The document discusses the value of social media listening for brands. It explains that social listening can provide insights into people's lives, preferences, and behaviors that are shared publicly online. However, most marketers only listen for mentions of their own brand and miss opportunities to understand customer needs. The document provides tips on how to use free and paid social listening tools to move from selective hearing of brand mentions to actively listening to online conversations to identify new insights that can help improve products, services and business strategies.