Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Hello, How do consumers engage with brands in an increasing digital world? Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Digital brand experiences are not just about ‘awareness’, now we are fighting for engagement, as consumers can ‘friend’ brands. Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 The changing digital landscape is fundamentally altering the evolving the relationship between brands and consumers. Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 What does this mean? Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 We need to consider these digital /social mediums when developing communications Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Give your audience content they want http://www.kleenexmums.com.au/ Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 http://www.facebook.com/TrueBlood?sk=app_146621965411207 Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Ensure that there is a way for people to participate and engage – make it easy! http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/06/ 30/40000-oranges-squeezed-a-facebookcampaign-to-smile-about/ Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Give the reason and tools, people will market for you Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 ‘Humanise’ your brand http://www.facebook.com/SunnyTheEgg Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 For some brands, social now drives more traffic than search Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Primary Reasons for ‘friending’ a brand on Facebook 1. Loyal customer of that brand 2. Because a friend did 3. I want to get info from that brand Data source: Facebook Users self-reported internal data, October 09 Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011 Our Social Methodology is based on five key areas: 1. Selecting appropriate social technologies 2. Reputation management 3. Audience engagement 4. Destination traffic generation 5. Measurement to inform improvement Proceedings VII World Avocado Congress 2011 (Actas VII Congreso Mundial del Aguacate 2011). Cairns, Australia. 5 – 9 September 2011