2. What Are The Social Media
Rules?
A is for . . . Authenticity
B is for . . . Bravery
C is for . . . Consistency
3. Trouble in Land of Great Pizza
Delivery
April 2009: Two Domino’s employees in North
Carolina post video of them violating food while
preparing it.
Video gets mass attention fast
Domino’s CEO Patrick Doyle facing hell storm of
bad PR
4. Doyle does the ABC’s
Patrick Doyle attacks controversy head on
Makes online public apology
Apology titled “Disgusting Domino’s Pizza –
Domino’s Responds”
Thanks online community for making the
company aware
Expresses the need to reestablish his
customer’s trust
5. Domino’s Back On Top!
Quickly Addressed serious controversy (fired
employees, offered public apology)
Listened to “online chatter,” responded
better for it
Used the internet to change public opinion of
company from negative to positive
Really utilized the ABC’s
6. A is for . . .
Authenticity
Don’t ever mention authenticity (publicly)
Show, not tell
Just see wine guy from New Jersey:
7. The Wine Guy
Gary Vaynerchuk
Runs Springfield wine retail
Launched Wine Library TV online show in 2006
Sits down and tells viewers all about his love
of wine
Shows viewers his “unpretentious voice in the
wine world”
8. Lovin’ Gary
Large fan base (one million twitter
followers, appearances on talk show, charters
wine cruise for he and a couple hundred fans)
No corporate wall
No runaround
Don’t be surprised by authenticity
Expect it . . . No, DEMAND IT!!!
12. ShaShank Nigam tweeted JetBLue about his flight.
Then tweeted Southwest …
And the winner was!!?!?!?!?!? ………….
13. Journal Article
Title: Business Management on Twitter: a path
analysis
By: Mim Zhang, Bernard J.Jansen , and
AbdurChowdhury
Conclusion: the business’ engagement in the
WOM communication on Twitter [and other
social media] enhance the consumers’
engagement in the WOM communication.
14. RECAP!!!
A is for . . . Authenticity
B is for . . . Bravery
C is for . . . Consistency
15. Lets go to FACEBOOK!!!!
Where The ABC’s ARE IN
ACTION!!!!
Editor's Notes
Dealing with criticism.. Coming up with innovative ideas.. How is a business going to stand out?
In the 2009superbowlpepsi ended its 23 year runadvertising during the sporting event in favor of launching a 20 million dollar social media campaign to fund thousands of community projects,
When the public finds out your on a website, they expect you to be there. If you have a twitter, be on twitter and update it. You are telling your audience you care about their conversation.