SBS MBA/MBM Class, Social Media: Strategy and Management, May 2012

ENERGISE2-0.COMSocial Media:Strategy andManagement Dr Jim Hamill www.energise2-0.com www.twitter.com/drjimhamill May, 2012

Course Overview• The Social Media Revolution……• Key issues involved in developing, implementing and proactively managing an effective social media strategy for building sustained customer and competitive advantage• A simplified Balanced Scorecard approach will be used to ensure that social media actions and initiatives are fully aligned with and supportive of core business goals and objectives• A key focus will be the use of agreed KPIs and targets to measure on-going social media performance and business impact ENERGISE2-0.COM

Learning OutcomesSubject specific knowledge and skills:•Opportunities and threats presented by the Social Media Revolution•Key issues involved in developing an effective Social Media Strategy•Steps involved in successful strategy implementation andmanagement•Key social media success factors•Balanced Scorecard approach to measuring social media performanceand business impact•Organisation, people and resource issues critical to social mediasuccess•Practical case examples of social media in action•Importance of becoming a ‘social business’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

Learning OutcomesCognitive abilities and non-subject specific skills:•Undertake a social media landscape analysis for your organisation•Set up a Social Media Listening System•Develop an agreed Social Media Strategy for your organisation•Agree the core business objectives, goals and targets to be achieved•Identify the key social media actions and initiatives to beimplemented and an ‘Action Plan’ for getting there•Agree the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), metrics and analytics tobe used in measuring social media performance, business impact andROI•Ensure that all key success factors have been considered•Gained experience in participating in an online mutual support and e-learning community ENERGISE2-0.COM

Teaching and Learning MethodsThe four main teaching and learning methods used in the classwill be:•Lectures and related support material•Open discussion and debate in class•Group work in developing an agreed Social Media Strategy foran organisation of your own choice•Proactive participation in an online learning community set upto support the class ENERGISE2-0.COM

Questions If you have any questions, don’t botherasking because I don’t really care if you haveany questions, what your opinion is or whatyou think. If you ask a question I will ignore you How many companies treat their customers that way? How ‘social’ is your organisation? ENERGISE2-0.COM

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Assignment• The assessment for this class will be a group assignment involving a class presentation and preparation of a Social Media Strategy Document for an organisation of the group’s own choice (Word limit: 3,000 words)• Students failing to pass the assignment with a mark of 50% or more will be required to resubmit ENERGISE2-0.COM

Agenda• Understanding the Basics - The Social Media Revolution; Social Media in Action – Examples; Key Things to Remember about Social Media; Social Media Listening System• ‘Getting There’ – Social Media Planning Pays – Social Media Strategy Development – Implementation – Performance Measurement and Business Impact• From Social Media to Social Business ENERGISE2-0.COM

Timetable• Monday/Tuesday – ‘Lecture’ and class discussion• Thursday – Group presentations ENERGISE2-0.COM

Assignment/Group WorkGroups of 4/5 studentsTaking an organisation ofyour own choice, evaluate the progressmade in adopting social media.Your evaluation should cover use of social mediaon the organisation’s own web site and the extent of theirinvolvement in external social media sites.Make strategic recommendations for improvement ENERGISE2-0.COM

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Let’s start with afew questions? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media: The State of PlayWhere are we in our use ofsocial media?What progress has beenmade? Where are we going? ENERGISE2-0.COM

What road are we on? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Our View on Progress MadeInterest and enthusiasm has grown rapidlyChannels are being set upBut lack of strategic planning leads toproblems down the line - resourcing,content, customers, performancemeasurement, business impact and ROIA broadcast mentality prevails……. ENERGISE2-0.COM

Is there something fundamentally wrong with our approach to Social Media? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Something Wrong…..Are we using social media as just another PR/marketing channel for broadcasting messages AT customers telling them how good we are?Is anyone listeninganymore?Have the rules of businesschanged? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Be Social ENERGISE2-0.COM

