GLOBAL - Pringles has topped Cream's Facebook Advocacy Index for FMCG brands, with a weighted fan population of 5,800,300.
Online intelligence service Cream (www.creamglobal.com) compiled a list of the top FMCG brands as they ranked by fan pages in Facebook.
The number of official fan pages was tallied along with 'unofficial' fan pages for the ranking, with the number of 'hate' pages factored in as a negative in the scoring. Members of unofficial fan groups, set up without any influence from the brand, were weighted higher than official members. The top 10 was dominated by big food/drink owners P&G, Unilever, Kraft, Coca Cola and Nestlé with brands: Pringles, Cadbury, Milka, Ben & Jerry's, Dr. Pepper, Kit-Kat, Sprite, Nescafé, Lynx and Old Spice.
Cream editor Olivia Solon explains: "At Cream we analyse the most innovative marcomms from around the world, and noticed that increasingly brands use their achievements on Facebook as a ROI benchmark for their campaigns. What was missing was context for their achievements - how many fan pages could be considered good, average, or down right amazing? Our Facebook Advocacy Index benchmarks the popularity of these brands. Many of the higher ranking brands in Cream's index reflect the brands' success in harnessing the power of social media - almost all of the top 10 have rolled out specific campaigns to increase their influence in Facebook and increase their connection with their customers."
The prime example is Pringles who, in Australia, invited Facebook users to create their dream party - choosing a venue, a modular band, and 100 of their friends as guest. The app created a Flash clip of their ultimate party and users could post the film to their page. Other users could comment and vote on the party - or create what they thought would be a better party.
Pringles actively engaged in consumer conversations on the fan pages, and gave away free music downloads as spot prizes. This proactive approach led the Pringles Australia fan-page to become the number one Facebook Fan-Page in Australia with more than 266,000 fans. It then went viral across the Facebook universe, delivering the Pringles message to 7.1 million Facebook users, the total Facebook Australia population at that time. Pringles experienced a massive 200% leap in sales within two weeks at key retailers during this time period.
The Top 20 in Cream's Facebook Advocacy Index, FMCG brands:
Methodology: We added the number of fans of official Facebook pages to the number of unofficial Facebook fans.To get a copy of Cream's Top 50 Facebook Advocacy Index, contact:
Pringles is the most popular FMCG brand on Facebook
Pringles has topped Cream's Facebook Advocacy Index for FMCG brands, with a fan population of 4,618,675.
Online intelligence service Cream compiled a list of the top 100 FMCG brands as they ranked by fan pages in Facebook.
The number of official fan pages was tallied along with 'unofficial' fan pages for the ranking, with the number of 'hate' pages factored in as a negative in the scoring. The top 10 was dominated by big food/drink owners P&G, Unilever, Kraft, Coca Cola and Nestlé with brands: Pringles, Cadbury, Milka, Ben & Jerry's, Dr. Pepper, Kit-Kat, Sprite, Nescafé, Lynx and Old Spice.
Cream editor Olivia Solon explains: "At Cream we analyse the most innovative marcomms from around the world, and noticed that increasingly brands use their achievements on Facebook as a ROI benchmark for their campaigns. What was missing was context for their achievements - how many fan pages could be considered good, average, or down right amazing? Our Top 100 Facebook Advocacy Index benchmarks the popularity of these brands. Many of the higher ranking brands in Cream's index reflect the brands' success in harnessing the power of social media - almost all of the top 10 have rolled out specific campaigns to increase their influence in Facebook and increase their connection with their customers."
The prime example is Pringles who, in Australia, invited Facebook users to create their dream party - choosing a venue, a modular band, and 100 of their friends as guest. The app created a Flash clip of their ultimate party and users could post the film to their page. Other users could comment and vote on the party - or create what they thought would be a better party. Pringles actively engaged in consumer conversations on the fan pages, and gave away free music downloads as spot prizes. This proactive approach led the Pringles Australia fan-page to become the number one Facebook Fan-Page in Australia with more than 266,000 fans. It then went viral across the Facebook universe, delivering the Pringles message to 7.1 million Facebook users, the total Facebook Australia population at that time. Pringles experienced a massive 200% leap in sales within two weeks at key retailers during this time period.