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What Makes
Great Social?
Miguel Bernas
Director, Digital Marketing
SingTel
@phatfreemiguel

Presented at Ogilvy Singapore for Social Media
Week Singapore 2013
Great Social is …




Supported at the top of the organization
     Built around clear objectives
               NOT free




                                           2
Top management support




Because the social media strategy is supported by the SingTel’s CEO, resources can be
drawn from multiple departments. Social is plugged into the core of SingTel’s business.
                                                                                          3
Objectives




                                                                 Social allows SingTel to transform its brand image, from
                                                                 slick salesman (left) to a more, friendly collaborative partner
                                                                 (“Stuart the comic book store owner”, right).




SingTel’s mission to dialogue with customers through social is
more than just lip service. Social is the company’s fastest
growing Customer Support channel.
                                                                                                                                   4
SingTel’s Facebook page: first 12 months




Once the social media strategy was in place, “fans” responded by willingly
following SingTel on Facebook. Today SingTel’s FB page has over 200,000
Likes, making it among the top 10 brand pages in Singapore.



                                                                             5
NOT Free




          21x more new daily followers                                         14,800+ players; 16,000+ Likes;
                                                                            163,000+ referrals to Singtelshop.com



Social media strategy should never be entirely dependent on paid advertising
but ads can provide the needed “boost” to get conversations and participation
started.                                                                                                            6
TIP #1: Be simple




Simple copy leads to more interaction and, although it may sound counterintuitive,
starts more conversations on your page. (Refer to this tip the next time your        7
Marketing or Sales team insists on longer copy, more product descriptions, etc.)
TIP #2: Be human




Twitter helps to give your brand a human side. This exchange, which started with a customer complaint,
turns into a conversation about how hard SingTel’s staff works to hear customers. (More on this example   8
in my blog.)
Miguel Bernas
Twitter @phatfreemiguel
  Phatfreemiguel.com
        Linkedin

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What makes great Social? A presentation for Social Media Week

  • 1. What Makes Great Social? Miguel Bernas Director, Digital Marketing SingTel @phatfreemiguel Presented at Ogilvy Singapore for Social Media Week Singapore 2013
  • 2. Great Social is … Supported at the top of the organization Built around clear objectives NOT free 2
  • 3. Top management support Because the social media strategy is supported by the SingTel’s CEO, resources can be drawn from multiple departments. Social is plugged into the core of SingTel’s business. 3
  • 4. Objectives Social allows SingTel to transform its brand image, from slick salesman (left) to a more, friendly collaborative partner (“Stuart the comic book store owner”, right). SingTel’s mission to dialogue with customers through social is more than just lip service. Social is the company’s fastest growing Customer Support channel. 4
  • 5. SingTel’s Facebook page: first 12 months Once the social media strategy was in place, “fans” responded by willingly following SingTel on Facebook. Today SingTel’s FB page has over 200,000 Likes, making it among the top 10 brand pages in Singapore. 5
  • 6. NOT Free 21x more new daily followers 14,800+ players; 16,000+ Likes; 163,000+ referrals to Singtelshop.com Social media strategy should never be entirely dependent on paid advertising but ads can provide the needed “boost” to get conversations and participation started. 6
  • 7. TIP #1: Be simple Simple copy leads to more interaction and, although it may sound counterintuitive, starts more conversations on your page. (Refer to this tip the next time your 7 Marketing or Sales team insists on longer copy, more product descriptions, etc.)
  • 8. TIP #2: Be human Twitter helps to give your brand a human side. This exchange, which started with a customer complaint, turns into a conversation about how hard SingTel’s staff works to hear customers. (More on this example 8 in my blog.)
  • 9. Miguel Bernas Twitter @phatfreemiguel Phatfreemiguel.com Linkedin