@wearesocialsg • 1 We Are Social FUTURE FACTORS 2014 WE ARE SOCIAL’S PROVOCATIONS ON HOW CONNECTED TECH WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE we are social SIMON KEMP • WE ARE SOCIAL • MARCH 2014
People all over the world are increasingly connected to the internet wherever they are. But what does this mean for our future? We Are Social explores this question with 10 fresh provocations designed to inspire imagination and innovation.
Text of We Are Social - Future Factors 2014
@wearesocialsg 1We Are Social FUTURE FACTORS 2014WE ARE SOCIALS
PROVOCATIONS ON HOW CONNECTED TECH WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE we are
social SIMON KEMP WE ARE SOCIAL MARCH 2014
@wearesocialsg 2We Are Social
@wearesocialsg 3We Are Social THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO
IMAGINE IT TODAY
@wearesocialsg 4We Are Social IMAGINATION INSPIRATION
INNOVATION
@wearesocialsg 5We Are Social 10 PROVOCATIONS TO INSPIRE YOUR
IMAGINATION
@wearesocialsg 6We Are Social #01FROM DESTINATION TO
FUNCTION
@wearesocialsg 7We Are Social DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY IS BECOMING
INCREASINGLY LIKE ELECTRICITY
@wearesocialsg 8We Are Social THE INTERNET IS NOW MORE ABOUT
FACILITATION THAN AN END DESTINATION
@wearesocialsg 9We Are Social THIS HAS ALREADY BEGUN OUR
MOBILES PROBABLY SPEND MORE TIME ON THE INTERNET THAN WE DO AND ITS
LIKELY MANY OF OUR OTHER DEVICES WILL SOON DO THE SAME ALWAYS-ON
& CONNECTED THE INTERNET OF THINGS SO WHY NOT CONNECT YOUR BODY
TO THE INTERNET AS WELL? WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
@wearesocialsg 10We Are Social HOW CAN WE USE CONNECTIVITY TO
ADD DISTINCT VALUE TO PEOPLES LIVES?
@wearesocialsg 11We Are Social PLAN & DESIGN DIGITAL
EXPERIENCES FOR USEFULNESS, NOT FOR MERE DISTRACTION
@wearesocialsg 12We Are Social #02THE EVOLUTION OF BRAND
CONTENT
@wearesocialsg 13We Are Social ON-GOING, EVOLVING
STORYTELLING
@wearesocialsg 14We Are Social A CHANGING PARADIGM: FROM
EFFICIENT REPETITION TO EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT
@wearesocialsg 15We Are Social CONTENT RABBIT WARRENS:
MULTI-LAYERED EXPERIENCES ACROSS MANY PLATFORMS
@wearesocialsg 16We Are Social CONNECTIVITY MEANS THESE
EXPERIENCES CAN BE UBIQUITOUS
@wearesocialsg 17We Are Social INVOLVE THE AUDIENCE AS
PROTAGONISTS, NOT MERELY PASSIVE SPECTATORS
@wearesocialsg 18We Are Social BRANDS AS THE MODERN-DAY MEDICI:
CHAMPIONS OF TRULY AMAZING CONTENT $!
@wearesocialsg 19We Are Social ~ NOAH BRIER RED BULL IS A MEDIA
COMPANY THAT MAKES MONEY BY SELLING DRINKS INSTEAD OF ADS.
