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Measuring and Monetizing Social Networking & Mo...

Robert Cole
March 24, 2012
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Measuring and Monetizing Social Networking & Mobile Media

Presentation by Robert Cole of RockCheetah and Kris Strauss of OB Sports Golf Management at the 2012 National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) Annual Conference February 29, 2012 at the Renaissance Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

Robert Cole

March 24, 2012
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  1. Measuring and Monetizing Social Networking and Mobile Media Kris Strauss

    Vice President Sales & Marketing OB Sports Golf Management obsports.com facebook.com/obsports @obsportsgolf Participating Sponsors: Robert Cole Founder RockCheetah rockcheetah.com facebook.com/rockcheetah @robertkcole
  2. Session Overview • Robert Cole - RockCheetah – Social &

    Mobile Computing Overview • Kris Strauss - OB Sports Golf Management – Experiences, Results & Best Practice Examples From Golf Social Media & Mobile Campaigns February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 2 Image: Alan Stewart (Creative Commons)
  3. Social Local Mobile (SoLoMo) • SoLoMo Isn’t the Future, It’s

    Already Here – Social • Social Media Users Passed Email Users in July ‘09 – Local • 97% of Consumers Search Local Businesses Online – Mobile • By 2013, More Online via Mobile Phones than PCs February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 3 Image: John McNab (Flickr) Source: Morgan Stanley, Google (2011)
  4. Ground Rules - Social & Mobile • Run a Quality

    Operation – Satisfy Needs – Be Relevant – Be Unique February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 4 Image: @superamit (Flickr) • Define Achievable Social & Mobile Strategies • Choose Social Media & Mobile Platforms Carefully
  5. Fish Where the Fish Are February 28, 2012 | Las

    Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 5 Image: Explore The Bruce (Flickr) Source: Hitwise (2012)
  6. Understand Your Customers They Want Things: Better۰Easier۰Faster۰Cheaper February 28, 2012

    | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 6 Image: Sergey Galyonkin (Flickr)
  7. Loyalty is Based on Values Value Drives Transactions • Values

    Drive Loyalty February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 7 Image: maistora (Flickr)
  8. 1) Create Measurable Objectives • Why? – What Differentiates You

    & Supports Your Brand? • What? – Identify The Customer’s Objective • Who? – Current / Past Clients, Prospects • Where? – At Home, At Office, In Car, At Competitor • When? – Time of Day, Day of Week, Advance Lead Time • How? – Solution Should Consider All 5 W's February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 8 Image: Dave Pearson(Flickr)
  9. 2) Assign Management Responsibility Who ۰ Does What ۰ When

    February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 9 Image: juhansonin (Flickr)
  10. 3) Establish Specific Metrics • The Math is the Simple

    Part – ROI = (Benefits - Costs) x 100 Costs • Basic Metrics – Number of Friends / Followers / Subscribers – Number of Tweets / Posts / Likes • Metrics that Matter – Applause - Endorsement with Positive Sentiment – Amplification - Sharing by Friends of Friends – Conversion - Measurable Outcome (Action / Sale) • Try to Measure Economic Value – Short Term + Long Term Revenue – Plus Any Cost Savings Achieved • Key Questions: – Is the Activity Adding Business Value Or Only Manipulating Metrics? – If the Results Can’t Be Measured, Is it Worth the Effort & Risk? February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 10 Image: quinn.anya (Flickr) Hat Tip: Avinash Kaushik (Occam's Razor)
  11. 4) Sincerely Engage Your Community • Find Customers’ Favorite Networks/Platforms

    • Be Realistic About Capabilities - Start Small February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 11 Image: francistoms (Flickr)
  12. 5) Integrate Social & Mobile Analytics • Must Capture Key

    Engagement Data – Email is Glue for Cross-linking Social Media – Phone Number is Glue for Cross-linking Mobile • Cross-Promote Campaigns Between Channels – Promote Offers for Facebook Followers via Twitter – Create Pinterest Board of Images from Events – Encourage Ratings & Reviews During Promotions – 50% of Facebook Users on Mobile Devices • Try to Capture “Full-time” Email Addresses – TripAdvisor – Facebook Integration • Required TripAdvisor Email = Facebook Email February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 12 Image: brewbooks (Flickr)
  13. • Twitter – I sleep alot (Water Cooler) • Instagram

    – Look at me sleep (Photo Album) • YouTube – Watch me sleep (Home Movies) • Blog – Stories about me sleeping (Magazine) • Foursquare – Where I sleep (Travelogue) • Pinterest – Places I would like to sleep (Corkboard) • LinkedIn – I'm an excellent sleeper (Resume) • Facebook – Who I like to sleep with (Diary) • Google+ – Google employees hanging out, debating my sleep habits (…) It’s Not About You, It’s About Them February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 13 Image: tarotastic (Flickr)
  14. Advertising Aggravation Continuum Text Messages App Push Notifications Telemarketing Email

