LISTEN, LEARN, EARN 
USING SOCIAL MEDIA LISTENING TO ADD TANGIBLE BRAND VALUE 
SIMON KEMP • WE ARE SOCIAL 
awree social 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 1
We Are Social B2B Social • @wearesocialsg • 2
SOCIAL LISTENING: ‘THE ART AND SCIENCE 
OF DISCOVERING VALUABLE INSIGHTS’ 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 3
CONTEXT 
Social media listening is an essential 
addition to today’s strategic toolkit, 
and it can add value throughout your 
organisation. This guide explains how 
to make best use of social listening for 
your brand, from choosing and using 
the right tools, to adopting best practice. 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 4
THE REAL VALUE IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMES 
FROM WHAT WE HEAR, NOT WHAT WE SAY 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 5
“ 
YOU CAN’T LEARN 
ANYTHING WITH 
YOUR MOUTH OPEN. 
~ EARL NIGHTINGALE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 6
EVERY DAY, PEOPLE SHARE BILLIONS OF 
PUBLIC POSTS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 7
EACH POST OFFERS VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO 
PEOPLE’S LIVES, CHOICES AND BEHAVIOUR 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 8
EVEN ‘PHOTOS OF LUNCH’ REVEAL A HUGE 
AMOUNT ABOUT PEOPLE’S PREFERENCES 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 9
HOWEVER, MOST MARKETERS ARE ONLY 
LISTENING FOR MENTIONS OF THEIR BRAND 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 10
AS A RESULT, WE MISS OPPORTUNITIES 
TO IDENTIFY NEW WAYS TO ADD VALUE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 11
.• FROM •.! 
SELECTIVE 
HEARING 
TO 
ACTIVE 
LISTENING 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 12
LISTENING SHOULDN’T JUST BE ABOUT 
MEASURING PAST PERFORMANCE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 13
SOCIAL LISTENING CAN ADD VALUE 
TO EVERY PART OF YOUR ORGANISATION 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 14
LISTENING ADDS VALUE EVERYWHERE 
PRODUCTS 
PACKAGING ADVERTISING 
CUSTOMER SERVICE 
POS ACTIVITY 
RECRUITMENT 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 15
CONTEXT: WEB SEARCH HELPS US TO 
ANSWER QUESTIONS WE ALREADY HAVE… 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 16
…BUT LISTENING IDENTIFIES THE QUESTIONS 
WE DIDN’T KNOW WE NEEDED TO ANSWER 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 17
WHEN USED PROPERLY, SOCIAL LISTENING 
BECOMES A BRAND’S DISCOVERY ENGINE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 18
LISTENING CAN HELP TO IDENTIFY INSIGHTS 
THAT CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 19
MAKE THINGS 
PEOPLE WANT 
VS 
MAKE PEOPLE 
WANT THINGS 
~ JOHN WILLSHIRE • @WILLSH! 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 20
SO HOW DO WE BECOME MORE STRATEGIC 
IN OUR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LISTENING? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 21
LET’S START WITH YOUR 
BRAND’S OBJECTIVES 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 22
WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DO 
DIFFERENTLY TO WHAT THEY DO TODAY? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 23
WHO DO YOU NEED TO PERSUADE IN 
ORDER TO MAKE THAT CHANGE HAPPEN? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 24
WHY AREN’T THEY ALREADY DOING 
WHAT WE’D LIKE THEM TO DO? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 25
AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT? 