Be ‘Customer Led’Talking WITH rather thanAT your customers is thecore foundation of asuccessful social mediastrategyThe basis of a goodconversation isto listen first ENERGISE2-0.COM

‘Social Media Planning Pays’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Social Media Revolution ENERGISE2-0.COM

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Web 2.0/Social Media An Overview »Applications »Features and Characteristics »Implications ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business/Marketing 2.0Impact – Wikibusiness Web 2.0 ApplicationsMindset Open sourceBusiness Intelligence Online Applications/ Web ServicesCustomer Insight and Understanding Social/ Prof Network SitesCustomer Interaction Social Content – Social BookmarkingEnhanced Customer Experience – Blogs or Weblogs Rich Internet Applications WikisReputation Management Podcasts/ VodcastsSales and Marketing Virtual RealitiesProduct Development and R&D e.g. Mash Ups engage and co-create RSS FeedsIT/Software/Applications Mobile Web; Internet TelephonyOperations, Internal Processes and Characteristics Twitter HRM Communities and Networks Openness Sharing Peering Hosted Services – online applications; the Internet as the platform Interactivity Social Element Mass Collaboration Empowerment Global

Social Media in Plain English ENERGISE2-0.COM

How importanthas it become? ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Social Media Revolution ENERGISE2-0.COM

Potential Business Benefits of Social Media ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Benefits• Market Knowledge• Customer Insight and Understanding• Customer Interaction• Enhanced Customer Experience• Business Intelligence• Reputation Management ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Benefits• Improved Sales and Marketing• Identify and network with high value, high growth prospects• Product Development and R&D e.g. engage and co-create• Internal cost savings• Improved Operations and Internal Processes• Increased ROI ENERGISE2-0.COM

Potential Business Benefits5 main areas:• Market/Customer Knowledge & Insight• Engagement & Reputation Management• Enhanced Customer Experience and Loyalty• Sales/Marketing Effectiveness, Efficiency and ROI• Operations/ Internal Processes (open source and hosted apps) ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media in Action Quick Examples (General) ENERGISE2-0.COM

ENERGISE2-0.COMIn a Web 2.0 Era, the Brand Becomes the Customer Experience of the Brand A quick ‘personal experience’ Dubai Hotel

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From the web site• This 5-star hotel and residence offers European hospitality with an unmistakable French touch. The hotel consists of 318 beautifully appointed guest rooms/suites, while the residence offers 112 fully furnished and equipped deluxe Studios and 1-3 bedroom apartments.• The ultimate in comfort, we offer 318 luxuriously elegant rooms and suites.• Take a trip. Escape. Go and visit somewhere new and see if we are there… Give in to that irresistible wanderlust. Discovering and staying in the most exceptional hotels in the world has become the modern-day Graal, a game, a quest… ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Customer Experience of the Brand Tripadvisor ENERGISE2-0.COM

From Tripadvisor• Its getting old, the rooms are unappealing and it will never be more than a business hotel• Being a Sofitel hotel we expected something quite flashy unfortunately we were let down. The rooms, although comfortable and clean, were not of the standard we expected and were definately not what we expected after looking at the photos on the hotels website.• Booking my stay via the Sofitel website after a pleasant experience at several other Sofitel locations over the past 2 years with my new job I was looking forward to a 5 star luxury stay after a stressful business trip. My expectations were reasonable, however certainly not met by this hotel ENERGISE2-0.COM

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United Breaks Guitars ENERGISE2-0.COM

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The rules of the game have changedThe 5 key things to remember about Social Media ENERGISE2-0.COM

1. It’s a RevolutionA fundamental and revolutionary changein online behaviour, expectations andthe online customer experience.The end of the ‘read only’ internetContent generated by the network forthe networkWe are no longer passive consumers ofcontent/brand messages ENERGISE2-0.COM

2. It’s SocialA conversationnot a broadcastplatformConversations are takingplace relevant to yourbrand – are you listening? ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Connected Consumer ENERGISE2-0.COM

