An update I gave on the development of a global social marketing organization at the Social Marketing in Public Health Conference, June 2009.

1. A Global Social Marketing Organization Social Marketing in Public Health Conference 19 June 2009

3. 19th year of Social Marketing in Public Health Conference.

4. 2 global social marketing conferences in 2008.

5. Over a dozen textbooks.

6. Practiced throughout the world.

7. Global thought and practice leaders.

10. Over 1,700 list serve subscribers in 38 countries.

11. ~500 subscribers to Social Marketing Quarterly.

12. Over 900 subscribers to On Social Marketing and Social Change blog.

13. Large COGs of social marketing practice.

15. Solution Collectively solve problems in environment, health and social welfare. Connect people with resources. Build collective sense of identity. Systematically define practice that is replicable. Provide funders and agencies with systematic methods to monitor their portfolios of social marketing projects. Integrate approaches (bridge the silos). Advocate for social marketing approaches to social and health challenges.

16. Positioning the Organization To busy project managers and staff, the organization is the technical support resource that helps them to achieve more impact better and faster. For program and grant managers, the organization provides the tools to develop their field staff, social marketing protocols across the project life cycle and routines for project monitoring and reporting.

17. The IDEA To continually improve the knowledge base and skill level of people who use social marketing in their professional activities to improve the health and social conditions of people around the world. With the purpose to create a set of experiences for policy-makers; program planners, evaluators and implementers; and partner organizations that provide them with knowledge and tools to utilize social marketing to improve the health of poor and vulnerable populations

18. A social marketing ecology Suggested by Craig Lefebvre 25 February 2009 Social Marketing Organization Sponsorship Presentations Research Projects Leadership Recognition Investors Support Offerings Management Tools Brand Enhancement Collective Intelligence Events Advocacy Discussions Social Capital Sense of Community Leadership Endorsements Speaking Engagements Research Opportunities Digital Community Development Funding Early Adopter Advantage Tools Needs Research Feedback Brand Enhancement Expertise Feedback Participation Publications How-to Guides Universities Experts Innovations Case Studies Participation Peer Collaboration Education Certifications Consultations Benchmark Data Field Laboratories Research Tools & Support Training Innovations Consultation Reality Checks Network Practitioners Social Impact

19. Key Elements Guidelines for practice that harmonize social marketing practice across contexts, audiences and health and social issues A research and evidence-base wiki Online education programs Sponsorship and convener of e-conferences, technical forums, podcasts, topical blogs Technical exchanges and mentoring among experts and peers Curate social marketing and selected health communications journals and publications Serve as a resource for champions and passionaries to advocate for and educate others on social marketing

20. Organizing Principles Social marketing starts from the personal perspectives of the people with whom we work. Social marketing is a well-established professional discipline with a strong academic and practical foundation. Social marketing is a systematic approach to large-scale behavior and social change. Social marketing is a “community of practice” that is open to all disciplines and types of practitioners and can be applied to a range of environmental, public health, and social issues. The development of a professional social marketing organization should be a widely participatory and transparent process. A social marketing organization should represent the views of practitioners, organizations, academics, researchers, donors, policy-makers and others who advocate for, practice, and support the use of social marketing applications to address social problems.

21. Timeline for SMO Development

22. Sample Work Group Tasks Governance Structure/By-laws Operations Management Representation/Membership Brand and Identity/Mission or Sacred Text Business Plan/Financial Congress Meeting Planning Fund-raising Incorporation/Legal Outreach/Professional Relations Marketing and Public Relations Education and Training Practice Standards/Credentialing Social Network Platform Nominations

23. Globally Connected… Locally Engaged.