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177k new Facebook fans in 1 month
A case study of a recent competition I ran at PayPal UK Jon Bishop
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About the competition
• Engaged PayPal customers were invited via emails, banner ads and social media channels to win one of 10 iPad 2’s simply for ‘liking’ our PayPal UK Facebook page.
• The competition ran from 18 May 2011 to 20 June 2011
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16 May 21 May 26 May 31 May 05 June 10 June 15 June 20 June 25 June 30 June
2644117819 22614
182260
195410 193901
Daily New LikesLifetime Total Likes
Results - Fan base growth• The PayPal UK fan base grew by 177k fan to 195k in total.
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1000%Fan base growth
during the competition
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Impressions and interactions• The competition generated a huge amount of impressions across Facebook and Twitter
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8.3 million
Twitter impressions
6.85 million
Facebookimpressions
• Large amount of interaction on Twitter and the Facebook page as well
Interaction type Amount
Post likes 21,356
Comments 7,440
Wall posts 6,081
Tweets 44,970
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Virality• A simple way to measure the effectiveness and virality of a brand message on Facebook is to compare the amount of
impressions a post receives with the number of fans on the page. The difference would have definitely* been seen by friends of fans, giving the message greater reach.
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16 May 21 May 26 May 31 May 05 June 10 June 15 June 20 June 25 June 30 June
22,614
106,250
182,260193,977
87,423
402,507
356,403 358,924
Impressions per post
Number of Fans
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Post competition – long term growth
• Post competition, the activity on the Facebook page is a lot higher than before the competition and it should stay this way with the large and constantly growing fan base.
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14
122
Ave. daily interactions
19
139
Ave. daily new fans
7,825
225,179
Ave. daily impressions
Post competition
Pre-competition
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Post competition drop off• There was an expected drop in fan numbers after the competition ended. Less than 2k fans dropped off which
is far less than expected and the numbers have already started to grow again.
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Competition ends Post competition
6/17/11 6/22/11 6/27/11 7/2/11 7/7/11
195,410
193,562
193,984
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Campaign results
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£41 of value generated for
every £1 spent
Coverage:How to build an overnight Facebook sensation on the cheap.
The cost of Twitter and Facebook advertising
Facebook Case Study: How PayPal UK Got 177,000 Fans for Under $5,000