FutureWorld. Social Media. Now and Then

The Social Media MasterClass 2011

The Social Imperative

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Strat backwards

Most stats from Arthur Goldstuck’s World Wide Worx Research. Precious few are made up.

Social Media. Now & Then.

Relax. It’s actually really easy.



Let’s get serious though. :)

Order of business #1:Forget the phrase “social media”


Order of business #2:Understand why it’s growing so quickly.



Order of business #3:Look what happened to the dog.

Full credit to Gary Vaynerchuk for the great metaphor! Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved

Order of business #2:Look what happened to the dog.


There are also some values and principals we need to understand…


Motivations for a person to communicate with a brand…

• Product Involvement (the experience is so novel that is must be shared)

• Self Involvement (sharing knowledge is a way to gain attention and show connoisseurship)

• Other Involvement (reach out and help, express friendship and caring)

• Message Involvement (message is so humorous or informative that it must be shared)


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Let’s get crazy for a second…

How far might this go?


The year is…2020

9 years, btw…Is enough time to create another Facebook and

a half!


In 2020…

The concept of friends has been altered forever.


50 % of your employees are no longer at your office.


In 2020…

School Exams… now with Internet Access!


In 2020…

Traditional advertising is dead. Peer referral is how we buy our products now.


In 2020…

50 % of your employees are no longer at your office.


In 2020…

Humanity enters

Intellectual Rehab


In 2020…

Companies enter

Moral Rehab


In 2020…

We see the rise of the serial entrepreneur.


In 2020…

Long tail leaders.Long tail government.


How will your

business

react?

Technology

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