3. Power ShiftSocial media empowerscustomers, empowers the network We no longer control the brand The brand becomes the customer experience of the brand – experiences that are widely shared online ENERGISE2-0.COM

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4. Declining EffectivenessDeclining effectiveness of traditionalapproaches to sales and marketingDoes anyone listen any more?We are no longer passive sheepwaiting to be ‘driven’ to your web siteIf you treat us like sheep, we will tell youto ‘flock off’. ENERGISE2-0.COM

Do You Listen?Source: The Future of Advertising, APA, 17/02/09 as published on Slideshare (www.slideshare.com) ENERGISE2-0.COM

Do You Listen? ENERGISE2-0.COM

5. The End of Business as Usual ENERGISE2-0.COM

The End of Business as Usual‘Winners’ will be those organisations who fully utilise the interactive power of Web 2.0 technology for engaging with and energising customer and network relationships ENERGISE2-0.COM

New Performance Measures• Business success depends on the quality of your customer base; the strength of the relationship you have with quality customers; and your ability to leverage that relationship• In a social media era, business success depends on the – Quality of your network – Relationship strength – Ability to leverage The 6Is Approach ENERGISE2-0.COM

Performance Measurement Involvement – network/community numbers/quality, time spent, frequency, geography Interaction – actions they take – read, post, comment, reviews, recommendations Intimacy – affection or aversion to the brand ; community sentiments, opinions expressed etc Influence – advocacy, viral forwards, referrals and recommendations, social bookmarking Insight – customer insight Impact – business impact Social Media Monitoring Tools –Audit, Assess, Impact ENERGISE2-0.COM

The ‘6Is’ Approach ENERGISE2-0.COM

Bob Dylan Come gather round people Wherever you roam And don’t criticise What you cant understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin‘ Then you better start swimmin’ Or youll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

A note onInbound Marketing ENERGISE2-0.COM

Inbound Marketing Spread your content as widely as possible to get found Pull people to your web site, blog etc Flood your ‘funnel’ with suspects Analyse and Convert ENERGISE2-0.COM

Inbound Marketing ENERGISE2-0.COM

What’s wrong with this approach? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Drowning in an Sea of Noise ENERGISE2-0.COM

Our Response ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Customer ManifestoWe are not sales suspects,prospects or leads. We do notwant to be convertedWe are no longer an ‘audience’We are people. In fact,‘We Are The People’We are your customers andwe are King! Social mediaempowers us. We control theInformation Age.Welcome to our world, not yours! ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Customer ManifestoDon’t treat us like passive sheepwaiting to be driven to your web site or blogUse social media to deliver exceptionalCustomer ExperiencesThat way, we will become brandadvocates and ‘spread the word’ for youOur network will listen more to us than you ENERGISE2-0.COM

We are the Children of the Revolution ENERGISE2-0.COM

‘Getting There’Social Media Strategy Development and Implementation ENERGISE2-0.COM

Practical Adviceand Next Steps toAvoid the Road toNowhere‘Social Media Planning Pays’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

‘Social Media Planning Pays’Key Steps in Developing, Implementing and Managing a Successful Social Media Strategy ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social MediaDevelopment Cycle ENERGISE2-0.COM

SM Development Cycle ENERGISE2-0.COM

Each Step is being covered in detail on our blog at www.energise2-0.com ENERGISE2-0.COM

Five Key Areas• External Analysis: Evaluate Your Social Media Landscape• Internal Analysis: Evaluate Your ‘Readiness to Engage’• Develop Your Social Media Strategy and Action Plans for ‘Getting There’• Evaluate Your Social Media Performance and ROI• Organization, People and Resource Issues ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media Strategy and Action Plans ENERGISE2-0.COM