NOW SUCCESS 
THE THINGS PEOPLE 
THINK OR BELIEVE TODAY 
THAT STOP THEM FROM 
BEHAVING AS WE’D LIKE 
WHAT WE WANT THEM TO 
THINK OR BELIEVE THAT 
WILL HELP TO CHANGE 
THEIR BEHAVIOUR 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 26
SOME POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS 
PERSONAL 
TASTES 
RESTRICTED 
AVAILABILITY 
OTHER 
PRIORITIES 
ALTERNATIVES 
& SUBSTITUTES 
CONVENIENCE 
OR EFFORT 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
FACTORS 
SOCIAL 
IMPLICATIONS 
A A 
PHYSICAL 
IMPLICATIONS 
OPPORTUNITY 
COSTS 
CURRENT 
AFFAIRS 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 27
THE BEST WAY TO IDENTIFY YOUR BARRIER 
IS TO LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 28
PRACTICAL 
EXERCISES 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 29
PART ONE: PROFILING YOUR AUDIENCE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 30
LOOK BEYOND THE NUMBERS WHEN 
YOU’RE RESEARCHING YOUR AUDIENCE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 31
VISIT THE PUBLIC PROFILES OF THE PEOPLE 
WHO LIKE YOUR POSTS ON FACEBOOK 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 32
READ THE BIOS AND TWEETS OF THE 
PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW YOU ON TWITTER 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 33
LOOK AT OTHER THINGS YOUR AUDIENCE 
DOES, NOT JUST WHAT THEY DO WITH YOU 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 34
EXPLORE WHAT REALLY COUNTS, 
NOT JUST WHAT YOU CAN COUNT 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 35
BRING YOUR INSIGHTS TOGETHER INTO 
A REPRESENTATIVE AUDIENCE ‘PERSONA’ 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 36
FOR EXAMPLE, TRY WRITING A FACEBOOK 
PROFILE TO DESCRIBE YOUR CORE AUDIENCE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 37
PART 2: UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUDIENCE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 38
ORGANIC MONITORING OFFERS RICH, 
TIMELY INSIGHTS INTO POTENTIAL BARRIERS 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 39
BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT TRACKING 
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT BRANDS 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 40
INSTEAD, USE LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND 
THE BROADER LIVES OF YOUR AUDIENCE 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 41
IN ORDER TO LISTEN, WE’LL 
NEED SOME LISTENING TOOLS 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 42
CHOOSING PAID TOOLS IS A COMPLEX 
PROCESS BASED ON MANY VARIABLES 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 43
THE GOOD NEWS: THERE ARE MANY GREAT 
FREE TOOLS TO HELP GET YOU STARTED 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 44
TWO POWERFUL FREE TOOLS 
HOOTSUITE TWEETDECK 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 45
HOW HOOTSUITE & TWEETDECK CAN HELP 
DIRECT 
ENGAGEMENT 
KEEP TRACK OF YOUR 
FEEDS, TIMELINES, LISTS, 
MENTIONS, MESSAGES 
AND FOLLOWERS 
# 
KEYWORD 
TRACKING 
TRACK ACTIVITY 
RELATING TO OTHER 
ACCOUNTS, HASHTAGS, 
OR KEYWORDS 
SEARCH & 
MONITORING 
CREATE COMPLEX 
SEARCHES AND 
MONITOR ASSOCIATED 
MENTIONS OVER TIME 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 46
SOME THINGS YOU COULD SEARCH FOR 
BRAND 
NAME 
GENERIC 
PRODUCT 
PRODUCT 
BENEFIT 
COMPETITOR 
BRANDS 
CATEGORY 
GENERICS 
PURPOSE OR 
PROBLEM 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 47
THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER, SPECIALIST 
LISTENING SERVICES OUT THERE TOO… 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 48
