Client session at Apis Design in Calgary, November 19, 2009. Alex Zagoumenov speaks about the importance of listening in social media. After a brief introduction of social media communications, Alex goes on to talk about 3 main steps of LAR Model (Listen, Analyze, Respond).
2. Agenda Overview of social media L.A.R. Model in review An example of L.A.R. at work Recap and the next steps
3. Social media is… Conversations around your company Your company, audience(s), competition Traditional media vs. new (social) media One-way vs. two-way communication The goal is to listen + analyze + respond
6. Listen.A.R. What do I want to listen for? Vanity, industry experts, competition What channels to listen to? Blogs, Search Engines, Twitter, etc. What tools should I use? Google Reader, Google Alerts, etc.
7. L.Analyze.R. Be aware of filtering results Identify the triggers Monitor opportunities AND threats Reporting structure and frequency
8. L.A.Respond. React wisely AND be proactive Solving problems AND adding value The goal is to build trusted networks Track results of your responses
15. Do you use social networks personally, apart from work?
Editor's Notes
Experience sharing on the inter-industry level
Conversations, your company is in the middleSocial media = new media, what’s the distinctionBroadcasting vs. problem solving (listening first – one way communication vs two way communication)You have to monitor / listen in order to play the game1. Listen to the public, 2. competitive intelligence
Could potentially animate this slide for the next iteration
Once we setup the dashboard, there’s a huge inflow of informationWe have to be aware of filteringThe ‘what’ and the ‘when’
Track result of your responses (tools such as bit.ly will help to monitor your link activity)
Positive, negative, neutral? Please explainAre you using social media to connect with partners, customers, colleagues?Provide an example of a social tool you use
Positive, negative, neutral? Please explainAre you using social media to connect with partners, customers, colleagues?Provide an example of a social tool you use
How do you differentiate between social conversations at work and at home?