Ipsos MediaCT and YouTube: A Connected Generation - The Rise and Rise of Social Media

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Authors Sarah Everitt and Louise Brice look at the rise of social networking, the opportunities for businesses who engage with social media and how being social on the web has changed the dynamic of how people interact with media and brands.

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A connected generation:

the rise and rise of social media

Sarah Everitt,

Louise Brice,

2 in 3 internet users  worldwide visited a  social networking site 

in May 2010

The rise and rise of social networking

Source: ComScore

May 2010

The rise and rise of social networking

In July there were 500 million  people worldwide actively 

using Facebook

50 million tweets per day,  on average

24 hours of video uploaded  to YouTube

every minute

Source: Facebook; Royal Pingdom; YouTube

It’s entering the mainstream..

Globally, more people use social networks than  email

Source: Mary Meeiker, April 2010

It’s for us all ...

Even your mum is friending you on Facebook!

..  And impacts on every part of our lives

1 in 6 marriages  that occurred last 

year, were between  couples who met 

via social media

Source: “What the F*ck is Social Media Now?,”

by Marta Kagan, Nespresso

And for businesses too

54% SMBs use social 

media to promote their  business

Source: www.forbes.com

.. With increasing revenue spent on social media

UK social marketing spend  expected to reach €83M 

in 2010 (55% increase vs. 2008)

Source: Forrester Social Media Forecast April 2010

Social Media is everywhere ...

Websites 

for... Finding information

Trusted for 

recommendations

For forums/ 

discussions

Google 79% 42% 17%

Amazon  44% 44% 15%

Wikipedia 31% 9% 6%

bbc.co.uk 26% 19% 17%

Yahoo  20% 13% 10%

Facebook 10% 8% 34%

MSN 10% 5% 9%

YouTube 10% 4% 10%

Twitter 2% 1% 7%

Q

Thinking about where you go to find out information about products, brands and services. Which of the following websites are you likely to visit to ...

Base: 1047 British adults, August 2010

Consumers like the same websites, but for different  needs

Q

Please type in .. the first 3 words that come to mind when thinking about how you would describe the internet.

Base: 1047 British adults, 124 British adults aged 18-24, August 2010

The internet is....

89%

88%

70%

68%

54%

92%

87%

79%

78%

77%

Useful

Informative

Entertaining

Fun

Social

% All adults

% 18-24 yr olds

Q To what extent do you agree .. that the Internet is..? (Rating 8-10)

Source: Ipsos MORI Base: 1047 British adults, 124 British adults aged 18-24, August 2010

.. but is more fun & social for 18‐24s

Source: Ipsos MORI

Social sites are destination sites for 18‐24s

18‐24s are most likely  to first visit social 

networking sites when  logging on to the web

18‐24s are most likely  to first visit social 

networking sites when  logging on to the web

Source: Ipsos MORI

Sites not traditionally associated with social  networking are also viewed as social

Q To what extent do you agree that bbc.co.uk

is social?Base: 1047 British adults, August 2010

1 in 5 view bbc.co.uk

as highly social (rating 8‐10 out of 10)

30% of daily 

bbc.co.uk

users 

would be happy to 

engage in a forum on 

the site

Using the internet is in itself a social activity

7% 8% 2% 7%

20% 16% 16%9% 10%

12%

43%34% 31%

32% 29% 22%

2%9%

YouTube Facebook MySpace Flickr Twitter MSN

OccasionallyRegularlyAlways59%

42% 42%56%

41%

70%

Q How often, if at all, do you tend to look at websites together

with others?

Base: all past month users, August 2010 Source: Ipsos MORI

... and particularly for 18‐24s

70%

56%49%

41%37%

77%68%

56%62%

48%55%

45%

59%

49%

YouTube Facebook eBay Google Amazon MSN Yahoo

All adultsAged 18-24

Source: Ipsos MORI

Q How often, if at all, do you tend to look at websites together

with others?

Base: all past month users, August 2010

18‐24 year olds

Source: Ipsos MORI Base: 1047 British adults, 124 British adults aged 18-24, Online representative sample, August 2010

18‐24s are as likely to be on social networks as out with  friends

All adults

71% ‐

Staying in and talking to friends / family

65% ‐

Going out with friends and family

44% ‐

Chatting via social networks with friends / family

87% ‐

Staying in and talking to 

friends / family

77% ‐

Going out with friends and 

family

78% ‐

Chatting via social networks 

with friends / family

Q Which if any of the following have you done in the past week? (Average number of mentions)

Base: 1047 British adults, 124 British adults aged 18-24, August 2010

18‐24s do more of everything! And multi‐task!

Source: Ipsos MORI

Source: Ipsos MORI Base: 1047 British adults, 233 British adults who use a mobile /PDA to access the internet, August 2010

Those with mobile internet are particularly social

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19

22

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34

37

42

39

48

42

42

27

26

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Review website

Reviews on a blog

Reviews on a social networkingsite from people you know

Newspaper reviews

A TV ad

% Low (1-4) % Mid (5-7) % High (8-10)

There is a high degree of trust in online sources if  they are from like‐minded people

Q How would you rate the trust you have in the following?

Source: Ipsos MORI Base: 1047 British adults, August 2010

13%

11%

10%

7%

6%

21%

15%

15%

13%

6%

Liked a product / brand on Facebook

Watched video / ad about a product /brand on YouTube

Become a fan of a product / brand onFacebook

Liked a video / ad by a product /brand on Facebook

Recommended a product / brand onFacebook

% All adults

% 18-24 yr olds

1 in 5 18 ‐24 year olds has liked a product/brandQ Have you done any of the following in the past month?

Base: 1047 British adults, 124 British adults aged 18-24, August 2010

All adults Net: any Facebook

activity 22% Net: any YouTube

activity 12%

18-24s Net: any Facebook

activity 32% Net: any YouTube

activity 18%

And these are not just existing customers

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We asked people how well they know the brands whose videos they share or who they ‘Like’?

2,217 respondents who look at brand content on each site Source: OTX

70% 70% know well

65% 65% know well

42% 42% are a customer of

40% 40% are a customer of

Sharing ads and “liking” brands increases affinity

Source: OTXQ6e/Q6ee. Sample = 1,426 & 1,878 users of YouTube

& Facebook

respectively who have shared brand videos/’liked’

a brand

3 in 4 people say this  impacts how they feel  about the brand

Base: all past month users, August 2010

1/3 of users act upon  recommendations

Source: Ipsos MORI

Recommendations  impact behaviour

Social media campaigns are an opportunity...

..to engage consumers with your brand

..any brand!

..and work across platforms

People want to talk to you but:

69% were satisfied with the response14% were dissatisfied

8% received no response at all

Of those contacting brands....

Base: n=84 British adults who have contacted a brand/company via

a social networking site, August 2010 Source: Ipsos MORI

What we really want is...What we really want is...

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Imagine you could create the perfect social networking site for the future. What would it look like and what features would it have?

Base: 1047 British adults, August 2010 Source: Ipsos MORI

Separation!

In summary

Looking forward, consumers want more closed  networks

You can reach new audiences

Brand interactions on social media count

Social media extends beyond networking sites1

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Thank you!