Google+ for Brands Best in Show Webinar
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BIG BRANDS ON GOOGLE+ BUSINESS (Hot & Heavy, Ghost Town, or Afterthought)
PREPARED FOR: THE BULLDOG REPORTER/PR UNIVERSITY
MARCH 22, 2013
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ABOUT CHRIS (The Next Panel Member)
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BIO
Chris Abraham, Director, Social Media
Chris Abraham is director of social media at Unison Agency, a branding and digital agency based in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Chris is a leading expert in digital: online reputation management (ORM), Internet privacy, social media marketing and digital PR with a focus on blogger outreach, blogger engagement and Internet crisis response.
A pioneer in online social networks and publishing, with a natural facility for anticipating the next big thing, Chris is an Internet analyst, web strategy consultant and advisor to the industries’ leading companies. Chris is based in Arlington, VA.
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Chris Abraham, Director, Social Media
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ABOUT UNISON Agency Overview
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Behind every great brand there is a compelling story. Unique. Inspiring. Unprecedented. Iconic. Defining. Enduring. Unison’s business is getting to the heart of human behavior and creating compelling stories through user-centered, integrated experiences. In doing so, our brands cut through the noise of our information-overloaded, 21st century lives to create recognition, stimulate action and build loyalty.
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OUR GOAL: BUILDING MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES
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Unison serves clients in 35+ countries across government, not-for-profit, retail, hospitality, financial services, and energy sectors.
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE ALLIANCES/PARTNERS
2003 Founded
3 Offices
6 Industry segments
11+ Languages
25+ Employees
11 Disciplines
35+ Countries
1 Global network
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AGENCY SNAPSHOT
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BRAND: What we need customers to think and feel to achieve the goals of a business at every interaction (decision point) with a brand
PRODUCT/EXPERIENCE DESIGN: How we increase value through innovation
OMNI-CHANNEL EXPERIENCES: How we engage customers across all channels in alignment with the brand
CAMPAIGNS & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS: How we drive customers to take action in alignment with the business goals
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
KEY SERVICES
OUR CAPABILITIES
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GOOGLE+ BRANDS What’s Up With That?
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THREE WAYS GOOGLE+ ARE EMBRACED BY BRANDS
• Hot & Heavy • Fully-embracing and implementing G+ features • Keeping content updated and fresh
• Responding quickly to queries
• Afterthought • Cross-posting content prepared for Facebook • Auto-posting content via HootSuite
• Not cross-promoting Page (low follower count)
• Zombie Ghost Town • Hot & heavy initially but inconsistent posting or abandonment • Squandering hundreds-of-thousands of active followers • Not updating G+ profile to current look/feel
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HOT & HEAVY: HUGO BOSS
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HOT & HEAVY: ALLSTATE INSURANCE
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HOT & HEAVY: MASHABLE
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HOT 7 HEAVY: ANGRY BIRDS
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HOT & HEAVY: VIRGIN
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HOT & HEAVY: STARBUCKS
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HOT & HEAVY (CHAUD ET LOURD): CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
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HOT AND HEAVY: THE NEW YORK TIMES
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HOT & HEAVY: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
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HOT & HEAVY: BRITNEY SPEARS
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HOT & HEAVY: MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT
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HOT & HEAVY: NASA
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TIPS: HOT & HEAVY DEMANDS SEPARATE AND EQUAL
• Google+ should be a child not a cousin • Repurposing from Facebook is fine but G+ is separate but equal
• G+ offers hashtags, “+” tagging, galleries, albums
• Promote & cross-promote G+ equally as Twitter & FB
• All the cool kids are doing G+ by hand • Leading with full-sized images • Following with short URLs to content • Adding tags and hashes when needed
• Post every single (week) day (forever)
• Your followers are your friends • Don’t just preach at them, chat with them!
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HOT & HEAVY & AFTERTHOUGHT: TOYOTA & TOYOTA USA
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HOT & HEAVY AFTERTHOUGHT: FOX NEWS
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AFTERTHOUGHT: ZAPPOS.COM HAS FEWER THAN 5K FOLLOWS
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TIPS: AFTERTHOUGHTS MAY BE GOOD-FOR-NOW
• Sometimes some G+ is better than no G+ • Cross-posting or auto-posting is a good start
• While not a community, it may help SEO • At least your G+ profile isn’t a ghost town • At least you’re moving forward
• Testing the waters is fine for a while
• HootSuite allows bulk-upload auto-posting • Cannot use the photo upload + tiny URL strategy • Cannot “+” tagging strategy to include others • Auto-posting puts brand page out of mind
• If you don’t tend your garden, it’ll never grow • Just ask Chauncey Gardiner of Being There
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ZOMBIE GHOST TOWN: PEPSI
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ZOMBIE GHOST TOWN: YAHOO!
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ZOMBIE GHOST TOWN FAIL: “O” BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
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ZOMBIE GHOST TOWN: MACY’S
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ZOMBIE GHOST TOWN: THE MUPPETS
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TIPS: ZOMBIE GHOST TOWNS HURT MORE THAN HELP
• Squandering hundreds-of-thousands of followers
• Cross-posting or auto-posting is a good start
• Broken windows theory of online community • The theory states that maintaining and monitoring urban environments in a well-ordered condition may stop further vandalism and escalation into more serious. • A blog, site, or social media profile that is poorly maintained telegraphs a lack of brand esprit de corps
• Better to take down/delete zombie ghost towns • Better yet to get the lead out and at least upgrade to making Google+ Brands pages an afterthought • Visitors respond more to your voice than what you say
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Waterfront Center 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 405 Washington, DC 20007 USA
202.337.7887 202.466.6235
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THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS? YES, YOU CAN START WITH ME:
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