TOOLS TO TRACK KEYWORDS & TOPICS 
1. TOPSY.COM 
2. TALKWALKER.COM 
3. MENTION.COM 
4. SOCIALMENTION.COM 
5. TWAZZUP.COM 
6. ADDICTOMATIC.COM 
7. ICEROCKET.COM 
8. BACKTWEETS.COM 
9. TWITTER.COM/SEARCH-ADVANCED 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 49
TOOLS FOR IDENTIFYING TRENDS 
1. TWITTER.COM (SEE THE ‘TRENDING’ SECTION) 
2. TRENDSPOTTR.COM 
3. NUZZEL.COM 
4. NETVIBES.COM 
5. TRENDSMAP.COM 
6. WHATTHETREND.COM 
7. LINKEDIN.COM/TODAY 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 50
TOOLS TO HELP UNDERSTAND PEOPLE 
1. FACEBOOK.COM (READ PEOPLE’S PROFILES!) 
2. KLOUT.COM (LOOK AT ‘TOPICS’ ON PROFILE PAGES) 
3. MONITOR.WILDFIREAPP.COM 
4. FOLLOWERWONK.COM 
5. SOCIALRANK.COM 
6. KRED.COM 
7. TWTRLAND.COM 
8. ANALYTICS.TWITTER.COM 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 51
BUT REMEMBER: THE TOOLS WILL ADD NO 
VALUE UNLESS YOU USE THEM PROPERLY 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 52
BEWARE OF LISTENING ONLY FOR THE 
THINGS YOU EXPECT OR WANT TO HEAR 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 53
EFFECTIVE LISTENING 
REQUIRES AN OPEN MIND 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 54
ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT 
ANYTHING THE BRAND CARES ABOUT? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 55
7 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: 
1. WHO IS TALKING? 
2. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? 
3. WHERE ARE THEY SAYING IT? 
4. WHEN ARE THEY SAYING IT? 
5. WHY ARE THEY SAYING IT (MOTIVATIONS)? 
6. WHICH ELEMENTS ENGAGE OTHER PEOPLE? 
7. HOW WILL CONVERSATIONS IMPACT THE BRAND? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 56
ARE PEOPLE DISCUSSING ANYTHING MORE 
PROFOUND THAT MIGHT BE RELEVANT? 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 57
SOME THINGS WE’RE LOOKING FOR: 
VALUABLE 
INSIGHTS 
SOMETHING THAT 
ALLOWS THE BRAND TO 
UNDERSTAND PEOPLE 
IN NEW WAYS 
KEY 
INFLUENCERS 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
INFLUENTIAL ABOUT THE 
BRAND OR WHAT THE 
BRAND CARES ABOUT 
POTENTIAL 
INNOVATIONS 
NEEDS THAT ARE AS YET 
UNSATISFIED, OR THAT 
THE BRAND DOESN’T 
CURRENTLY ADDRESS 
We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 58
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TWAZZUP 
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Listen, Learn, Earn: We Are Social's Guide to Social Listening

  • 1.
    LISTEN, LEARN, EARN USING SOCIAL MEDIA LISTENING TO ADD TANGIBLE BRAND VALUE SIMON KEMP • WE ARE SOCIAL awree social We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 1
  • 2.
    We Are SocialB2B Social • @wearesocialsg • 2
  • 3.
    SOCIAL LISTENING: ‘THEART AND SCIENCE OF DISCOVERING VALUABLE INSIGHTS’ We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 3
  • 4.
    CONTEXT Social medialistening is an essential addition to today’s strategic toolkit, and it can add value throughout your organisation. This guide explains how to make best use of social listening for your brand, from choosing and using the right tools, to adopting best practice. We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 4
  • 5.
    THE REAL VALUEIN SOCIAL MEDIA COMES FROM WHAT WE HEAR, NOT WHAT WE SAY We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 5
  • 6.
    “ YOU CAN’TLEARN ANYTHING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN. ~ EARL NIGHTINGALE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 6
  • 7.
    EVERY DAY, PEOPLESHARE BILLIONS OF PUBLIC POSTS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 7
  • 8.
    EACH POST OFFERSVALUABLE INSIGHT INTO PEOPLE’S LIVES, CHOICES AND BEHAVIOUR We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 8
  • 9.
    EVEN ‘PHOTOS OFLUNCH’ REVEAL A HUGE AMOUNT ABOUT PEOPLE’S PREFERENCES We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 9
  • 10.
    HOWEVER, MOST MARKETERSARE ONLY LISTENING FOR MENTIONS OF THEIR BRAND We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 10
  • 11.
    AS A RESULT,WE MISS OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY NEW WAYS TO ADD VALUE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 11
  • 12.
    .• FROM •.! SELECTIVE HEARING TO ACTIVE LISTENING We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 12
  • 13.
    LISTENING SHOULDN’T JUSTBE ABOUT MEASURING PAST PERFORMANCE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 13
  • 14.
    SOCIAL LISTENING CANADD VALUE TO EVERY PART OF YOUR ORGANISATION We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 14
  • 15.
