8. SUCCESSES
• AMONG THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HIGHER ED
BRANDS
• HIGHEST RISE OF APPLICATIONS IN ONTARIO
• MODEL REPLICATED AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS
• SPINOFF TO STARTUP
29. “YOU HAVE TO USE THIS NEW APP!”
ARE MY STUDENTS THERE?
CAN I USE IT TO EXTEND MY BRAND PRESENCE?
DOES IT HAVE STORYTELLING POTENTIAL?
WHAT’S THE RETURN ON IT?
WILL IT STILL BE AROUND IN A YEAR?
43. VERDICT: VIDEO SHARING
HOT
• YOUTUBE (DOMINANT)
• TOUT (60% MKT)
• VINE (POTENTIAL)
• INSTAGRAM (YIKES!)
NOT
• SOCIALCAM
• CINEMAGRAM
• VIDDY
BEING FIRST OUT
OF THE GATES IS
CRUCIAL. BEING
ATTACHED TO A
MEDIA GIANT ALSO
HELPS.
45. VERDICT: PHOTO SHARING
HOT
• INSTAGRAM (76% MKT)
• PINTEREST (GROWTH)
NOT
• FANCY (HALF-BAKED)
CRITICAL MASS
ENABLES
PINTEREST TO
DRINK FANCY’S
MILKSHAKE (AND
OTHER
COMPETITORS, FOR
THAT MATTER)
49. VERDICT: SOCIAL DISCOVERY
HOT
• SONAR
• BANJO
• HIGHLIGHT
NOT
• GLANCEE (FACEBOOK)
THIS NICHE IS
RIPE FOR THE
TAKING. BUT BE
WATCHFUL OF
THE GIANTS
SITTING ON THE
SIDES.
54. VERDICT: MUSIC DISCOVERY
HOT
• SOUNDCLOUD (50%
MKT)
• PANDORA (30% MKT)
• TUNIGO (SPOTIFY)
NOT
• PING (COME ON,
APPLE…)
• TWITTER (TOO LATE &
IMPERSONAL)
THE MARKET IS
PRIMED. NOW IT
ALL COMES DOWN
TO CONTENT
SELECTION AND
USER POWER TO
TIP THE SCALES.
60. VERDICT: EPHEMERAL MESSAGING
HOT
• SNAPCHAT (GROWTH)
NOT
• FACEBOOK POKE
• WICKR
• BLINK
TEENS ARE
WEARY OF
MARKTERS AND
PRIVACY
ISSUES…AND
THEY LOVE
SEXTING.
62. VERDICT: MICRO BLOGGING
HOT
• TUMBLR (LOYALTY)
• TWITTER (86% MKT)
NOT
• POSTEROUS (TWITTER)
• JAIKU (NEGLECTED)
THE DEFINITION
OF MICRO
BLOGGING IS
CHANGING.
PLENTY OF SPACE
FOR INNOVATION.
64. VERDICT: SOCIAL NETWORKS
HOT
• FACEBOOK (72% MKT)
• GOOGLE+ (GROWTH)
NOT
• MYSPACE (DOA)
• PATH (DYING)
• PHEED (TOO LATE)
THERE WON’T BE
ANOTHER
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK IS
ALREADY THE
NEXT FACEBOOK.
80. RECAP
ANTICIPATING
• PLATFORMS WILL INNOVATE
AROUND THESE FACTORS:
1. SIMPLE
2. IMMEDIATE
3. SOCIAL
4. INTEGRATED
5. PERSONALIZED
RECOGNIZING
• FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH WHY
APPS SUCCEED OR FAIL
• PRACTICE REVERSE MENTORING
• STUDY COMPANY FUNDAMENTALS
• STAY ABREAST OF INDUSTRY
TRENDS
INTEGRATING
• MEASURE AGAINST YOUR GOALS
• IDENTIFY DATA POINTS TO COLLECT
• GATHER YOUR PORTFOLIO
• LIST YOUR CONTENT
• CONNECT CONTENT WITH CHANNEL
• SKETCH CONTENT FLOW
• CONSISTENT BRANDING
• ALLOCATE THE BEST RESOURCES
• FOCUS ON METRICS
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I’m so far removed from the student experience that I had to enlist one of our best and brightest, a true influencer to delve into the world and produce a report.
Trail of indexed, searchable and sharable shells of brand presences, which reflect on the brand.
Did anyone go to SXSW?Biggest theme was Big Data…marketing/tech community came to a consensus that all of our social activity is yielding something substantial and transformative.
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Talk about DieselTalk about Aldo E-Mail
Tradeoff between the ability to participate in the app ecosystem.If the product is free, you are the product.
Interaction: I'm telling you to download an app. It's the next big thing in social media. What are some considerations you make about the app itself? Tell me about an app an app on your phone?
Via.me
VimeoAirtime
Snapchat
Instagram
Facebook Home
Graph search
Tout: 2011
Simplicity is key
Add Quora
Facebook bought Glancee
Success when connected to a purchasing mechanism.GetGlue doesn’t do anything with my data.
The challenge here is that media executives are sitting around the table talking about monetizing and they are oblivious to the point of all of this.
Budget is a reflection of a company’s priorities
Pagliacci’s
Yelp and FourSquare need to merge ASAP.
BlinkSnapchat users upload 3x more photos than Instagram users
Teens love sexting, and so does Anthony Weiner.Snapchat: 150M pictures DAILY!
Every social media platform has an element of microblogging in it. And every microblogging proper platform is moving away from it.