    Television Radio Banner Ads Mail Print February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 14 High Aggravation High Engagement Low Aggravation Low Engagement Image: joshfassbind.com (Flickr) Hat Tip: Melinda Krueger (ClickZ)
  15. Measurable Events – Web/Social • Website – Active Daily users

    – Time Spent on Site – Page Views – Click-stream – Registration – Subscriptions – Purchases – eCommerce Revenue – Profitability • Social – Follows – Favorites / Likes / +1s – Bookmarks – Ratings – Votes – Replies – Comments – Shares – Contributions February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 15 Image: Leo Reynolds (Flickr)
  16. Tougher Things to Measure • Sentiment – Enables understanding of

    intent • Positive - Neutral - Negative – Algorithms Analyze Natural Language • Must Consider Context • Semantic Web will help • Influence – Requires Relationship, Relevance & Trust – Are Those Influenced Prospective Customers? – Attribution & Timing Difficult to Track February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 16 Image: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (Flickr)
  17. Go Beyond Customer Acquisition • Retention is Key to Lifetime

    Value • Social Media Amplifies Lifetime Value – Customer Evangelists Recruit Other Customers • Track Negative Statistics – Bounce Rate (No Interaction on 1st page) – Drop Rate (Exiting the Site) – App Uninstalls - Push Notifications – Stop Messages for Text subscriptions – Number of Unlikes – Facebook – Thumbs Down - YouTube • Identify Root Cause for Social Defections February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 17 Image: Gravitywave (Flickr)
  18. Social Media Tools • Local Listings – Yext, Localeze •

    Monitoring – SocialMention, Radian6 • Dashboard – HootSuite, CoTweet • Influence – Klout, Crowdbooster • Blogging – Wordpress, Compendium • Comments – Disqus, Echo • Web Metrics – Google Analytics, Omniture • Inbound Marketing – HubSpot, Neolane February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 18 Image: L. Marie (Flickr)
  19. Why Mobile Matters • Mobile Internet Growth: – 8x Faster

    than Desktop Internet in 1990's • Mobile Search Growth: – 400% since 2010 • By 2015: – One Mobile Device for Every Person on Earth February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 19 Image: archer10 (Dennis) SLOW (Flickr) Source: Google (2012)
  20. Mobile Platform Fragmentation • Form Factors – Smartphone – Tablet

    – Netbook • Operating Systems (US Share) – Google Android 47.2% – Apple iOS 33.4% – RIM Blackberry OS 14.8% – Microsoft Windows Phone 1.3% – All Others 3.3% • Hardware – Front-facing Cameras – Voice Commands – Near-Field Communications February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 20 Image: LexnGer (Flickr) Source: Netbiscuits GmbH (2011)
  21. Mobile Users Giveth & Taketh • Good News – Mobile

    Users Are Engaged Buyers • Mobile-specific Site Increases Engagement by 75% • 51% of Consumers More Likely to Purchase from Retailers with Mobile-friendly Websites • 1 in 5 Mobile Site Visits Produce Immediate Call • Bad News – Mobile Users are Unforgiving • 74% Won’t Wait Over 5 Seconds for Mobile Page • 78% Mobile Web & 80% App Users Will Only Try a Site Two Times or Less if it Doesn't Initially Work February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 21 Image: marc.nicolas (Flickr) Source: Equation Research/Compuware (2012)
  22. Apple Patents - Mobile End-Game? February 28, 2012 | Las

    Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 22 Image: Motorola (2011 Super Bowl Ad)
  23. Mobile Design - Best Practices • 1. Keep it Quick

    • 2. Simplify Navigation • 3. Be Thumb-friendly • 4. Design for Visibility • 5. Make it Accessible • 6. Make it Easy to Convert • 7. Make it Local • 8. Make it Seamless • 9. Use Mobile Site Redirects • 10. Listen, Learn and Iterate February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 23 Image: Jason Mcdermott (Flickr) Source: Google/DudaMobile (2012)
  24. Measurable Events – Mobile • Mobile Web – Active Daily

    users – Time Spent on Site – Page Views – Click-stream – Clicks to Call – SMS/Text Subscription – Map/Directions Use – Check-In – Purchases – mCommerce Revenue – Profitability • Mobile App – Download App – App Favorite / Like – App Rating – App Comment – Active Daily users – Time Spent Using App – Function / Module Use – mCommerce Revenue – Profitability February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 24 Image: Leo Reynolds (Flickr)
  25. Mobile Analytics = Web Analytics... Except They’re Totally Different •

    Mobile Not Always Connected to Web – Some Apps Store Some Metrics • Apps Are Downloaded – Can't be Changed Dynamically – Requires Update by User to Change • Lack of Visibility / Access Limitations – Social Networks – Mobile Platforms February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 25 Image: Photographer (Flickr) Image: shaun wong (Flickr)
  26. Link Important mCommerce Metrics • Traffic Metrics – Traffic Source

