central

central

decentral

decentral

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desire

intereston

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any

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adca

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one2

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site

brands (landingpages)

communities

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bottum-up communication

The hip outer ring belongs to the bottom-up communication. Very interesting and definitely here to stay, though too much of a hype right now. There’s more than one route to Rome.

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KennisSo that’s ‘el hexagon’.

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KennisSo that’s ‘el hexagon’.

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KennisSo that’s ‘el hexagon’.

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KennisAnd that’s the whole point.

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