3. Scripps Networks announces Cooking Channel Oct 8, 2009 8 months before the launch… As the Network was still baking… Social efforts began The Set-Up
4. Facebook & Twitter would introduce Cooking Channel to fans first Goal: 25,000 Facebook fans by launch Social was our first brand touch point Social Media Led The Launch
5. Where Facebook Reach Multi-media aspect Cross promotion opportunities How Assemble the right team Executives Programming Digital Marketing/PR The Voice Developing A Brand Voice In A Public Forum
6. Who would be (and develop) the social brand voice? They had to be internal They had to be a food person They had to be connected to the brand They had to be someone connected to the team They had to be a social beast The Brand Voice
13. Social was always going to be part of our internal marketing mix But now there was a real brand destination to drive people to before the website and network launched Promotion PR A Brand Destination Before The Network
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15. On-air spots Online banners & buttons Newsletters Social media Total internal media value over 5 million dollars Cross Marketing Arsenal Drives To Facebook
17. TV Promotion had a big impact on Facebook fan / like growth Social Audience Growth: TV Impact 32,903 by May 31 TV promotion begins in April Likes Jan Feb Mar May Apr
24. Cooking Channel #2 trending Google hot search on launch day 29K visits & 2,200 interactions on Facebook Facebook #5 referring site to CookingChannelTV.com 200K visits to CookingChannelTV.com TV ratings growth doubled First Week Results
25. Facebook Likes 118K+ Twitter followers almost 25K Facebook still a top referrer to the site CookingChannelTV.com approaching 1MM uniques and 10MM page views per month TV ratings growth continues 10 Months Later…
26. You can launch a brand in social media first Finding the right internal person to be the voice of your brand - it was make or break for us Use of your traditional marketing assets can significantly grow your social audience, while building awareness for the brand TV is still a powerful medium Determine what leverage points might be created Be prepared on launch day with a response team Think learn/reward Lessons Learned From The CC Social Launch