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#BeReal:
FreeEngagement
onSocialMedia
White Paper
Transforming Passion into Excellence
This white paper is available for download on Teleperformance´s website. For more information about articles, cases, white papers go to: www.teleperformance.com
Withbigdata,itispossibletoanticipate
acustomer’swantsandneeds.However,
anticipatingtheneedsoftheconsumer,inorder
toprovideservice,maynotbeenoughtosatisfy
them.Customersdonotwanttobetreatedlike
numbersonaspreadsheet.Theywanttobe
valued,treatedrespectfully,andlookeduponas
individuals.Theywantrelevantandauthentic
conversations.Thisgenuinecommunication
mustbeattheheartoftherelationshipbetween
customersandbrands.
Inthisissue,weexaminetheuseoffree
engagementonsocialmedia.Engagementis
notjustasingleinteractionwithyourcustomers,
butcommunicationthatcanoccurondifferent
channelsoveraperiodoftime.
Whenyouthinkaboutsocialmediaengagement,
youconsiderhowyouusenetworkslike
Facebook™ andTwitter™tocreateagreat
customerexperience.Assoonascustomersdecide
toengagewithyourbrandoversocialmedia,they
trustthatyoucanprovidethemthebestsolution.
Executive Summary
Forsomecompanies,thereasontousescripted
engagementonsocialmediaisthatitaddresses
anylegalorbrandingissues,andoffersthe
brandcontroloverwhatisbeingsaidonpublic
channels.Thesearevalidreasonstoscript
socialmedia,butthatdoesn’tmean
it’stherightapproach.
Customers
wanttobe
valued,treated
respectfully,and
lookeduponas
individuals.They
wantrelevant
andauthentic
conversations.
2
Transforming Passion into Excellence
#BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media White Paper
2
Transforming Passion into Excellence
Customers are Individuals
Regardless of the channel, customers want to feel
as though they are having a conversation with
someone who cares about their needs.
On the other hand, customers also want to feel
that their contact with a particular brand across
multiple channels is seamless and unified.
They want to know that the information they
receive is consistent and that the representatives
communicating with them are empowered and
represent the true wishes of the company.
Brands can create an omnichannel strategy, which
allows each customer to be treated in the specific
way they want to be treated at a given moment,
regardless of what the majority of customers want.
Data collected from platforms like social media can
be used to adopt the right tone with individuals.
Once a brand establishes a relationship with a
given customer on social media channels, for
example, it has the opportunity to engage in a
more personalized conversation with them, a
practice that may require brands to leave behind
scripted conversations.
Free engagement presents the opportunity
to exceed customer expectations through the
customer journey cycle: pre- purchase, purchase
and post-purchase. The ability to manage the
speed, authenticity and big data to ensure a
positive customer engagement strategy is crucial.
This idea of free engagement has
allowed a public health organization to
improve the way that it interacts with
people who are interested in donating
blood or becoming an organ donor. The
organization sought to strengthen its
relationship with young people through
engaging 24/7 social media interaction.
By developing a free-engagement,
around the clock communication system,
this company created a true sense of
community on its social media pages,
interacted knowledgably at any time, and
tailored responses to individual inquiries.
Initially, they handled 400 social media
interactions. Currently, they successfully
manage 6,600. Because of its effort, the
organization won a Grand Prix Award at
the Public Sector Communications Awards
and ‘Business to Consumer Award’ at the
MI Awards1
.
400
social media
interactions
6,600
social media
interactions
Blood and Transplant
A Public Health Organization
Atanytime.#Free-Engagement#GrandPrixAward
24/7
social media
interaction
By developing a free
engament strategy
they improved their
interactions
Initially they
handled
Now they manage
1. Teleperformance Data
#BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media
3
White Paper
Transforming Passion into Excellence
4
Transforming Passion into Excellence
White Paper#BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media
Most importantly, it increased the
number of mentions on Facebook
(305%) and the number ofTwitter
followers (26%), creating real
brand advocacy.
Planning and Flexibility
Once customer service needs have been met on social media, the brand has a
critical opportunity to leverage that positive interaction, involve the customer and
take the brand-customer relationship to another level. Brands must not merely be
responsive; they must be proactive. This is how brand advocates are born.
An electronics company sought to improve customer service through social
media. It wanted to build an innovative, flexible, responsive approach to dealing
with technical inquiries. This type of interaction, and the channel on which the
company implemented it, required a free engagement approach.
These representatives were
able to interact on social
media, craft appropriate
responses, and elicit feedback,
all while maintaining a less
formal, more human approach.
This strategy reduced handling
time for technical questions, thus
improving the total number of
questions that could be handled,
and increased staff engagement
and attendance.
The company was able
to hire sophisticated,
multilingual representatives
to implement this flexible,
high-level plan.
Teleperformance can streamline and
customize the process to meet each
objective, trend, and customer need.
Develop Social Media Communications with
customers according to current trending topics.
	
Apply creative methods and technology
to content creation	.
Stimulate and amplify advocate
conversations in the network.
Turn every customer into a
brand lover.
