michael brito - the future of social business
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How to kick ass and take names build community and create advocacy on the social webMichael Brito| @Britopian SVP, Social Business Planning, Edelman
Growing Customer Expectations
2009 Study 2010 Study
59% use Social Media to interact with brands 78% of use Social Media to interact with brands
93% believe a company should have a presence in social media
37% of users engaging companies or brands via new media at least once per week
43% of consumers say that companies should use social networks to solve the consumers' problems
New media users overwhelmingly believe companies or brands should not only have a presence in new media (95%) but also interact with their consumers (89%).
41% believe that companies should use social media tools to solicit feedback on products and services
The Social Customer & Brand Experience
Brand Discovery:Google Search, Word of MouthBrand Discovery:Google Search, Word of Mouth
Brand Participation:Fanning, following, likingBrand Participation:Fanning, following, liking
Brand Sharing:Easy, habitual, publishingBrand Sharing:Easy, habitual, publishing
Brand Advocacy:Creating content, sharing, defendingBrand Advocacy:Creating content, sharing, defending
The Advocate (e.g. encourage friends to
purchase)
The Opinion Sharer(e.g. post review)
The Participant(e.g. participate in a brand
experience)
The Informed(e.g. research products online)
• Advocates talk about the brand, even when the brand isn’t listening• Advocates are trusted among their peers and within their micro communities• Advocates are aiding and influencing others down the purchase funnel
The Advocate Purchase Funnel
Social Omnipresence
• The customer journey is dynamic; and always changes• Brands need to have multiple customer touch points to break through the clutter• Customers need to hear things 3 – 5 times before the actually believe
Optimizing The Hub & Spoke
• The content hub is the website, blog, content aggregator
• Content should be optimized for search w/terms that are relevant to your business
• Should be convenient for users to consume content within the channels that they are comfortable with
• Facebook status updates that promote blog content
• Other content shared NEEDS to add value to the conversation and community
The HubThe Hub
• Occasional tweets on promoting blog content
• Cross promoting other social channels, when relevant
• Needs to be unique; not the same on FB
• Optimize Youtube channel and new videos to link back hub/blog
• Videos can be shared on Facebook, YouTube or through editorial
• Optimize Google+ page with relevant links and content back to other channels
• Should not duplicate content
• Add Google+ icons to hub
It’s not necessarily about the network
It’s about people …
• Tools are changing, consumers’ expectations aren’t• In fact, they want more out of brands. That is a good thing
So, how we do live up to customer expectations?
Kick Ass Products
Superior Customer Service
Proactive Community Engagement
Smart Content Creation & Positioning
It starts with listening
People buy from business that listen
Some tools to help you kick ass
Some tools to help you kick ass
Some tools to help you kick ass
We can never forget Google…
Key Takeaways:
• The social customer is gaining influence; pay attention to them by listening• Use tools to help scale your efforts internally• Don’t forget about Google
Michael Brito
SVP, Social Business Planning
Edelman Digital
@Britopian
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