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Slide 1: Connecting with Brand Savvy Moms
Slide 2: THE MOMNIBUS PROJECT
At Mom Central Consul/ng, we’ve worked hard the past three years to evolve standard consumer research into compelling Mom insights. Our fresh, unique perspec/ve delivers must‐ have results for brands. Ar/culate, tech‐savvy and brand‐adventurous women comprise our 15,000 person panel. They provide candid feedback via our ongoing bi‐weekly Momnibus research surveys – and from their insights we serve up an enlightened combina/on of insights, emergent trends, and inspired thinking about the Mom consumer. In April 2011, 900 Moms with at least one child under the age of 11 years old answered an in‐depth ques/onnaire about their aStudes towards paren/ng, being a Mom, their use of technology, social media and how they engage with brands. Over the next few months, we look forward to sharing the insights gleaned from this survey via a phased roll‐out of Trend Reports, culmina/ng with a cannot‐miss presenta/on at the M2Moms: Marke/ng‐to‐Moms conference, Chicago, October 2011. In this Trend Report, we reveal significant shiWs in usage across the Mom social media landscape and a deeper understanding of their posi/on as savvy marketers based on the first round of survey results.
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Slide 3: BRAND TAKEAWAYS
70% of Moms report spending more /me on the internet since having a child and not only keep in touch with friends and family ‐ while online, they expect brands to connect with them. This group wants engagement but on Moms terms.
THE WHAT:
A successful social media strategy should go above and beyond convincing Moms to simply “like” a brand on Facebook or Twiber. These brand enthusiasts expect direct interac/on, original content and aben/veness from a person represen/ng the brand or they “unlike” you with a quick click.
SO WHAT:
To reach Moms, integrated strategies with engaging online and offline components work best. Since Moms pay aben/on to how brands interact with them online, and share those insights with other Moms offline via WOM, marketers should think about crea/ng ongoing, long‐term campaigns that deepen engagement and interac/on with Mom enthusiasts online, to increase awareness and purchase intent offline.
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NOW WHAT?
Slide 4: TREND REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
9 out of 10 MOMS
now prefer Facebook as their “go to” social media des/na/on check‐in to Facebook and Twiber via their Smartphone while on the go
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average number of brands Moms follow or like on Twiber or Facebook agree: poorly used Twiber or Facebook accounts nega/vely impact Mom’s percep/on of a brand
78%
60%
4 out of 5 Moms
maintain two separate iden//es on Facebook, private and public
80%
ignore targeted ads on their social media networks find ads on social network profiles annoying and say they have no impact on their purchasing decisions
41%
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Slide 5: 9 OUT OF 10 MOMS FACEBOOK
Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen significant shiWs across the Mom social media landscape: Most notably, the number of Mom consumers with a Facebook account jumped
Though used by a smaller number of Moms, Twiber and LinkedIn also made significant gains:
From 60% in late 2009 to 93% in early 2011.
93% 2009 2011 48% 39% 35% 30% 12% 37%
200% increase up from 20% to 63%.
150% increase up from 12% to 30%. Myspace experienced the greatest decrease, with usage dropping by 50%: no surprise, given the current demise of the plaiorm. Yahoo Groups experienced a slight dip as well – though s/ll a strong plaiorm for Moms to gather, we see Facebook replacing the conversa/onal structure tradi/onally found in within online groups.
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60%
63% 41% 20% 20%
Facebook
Twiber
Myspace Yahoo Group LinkedIn
YouTube
Slide 6: MOMS MEAN BUSINESS
Once used as a channel to “keep an eye on” their college‐ age kids, Moms no longer join Facebook as passive observers or limit their conversa/ons and connec/ons to only friends & family. Now, Facebook primarily acts as Mom’s dominant connec/on‐enabler, informa/on‐feeder, trend‐finder and news‐provider. Moms leverage the site to support more strategic priori/es, and ac/vely pursue professional and “influencer” ac/vi/es:
81%
Facebook, one for personal use and one for professional use.
maintain two separate iden//es on
And strategic priori/es aren’t limited to only Facebook:
30%
maintain two separate iden//es on Twiber.
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Slide 7: ON THE GO & IN THE KNOW
As an integral part of her day, Facebook is Mom’s primary social (and perhaps professional) network and the one she spends the most /me on. Without it, she feels disconnected and lost – as the site acts as her main point of contact, keeping her “in the know” and up to date on all current events, important news and family updates:
54% 28% 78%
check‐in to the site ALL DAY LONG. check‐in mul/ple /mes a day. use their Smartphone to check in and
update their Twiber and Facebook accounts while on the go.
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Slide 8: SO WHAT?
The majority of Moms follow 10 or more brands on Facebook and TwiQer. They engage with brands on Facebook on a daily basis and expect to hear from those brands regularly. Most oWen, they seek out brands on Facebook and Twiber because they feel sa/sfied, interested or impressed with a company, rather than for nega/ve reasons or to express feelings of anger, disappointment or frustra/on and they hate being ignored when upset. A successful social media strategy should go above and beyond convincing Moms to simply like a brand on Facebook or Twiber, and tap in to those feelings of contentment and curiosity. These real fans expect direct interac/on, original content and aben/veness from a “human,” or they’re apt to “unlike” you with a quick click.
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Slide 9: REAL FANS EXPECT REAL INTERACTION
Targeted social media ads do not have a strong impact on Mom purchasing behavior. In fact, 80% of Moms ignore targeted messaging on their social media networks. Reliance on automated or push marke/ng may not effec/vely reach these consumers:
60%
Agree if a company uses Twiber or Facebook poorly, it nega/vely impacts Mom’s percep/on of the company.
56%
Agree brands can most effec/vely
reach out to Mom on her social network or via Mom Bloggers. annoying and 40% say targeted profile ads have no impact at all on their purchasing decisions.
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41%
Find ads on social network profiles
Slide 10: DEEP ENGAGEMENT = WOM
Regular interac/on between brands and Moms online creates a sense of connec/on for Mom, and keeps her feeling as though she’s accessing content or rela/onships before anyone else. This proac/ve engagement reflects posi/vely on Mom’s ensuing offline WOM and purchasing behaviors:
91% 81% 79% 78%
Feel more informed about the
company’s promo/ons
Feel more connected to the brand Are more likely to recommend the brand to No/ce a brand or product more frequently
in everyday life (away from the computer) because they “like” or “friend” it. a friend
Feeling informed and connected creates a consumer
5x more likely to interact with other fans of the
company/product.
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Slide 11: NOW WHAT?
Moms increasingly rely on Facebook as their “go to” social plaTorm in greater numbers for both personal and professional connecUons. This reliance translates to more awareness of brands and messaging in “offline” surroundings. To engage Moms, focus on crea/ng “human” branding online and also embracing an integrated strategy across mul/ple channels. Integrated strategies with engaging online and offline components work best. Since Moms they pay aben/on to how brands interact with them online, and share those insights with other Moms offline via WOM, marketers should think about crea/ng ongoing, long‐term campaigns that deepen engagement and interac/on with Mom enthusiasts online, to increase awareness and purchase intent offline.
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Slide 12: Stacy DeBroff
CEO, Founder
stacy@momcentral.com
Tracey Hope-Ross
VP, Consumer and Client Insights
tracey@momcentral.com
Lauren Bocskocsky
Project Manager
lbocskocsky@momcentral.com
May 2011
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