Be Shareworthy: Microsharing and healthcare brands

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The big idea is that "going viral" isn't a realistic metric for most brands (and budgets). But, microsharing (recommendations and pass along in small friend networks) is not only repeatable and realistic, it can provide incredible value for brands. In the presentation, we looked at the basic strategy for creating more shareworthy marketing and at five types of creative approaches that really deliver on it.

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Be ShareworthyThe ultimate metric is what we recommend to each other

Every conversation about digital and social marketing should start with these six words:

What do you want to accomplish?

The scariest answer in advertising starts with just two words:

VIRAL VIDEOVIRAL VIDEO

We want to create a

What went viral in 2010?

12 million views of American Idol’s “pants on the floor” outtake

35 million views of a certain dreamy double rainbow

14 million views of chat roulette piano improv

A few brands broke out, too…Each backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in TV ad spend

10 million rocked out to the Swagger Wagon

22 million watched the man your man could smell like Super Bowl ad

Every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.

3.1%

0.3%

0.02%

>1,000 views

>10,000 views

>100,000 views

What are your real chances of going viral?

Slate, 2009

If viral isn’t the answer? What is?

IMPRESSIONSBuying one set of

eyes at a time

What does success look like?

VIRALExponential sharing

among millions of people

What does success look like?

If viral isn’t the answer? What is?

IMPRESSIONSBuying one set of

eyes at a time

VIRALExponential sharing

among millions of people

Maybe there’s something in the middle

that builds on impressions with

personal, micro sharing.

Shareworthy is: Something we can’t

wait to pass onhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecommons/2294317199/

Not with the whole world on YouTube or Twitter, but with our personal networks – our real friends.

Why it mattersThe real impact of micro sharing

Health influencers have a multiplier effect1

Reach those 36 million, you effectively reach 101 million

They share health info and answer friend’s questions

20% of Americans are “health influencers”

They directly impact at least 2.8 people each

Manhattan Research, 2010

Supports the way we make decisions today

In 2006, we turned our collective attention to the impact of social media. The value of peer opinion had risen to surpass that of doctors and academic experts for the first time. Today, that decision making is much more balanced. We look for both content and context.

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Materials from brands

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Edelman Trust Barometer, 2006, 2010Pew Research, 2009

Delivers bottom line results3

PAID MEDIABuys impressions

SHARED MEDIACreates an impression

Women particularly talk about brands ~92x in the course of a week

43% of women (and 29% of men) have at least one conversation per day that includes a healthcare brand

51% said they would purchase something based on a conversation

NBC, 2010Keller Faye, 2010, 2009

How it worksThe strategy of shareworthy

We always start with a balanced strategy.

VALUE TO THE BRAND

VALUE TO THE PEOPLE

Engaging people with the experience they want

Delivering on our brand goals and metrics

Too far to the left is a corporate.com megaphone.

BUY ME!!!

Too far to the right is just buzz.

But a strategy right in the middle can make sharing look:

What does it say about me?

The Secret of ‘shareworthy’ is that the value is not what it gives her, but what it says about her.

In a split second, she decides if it reflects who she is.

So, why are some brands shared and some not?

We looked at lots of brands and campaigns to find the answers Analysis using our Shareworthy Index Proprietary insight mining techniques 2010 She Says survey of 1300 women

Shareworthy in actionWhat 5 kinds of campaigns say about the sharer

Shareworthy feels like a gift:

WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT ME:

I’m thoughtful

Other examples: GAP’s give one/get one for Leukemia Mom’s clubs (Amazon, Similac)

Shareworthy is “my discovery”.

WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT ME:

I’m wise

Other examples: Tampax BeingAGirl Groupon Angie’s List

Shareworthy is when we’re in this together.

The truth about hormones

WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT ME:

I’m in this with you

Other examples: Poise/Light Bladder Leakage Secret Clinical Dove Real Beauty

Shareworthy is showing, not telling.

WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT ME:

I care

Other examples: EMD Serono’s Birds and Bees It Gets Better Project Nike Girl Effect

Shareworthy is an action we can take together.

WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT ME:

I am a role model

Other examples: Lysol Mission for Health Tide Loads of Hope Pepsi Refresh HERA’s Run Like a Girl

The Shareworthy ChecklistIs your campaign ready to pass on?

What’s wrong with this picture?

(it’s from a river-front music festival in Austin)

POP QUIZ

Thanks to Church of the Customer for this find!

The Shareworthy Checklist:

Familiar voiceSpeaks like

a native

Easy to ShareFWD, Like,

embed, repeat

Super RelevantIn our

“right now” culture

Fresh approachTo a familiar story

or issue

Performance indicators to watch:

ReferralsReputation

Peer Context

Time Spent

Are more people choosing to spend time with your brand?

Where are clicks coming from? Repeatable URLs? Passed along offers?

Is your investment in digital inspiring

echoes in peer-generated content?

What’s the tone of conversation about

your brand? Is sentiment changing?

leigh.householder@gsw-w.com @leighhouse@iqlab#iqlab@gsw_worldwide

Advergirl.comWhatsYourDigitaliQ.comBeSharworthy.comBrandLiberators.com

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