Here are two useful and new presentations, with speed summaries, for your download and delectation from PayPal and Skive – the London, digital creative agency.
First, the PayPal presentation from social media strategist Sudha Jamthe (@sujamthe), entitled “Trends in Social Commerce“:
Top takeouts
- 10 Social Commerce Trends
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- Gaming + Location tied to Loyalty Programs (Ben & Jerry’s, Starbucks)
- Near Field Communications (Bling Nation) (see video below)
- Combining Online and Offline (Treatbot)
- Virtual Currency Bought with Real Money (Zynga)
- Crowdsourcing for Deals (Groupon, GoSqueesh)
- Realtime Price Comaprison using Mobile (RedLaser)
- Buy on Social Networks (Delta)
- Transient Location Based Mobile Coupons (Virgin)
- Ecommerce Sites going Social (eBay Sears (@UXSears)
- Friends Make Friends Buy – Events, Fashion Apps, Mobile Payments
Next, top takeouts from the Skive presentation from Senior Marketing Manager Tom Ollerton (@mrtomollerton), entitled “The Future of Social Commerce“:
- The Future of Social Commerce involves 3 areas:
- Facebook Credits
- F-Commerce (Facebook Commerce)
- Facebook Places
- Social Commerce Stats
- 23% of Twitter users follow businesses to find special promotions or sales
- 14% of Twitter users use the stream to find and share products and opinions
- 25% of customers connect with brands on Facebook to receive discounts
- More than 50% of Facebook fans and 67% of Twitters users are more likely to make a purchase from the brands they follow
- Facebook and Twitter visitors spend 1.5x more online that other Internet users
- Facebook Credits
- Facebook Credits may be set become a global currency
- $1 = 10 FB Credits (Facebook takes 30% Commission)
- FB Credits can be used to buy digital goods in over 150 social games on Facebook
- Playfish, Playdom and Zynga have signed 5 year agreements to use FB Credits
- Stand Up to Cancer is the first charity to accept FB Credits as donations
- FB Credits can be purchased in-store (Target, Walmart and Best Buy (US), Tesco, Game (UK))
- ifeelgoods is the first platform that allows marketers to offer FB Credits as incentives outside social games
- ShopKick retail rewards program/app offers FB Credits as rewards
- Facebook Credits – The Opportunity for Brands
- Brands can sell products/virtual goods using Facebook Credits so that their page becomes a revenue generator
- Offers ability to create offers unique to Facebook – e.g. special editions, ‘first to buy’ that can be redeemed with Facebook credits.
- Incentivise purchase with Facebook credits
- Interactions and engagement with the brand can be rewarded with Facebook credits – ‘liking’ the brand, commenting, sharing etc.
- Facebook Credits may be set become a global currency
- F-Commerce (Facebook Commerce)
- Facebook Places
- Facebook Places is a application for geolocation – based ‘check-ins.’
- But Facebook has recently added to this by launching Facebook Deals
- An easy way for brands to offer deals to customers using Facebook Places.
- The ‘Deals’ feature is similar to Foursquare’s check ins.
- Currently this is only available in the U.S but will roll out to more users in the next few months.
- Facebook Deals offer Loyalty in the Palm of Your Hand
- Four types of Facebook Deals
- Individual
- Charity
- Loyalty
- Social
- Brands using Facebook Deals
- Gap (Free pair of jeans for first 10K checkins on Nov 5, and 40% off for everyone)
- 24hr Fitness – every check-in to a 24hrs Fitness Gym, $1 to KaBOOM charity (up to $50K)
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