@wearesocialsg 20We Are Social STOP ADVERTISING YOUR PRODUCTS,
AND START PRODUCTISING YOUR ADVERTS
@wearesocialsg 21We Are Social #03AN END TO EGOCENTRIC
INTERRUPTION
@wearesocialsg 22We Are Social THE CHOICE TO IGNORE, MOVE ON,
OR SHARE IS ONLY A MOUSE MOVEMENT AWAY
@wearesocialsg 23We Are Social CONTENT BUSINESS MODELS STOP
CORRUPTING THEIR CORE OFFERING
@wearesocialsg 24We Are Social BRAND COMMS EVOLVE FROM ADVERTS
TO BECOME PART OF THE PROPOSITION
@wearesocialsg 25We Are Social SALES PROMOTIONS ARE REPLACED BY
UNIQUE, VALUE-ADD OFFERS
@wearesocialsg 26We Are Social THE CONNECTED AUDIENCE BECOMES
MARKETERS MEDIUM OF CHOICE
@wearesocialsg 27We Are Social EXPLORE NEW BUSINESS MODELS,
E.G. FREEMIUM AND IN-BRAND PURCHASES
@wearesocialsg 28We Are Social INVEST MORE IN CREATING PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES THAT ARE WORTH TALKING ABOUT
@wearesocialsg 29We Are Social #04FROM LISTENING TO
LEARNING
@wearesocialsg 30We Are Social ORGANISATIONS MUST START USING
BIG DATA, AND STOP MERELY TALKING ABOUT IT
@wearesocialsg 31We Are Social THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DATA
MATTER MORE THAN THE INDIVIDUAL DATA POINTS
@wearesocialsg 32We Are Social OUR FOCUS SHOULD SHIFT FROM
BROAD DATA GATHERING TO DEEP DATA ANALYSIS
@wearesocialsg 33We Are Social WHAT CAN SOCIAL LISTENING TELL
US? THE THINGS PEOPLE LOVE, AND WHY (OR WHY NOT) THE RATIONALE THEY
OFFER FOR THE CHOICES THEY MAKE HEARTS MINDS THE THINGS THEY
ACTUALLY DO: WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW BEHAVIOUR
@wearesocialsg 34We Are Social MAKING THINGS PEOPLE WANT MAKING
PEOPLE WANT THINGS VS ~ JOHN WILLSHIRE @WILLSH!
@wearesocialsg 35We Are Social USE DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE
FUTURE, NOT JUST TO REPORT THE PAST
@wearesocialsg 36We Are Social INVEST AS MUCH IN THE
INTERPRETATION OF DATA AS YOU DO IN COLLECTING IT
@wearesocialsg 37We Are Social #05MEANINGFUL MEASUREMENT
@wearesocialsg 38We Are Social EGO AND VANITY METRICS ARE
DIVERTING US FROM VALUE CREATION
@wearesocialsg 39We Are Social WE MUST MOVE FROM ENGAGEMENT AS
ATTENTION, TO INTEREST, DESIRE & ACTION VS!
@wearesocialsg 40We Are Social CYCLICAL ATTRIBUTION HOW DID
PEOPLE FIRST FIND OUT ABOUT THE BRAND? WHAT TRIGGERS
VALUE-GENERATING ACTIONS? INTRODUCTION CONVERSION HOW MANY OTHER
PEOPLE DO ACTIONS INVOLVE AND INFLUENCE? AMPLIFICATION
@wearesocialsg 41We Are Social MEASURE WHAT MATTERS, NOT JUST
WHAT FLATTERS
@wearesocialsg 42We Are Social #06CONNECTED WELLBEING
@wearesocialsg 43We Are Social CONNECTED BODY MONITORS THAT
HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR HEALTH AND FITNESS
@wearesocialsg 44We Are Social THE RISE OF QUANTIFIED-SELF
PARTNERS AND CONSULTANTS
@wearesocialsg 45We Are Social SOCIAL MEDIA FACILITATING BLOOD
AND ORGAN DONATION, AND CLINICAL TRIALS
@wearesocialsg 46We Are Social ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL BIG DATA
PREDICTS AND IDENTIFIES THE SPREAD OF DISEASE
@wearesocialsg 47We Are Social CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES MAKE
DISEASE PREVENTION EASIER AND MORE EFFECTIVE
@wearesocialsg 48We Are Social HOW CAN BRANDS USE CONNECTED
TECH TO HELP BUILD A HEALTHIER SOCIETY?
@wearesocialsg 49We Are Social #07DIGITAL DECAY
@wearesocialsg 50We Are Social PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY WORRIED
ABOUT THE LEGACY OF THEIR DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS
@wearesocialsg 51We Are Social THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF
VANISHING INTERACTIONS
@wearesocialsg 52We Are Social THE RISE OF ANONYMOUS NETWORKS
?!
@wearesocialsg 53We Are Social CAN YOU ADD MORE VALUE BY NOT
COLLECTING CONSUMERS DATA?
