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Friday, August 12, 2011
Early Adopters Beware - The Delicate Dance Of Lead-Gen On Emerging Platforms
by Jared Feldman , Friday, August 12, 2011
Given the popularity and frequency at which social/mobile applications emerge, we've reached a point where it's assumed that when a new platform is introduced, opportunities for marketers to leverage the platform should be in place at launch. In theory, this makes sense: after all, the only thing you need to do to generate a potential lead on Facebook is to click that "like" button. Of course, debates still rage on as to whether or not Facebook users are truly actively engaged with brand pages, but in theory, this has become a universal truth.
What's not quite as clear is the role that emerging platforms play in attracting customers. We've all seen how Google has reacted to forward-thinking marketers (and media outlets) attempting to leverage Google + thus far. With few exceptions, in no uncertain terms - they need to wait. While some are confused as to why Google is holding back on opening the floodgates, in my view, it makes sense.
In my company's measuring of consumer sentiment, one trend that we've noticed is that people really don't like to feel like their space is being invaded. It may seem like second nature for a marketer to want to jump on a platform to try and generate as much revenue as possible, but here's my humble suggestion: just wait.
Jumping in too early could result in significant backlash against your brand. Platforms take time to open themselves up to brands, because they want to make sure that the experience is optimal for everyone -- yes, brand marketer, that means you, too.
Perhaps even more important than consumer sentiment is platform viability. While it may be tempting to take the deep dive into a platform like Google + at launch, there's evidence that while adoption rates may be impressive, actual interaction is beginning to level off. According to Experian Hitwise, traffic to the site during the week of July 23 decreased 3% when compared to the week prior. Specifically, visits to the site decreased from 1.86 million hits to 1.79 million hits, while the average time spent browsing the service fell to just under 5 minutes, 15 seconds, down from 5 minutes and 50 seconds for the week of July 19th. Additionally, online ad network Chikita says that according to their numbers, traffic to the site slid 34% between July 20 and 31.
That isn't to say that Google + won't become a viable platform for users and marketers. Rather, the current state of the platform highlights the dangers of wanting your brand to have a presence on a platform from the beginning. You may be there, but there's always the chance that your consumers will be just a few steps behind.
Think of social media like a party. Be quick to adopt platforms when it becomes clear that they're poised for growth, but be sure to be fashionably late. Nobody wants to be the first person at the party.
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Jared Feldman is CEO of Mashwork.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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TV, Transformed: What Digitization Brings To Brands
Posted by Matt Wasserlauf on Jun 28, 12:13 PM
Video ad campaigns delivered online give advertisers the ability to understand who is watching, how much of it they are watching, and how different creative and format types are impacting viewer engagement. These actionable insights provide brands the opportunity to get an immediate and accurate snapshot of campaign performance, and develop more effective creative based on viewer behavior and needs.
» 1 Comments Content Production, Distribution and Monetization Scale Differently
Posted by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan on Jun 27, 12:30 PM
All businesses strive to be scalable, but many that appear scalable turn out to be anything but -- and vice versa. Nowadays, thanks to cheap hardware, open source software and social media marketing, technology companies can be launched with a fraction of the investment once required. Content companies, however, still require material investment to scale. In video, the only things that most content entrepreneurs have to show for, other than bruised egos, are shattered dreams and wasted millions. This article certainly isn't about kicking anyone when they're down, but recognizing that production, distribution and monetization scale differently -- which will help you win over time.
» 4 Comments Online Video: Segmenting The Current Media Darling
Posted by Jeff Hirsch on Jun 24, 4:47 PM
New media trends last about a day and a half in the digital marketing business. And now it is online video's time to bask in the limelight like a shiny new coin, vying for media buyers' attention and dollars. It has moved within a year from the hot media with great CPMs for publishers and high engagement for advertisers to a rapidly maturing channel that lives in the same neighborhood as mobile and search, or at least the adjacent zip code, with mobile and tablets subletting nearby.
» Comments Media Buyers' Guide To Video Shopping
Posted by Josh Winograd on Jun 23, 4:29 PM
Attention, media buyers: If you are evaluating online video with TV metrics like GRP and TRP, please be aware of what you are actually buying. If you go bargain basement shopping for the lowest video CPMs hoping to maximize your reach and frequency at the lowest cost, you are going to come up short on realized ROI.
» Comments The Killing: Did Twitter Change The History Of The Universe (You'll Have To Wait Until Fall)?
Posted by Karen Herman on Jun 22, 3:53 PM
It's official. Here's my favorite headline of the 2010-2011 TV season: "The Killing: Worst Season Finale in the History of the Universe?" That gem was the header of Portland Mercury's editor in-chief Wm. Steven Humphrey's recent blog post.
» 5 Comments Mobile Video Ad Market Actually 5x Bigger Than Analysts Think
Posted by Dan Mosher on Jun 21, 2:04 PM
The mobile video market has grown so rapidly over the last six months that it has caught a lot of folks off guard. As a result, research firms such as eMarketer are underestimating current and projected mobile video advertising revenue by a significant factor. Most of these firms expect revenue from mobile video advertising to hit $50 million for the 2011 calendar year, but I believe this number could be closer to $250 million. That's five times current industry expectations. 10 Reasons Why PR Professionals Should Be Using Social Video
Posted by David Murdico on Jun 16, 12:38 PM
I've often argued that video is a tool of social media. So as many social media responsibilities are being taken on by PR departments, we are seeing public relations teams becoming more actively involved in the creation and deployment of social video content. Viral videos, branded entertainment, web series videos and video game trailers top the list along with original, entertaining product launch videos. This new breed of video content, rather than simply supplementing the efforts of PR teams, is often spearheading them.
Posted by Neil Perry on Jun 15, 3:27 PM
Would you send your friend a Pampers TV commercial to watch? Of course you wouldn't, unless it happened to be unusually funny or otherwise compelling. He or she could see that on TV any day of the week.<
This is the crux of the problem with social media videos: In their anxiousness to get involved with social media, marketers continue to repurpose the same old TV commercials on Facebook and other social platforms for their friends and followers. And that's just wrong.
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Posted by Darcey Topham on Jun 14, 12:13 PM
It's no longer a matter of "I want to watch X when I get home"; it's "I want to watch X on my nearest screen." It doesn't matter what your nearest screen is -- a smartphone, tablet, PC or even TV. People are transitioning from delayed gratification of watching where and when media is being pushed to them, to instant gratification of watching where and when they are pulling media to their (mobile) devices. As a content-generator, that means you must work to remove any barriers that keep the user from getting to the desired content: your mobile content.
» 4 Comments As Video Distribution Becomes Ubiquitous, Advertising Differences Become Blurry
Posted by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan on Jun 13, 11:37 AM
At the Elevate Video Advertising Summit in New York last week, executives from Disney, Turner, and Comcast nearly sent the audience into cardiac arrest by demonstrating that their heads weren't actually fully stuck in the sand: before long, the majority of TV content will be available online and on mobile devices. At face value, that is surely to make viewers ecstatic. But upon reflection, you have to wonder: Will that make Big Media more or less controlling of its content?
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