green america presents the open brand: beyond green washing
DESCRIPTION
Sustainability Marketing in a World of Radical Transparency.Social media technology is driving the shift towards a more open culture, a more open government, and most notably, a more open way of marketing. People are Twittering about your brand right now and the way you respond today will determine the future of brand management.At the same time, corporate sustainability marketing initiatives are getting labeled as green washing because they lack transparency that is foundational to building authentic brand trust.In this talk, you will learn how to leverage social media technology to be an Open Brand leader, transcending green washing and building trusted relationship with your customers. See current case studies of corporate green initiatives that have succeeded and failed. Learn how to show your green, authentically.TRANSCRIPT
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• Founded 1982
•Green America’s mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace— to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
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• Celebrating 25 years
• Largest & leading green business network
• 4,000 Members
• Seal of Approval: Screened and approved members earn the right to display our Seal, verifying their authenticity.
• Brings you Green Festivals, National Green Pages, and Green Business Conference.
Working together with our 4,000 business members to grow the green marketplace: the economic foundation for a just and sustainable society.
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CONNECT
•Green Business Conferences
•Social Networking Site – The GBN Lounge
•Connections – The GBN online newsletter
•The new B2B Wholesale Guide
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•We screen our members and award a Seal of Approval to those who qualify.
Our Seal of Approval earns businesses a listing and ad opportunities in the National Green Pages, print and online…
Advertising and editorial coverage in our publications…
And exhibiting rights at any of our 5 Green Festivals – in San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
MARKET
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• We help our members grow, with:
• Webinars on marketing, business success, government funding, greening your operations, growth strategies, and more
• Expanding distribution of National Green Pages in stores nationwide
• Free GBN member listings on GenGreenLife.com and WorldofGood.com
• Discounted business services.
• Green Business Conferences – with presentations and networking sessions to help you grow.
• Coming soon…New tools to help businesses along the path of sustainability and access to government purchasing databases.
GROW
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On the Web: www.greenamericatoday.org/green business/
By phone: 202-872-5317
Inquire by e-mail: [email protected]
JOIN US
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About the Speaker
• Joey Shepp, Green MBA
• Principal at EarthsiteWeb Strategy for Sustainable Brands
• Founder of Open BrandsSocial Brand Monitoring
• Internet Marketing Director for Green Festival
JoeyShepp.com
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The Open Brand:Beyond Green Washing
Sustainability Messaging in a World of Radical Transparency
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Roadmap
1.Trends2.Case Studies3.Principles4.How To5.Questions
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Green WashingMaking environmental marketing claimsthat are not true or stretching the truth.
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Chevy FAIL
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Fuji FAIL
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7 Sins of GreenWashing1. Hidden Tradeoffs
2. Lack of Proof
3. Vague Claims
4. Irrelevant Claims
5. Worshiping False Labels
6. The Lesser of Two Evils
7. Outright Lies
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So, Where next?
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Social Media Is the future of Sustainability
Marketing
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What is Social media?
•Social Networking
•Online Video
•E-Commerce
•Online Advertising
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Interactive Marketing Growth
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Facebook Growth
Facebook has grown from 100 million to 200 million users in less than 8 months.
If it were a country, it would be bigger than Brazil.
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Twitter Growth
The number of visitors to the site in March more than doubled to 9.3 million, up from 4.3 million in February.
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Social Media is aDisruptive Technology
Old School New School
Top Down Bottom Up
Closed Open
Advertisement Conversation
Print Media Digital Media
One to Many Many to Many
Privacy Transparency
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OpenCulture
Open Governmen
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OpenSoftware
OpenBrands
An Open World
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So,Who controls
a Brand?
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Yesterday:Marketers
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Today:Community
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What do people Trust?
• 81% trust word of mouth
• 56% trust media editorial
• 25% company advertising
• http://bit.ly/Dtn7S
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Power Shift
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The Connection toSustainability Messaging•Social Media is based in transparency and openness.
•Sustainability Messaging requires transparency to be trusted.
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Radical TransparencyCase Studies
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Chevy VideoContest• What happened?• Chevy launches a YouTube campaign to
submit user generated videos promoting the Chevy Tahoe.
• Backlash• Activists seize the opportunity to voice their
feelings about the Chevy Tahoe.