@wearesocialsg 54We Are Social A LITTLE SISTER APPROACH TO
COUNTER INVASIVE BIG BROTHER PHENOMENA
@wearesocialsg 55We Are Social #08DATA AS INDIVIDUAL VALUE
@wearesocialsg 56We Are Social A LIFE OPERATING SYSTEM: SIGN-IN
ON A FAMILIAR ECOSYSTEM ACROSS ALL DEVICES
@wearesocialsg 57We Are Social THE RISE OF LOCATION-BASED
MEMORY REFERENCING AND LIFE HISTORY
@wearesocialsg 58We Are Social PERSONAL DATA BECOMES A RESOURCE
THAT WE LICENSE FOR A FEE A DATA BANK $!
@wearesocialsg 59We Are Social OFFER PEOPLE SOMETHING OF VALUE
IN RETURN FOR THEIR PERSONAL DATA
@wearesocialsg 60We Are Social #09NETWORKED ECONOMIES
@wearesocialsg 61We Are Social THE POWER OF NETWORK KNOWLEDGE
AND THE RISE OF DISCOVERY ENGINES
@wearesocialsg 62We Are Social THE DEMOCRATISATION OF EDUCATION
AND LEARNING AS A CONSEQUENCE
@wearesocialsg 63We Are Social FROM SHOPPING TO PERSONAL
PROCUREMENT
@wearesocialsg 64We Are Social THE COMMUNICONOMY: A RECIPROCAL
UNION OF CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS
@wearesocialsg 65We Are Social P2P COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION
SHARE AND BORROW A VARIETY OF ITEMS WITH NEIGHBOURS AND FRIENDS IN
YOUR AREA A COMMUNITY MARKET- PLACE FOR OFFERING AND FINDING UNIQUE
ACCOMMODATION NEIGHBORGOODS AIRBNB SHARE AND FIND FREE CAR RIDES
WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR AREA CARPOOLING
@wearesocialsg 66We Are Social BRANDS HARNESS VALUE THROUGH
SHARED ACCESS, NOT JUST FROM ONE-OFF SALES
@wearesocialsg 67We Are Social DESIGN AND BUILD FOR
LONGER-TERM, SHARABLE VALUE, NOT SHORT-TERM SALES
@wearesocialsg 68We Are Social #10CURRENCIES FOR A CONNECTED
AGE
@wearesocialsg 69We Are Social THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF MONEY
IS CHANGING IN THE CONNECTED ECONOMY
@wearesocialsg 70We Are Social PAYMENT MADE FOR MOBILE, INSTEAD
OF MOBILE PAYMENT $!
@wearesocialsg 71We Are Social PEER-TO-PEER FINANCING
@wearesocialsg 72We Are Social THE EMERGENCE OF A WIDELY USED,
NON-SOVEREIGN DIGITAL CURRENCY e
@wearesocialsg 73We Are Social MONEY COULD BE REPLACED
ALTOGETHER BY NEW BARTER FOR THE CONNECTED AGE
@wearesocialsg 74We Are Social REDEFINE WHAT SUCCESS MEANS:
ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH vs. REAL VALUE
@wearesocialsg 75We Are Social EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
TO DELIVERING ENDURING VALUE EXCHANGE
@wearesocialsg 76We Are Social WE ARE SOCIALS 10 PROVOCATIONS 1
FROM DESTINATION TO FUNCTION 2 THE EVOLUTION OF BRAND CONTENT 3 AN
END TO EGOCENTRIC INTERRUPTION 4 FROM LISTENING TO LEARNING 5
MEANINGFUL MEASUREMENT 6 CONNECTED WELLBEING 7 DIGITAL DECAY 8 DATA
AS INDIVIDUAL VALUE 9 NETWORKED ECONOMIES 10 CURRENCIES FOR A
CONNECTED AGE
@wearesocialsg 77We Are Social #BONUS CHANGE AS A CHOICE
@wearesocialsg 78We Are Social THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO
IMAGINE IT TODAY
@wearesocialsg 79We Are Social WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO
DRIVE CHANGE?
@wearesocialsg 80We Are Social GET INVOLVED IN MAKING THE
FUTURE: SHARE, COLLABORATE, AND ACT
@wearesocialsg 81We Are Social THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO
DEFINE IT TODAY
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