    LISTENING ADDS VALUEEVERYWHERE PRODUCTS PACKAGING ADVERTISING CUSTOMER SERVICE POS ACTIVITY RECRUITMENT We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 15
  • 16.
    CONTEXT: WEB SEARCHHELPS US TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WE ALREADY HAVE… We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 16
  • 17.
    …BUT LISTENING IDENTIFIESTHE QUESTIONS WE DIDN’T KNOW WE NEEDED TO ANSWER We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 17
  • 18.
    WHEN USED PROPERLY,SOCIAL LISTENING BECOMES A BRAND’S DISCOVERY ENGINE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 18
  • 19.
    LISTENING CAN HELPTO IDENTIFY INSIGHTS THAT CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 19
  • 20.
    MAKE THINGS PEOPLEWANT VS MAKE PEOPLE WANT THINGS ~ JOHN WILLSHIRE • @WILLSH! We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 20
  • 21.
    SO HOW DOWE BECOME MORE STRATEGIC IN OUR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LISTENING? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 21
  • 22.
    LET’S START WITHYOUR BRAND’S OBJECTIVES We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 22
  • 23.
    WHAT DO YOUWANT PEOPLE TO DO DIFFERENTLY TO WHAT THEY DO TODAY? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 23
  • 24.
    WHO DO YOUNEED TO PERSUADE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT CHANGE HAPPEN? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 24
  • 25.
    WHY AREN’T THEYALREADY DOING WHAT WE’D LIKE THEM TO DO? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 25
  • 26.
    AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT? NOW SUCCESS THE THINGS PEOPLE THINK OR BELIEVE TODAY THAT STOP THEM FROM BEHAVING AS WE’D LIKE WHAT WE WANT THEM TO THINK OR BELIEVE THAT WILL HELP TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 26
  • 27.
    SOME POTENTIAL BARRIERSTO SUCCESS PERSONAL TASTES RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY OTHER PRIORITIES ALTERNATIVES & SUBSTITUTES CONVENIENCE OR EFFORT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS A A PHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OPPORTUNITY COSTS CURRENT AFFAIRS We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 27
  • 28.
    THE BEST WAYTO IDENTIFY YOUR BARRIER IS TO LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 28
  • 29.
    PRACTICAL EXERCISES WeAre Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 29
  • 30.
    PART ONE: PROFILINGYOUR AUDIENCE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 30
  • 31.
    LOOK BEYOND THENUMBERS WHEN YOU’RE RESEARCHING YOUR AUDIENCE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 31
  • 32.
    VISIT THE PUBLICPROFILES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE YOUR POSTS ON FACEBOOK We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 32
  • 33.
    READ THE BIOSAND TWEETS OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW YOU ON TWITTER We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 33
  • 34.
    LOOK AT OTHERTHINGS YOUR AUDIENCE DOES, NOT JUST WHAT THEY DO WITH YOU We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 34
  • 35.
    EXPLORE WHAT REALLYCOUNTS, NOT JUST WHAT YOU CAN COUNT We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 35
  • 36.
    BRING YOUR INSIGHTSTOGETHER INTO A REPRESENTATIVE AUDIENCE ‘PERSONA’ We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 36
  • 37.
    FOR EXAMPLE, TRYWRITING A FACEBOOK PROFILE TO DESCRIBE YOUR CORE AUDIENCE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 37
  • 38.
    PART 2: UNDERSTANDINGYOUR AUDIENCE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 38
  • 39.
    ORGANIC MONITORING OFFERSRICH, TIMELY INSIGHTS INTO POTENTIAL BARRIERS We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 39
  • 40.
    BUT THIS ISNOT JUST ABOUT TRACKING WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT BRANDS We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 40
  • 41.
    INSTEAD, USE LISTENINGTO UNDERSTAND THE BROADER LIVES OF YOUR AUDIENCE We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 41
  • 42.
    IN ORDER TOLISTEN, WE’LL NEED SOME LISTENING TOOLS We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 42
  • 43.
    CHOOSING PAID TOOLSIS A COMPLEX PROCESS BASED ON MANY VARIABLES We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 43
  • 44.