Have a dedicated team to
create content 24/7.
Communicate to consumers on each
step of their customer journey.	
Betweendeepanalysis
ofaudiences,custom
contentplanningand
creation,andideal
customerengagement,
thereisagreatdeal
ofworkinvolvedin
convertingfansinto
advocates.
5
White Paper
Transforming Passion into Excellence
#BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media
Our e-Performance methodology
supports our clients to:
Creating the right Free Engagement Strategy
Social media is a channel that can be successful in
real-time and with authentic interactions. It is not a
traditional channel in which every message is finely-
crafted after input from different business areas and
legal teams.
By making customers feel listened to and understood,
through the implementation of a free engagement
strategy, brands can capture loyalty. Customer
interactions need to be relevant, convenient,
responsive and reliable. Brands need to invest in
technology that enables them to track and analyze
customer activities, anticipate needs, interact in real
time and relay information across all channels in
order to deliver meaningful customer engagements.
However, brands must also ensure that they respect the
privacy of their clients.
Ultimately, how a customer feels will determine
whether they will remain loyal and become an
advocate. Brand representatives must recognize that
there is only one customer, the one in front of them
at a given moment. With almost four decades of
experience in customer engagement, Teleperformance
is prepared to help create the right free engagement
strategy to complement an omnichannel environment.
Brands need to invest in technology that enables
them to track and analyze customer activities,
anticipate needs, interact in real time and relay
information across all channels in order to deliver
meaningful customer engagements.
Even with technological
advancement, emotions can
be the heart of an engaging
customer experience.
#BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media
6
Transforming Passion into Excellence
White Paper
AboutTeleperformance
Worldwide Leader in Omnichannel Customer Experience
We are a people company with a people-centric strategy, interacting with people all over the
world. It’s all about people. They are part of who we are and what we do. We analyze their
behaviors. We understand their wants and needs. That’s why we deliver outstanding customer
experiences through integrated omnichannel solutions to enhance customer experience results for
our clients.
Transforming Passion into Excellence
7Transforming Passion into Excellence
7
About
e-Performance
Our e-Performance solution is specialized in helping you develop effective social media strategies. We
believe that social media marketing goes way beyond brand awareness. It has the potential to be a
powerful customer experience tool that allows you to better understand your customers and to connect
with them in meaningful ways.
We transform word of mouth data into insights by creating strategic reports and daily alerts about risks
and opportunities with our Buzz Monitoring solution. We also empower each social media interaction with
customers to be an outstanding experience by leveraging our Engage, Moderation and Involve solution.
Transforming Passion into Excellence
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
FOLLOW US:
teleperformance.com
/teleperformanceglobal
/teleperformance
blog.teleperformance.com
@teleperformance
/company/teleperformance

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Free Engagement On Social Media

  • 1. #BeReal: FreeEngagement onSocialMedia White Paper Transforming Passion into Excellence This white paper is available for download on Teleperformance´s website. For more information about articles, cases, white papers go to: www.teleperformance.com
  • 2. Withbigdata,itispossibletoanticipate acustomer’swantsandneeds.However, anticipatingtheneedsoftheconsumer,inorder toprovideservice,maynotbeenoughtosatisfy them.Customersdonotwanttobetreatedlike numbersonaspreadsheet.Theywanttobe valued,treatedrespectfully,andlookeduponas individuals.Theywantrelevantandauthentic conversations.Thisgenuinecommunication mustbeattheheartoftherelationshipbetween customersandbrands. Inthisissue,weexaminetheuseoffree engagementonsocialmedia.Engagementis notjustasingleinteractionwithyourcustomers, butcommunicationthatcanoccurondifferent channelsoveraperiodoftime. Whenyouthinkaboutsocialmediaengagement, youconsiderhowyouusenetworkslike Facebook™ andTwitter™tocreateagreat customerexperience.Assoonascustomersdecide toengagewithyourbrandoversocialmedia,they trustthatyoucanprovidethemthebestsolution. Executive Summary Forsomecompanies,thereasontousescripted engagementonsocialmediaisthatitaddresses anylegalorbrandingissues,andoffersthe brandcontroloverwhatisbeingsaidonpublic channels.Thesearevalidreasonstoscript socialmedia,butthatdoesn’tmean it’stherightapproach. Customers wanttobe valued,treated respectfully,and lookeduponas individuals.They wantrelevant andauthentic conversations. 2 Transforming Passion into Excellence #BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media White Paper 2 Transforming Passion into Excellence
  • 3. Customers are Individuals Regardless of the channel, customers want to feel as though they are having a conversation with someone who cares about their needs. On the other hand, customers also want to feel that their contact with a particular brand across multiple channels is seamless and unified. They want to know that the information they receive is consistent and that the representatives communicating with them are empowered and represent the true wishes of the company. Brands can create an omnichannel strategy, which allows each customer to be treated in the specific way they want to be treated at a given moment, regardless of what the majority of customers want. Data collected from platforms like social media can be used to adopt the right tone with individuals. Once a brand establishes a relationship with a given customer on social media channels, for example, it has the opportunity to engage in a more personalized conversation with them, a practice that may require brands to leave behind scripted conversations. Free engagement presents the opportunity to exceed customer expectations through the customer journey cycle: pre- purchase, purchase and post-purchase. The ability to manage the speed, authenticity and big data to ensure a positive customer engagement strategy is crucial. This idea of free engagement has allowed a public health organization to improve the way that it interacts with people who are interested in donating blood or becoming an organ donor. The organization sought to strengthen its relationship with young people through engaging 24/7 social media interaction. By developing a free-engagement, around the clock communication system, this company created a true sense of community on its social media pages, interacted knowledgably at any time, and tailored responses to individual inquiries. Initially, they handled 400 social media interactions. Currently, they successfully manage 6,600. Because of its effort, the organization won a Grand Prix Award at the Public Sector Communications Awards and ‘Business to Consumer Award’ at the MI Awards1 . 