Use a Simplified Balanced Scorecard• Will ensure that the social media actions and initiatives you take are fully aligned with and supportive of your overall business goals and objectives; that KPIs are agreed for monitoring and evaluating social media performance, business impact and ROI; and all key success factors are considered, especially the organization, people and resource aspects critical to successful strategy implementation• A Scorecard approach can also be very useful for internal and external communications – a simple framework to present social media goals, objectives, key actions and initiatives to colleagues, partners and other stakeholders ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media Balanced Scorecard• Not ‘paralysis by analysis’. By providing an agreed framework to follow, the Balanced Scorecard considerably speeds up strategy development and implementation• The steps involved can be captured in a Social Media Strategy Map• Five key questions to address…… ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media Balanced Scorecard• What is the overall social media vision for your organization?• What are the key objectives and targets to be achieved?• Who are your customers?• Key Actions and Initiatives• Organisation, Resource and People Issues ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media Strategy Map Brief statement of your overall 2.0/Social Media Vision and MissionStrategic Objectives Strategic Objectives KPIs / Targets KPIs / Targets KPIs / Targets KPIs / TargetsCustomer Perspective Customer Customer Customer Customer Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4Internal Management Perspective 2.0/Social Media 2.0/Social Media 2.0/Social Media 2.0/Social Media Initiative 1 Initiative 2 Initiative 3 Initiative 4 - Objectives - Objectives - Objectives - Objectives - KPIs - KPIs - KPIs - KPIs - Targets - Targets - Targets - Targets - Actions - Actions - Actions - ActionsOrganisation Perspective Organisation Resource People ENERGISE2-0.COM

Key Questions to Address• What is the overall social media vision for your organisation?• What are the key objectives and targets to be achieved from social media? Are these fully aligned with and supportive of your overall business goals and objectives?• Who are your customers? Where do you find them ‘hanging out’ on social media? How can you best engage with them?• What are the main Social Media Actions and Initiatives you need to take – short, medium and longer term?• What generic social media strategy should you follow (number of channels used/ depth of engagement in each channel)? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Key Questions to Address• For each priority Social Media Channel, what are your core objectives for that channel; what KPIs will be used for measuring on-going channel performance; what are your targets for each KPI; what key tasks are needed to achieve these targets?• Do we have the right organisational ‘culture’ and ‘mindset’ for Social Media? ‘Be social before doing social! Is the right organisational and decision-making structure in place?• Has agreement been reached on resource allocation?• Who will be responsible for your social media activities? What balance has been agreed between internal and external roles and responsibilities? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Key Questions to Address• Who is the Social Media Champion?• Do you have agreed Social Media Policies and Guidelines in place covering ‘Proper Use’, ‘Content Management’, ‘Customer Response Times/Quality’ and ‘Legal’ aspects?• Performance evaluation and business impact ENERGISE2-0.COM

Potential Business Benefits of Social Media ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Benefits• Market Knowledge• Customer Insight and Understanding• Customer Interaction• Enhanced Customer Experience• Business Intelligence• Reputation Management ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Benefits• Improved Sales and Marketing• Identify and network with high value, high growth prospects• Product Development and R&D e.g. engage and co-create• Internal cost savings• Improved Operations and Internal Processes• Increased ROI ENERGISE2-0.COM

Potential Business Benefits5 main areas:• Market/Customer Knowledge & Insight• Engagement & Reputation Management• Enhanced Customer Experience and Loyalty• Sales/Marketing Effectiveness, Efficiency and ROI• Operations/ Internal Processes (open source and hosted apps) ENERGISE2-0.COM

‘Be Customer Led’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

Be Customer Led• Who are our customers, community, tribe?• Where do they hang out in social media?• How can we best use Social Media to deliver an exceptional customer experience at all stages of the customer life cycle? ENERGISE2-0.COM

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Who Are Your Customers?• Your Social Media Strategy should be aimed at building a ‘quality’ customer base i.e. a strong online network of high value, high growth potential customers providing your company with a strong foundation for achieving sustained growth and profitability• First step: – Undertake a detailed Customer Mapping and Segmentation Analysis to identify your ‘Most Valuable’ and ‘Most Growable’ customers (actual and potential) ENERGISE2-0.COM

