14. Facebook Members
100 million
100
75
52 million
50 Cover
Fast Company
High Regions
25 Schools
1 mil
Founded
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15. Countries by Population
1. China 1,300 m
2. India 1,100 m
3. United States 305 m
4. MySpace 245 m
5. Indonesia 228 m
16. Countries by Population
9. Russia 141 m
10. Japan 127 m
11. Mexico 106 m
12. Facebook 100 m
13. Phillipines 90 m
17. 56% of online American
consumers* feel a
stronger connection and
that they are better
served by a company
when they can interact
with them in a social
media environment.
-Cone Business Study, Sept. 2008
*60% of Americans currently use social media.
http://www.coneinc.com/content1182
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19. SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT A MARKETING THANG
IT’S EVERYONE’S THANG
BLOCKED? WTF?
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21. CU social media case studies
Vancity CU, Vancouver, Change Everything
Common Wealth CU, Alberta, Young & Free
Verity CU, Seattle, We are V blog
UFirst FCU, Albany, The Boardcast
TDECU, Houston, Y&F Texas
Members CU, NC, What are you saving for?
Carolina Postal CU, NC, I love my hoopty
Community Choice CU, Des Moines, The Bills
22.
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24. Results:
$179,000 in unpaid traditional media coverage
2,000,000+ impressions
2,736 new Y&F accounts
$3,982,000 deposits into Y&F accounts
25. What it is: Community blog to make
Vancouver and BC a better place to live
Results: Featured coverage in local
media, including TV and newspaper
Increased loyalty among members
Reinforces triple-bottom line of the CU
26.
27. New members joining Verity CU cite their
blog as the reason three times
more frequently than
direct mail.
Shari Storm
VP Marketing
Verity CU
Seattle WA