    THE GOOD NEWS:THERE ARE MANY GREAT FREE TOOLS TO HELP GET YOU STARTED We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 44
  • 45.
    TWO POWERFUL FREETOOLS HOOTSUITE TWEETDECK We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 45
  • 46.
    HOW HOOTSUITE &TWEETDECK CAN HELP DIRECT ENGAGEMENT KEEP TRACK OF YOUR FEEDS, TIMELINES, LISTS, MENTIONS, MESSAGES AND FOLLOWERS # KEYWORD TRACKING TRACK ACTIVITY RELATING TO OTHER ACCOUNTS, HASHTAGS, OR KEYWORDS SEARCH & MONITORING CREATE COMPLEX SEARCHES AND MONITOR ASSOCIATED MENTIONS OVER TIME We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 46
  • 47.
    SOME THINGS YOUCOULD SEARCH FOR BRAND NAME GENERIC PRODUCT PRODUCT BENEFIT COMPETITOR BRANDS CATEGORY GENERICS PURPOSE OR PROBLEM We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 47
  • 48.
    THERE ARE PLENTYOF OTHER, SPECIALIST LISTENING SERVICES OUT THERE TOO… We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 48
  • 49.
    TOOLS TO TRACKKEYWORDS & TOPICS 1. TOPSY.COM 2. TALKWALKER.COM 3. MENTION.COM 4. SOCIALMENTION.COM 5. TWAZZUP.COM 6. ADDICTOMATIC.COM 7. ICEROCKET.COM 8. BACKTWEETS.COM 9. TWITTER.COM/SEARCH-ADVANCED We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 49
  • 50.
    TOOLS FOR IDENTIFYINGTRENDS 1. TWITTER.COM (SEE THE ‘TRENDING’ SECTION) 2. TRENDSPOTTR.COM 3. NUZZEL.COM 4. NETVIBES.COM 5. TRENDSMAP.COM 6. WHATTHETREND.COM 7. LINKEDIN.COM/TODAY We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 50
  • 51.
    TOOLS TO HELPUNDERSTAND PEOPLE 1. FACEBOOK.COM (READ PEOPLE’S PROFILES!) 2. KLOUT.COM (LOOK AT ‘TOPICS’ ON PROFILE PAGES) 3. MONITOR.WILDFIREAPP.COM 4. FOLLOWERWONK.COM 5. SOCIALRANK.COM 6. KRED.COM 7. TWTRLAND.COM 8. ANALYTICS.TWITTER.COM We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 51
  • 52.
    BUT REMEMBER: THETOOLS WILL ADD NO VALUE UNLESS YOU USE THEM PROPERLY We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 52
  • 53.
    BEWARE OF LISTENINGONLY FOR THE THINGS YOU EXPECT OR WANT TO HEAR We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 53
  • 54.
    EFFECTIVE LISTENING REQUIRESAN OPEN MIND We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 54
  • 55.
    ARE PEOPLE TALKINGABOUT ANYTHING THE BRAND CARES ABOUT? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 55
  • 56.
    7 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: 1. WHO IS TALKING? 2. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? 3. WHERE ARE THEY SAYING IT? 4. WHEN ARE THEY SAYING IT? 5. WHY ARE THEY SAYING IT (MOTIVATIONS)? 6. WHICH ELEMENTS ENGAGE OTHER PEOPLE? 7. HOW WILL CONVERSATIONS IMPACT THE BRAND? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 56
  • 57.
    ARE PEOPLE DISCUSSINGANYTHING MORE PROFOUND THAT MIGHT BE RELEVANT? We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 57
  • 58.
    SOME THINGS WE’RELOOKING FOR: VALUABLE INSIGHTS SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS THE BRAND TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE IN NEW WAYS KEY INFLUENCERS SOMEONE WHO IS INFLUENTIAL ABOUT THE BRAND OR WHAT THE BRAND CARES ABOUT POTENTIAL INNOVATIONS NEEDS THAT ARE AS YET UNSATISFIED, OR THAT THE BRAND DOESN’T CURRENTLY ADDRESS We Are Social @wearesocialsg • #ListenLearnEarn • 58
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