In many companies, social media is siloed into an existing department structure rather than being allowed to act as a change agent for how teams think and operate. The fact is that social media is a tool that, when unleashed, can impact every business unit. In this presentation, Lauren Teague of Convince & Convert will share strategies for making your organization more social from top to bottom, empowering employees to act as brand advocates, and how to measure the impact of the resulting transformations. Presented by Lauren Teague (@LaurenTee) at AAF-ND in November 2015
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MOVE SOME OFF-LINE DOLLARS ONLINE
“ONLINE ADVERTISING NOW OFFERS A STRONG
ALTERNATIVE TO SOME TRADITIONAL MEDIA, SUCH
AS PRINT YELLOW PAGES.
CONSIDER MOVING SOME OF YOUR TRADITIONAL
DIRECTORY ADVERTISING DOLLARS INTO ONLINE
DIRECTORIES AND SEARCH ENGINES.”
“Hottest Marketing Trends for 2008” via entrepreneur.com
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THE POINT IS THAT IT'S NOT A "SOCIAL"
TEAM, IT'S A DIGITAL TEAM, AND THAT'S
WHY EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER.
@DJPie
@PGATOUR HITS 1M FANS NOV 2016
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SOCIAL ACROSS THE PGA TOUR
GOING FAR BEYOND THE DIGITAL HOMEBASE
▸Communications
▸Tournaments
▸Entertainment / Production
▸Corporate Marketing
▸Legal
▸HR
25. @LAURENTEE
SAFEWAY CASE STUDY
APPROACH ONE: FIT SOCIAL PEG INTO THE DIGITAL HOLE
▸ PAGE VIEWS
▸ UNIQUE USERS
▸ TIME SPENT
▸ LEADS
▸ CUSTOMER RETAIL VALUE
▸ LIKES AND COMMENTS
▸ FANS & FOLLOWERS
▸ CLICKS ON BIT.LY LINKS
▸ PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS
▸ STORIES CREATED
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SAFEWAY CASE STUDY
APPROACH ONE: FIT SOCIAL PEG INTO THE DIGITAL HOLE
▸ PAGE VIEWS
▸ UNIQUE USERS
▸ TIME SPENT
▸ LEADS
▸ CUSTOMER RETAIL VALUE
▸ LIKES AND COMMENTS
▸ FANS & FOLLOWERS
▸ CLICKS ON BIT.LY LINKS
▸ PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS
▸ STORIES CREATED
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@SAFEWAY CASE STUDY
APPROACH THREE: USE SOCIAL TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE BUSINESS PROBLEMS
▸ What is the business objective we’re facing?
▸ What are metrics we can collect and show from social, that are
complementary to other ways we measure our business?
▸ What outcomes can the social media program be credited for,
directly or assisted?
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@SAFEWAY CASE STUDY
SOCIAL LISTENING AVERTS CRISIS
▸ Identified potential crisis issue by
monitoring social media
▸ Gathered real-time customer opinion and
feedback through social listening
▸ Digital team escalated issue to Executives
▸ Allowed Safeway to take decisive action
and get ahead of customer backlash by
removing pink slime meat from all stores
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SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT A
TRANSACTIONAL RESPONSE TOOL;
IT’S A RELATIONSHIP
Paul Albright
@SAFEWAY SR. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MANAGER
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@USMARINECORPS
AHA MOMENT!
▸ A simple photo congratulating recruits
resulted in record-number of
engagements for the local recruiter’s
Facebook Page.
▸ Shift away from your brand message
and focus on your community.
▸ Recognition on Facebook drives
storytelling and engagements.
▸K.I.S.S.
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STRATEGIES
MAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION MORE SOCIAL, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
▸ Social is a skill set, not a job.
▸ Secure buy-in from executives
▸ Teach and empower through internal training
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STRATEGIES
MAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION MORE SOCIAL, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
▸ Social is a skill set, not a job.
▸ Secure buy-in from executives
▸ Teach and empower through internal training
▸ Dedicated social team works to move business units forward,
keeping an eye on opportunities for digital transformations.
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@USMARINESCORP
MEASURING SUCCESS — THE MARINES WAY
▸ Lead Generation and
Conversion
▸ Engagements, including
Click Through Rates
▸ Micro-Conversions
through funnel stages
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@USMARINESCORP
MEASURING SUCCESS — THE MARINES WAY
▸ Lead Generation and
Conversion
▸ Engagements, including
Click Through Rates
▸ Micro-Conversions
through funnel stages
▸ Interested Civilians >>
Enlisted Recruits “Poolees”
▸ Popularity of Vanity URLs
(and other campaign tags)
▸ Consuming content;
requesting information
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IN 2012, 40 OF THE TOP
COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
WERE ALSO AMONG THE TOP
COMPANIES IN SOCIAL MEDIA
FORTUNE, Dachis Group data
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IF YOUR EMPLOYEES AREN’T YOUR BIGGEST
FANS, YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS WAY BIGGER
THAN SOCIAL MEDIA…
Jay Baer
TWEET THIS:
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UNLEASHING SOCIAL
IDENTIFY COACHES & CHAMPIONS
Pair Coaches with individual
employees who need an
extra boost
Empower Champions to
channel their passion and
excite the organization
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3 REASONS WHY EMPLOYEES ARE KEY TO SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS
1. Genuinely love your brand
2. Trusted far more than the company
3. Not filtered by social networks in the
same way as corporate messages
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EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY
THINK BEYOND TRADITIONAL ‘EMPLOYEES’
▸ What stakeholders can be your brand advocates?
▸ Board members
▸ Ambassadors
▸ Franchisees
▸ Donors (non-profits and education)
▸ Members and Patrons