The rise of social photography
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Opening address at the recent Kentico Connect Sydney conference on the growth in user-generated images in social media how fast is it growing, what drives it, and how should marketers respond in a medium where most of the battle for share of voice is with consumers, not other brands
The rise of social photography
- 1. The rise of social photography Alan Jones alan@thenewagency.com.au
- 2. Older than I look Who the hell am I?
- 3. What do I know? Tech journalist, media relations Microsoft product guy Yahoo! product guy Bluepulse - Silicon Valley, 3M users, $10M VC Pollenizer, Startmate, BlackbirdVC Chromasun, TrainerPlatform, BugHerd, OtherLevels, Script Rock, Bugcrowd The New Agency
- 4. Each age has a dominant medium
- 5. But theres always been a lot of new images Photos make the world go round - Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!
- 6. 34 billion photos used in Australian print media in 2012 Source: The Photo Diner 2012
- 7. Social media drives imaging
- 11. And this is why
- 12. What did the smartphone achieve? Good enough cameras youre always carrying Connected to free photo sharing Filters and editing Simple to share Fun to find new friends
- 13. How popular is sharing? 56% of Internet users identify as either a content creator or curator 32% identify as both creator and curator Pew Internet Report 2012
- 14. Massive growth in online photos
- 15. Why is photo sharing so addictive? Were a herd species How we express belonging How we express status Experiencing self vs remembering self
- 16. Photo sharing helps us re-experience the every day The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust
- 17. As a result 47% of adult Americans share photos or videos theyve found elsewhere online (Up from 41% last year) 54% of adult Americans have posted original photos or videos (up from 46% last year). Source: Photo and Video Sharing Grow Online, Pew Internet (Oct. 28, 2013)
- 18. On Facebook, images rule engagement
- 19. Snapchat puts Instagram and Facebook to shame Founded 2011 Immediate, temporary images to/from smartphones On 9% of US phones (Pew Internet Sep 13)
- 22. Appeal to the curators Curators are more likely to be female, and young adult Do you take or share images or videos? Men 9.66% Women 11.08% 18-29 45.00% 30-49 18.75% 50-64 13.53% Source: Pew Internet Report 2012
- 23. How do we appeal to young female curators?
- 24. Frequency is more important than quality Streams will always bias towards recent content
- 28. Create happiness that can be shared
- 29. Use narratives Have a beginning and an end Engage our emotions and senses Teach us lessons about the world Connect the teller and the audience Engage memory and create retention
- 30. Always post with an image On Facebook and Twitter Posts with a picture get more than TWICE the engagement of a text post On Instagram, Snapchat and Pinterest The image is the post
- 31. Stop thinking in campaigns
- 32. Evian live young
- 34. Conclusions Social media and smartphones change audiences into creators/curators Driven by: Zero cost of image production and sharing for consumers Brand advertisers subsidising image hosting and sharing The best camera is in the pockets of millions If you cant create, you can always share Always use images
- 35. Train creatives to use the new media http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremywilburn/
- 36. Resources Pew Internet Photos and Videos as Social Currency Online Sept 2012 http://bit.ly/199OnYj Facebook engagement: text, links, photos or videos? http://bit.ly/17Vy85r Creators, curators, Instagram and Snapchat Pew Internet Report http://bit.ly/HKacI7 This is you on smiles Medium http://bit.ly/1hXDfWm Daniel Kahneman TED Talks - The riddle of experience vs memory http://bit.ly/17gphau Alan Jones @bigyahu http://about.me/alanjones