bargainmatch social recommendations
DESCRIPTION
Social recommendations for the BargainMatch main site.TRANSCRIPT
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SOCIAL MARKETING
Social recommendations for BargainMatch properties
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GOALS
Organically acquire new users through social media referrals1
Convert new users to returning users2
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DATA DISCLAIMER
This presentation considers the following to identify target users:
Gender
Age
Social-specific online behavior
For this presentation, we are not yet looking at:
Region (within the US)
Income level
Education level
Etc.
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SOCIAL SOLUTION CATEGORIES
Simple solutions | No development
Maintain and create social accounts: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, etc.
Wikipedia entry
Front-end solutions | Design + frontend dev
Add share icons to truncated search results
API Integration | Backend development
Serve users “liked” brands on successful install
Improve UI to facilitate sharing (i.e. link logo graphics, make links much easier to find. A better user experience will encourage users to share that experience with others.)
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SOCIAL SOLUTION #1
Identify relevant social channels Channel reaches our target demographic Channel is worth maintaining (viability, continued support of I.E. …)
Create an online presence on selected channels Create consistent brand personality, user story
Regularly update social channels Content calendars
Wikipedia entry for Inuvo, BargainMatch
1. Simple solutions | No development
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CUSTOMER PROFILE
Source: Compete.com. Published March 29, 2012.
Over 40% of users are 45+ Nearly 70% of users are female
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HEY, THAT’S MY PIE!
116 million
U.S. Facebook Users
U.S. Facebook UsersFemale, 45+
28 million target users
Source: Adage.com. Data collected May 2011.
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0
HEY, THAT’S MY PIE!
12 million
U.S. Pinterest Users
U.S. Pinterest UsersFemale, 45+
Source: Cision Blog. August 2012.
2 million target users
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0
HEY, THAT’S MY PIE!
U.S. Twitter Users
U.S. Twitter UsersFemale, 50+
Source: The Next Web and . August 2012.
9.5 million target users
107 million users
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CONSIDERATIONS
Social Media is not free
You cannot control what users say and do
More research would be required to identify exactly how many potential users we’d be reaching. We’d want to consider: Only a percentage of registered users are active Large chunk of users access primarily by mobile
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HOW TO IMPLEMENT
Content Calendars Create a calendar of status updates for the next week/month Brand “voice” Schedule updates using Hootsuite, BufferApp, etc.
Creative Images and videos have much higher engagement Consideration: can we user affiliates creative on our social
channels? Maintenance
Daily review of user interaction Updates and review of schedule when big news happens Respond to user messages and posts Research new feature releases
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RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Scheduling publisher such as Hootsuite, BufferApp (cheap, monthly) Requires initial design, copywriting, and PM resources for launch Requires recurring design, copywriting, and PM resources to update
and maintain Continued design of new assets is vital to success Timeline to launch is 2-3 weeks assuming full resources availability
Design
Copywriting
Scheduling
Follow up on engagement
HoursMonth
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TYPES OF CONTENT - OPTIONS
Top 10 gift guides How to do it yourself (or “DIY”), and other ways to save Back to school shopping tips Fall fashion reductions Money tips and tips for saving Product bundles for back to school, wedding, baby, Christmas Facebook-only promotions to reward followers Calls for user generated content Visuals – infographics, products, how-to-wear, etc.
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EXAMPLE
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RESULTS
Providing valuable information for users about ways to save will position us as a trusted bargain resource
Creating personal relationships with our users will earn their trust, and therefore, their referral
Providing reliable and interesting content compels users to share
Social sharing improves SEO
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SOCIAL SOLUTION #2
All search results should have a thumbnail image
Add share icons to truncated search results
Add social icons to site that link to our channels
2. Front-end solutions | Design + frontend dev
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SOCIAL SOLUTION #2
Prioritize and simplify call to action Update home page to focus on succinct CTAs - what is the main
thing we want people to do on BargainMatch.com? Verbs should link!
Spruce up our UI: Error messages are difficult to read Content I want is hard to find Add social sharing to browser plugin User account balance and settings should always be visible Update sign-up process to reduce hassle
2. Front-end solutions | Design + frontend dev
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Link MeLet me shop! Also, are “Shop” and “Search” different?
Prioritize MeOnly place on the page with a link to the browser extension!
Link MeThis doesn’t link to where I can redeem! Eek!
Explain MeThis doesn’t actually tell me what BargainMatch does, which makes me distrust it.
Remove MeThis countdown is stressful and I associate it with spam.
Explain MeFind what? Perhaps “search for deals!”
Link MeTo social channels for users who prefer to connect there
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EXAMPLE
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EXAMPLE
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Do these make me look fat?
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EXAMPLE
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Do these make me look fat?
Anne Klein earrings at BargainMatch.com!http://monica&chris/are/awesome.com
Get 20$ off at BargainMatch.com! 24 carat gold post earring bedazzled with semiprecious stones. These are sure to delight mom for the holidays!
EXAMPLE
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7 of 8 randomly chosen friends are target users
Do these make me look fat?
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EXAMPLE
Image, hyperlink, description, and my personal message are published to my entire network
Friends can “like,” comment, and share. Each action publishes the link to their social network
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RESULTS
Curation culture – users want to share, to be seem as a source of information from their friends. Given the tools, many users will share
Improving the user experience will encourage more users to share that experience
Making important info easier to find improves engagement
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SOCIAL SOLUTION #3
Facebook’s API allows us to source all user “likes” Self-identifying means very accurate
We can cross reference these likes with our database to determine all BargainMatch affiliates that a user likes We also know a user’s gender, education level, birthday, age,
employment status, geographic region, timezone, interests, religious view, relationship status, if they have RSVP’d for an upcoming wedding…
We even know these things about that user’s friends, and when their friends birthdays are!
We can serve a unique handful of these results on the installation page, and prioritize best matches in our search results.
Basically, there’s a lot to
3. API Integration | Backend development
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API EXAMPLES
http://graph.facebook.com/k8perkins
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API EXAMPLES
http://graph.facebook.com/827862/likes
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CONSIDERATIONS
Large build; will require lots of resources Users will need to grant Facebook permission to view this data, adding
an extra step for the user More accurate results will lead to reduced attrition of current users More accurate results will lead to a higher conversion of first-time users
to sales ROI is hard to predict as there are few use cases, but potential is
tremendous
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SUMMARY
Organically acquire new users through social media referrals1
Convert new users to returning users2
Simple Solutions: maintain social accounts
Frontend solutions to include and encourage social
API integration to serve users customized results
Succinct CTAs, verbs should link, product images
UX updates to facilitate signs ups and usage
API integration to deliver consistent, reliable results and target users who are considering with known preferences to drive purchases
Immediate
Soon
Long term
Immediate
Soon
Long term
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