400 social media interactions 6,600 social media interactions Blood and Transplant A Public Health Organization Atanytime.#Free-Engagement#GrandPrixAward 24/7 social media interaction By developing a free engament strategy they improved their interactions Initially they handled Now they manage 1. Teleperformance Data #BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media 3 White Paper Transforming Passion into Excellence
  • 4. 4 Transforming Passion into Excellence White Paper#BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media Most importantly, it increased the number of mentions on Facebook (305%) and the number ofTwitter followers (26%), creating real brand advocacy. Planning and Flexibility Once customer service needs have been met on social media, the brand has a critical opportunity to leverage that positive interaction, involve the customer and take the brand-customer relationship to another level. Brands must not merely be responsive; they must be proactive. This is how brand advocates are born. An electronics company sought to improve customer service through social media. It wanted to build an innovative, flexible, responsive approach to dealing with technical inquiries. This type of interaction, and the channel on which the company implemented it, required a free engagement approach. These representatives were able to interact on social media, craft appropriate responses, and elicit feedback, all while maintaining a less formal, more human approach. This strategy reduced handling time for technical questions, thus improving the total number of questions that could be handled, and increased staff engagement and attendance. The company was able to hire sophisticated, multilingual representatives to implement this flexible, high-level plan.
  • 5. Teleperformance can streamline and customize the process to meet each objective, trend, and customer need. Develop Social Media Communications with customers according to current trending topics. Apply creative methods and technology to content creation . Stimulate and amplify advocate conversations in the network. Turn every customer into a brand lover. Have a dedicated team to create content 24/7. Communicate to consumers on each step of their customer journey. Betweendeepanalysis ofaudiences,custom contentplanningand creation,andideal customerengagement, thereisagreatdeal ofworkinvolvedin convertingfansinto advocates. 5 White Paper Transforming Passion into Excellence #BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media Our e-Performance methodology supports our clients to:
  • 6. Creating the right Free Engagement Strategy Social media is a channel that can be successful in real-time and with authentic interactions. It is not a traditional channel in which every message is finely- crafted after input from different business areas and legal teams. By making customers feel listened to and understood, through the implementation of a free engagement strategy, brands can capture loyalty. Customer interactions need to be relevant, convenient, responsive and reliable. Brands need to invest in technology that enables them to track and analyze customer activities, anticipate needs, interact in real time and relay information across all channels in order to deliver meaningful customer engagements. However, brands must also ensure that they respect the privacy of their clients. Ultimately, how a customer feels will determine whether they will remain loyal and become an advocate. Brand representatives must recognize that there is only one customer, the one in front of them at a given moment. With almost four decades of experience in customer engagement, Teleperformance is prepared to help create the right free engagement strategy to complement an omnichannel environment. Brands need to invest in technology that enables them to track and analyze customer activities, anticipate needs, interact in real time and relay information across all channels in order to deliver meaningful customer engagements. Even with technological advancement, emotions can be the heart of an engaging customer experience. #BeReal – Free Engagement on Social Media 6 Transforming Passion into Excellence White Paper
  • 7. AboutTeleperformance Worldwide Leader in Omnichannel Customer Experience We are a people company with a people-centric strategy, interacting with people all over the world. It’s all about people. They are part of who we are and what we do. We analyze their behaviors. We understand their wants and needs. That’s why we deliver outstanding customer experiences through integrated omnichannel solutions to enhance customer experience results for our clients. Transforming Passion into Excellence 7Transforming Passion into Excellence 7 About e-Performance Our e-Performance solution is specialized in helping you develop effective social media strategies. We believe that social media marketing goes way beyond brand awareness. It has the potential to be a powerful customer experience tool that allows you to better understand your customers and to connect with them in meaningful ways. We transform word of mouth data into insights by creating strategic reports and daily alerts about risks and opportunities with our Buzz Monitoring solution. We also empower each social media interaction with customers to be an outstanding experience by leveraging our Engage, Moderation and Involve solution.
  • 8. Transforming Passion into Excellence FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOLLOW US: teleperformance.com /teleperformanceglobal /teleperformance blog.teleperformance.com @teleperformance /company/teleperformance