Strategically position your customerson a Customer Value Matrix based on Customer Attractiveness Probability of Success ENERGISE2-0.COM

Customer Value Matrix ENERGISE2-0.COM

Strategic Implications ENERGISE2-0.COM

Quality Customer Growth Programme ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Benefits of this Approach• Concentration of effort and resource on `quality’ customers – your ‘Most Valuable’ and ‘Most Growable’ customers• Improved value delivery to existing high value customers. Build learning relationships with them allowing you to better service their emerging needs and wants through highly customised and personalised products and services• Maximise customer retention, loyalty and advocacy; ‘Up’ and ‘Cross’ selling opportunities• Maximise customer profitability and lifetime value ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Benefits of this Approach• Acquiring new `quality’ customers becomes easier because you have got it right for existing customers• Cost savings and improved marketing/sales efficiency through targeting limited resources on `quality’ customers (actual and potential)• Building sustained customer and competitive advantage through customer differentiation and brand advocacy• Erection of loyalty barriers preventing your competitors from stealing your `best’ customers ENERGISE2-0.COM

The Customer Experience Use Social Media to enhance thecustomer experience at all stages of the Customer Life Cycle ENERGISE2-0.COM

Customer Lifecycle ENERGISE2-0.COM

Implementation and Performance Measurement– Channel Action Plans– Performance Measurement– Organisation, Resource, People ENERGISE2-0.COM

Channel Action Plans• Once your Social Media Strategy has been agreed, brief Action Plans should be developed for each priority SM channel• Cascade the Balanced Scorecard approach to each priority channel e.g. Twitter, Blog, Facebook, Linkedin etc• But not ‘Paralysis by Analysis’• The Action Plan for each channel should include a clear statement of….. ENERGISE2-0.COM

Channel Action Plans• Vision• Channel Objectives• KPIs and Targets• Customers• Key Channel Actions and Initiatives for ‘getting there• Organisation, resource and people issues• Tools and applications• Performance measurement• Do’s and Don’t’s ENERGISE2-0.COM

Guidelines for EffectiveSocial Media Management ENERGISE2-0.COM

1. Channel Vision and Objectives• Agree the overall vision for each channel• Agree the main objectives to be achieved? Ensure that these are closely aligned with and supportive of your core business objectives? (Link back to your SM Strategy Document from last week)• Agree the KPIs and targets to be used in measuring on- going channel performance ENERGISE2-0.COM

KPIs and TargetsThe 6Is Approach: • Involvement – numbers/quality • Interaction – level of two-way dialogue • Intimacy – positive/negative sentiments • Influence – word-of-mouth effect • Insight – actionable market/customer insight • Impact – business impact ENERGISE2-0.COM

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2. Customers• Who?: Agree the main customers groups for this channel – link back to your ‘Customer Mapping Exercise’• Agree objectives for each customer group e.g. build brand awareness; engagement; loyalty; relationships; advocacy• How will this impact on your Channel Content Strategy? How can you add value? Be ‘customer led’• Include ‘Key Influencers’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

3. Channel Basics• Channel/Page Set Up• Profile Information• Design• Basic Layout• Terminology• Features/Functions• Integration ENERGISE2-0.COM

4. Key Success FactorsThe ‘4Cs’ approach: – Content – Customers – Conversations – Conversion ENERGISE2-0.COM

Content• Quality is critical – add value• Adopt an ‘outside-in’ rather than ‘inside-out’ approach• Sales messages OK but subtle and in moderation• Beware of gaffes• Not just publishing content but also customer service ENERGISE2-0.COM

Content• Develop an agreed Content Plan – Frequency – Tone/Theme/Voice – Topics – Content Type e.g. text, infographic, video, podcast etc – Own/Others Content – Sources of Inspiration – Channel Integration/Fit ENERGISE2-0.COM

