At the first Silicon Cape Initiative event of 2011 Cell C was the main sponsor. This presentation provides some high level data about the event itself.

1. t Silicon Cape sponsored by Cell C 19 th January 2011 (midnight) to 28 th January 2011 (midday) [email_address]

4. BrandsEye went on an adventure to track the conversation around the Silicon Cape event which was sponsored by Cell C. The data was analysed between the 19 th and 28 th January 2011. A total of 1160 online conversations were picked up!

5. 56% of this conversation was on the day of the event, 25 th January 2011.

6. This chatter reached approximately 1 639 680 people. As an example a large global golfing event held in South Africa generated the same reach in approximately two weeks. In context, this shows Silicon Cape as an initiative is on the right track in developing a community of following to build on. In addition, this also generated considerable brand awareness for Cell C.

7. During the week the conversation generated R 376 098 worth of earned media – for Silicon Cape of which a large percentage also referenced Cell C. This shows that partnership between social enterprise and corporate sponsors in the offline space are a viable and measurable generator of online returns.

8. Why was this the case?

9. The Silicon Cape initiative functioned as a networking hub for influential people within the digital space. This is evident by the fact that 64.5% of the conversation around Silicon Cape was from a respected source (a respected source reaches a minimum of 1 000 people).

10. Who were the main sources?

11. 96% of the conversation was generated by consumers. As Silicon Cape targets entrepreneurs this was ideal as they make up the same consumer market. At the same time, sponsorships aim to reach the end consumer – results show the conversation generated directly reached and was driven by the end consumer. Traditionally, a launch would be directed at the press who then communicate the message to the consumer. In this case, the chain of communication has been shortened and is more direct.

12. Communication platforms?

13. Twitter contributed to 89% of the total conversation. The remainder of the conversation was directed through the following platforms:

14. What were the hot topics?

16. Cell C launched the new service ‘MyTools’. ‘My Tools’ was mentioned in 5.5% of the hot topics. The conversation around the launch and product were highly positive, with mentions of a demo and practicality.

17. Cell C’s CEO Lars P. Reichelt who attended the event accounted for 7.0% of the hot topics. His presence there was therefore helpful in promoting conversation, the event and the launch.

18. Interestingly, 13.5% of the online conversation was around networking at the event.

19. What about the sentiment?

20. Only 5.5% of the total conversation was negative, with no specific trends but rather instance-based negativity. Indicating on the whole the event and launch were a success and were well accepted by the targeted community.

21. Top consumers that drove the conversation were; General conversation about the event and the 11 Justin Stanford General conversation around the event. 13 Suzanne Stokes Silicon Cape Initiative tweeting and engaging with the community. 18 Silicon Cape Cell C were actively participating in the online conversation around Silicon Cape in the form of retweets and replies. 47 Cell C Conversation around meeting people and networking at the event. 10 Jonathan Duguid General conversation about the event and the success. 9 Samantha Perry Focus Total volume Twitter

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