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The Value of a Facebook Fan: A different POV ($136 per fan)

Facebook 14 Jun 2010

A few months ago, I wrote about Vitrue’s study on the value of a Facebook fan being worth $3.60; and last week, Syncapse released a similar study and assigning a $1.36 value to a fan.  The 18 page comprehensive study can be downloaded here but here are some key findings:

Product Spending: Facebook Fans spend, on average, $71.84 more than non-fans over a two-year period

Brand Loyalty: Facebook fans are 28 per cent more likely to continue using a brand than consumers who are not fans on Facebook

Willingness to Recommend: 68 per cent of fans are ‘very likely’ to recommend a product to family and friends (as opposed to 28 per cent of non-fans)

Brand Affinity: 81 per cent of fans feel a connection to the brand (versus only 39 per cent of non-fans)

Earned Media Value: Incorporating all of the above factors, the average value of a Facebook fan is $136.38 to an organization

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Michael Brito

Michael Brito is a Senior Vice President of Social Business Planning at Edelman Digital. He helps his clients transform their organizations to be more open, collaborative and socially proficient; with the end result of creating shared value with employees, partners and customers. Prior to Edelman, Michael worked for Intel and Hewlett Packard in various social media marketing roles. Opinions posted here are his own. Feel free to follow him on Twitter, subscribe to this blog or read some more of his content on Social Business News.

  • http://twitter.com/kyleplacy Kyle Lacy

    Good to know. This shows more proof of the value in social media!

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/UQBTJEFHSFD2HUV6BCEGFFB6QI Laura

    I always encourage my clients to create a facebook business page. It goes to show the personal side and care for the clients when they discuss issues or products. I would agree that brand loyalty ties hand in hand.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2DJXMOZ4KGAZ6DHFMF7HVPTYXI Machwan

    Facebook account is useful for me to elaborate my business through the globe. I suggest all business owners to create an account who don't have one.

  • http://twitter.com/joelpinkham Joel Pinkham

    I really think these reports are a waste of time. I started writing a comment but got carried away and ended up posting it on my blog instead – http://www.joelpinkham.com/101/facebook-fan-value/

  • Romain

    As Machwan said, Facebook is really important for companies in order to promote their products, improve the visibility, they should have an account on Facebook.

  • http://www.socialcubix.com/ Socialcubix

    Facebook is really important for us because we are facebook application development company..

  • http://www.gry.katalog-stron.kom.pl gry

    this post is greate.
    thanks.