    – Users (New & Returning) – Sessions (Time of Day) • Sales Metrics – Number Items – Cart Value – Total Payment – Promotional Discount Applied – Coupon Used • Mobile Metrics – Device – Operating System – Carrier – Country – App February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual Conference Robert Cole | RockCheetah | 26 Image: Curtis Gregory Perry (Flickr)
  27. February 28, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV NGCOA • Annual

    Conference 27 THANK YOU Robert Cole Founder RockCheetah [email protected] +1.262.309.9560 skype: robertkcole rockcheetah.com/blog facebook.com/rockcheetah Twitter: @robertkcole Participating Sponsors:
  28. Kris Strauss Vice President Sales & Marketing OB Sports Golf

    Management [email protected] Direct: (480) 776-8109 - Cell: (480) 518-5003 @krisstrauss www.obsports.com www.facebook.com/obsports - @obsportsgolf www.youtube.com/obsportsgolf Participating Sponsors:
  29. YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK FOCUS  Step 1: Appoint Social Network

    Guru  Step 2: Grow The Audience Fan Counts / Follows / Downloads  Step 3: Engage, Entertain, Educate
  30. FACEBOOK ADS Sedona Results: $500 Investment Resulted in additional 600

    Fans. Now at 1338 Total Fans. Golf & Wedding Campaigns Options: Advertise Page, or Drive To Website
  31. Pick The Final Four Of The Accenture Match Play &

    Win One Of Five Twosomes Emailed to Database RESULT: DOUBLED FANS/LIKES! From 432 to 893 Today Total: is 1589 Facebook.com/WekopaGolfClub
  32. FACEBOOK SUCCESS STORIES Pick The winner of Pebble Beach AT&T

    & Win One Of Five Twosomes Emailed to Database RESULT: DOUBLED FANS/LIKES!
  33. ANGEL PARK GOLF CLUB FACEBOOK FAN DAY 118 players. Raised

    “Likes” from 214 to 654 Facebook.com/AngelParkGolf - 1883 Likes today
  34. FACEBOOK TEE TIMES Golfswitch, Golf Now/Golf Channel Solutions & Quick

    18 will add a booking engine to your FB Page
  35. TWITTER BEST PRACTICES  Search Keywords and Follow, Retweet, etc

    @angelparkgolf @obsportsgolf  Use Short URLs: https://bitly.com/ TinyUrl.com  Consider linking Facebook/Twitter  Use Hashtags  #obsports #lasvegasgolf  #NGCOA
  36. Mobile Tee Time Options: • FORE - Web • Golf

    Channel Solutions - WAP • Golfswitch - App • Quick18 - App
  37. 1614 Total Rounds Booked - Jan 2012 • 403 Via

    Course Website • 303 booked VIA MOBILE DEVICE / APP
  38. Use of QR Code to Drive Traffic to Mobile Booking

    Page Check in counter, ads, and elsewhere
  39. Text Clubs The Legacy Golf Club - One “off-season” Text

    ($15 Off On Tuesday) drove 58 rounds for $2271
  40. 75 Mobile Marketing – OB Sports App OB Sports unveiled

    the first of it’s kind and OB Sports Golf App Coming Q1 2012 – OB SPORTS 2.0 APP!
  41.  Appoint A Social Media Guru  Empower and Provide

    Goals  Messaging - 50/50: 50% (or more on Entertaining, Educating or Amusing)  Ask Questions  Contests/Sweepstakes  Use Photos  Link to interesting articles, your instruction videos (your youtube channel), etc. SOCIAL MEDIA BEST PRACTICES
  42. FACEBOOK BEST PRACTICES  Consider Multiple Admins  Ask Questions

     Contests/Sweepstakes  Link to interesting articles, quotes, etc  Contests/Sweepstakes  Post instruction videos (your youtube channel), etc.  Use Photos - Golf shots, fun images, etc.  Link to interesting articles, quotes, etc.  Promote your page! Links on email, website, signage on property, cart signs
  43. TWITTER BEST PRACTICES  Search Keywords and Follow, Retweet, etc

    @angelparkgolf @obsportsgolf  Use Short URLs: https://bitly.com/ TinyUrl.com  Consider linking Facebook/Twitter  Use Hashtags  #obsports #lasvegasgolf  #NGCOA
  44. MOBILE MARKETING  Use of QR Codes  Consider creating

    Text Club  Mobile Friendly Websites  Mobile Tee Times  Mobile App
  45. Measuring and Monetizing Social Networking and Mobile Media Kris Strauss

    Vice President Sales & Marketing OB Sports Golf Management obsports.com facebook.com/obsports @obsportsgolf Participating Sponsors: Robert Cole Founder RockCheetah rockcheetah.com facebook.com/rockcheetah @robertkcole