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Customers• Build the Community – Be strategic – size matters, but ‘who’ is just as important – Use existing communications channels – Use the community building tools of each channel – Start by following, engaging then be followed – Role of ‘Key Influencers’ is critical – Avoid ‘get follower fast’ schemes ENERGISE2-0.COM

Conversation• Social media is ‘marketing as a conversation’ with your network. It is not about one way broadcasting• Actively encourage interaction e.g. blog posts end with request for comments/feedback; on Twitter use Reply, RTs often; on Facebook/Linkedin – participate in groups/forums• This has time and resource implications ENERGISE2-0.COM

Conversion Agree and measure the main‘call to actions’ you are aiming for ENERGISE2-0.COM

5. Organisation, People, Resources• Build the right organisational ‘culture’ and ‘mindset’ for channel success• Become a social organisation• Ensure your channels are managed and resourced properly• Agree what policies and guidelines are needed ENERGISE2-0.COM

6. Tools and Applications• A range of Social Media Management Tools are available. Some are moving into Social CRM (SCRM) territory… – Hootsuite – Tweetdeck (now owned by Twitter) – Seesmic – Sprout Social – Spredfast ENERGISE2-0.COM

7. Monitor and Measure• To ensure that your SM strategy delivers a return on investment, it is important to monitor and evaluate on- going performance benchmarked against agreed objectives, KPIs and targets• Performance evaluation should be undertaken at three main levels… ENERGISE2-0.COM

Performance MeasurementShould be undertaken at three main levels:•Individual social media channels•Overall ‘buzz’•Business ImpactUsing the 6Is approach ENERGISE2-0.COM

Individual Channels• Individual Channel Performance – the effectiveness/success of each channel benchmarked against agreed targets for the ‘6Is’ i.e. Involvement, Interaction, Intimacy and Influence – most channels provide easy to access statistics for measuring each ‘I’ to a very high degree of accuracy ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media ‘Buzz’• Wider Social Media Performance – monthly or quarterly reporting of the overall ‘buzz’ created by your SM activities using appropriate Social Media Monitoring tools – this will show the impact of your SM activities on others and other channels – it measures the volume of mentions, trends over time, which channels are driving your buzz, who is taking your message further, through which channels, and what affection or affinity they are showing, and so on ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business Impact• Underlying Business Performance – the performance of each social media channel and the overall ‘buzz’ created are ‘lead’ rather than ‘lag’ measures – in a social media era, they are the main ‘drivers’ of future business performance – the final level of performance monitoring, therefore, is linking your social media activity to overall business goals and objectives e.g. enquiries, sales or customer loyalty. Is social media achieving your ultimate business objectives i.e. ‘lag’ measures? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Performance Measurement ToolsA range of tools are available at each level:•Individual Channels – e.g. Facebook Insights; Klout; Kred•Overall ‘Buzz’ e.g. Topsy Analytics; Viralheat, other paidSMM tools•Business Impact e.g. Google (Social) Analytics; SCRM ENERGISE2-0.COM

Organization, Resource and People Issues• Organization, resource and people issues sit at the bottom of your SM Balanced Scorecard NOT because they are the least important issues to address. In fact, the exact opposite is true. The success of your social media strategy is very much dependent upon appropriate decisions being made in the areas listed below: ENERGISE2-0.COM

Organization, Resource and People Issues• Do we have the right organisational ‘culture’ and ‘mindset’ for Social Media? ‘Be social before doing social!’ Is the right organisational and decision-making structure in place?• Has agreement been reached on resource allocation?• Who will be responsible for your social media activities?• Do you have agreed Social Media Policies and Guidelines in place covering ‘Proper Use’, ‘Content Management’, ‘Customer Response Times/Quality’ and ‘Legal’ aspects? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media Management Do’s and Dont’s ENERGISE2-0.COM

Do’s and Don’t’s• Don’t Be a Showoff – Your posts should add value to the ‘customer’ – it’s not about ‘me,me,me’• Don’t Use Poor Grammar or Spelling – Don’t try to be too cool• Don’t Get Too Personal (business users) – Keep the conversations warm but professional; it’s what business users expect and anything else comes off as creepy ENERGISE2-0.COM