• GM Fast Lane Blog• “Early on we made the decision that if we
were to hold this contest, in which we invite anyone to create an ad, in an open forum, that we would be summarily destroyed in the blogosphere if we censored the ads based on their viewpoint. So, we adopted a position of openness and transparency, and decided that we would welcome the debate.”
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#AmazonFail• Friday: Authors discover that Amazon.com is delisting their gay and lesbian titles in book search
• Saturday: Word spreads around the Twitter like wildfire
• Sunday: Amazon provides a few vague responses about it being a glitch.
• Monday: Stocks have dropped by 2%
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Skittles puts Twitter on their Home Page
• home page into an online portal featuring a live Twitter feed alongside Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube content
• so many hits the first day it brought down Twitter
• But just two days after its launch, Skittles was forced to rethink its social media strategy after users deluged the site with inane and often profane "tweets," the messages sent by Twitter users.
Source Link
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jetBlue in the Beginning…
• Joel blogs about how it was creepy that JetBlue followed him. Moments later, JetBlue direct messaged him apologizing and explaining their human approach to connecting with their customers.
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jetBlue Today
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Intel PublishesSocial Media Guidelines• Be transparent.• Be judicious. • Write what you know. • Perception is reality. • It's a conversation. • Are you adding value? • Your Responsibility• Create some excitement.• Be a Leader. • Did you screw up? • If it gives you pause, pause.
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Zappos CEO on Twitter
“I think the way to succeed in today’s world is to make your business more personal. Twitter is also a great way of doing that.”-Tony, CEO of Zappos
•CEO, Tony, talks about his company, but also shares his personality.
• Massive following• Early success story in using Twitter. Jumped on the new technology early.
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Many CEOs on Twitter
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Patagonia documentsproduct lifecycle
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• GoodGuide provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.
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Community PoweredCustomer Support
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Companies Customers
1. Be human 1. Be understanding
2. Use real names and be personal
2. Use your real identity
3. Anticipate problems will occur, and set clear, public expectations in advance for how you will address issues.
3. Recognize that problems will occur and give companies the information and time required to competently address issues.
4. Cultivate a public dialogue.
4. Share issues directly or through a forum.
5. Speak plainly, candidly with customers.
5. Give companies the benefit of the doubt.
A call for SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
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Social Brand Monitoring
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Open Brand Channels
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How do I make my business Open?
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Thinking Open
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Open Brand Principles
• Embrace Transparency
• Meet People Where They are At
• Customers Trust Customers
• Befriend Influencers
• Social Currency
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Benefits of being Open
• Customers do marketing for you.
• Gain innovation from your customer feedback
• Quicker response time to customer concerns
• Real time insights to customer needs
• Build loyal customers
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How brands should prepare
• Don't Hesitate
• Prepare For Transparency
• Connect with Advocates
• Evolve your Enterprise Systems
• Shatter your Brand Website
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Social Media MarketingBasics
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Start with Listening
•Google Reader
•Google Analytics
•Google Alerts
•Tweet Beep
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It’s like a user profile, but for your business
Create a Facebook Page for your business and start collecting Fans. Post photos, videos and links for your Fans to check out and comment on. Build an active customer community.
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Social Networking for Professionals
Have your employees build full Profiles on LinkedIn, which in turn will build a powerful profile for your company. Many features support company business development: Join professional groups, get advice from peers, hire new employees, and get introductions to key contacts.
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How to TwitterBasic How to Guide
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What is Twitter?
•Microblogging
•Real Time
•Public
•Always On
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Basic Twitter Use
•Personal Updates (tweets)
•Responses to others (@user)
•Sharing Links (tiny URL)
•Retweeting (RT)
•Direct Messages (DM)
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Best Practices
• Get your user account NOW
• Tweet consistently, 1-6 per day
• Provide value to your community
• Increase ‘signal’ by using #hashtags
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Deeper Implications
1. Speed of learning
2. Ambient intimacy
3. Increased authenticity
4. Customized attention networks
5. Increased individuality
6. Tracking global concerns
7. Personal connection to our heroes and heroines
By Stephen Dinan
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Go Further
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Web Strategies for Sustainable Brands
• Web Design and Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Consulting
Fairfax, CA415.259.4546
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Follow us on
@earthsite
@joeyshepp
@openbrands
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Questions?