Social Media Metrics - Turkey 2011

Here are some recent social media metrics I have brought together for Turkey. I hope you will find them as interesting as I have! :-)

In 2011, 41.8% of the Turkish population, which are above 12 years of age (24.4 million people) claim that they are connected to internet at least once in the last month. This percentage was 40.7% (23.6 million people) in 2010. Furthermore; half of the on-line population is connected every day. According to the recent figures 56% of the Turkish internet users are male.

People which are connected “at least one time or more” in a month spend 100 minutes online in average. They use either; home connection (71.1%), work connection (16.2%) or internet cafe connection (15.7%).

80% of the Turkish internet users use social networking sites. 74% of them use internet to check and compose e-mail messages. 34% of them use forums and chat portals and 27% of them enter comments on products they use.

Turkey is a unique social networking country with interesting user numbers in the most of the popular sites, such as;        

• facebook – 29 million users (4^th in the world),
• MSN – 25 million users (4^th in the world),
• twitter – 1.4 million users (11^th in the world).

However, only 19% of the Turkish internet users go online shopping (4.7 million people) and this figure was similar (18%) in 2010. The most commonly searched online category is electronic devices, the most preferred online purchase category is plane tickets and hotel reservations.

On the other hand, the rate of mobile internet users has increased dramatically from 16.2% in 2010 to 29.4% in 2011. People between 12-24 are the most frequent users of mobile services. The primary reason for connection is to check the social networks, e-mail and chat. 10% of the people who use mobile internet, download mobil applications as well.

The most visited mobile sites are:

• google (86%),
• facebook (75%),
• youtube (46%),
• izlesene.com (35%) and
• twitter (10%)

Consequently, digital channel advertisements are increasing their share every year. According to the current press conference of “Turkish Association of Advertising Agencies”, digital channel investments have passed outdoor channel with 163.44 million spending and 7.2% share of total 2.277 billion advertisements spendings in the first half of 2011.

The biggest contribution is still coming from TV ads (58%) and newspapers (22%), however, digital channel advertisements have gained a remarkable share in 2011 with an increase of 38% in comparison to 2010.

Socialnomics by Eric Qualman

This new book I recently finished and would like to share is called Socialnomics and written by a very bright person named, Eric Qualman.

This book was published in 2009 and covers many recent social media related topics from mini-blogging to 2008 US presidential campaign.

I took some notes from the book and posted below. I highly recommend this book to all have an interest in social media and new forms of marketing and economics.

• Word of mouth goes to world of mouth
  In the future, we will no longer look for the news, rather, the news will find us (via soical media), or we will create it!
  Business models need to shift. Simply digitizing old business models doesn’t work.
  Not all great viral marketing ideas need to originate in marketing department (!)
  
• Social media = Preventive Behaviour
  What happens in Vegas, stays on YouTube (not only in Vegas anymore)
  Negative comments and posts are easier to find with social media.
  Companies have more time to focus on the solution rather than spanding time to find it.
  
• Reality Social Media is in
  Reality TV has been replaced by reality social media – it’s all about my own reality and my environment.
  “Are you on facebook?” is the new “can I get your phone number?”
  Social media is the new inbox. E-mail is antique for new generations.
  
• Obama’s Success
  Companies should learn from Obama’s faith in social media – Obama would not be president without internet.
  
• Social + commerce = socialommerce
  Social media helps eliminate different people performing the same tasks, resulting a more efficient purchase and also society.
  Customers will have the ability to see what their friends and colleagues found relevant, researched, purchased, and commented on.
  Successful companies in social media will function like entertainment companies rather than as traditional advertisers.
  The most successful social media app. are those that allow users to look cool by passing it on.
  
• Marketers’ jobs have changed:
  Yesterday
  It’s all about sex and the sizzle of the message and brand imaginery
  It’s all about the message; good marketers can sell everything
  We always know what is right for the customer
  We develop the products in house and then deliver
  Today
  It’s important to listen and respond the customer needs
  It’s all about the product; constant communication with all other departments is important
  We never know what is exactly right for the customer
  Our customers will market our product better than we can, so let’s involve their ideas
  
• Winners and Losers in a 140-Character World (miniblogging, e.g. twitter)
  Nowadays conversations with consumer occur within platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter.
  No company is perfect, so admit your faults and the public will respect you for it (Toyota effect)
  Your dissatisfied customers/fans of today are the potential competition of tomorrow.
  It’s better to live a social media life making mistakes than living a social media life doing nothing.
  
• Glass House Generation
  Smart companies are moving dollars from traditional channels to incentives for users (buyers) to discuss their products within a social media context.
  Don’t build your own social network, better get connected to the best tools that exist.
  In the near future the overall achievement of companies will be largely dependent on their social media success.