Social Media for Retail in 2015

Hi...thanks for joining our second webinar in 2015 and now that we are going to spend the next 45 minutes together, let’s get to know each other a bit more... I head Pi Social Media, a 360 degree social media & digital marketing agency based in Singapore & India. More info at www.pisocialmedia.com

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● 2015 SMM best practices for retailers - ‘dos’ and ‘don'ts’

● Social media trends, insights and features for 2015

● Social media marketing strategies

● Social media toolkit for 2015

● New technologies like iBeacons to improve in-store

experience

● Which KPIs to track

● How and what global retail leaders are doing

Key takeaways from this session

Source: emarketer.com

“Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make…

...but about the stories you tell”

Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur, Marketer and Public Speaker

So, let’s start with a story…

So, let’s start with a story…

Once upon a time in Singapore…

CTC Travel faced several problems…

Declining reach and dwindling walk-ins where the most prominent of them

They “listened” to social ‘conversations’...

and with focused Social Media & Content Marketing…

became a social media success

25% increase in

walk-ins

‘CTC Travel to Australia’ social media campaign fetched...

$20,000 increase in

revenue

Return On Investment

of 167%

Source: Singapore Business Review

The key to social media success in 2015

lies in using Social Media Channels and Tools to build

“Market Intelligence”

It’s no longer about big fan counts or high spends…

The more you listen, the more ‘intelligence’ you collect…

and thus become more TARGETED

Trends suggest that...

Source: McKinsey Global Report

Consumer and Retail Companies use Social Media for Marketing

85%

However...

Source: McKinsey Global Report

Of those companies use social to only push ads

80%

Numbers in 2015...

Source: Nielsen and various

90%SE Asian Malls with Social Presence

74%Singaporeans state thatsocial media influences their buying decision

61%Global buyers research online before buying

43% use social media

50%Singaporean customers share purchase story via social media

Thanks for your interest in our webinar on Social and Search Marketing in 2015.

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