Do’s and Don’t’s• Don’t Automate – It’s OK to schedule posts for specific times but don’t automate everything. Social media is about personal/brand engagement not blatant promotion e.g. don’t automatically DM new twitter followers with a sales message - it’s seen as spam.• Don’t Leave Air in the Conversation – Respond as quickly as possible – within hours not days.• Don’t Overpost – Don’t flood your followers’ timelines ENERGISE2-0.COM

Do’s and Don’t’s• Do Shout Out to Users Who Mention You – Thank those making favourable comments; be very careful how you respond to any negative comments• Do Monitor Keywords and Sector Trends – And respond when appropriate• Do Make an Informative Profile – It’s the first point of contact so critical. Tell what you will be posting about• Do Hang Out Where Your Customers Hang Out – Don’t always expect them to come to you ENERGISE2-0.COM

In Summary……..‘Social Media Planning Pays’ ENERGISE2-0.COM

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ENERGISE2-0.COMGet Ready to Listen 

Why Listen?Social Media is aconversationnot a broadcastplatformConversations are takingplace relevant to yourbrand – are you listening? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Monitoring the Conversations• Use Social Media Monitoring Tools to identify where your customers ‘hang-out’ online and to monitor the conversations relevant to your brand – also for measuring the ‘buzz’ about your brand• No or low cost tools such as Google Alerts, Yahoo Pipes, Social Mention, Topsy, IceRocket, Blogscope, Blogpulse and ViralHeat• More expensive and sophisticated tools such as Radian6, Alterian SM2, Sysomos Heartbeat and Infegy SocialRadar ENERGISE2-0.COM

Social Media Monitoring ENERGISE2-0.COM

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5 Key Steps to Effective Social Media ListeningBut first the Business Benefits ENERGISE2-0.COM

Business BenefitsListening provides business benefits: – Market Knowledge and Intelligence. Where your customers, partners, competitors and staff are hanging out online. – Customer Insight and Understanding. What your customers and their influencers are saying about you or your competitors. – Identify and network with high value, high growth prospects. Identifying key posts and follow-up actions. – Interaction with Key Influencers. Identify influential sources for incorporation into a wider strategic response. – Reputation Management. Timely identification of potential reputation issues. – Improved Sales and Marketing. New prospects, customer and market opportunities. – Improved Performance Monitoring. Support a 6Is approach. ENERGISE2-0.COM

1. What• What conversations do we need to monitor? – Our own brand – Product, industry, sector – Competitors – Customer segments – Geography/Location • Local • Regional • National • International ENERGISE2-0.COM

2. Where• Where are the relevant conversations taking place?• What tools are available to help? ENERGISE2-0.COM

Tools are available to help• No or low cost tools such as… – Google Alerts, Yahoo Pipes, Social Mention, Topsy, IceRocket, Blogscope, Blogpulse and ViralHeat• More expensive and sophisticated tools such as… – Salesforce Radian6, Alterian SM2, Sysomos Heartbeat and Meltwater Buzz ENERGISE2-0.COM

Tools are available to help ENERGISE2-0.COM

3. Set Up your Listening System• Set up a customised Social Media Listening System to deliver: – the right information – to the right people – at the right time – in the right format• But remember… – Think strategically ENERGISE2-0.COM

4. Ask - So What?• Information is not knowledge• What are the results telling us?• Analyse and develop ‘Actionable Insights’• Is this… – Something I should share with others? – A reputation issue? – A sales opportunity? – A new network contact or potential influencer? – An indication of where we should develop? – A bell-weather on how we are doing? – An indication of what our customers are feeling? ENERGISE2-0.COM

5. Consider your Response• And finally…• Think seriously about how you will respond?• Are you fully equipped? Skills, Knowledge, Strategy, Plan ENERGISE2-0.COM

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