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Shabby showing for SA brands on Facebook

Lauren Kate Rawlins
By Lauren Kate Rawlins, ITWeb digital and innovation contributor.
Johannesburg, 27 Jul 2015
Jameson Irish Whiskey is South Africa's top brand on Facebook, with an interaction engagement score of 159%.
Jameson Irish Whiskey is South Africa's top brand on Facebook, with an interaction engagement score of 159%.

In a study of 200 South African brands on Facebook, most were found to be managed ineffectively, with low customer response rates.

These are the findings of the latest research conducted by Cape Town-based social media agency, HaveYouHeard.

The agency analysed each brand performance, in the first four months of this year, by looking at the total number of interactions on each page. The total of interactions was then divided by the number of fans to calculate the interaction engagement score. The score allows for brands with varied community sizes to be compared to one another. Statistics from social analytics company SocialBakers were used to measure interaction.

Here, the average score is just 31%, with 40% of the 200 brands reviewed achieving this average. "Pretty dismal," says HaveYouHeard joint-MD Jason Stewart.

After the interaction engagement score was calculated, page scores and response rates were also analysed.

Page management winners when it came to page scores were Game Stores, Carling Black Label, DHL Africa, Ackermans and Lexus South Africa; all scoring over 92 points while the average was 69 points.

"Page scores result from a consideration of 40 key metrics and provides a weighted score out of 100. In HaveYouHeard's experience, a score of 85 or less suggests the page is not being managed effectively, while a score of 90 or above suggests excellent management," says Stewart.

"Unfortunately, our research suggests the majority (over 90%) of South African pages are not being managed to the best possible standards.

"Response rates are measured using an algorithm that tracks a brand's response to any comment made by a fan, ending with a question mark. Sometimes a response is not necessary. However, as part of social management and etiquette, a brand should always aim to have a 100% response rate," he notes.

The top 20 SA brands on Facebook:

Brand:

Interaction engagement score:

1.

Jameson Irish Whiskey

159%

2.

Visa

124%

3.

Edgars

111%

4.

Mercedes-Benz South Africa

104%

5.

Volvo Car South Africa

103%

6.

Sony Mobile ZA

100%

7.

NESCAF'E Dolce Gusto SA

98%

8.

Revlon South Africa

92%

9.

Chivas Regal South Africa

87%

10.

Lekkeslaap.co.za

80%

11.

Hunter's

80%

12.

Lindt Chocolate ? South Africa FMCG

79%

13.

Ackermans

79%

14.

Carling Black Label

76%

15.

Old Spice South Africa

74%

16.

Forever New South Africa

74%

17.

Opportunities, learnerships, internships

73%

18.

Pampers

72%

19.

Ford South Africa

72%

20.

KFC

67%

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