Social Media & Content Report 2013

1 FOREWORD

This report will take you through the various types of content that were created and distributed in order to grow and nurture the Samsung British Superbike fan base during their championship winning season.

This presentation outlines the following:

• Season overview • Online publisher exposure • Samsung products promoted • Social media overview • Content engagement examples • Cross promotions of Samsung Mobile UK's Facebook & live event at Samsung Experience Store, Stratford

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 2 SAMSUNG HONDA 2013 BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONS

The Samsung Honda team is celebrating winning the 2013 British Superbike Championship title after Alex Lowes defeated Shane Byrne in a nail biting triple-header weekend to become BSB champion for the first time and making history as the youngest ever title holder.

Click on image to play video content.

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 3 THE FINAL SHOWDOWN RIDER STATS

Alex Lowes Shane Byrne Samsung Honda #1 #2 Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki 643 points 636 points

Youngest ever BSB Champion 3 -times BSB Champion

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 4 TEAM MANAGER OVERVIEW

Havier Beltran – Team Manager

“It was a fantastic end to 2013 for Samsung Honda and Alex. The whole team and everyone involved worked so hard and I can’t emphasise enough the effort that has gone into this season. Our partners and everyone involved have done a superb job and that has put us where we are today.

Alex was so confident and I had little doubt that he would be able to do this here at and it was a fabulous end to a great season of BSB.”

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 5 EXAMPLES OF ONLINE PUBLISHERS THAT COVERED BSB OVER 12 ROUNDS: APRIL TO OCTOBER

British Superbikes: Alex Lowes becomes youngest Lowes scorches to Assen pole champion

Alex Lowes is the new British Superbike champion Motorsports - Assen BSB: Lowes leads final free practice outing Superbikes Assen BSB: Lowes takes race two win as Byrne, Brookes crash

Alex Lowes claims British Superbike Championship lead with Alex Lowes beats title rival Shane Byrne to pole position Brands Hatch podium

Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes scoops British ALEX LOWES kept up his brilliant form with victory in Race Superbike Championship title One at Assen

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 6 SAMSUNG PRODUCTS PROMOTED

Products

• Samsung Galaxy Note 2 • Samsung Galaxy 10.1 • Samsung Galaxy Camera • Samsung Note 8.0

How have these products been promoted? We have been promoting Samsung products by creating content relevant to the racing community, subtly seeding product information into content and re-messaging Samsung CTA’s from Samsung Mobile UK’s campaigns

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 7 SAMSUNG PRODUCT PROMOTIONS EXAMPLE

Samsung Honda product page on facebook. Showcases Samsung Galaxy devices seamlessly alongside biking lifestyle products. http://www.facebook.com/SamsungHonda/app_563392260358139

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 8 SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY GROWTH

Samsung Honda

• Samsung Honda Facebook fans increase from April- UP October: 67,000 to 90,279 engaged Fans 35%

• Samsung Honda Twitter followers increase: 2,900 to 4,671 UP hardcore race followers 61%

Samsung Mobile UK

• Cross Promotions – assisted in promoting Samsung Mobile UK’s Facebook page to the superbike racing community, to help it reach over 1 million fans. It grew from 528,221 to 1,255,790 fans by mid BSB season. The milestone post received a warm welcome from the BSB community.

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 Figures taken from 1st April to 22th October 2013 9 SOCIAL MEDIA: CONTENT CREATED

To nurture and grow the Samsung Honda facebook & twitter communities we created and distributed the following types of content: 2013 Facebook Stats

• 12x Beautifully shot race weekend round-up videos from every round with Samsung Galaxy products placement and Samsung URL’s for CTA/end frame: www.samsung.com/uk 417 stories published

• 12x Saturday qualifying results with end frame: www.samsung.com/uk 3,822,419 impressions

• 5x ‘Lap it up’ race track ride through videos conducted utilising Samsung Note 10.1 163,210 interactions • 12x Behind the scenes photo albums.

• A bespoke product page beautifully showcasing Samsung’s products in amongst motorcycling 4.2% engagement rate lifestyle products

• Multiple photo albums shot on Galaxy Camera, Note 2.0 and 8.0 tablet; showcasing a unique functionality such as S Pen, with product information and URL’s to product page

• Individual celebratory and fun imagery that include product information and product page URL’s

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 10 TWITTER EXAMPLES

Twitter was utilized to distribute racing information as soon as it happened.

We tweeted qualifying & racing results, as well as fun behind-the-scenes content, shot and edited using Samsung Galaxy devices. 2013 Twitter Stats

60+ tweets per race meet

1,500 tweets over the season

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 11 BRAND AMBASSADORS

We created brand ambassadors from general racing fans to professional photographers.

Two examples:

• Created a regular event called #SamsungHondaTakeOver in which fans send in images to takeover the teams Facebook profile cover-flow image

• Set up twitter competitions allowing fans to win VIP tickets to race events as team guests.

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 12 SAMSUNG HONDA CONTENT/ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLES

Type of post: Behind-the-scenes photo album

• This style of post promoted the Samsung Galaxy Camera

• Showcases behind the scenes photos shot on the device

• Included product link to allow users to find out more about device.

35,440 post views

6,868 interactions

19.37% engagement rate

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 13 SAMSUNG HONDA CONTENT/ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLES

Type of post: Autographed photo album

• This post promoted Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

• Showcases photos shot on the device

• Then personalised / autographed with S Pen

• Included product link to allow users to find out more about device.

54,464 post views

2,547 interactions

4.85% engagement rate

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 14 SAMSUNG HONDA CONTENT/ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLES

Type of post: Single photo story

• This post promoted Samsung Galaxy Note 10.0

• Showcases photos shot on the device

• Then scribed with Samsung’s unique with S Pen

• Included product link to allow users to find out more about device.

9,308 post views

1,340 interactions

14.39% engagement rate

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 15 SAMSUNG HONDA CONTENT EXAMPLES

Video post: Lap It Up! A series of 5 videos featuring Samsung Honda star riders, talking you through their favourite race tracks. Click image to play video.

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 16 CROSS PROMOTIONS: SAMSUNG MOBILE UK FACEBOOK CONTENT & SAMSUNG EXPERIENCE STORE

Video post: Promoting live event at Samsung’s flagship Experience Store in Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre. Click image to play video.

Samsung Honda Social Media & Content Report 2013 17 SUMMARY

2013 has been an historic and winning season for Samsung Honda, not just on the track but across online.

• It has created the youngest ever BSB champion • Gained exposure for the brand within mainstream and niche sports media outlets • Nurtured and expanded it's social fan base in the Superbike and Extreme sports arena • Expanded its parent social media channels

No title team sponsor has ever achieved this success in BSB history

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