Key Issue Presentation for the Big Jump Conference 31st March 2011 - The Future of Marketing and Social Enterprise by Herb Kim. Herb Kim is a leading player in the digital revolution in the UK. In this presentation he reveals the journey his extraordinary event Thinking Digital took to become a serious platform for leaders in future and emerging technology and the marketing tricks he learned along the way.
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The Big Jump - The Future of Marketing
1. Some Thoughts on the
Future of Marketing
March 2011
The Big Jump
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2. @herbkim @ThinkingDigital
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4. @herbkim @ThinkingDigital
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5. ADL Report
Recommended that the digital technology and
media cluster be named a priority business cluster
Advised that we focus on the facilitation of
networking on a regional basis
Recommended that a dedicated organisation be
formed with staff who command con鍖dence and
credibility and who are themselves extremely well
networked.
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6. Support the Growth of the Digital &
Creative Industries of North East England
2002
Not for Pro鍖t
Software development
Networks & collaboration
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7. FP6; TSB wins
3 spinouts
From 30 to 130 paying company members
Successful audits
Life is Good!... until
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9. Audits
Outputs/Results
Costs
Economic Impact
Industry support
But.. private income v low
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10. The Big Society: 2006
Our Core Costs funding is cut with little
warning from 贈1.6m per year to 贈600k in
06/07
Then from 贈600k to 贈0k in 07/08
Future funding dependent on increasing
cash income by 400% in a single year
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20. Invested in Branding
Great Sponsors - Microsoft, Cisco, BT
New Website; First Blog
Print; Online; Email
Lea鍖et Drops
Direct Sales
Dozen Marketing Partners
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21. With this Huge
Investment
Thinking Digital was a great success
from Day One
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23. Good to Great
The TED Conference
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24. Survival
Saving Face
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25. 2008 Negatives
Got There in the End but..
Didnt Sellout
Massive Resource Black Hole
Financial Loss Double the Forecast
BUT we survived
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30. 2009 Marketing
Print Ads cancelled
Online Ads cancelled
Telesales cancelled
50% of marketing budget unspent
Sellout 2 months early
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31. 2009
Attendance 70%+
Ticket Revenue 89%+
Overall Revenue 40%+
Convert a big loss into a near breakeven
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32. 2010
Expanded conference by further 100 seats
Soldout 4 months early
贈0.00 in media spend
Most popular topic on Twitter for 2 days
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33. So How Did This
Happen?
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34. 2008 Negatives
Got There in the End but..
Didnt Sellout
Massive Resource Black Hole
Financial Loss 2x Bigger than Forecast
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35. 2008 Positives
Stellar Feedback
78% Respond to Online Survey
50% De鍖nitely Would Return
30% Probably Would Return
0% Would Not Return
Dedication to Content & UX Noticed!
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36. Invested in Branding
Great Sponsors - Microsoft, Cisco, BT
New Website; First Blog
Print; Online; Email
Lea鍖et Drops
Direct Sales
Dozen Marketing Partners
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37. Almost 0 in social media
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38. 2008 Social Media Luck
Blogs
Shareable Online Video
Twitter
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42. Thank You Twitter!
2008 Google top referring website
2009 Google still no 1
2008 Twitter accounted for 3.1% of all
referrals
2009 Twitter accounted for 21.2% of
all referrals
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44. Social Media & the
Future of Marketing
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45. Theory of Marketing
Market Segmentation: Who is your
customer? What is your target market?
Needs Analysis: What do they want/need/
desire?
What is your product/service offering?
How will/can you communicate your value?
Advertising, PR, sales, promotion, etc.
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48. Theory of Marketing
- subverted
How will/can you communicate your value?
Advertising, PR, sales, promotion, etc.
What is your product/service offering?
Market Segmentation: Who is your
customer? What is your target market?
Needs Analysis: What do they want/need/
desire?
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49. The US Pharma
Industry
York University, 2008
贈60bn in sales promotion &
advertising
贈32bn on actual drug R&D
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50. The power of
word of mouth
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58. Theory of Marketing
Market Segmentation: Who is your
customer? What is your target market?
Needs Analysis: What do they want/need/
desire?
What is your product/service offering?
How will/can you communicate your value?
Advertising, PR, sales, promotion, etc.
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59. Less Promotion
Better Marketing
Better Products
More Truth
Happier People
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60. Social Enterprise &
Social Media
More for Less
Increasingly time-rich but cash-poor
More important than ever to
understand and connect with funders,
investors, customers, partners, etc.
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61. Wanna Discuss More?
www.thinkingdigital.co.uk
herb@codeworks.net
@ThinkingDigital
LinkedIn: search Herb Kim
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