building a social strategy
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The 14th lecture in the IGRM course plan. This lecture covers how a social strategy is created and the things that need to be watched for.TRANSCRIPT
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BuildingASocialStrategyGettingThePlanRight
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“Ifitdoesn’tsell,itisn’tcreative”‐DavidOgilvy
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Toomanycompaniesjumpintosocialmedia,butfailtoplan
properly.
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Theydon’tengagewiththeircustomers.
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Theyliketheidea,butfailtoimplementitcompletely
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Theyfailtogetreadyinternallycausingthemtofailexternally
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Tobesuccessfulusingsocialtechnologies,companiesmustfirstprepareandaligninternalroles,
processes,policiesandstakeholderswithbusinessobjectives
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Addingsocialtobusinessisaprofoundchangethatimpactsalldepartmentsintheorganizationin
differentways
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StartWithResearch
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Rule1–Don’tFondleTheHammer
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FocusontheCustomers Runwhenyouhear“TwitterStrategy”or“FacebookStrategy”
–thisputsthecartbeforethehorse Focusonhowyou’llunderstandthecustomers Thenchooseabusinessobjective
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Socialgraphics
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DevelopYourCustomerProfile
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SocialgraphicsBringsYouIntoAction Whereareyourcustomersonline?
– Don’taimlesslyapproachsocialnetworkswithoutknowingiftheyarethere
Whatareyourcustomers’socialbehaviorsonline?– Tellsyouwhatsocialfeaturestoaddtoyourbrand
communications Whatsocialinformationorpeopledoyourcustomersrelyon?
– Iftheyrelyontheirfriends,facilitateamarketingprogramthatencouragescustomerstosharewiththeirfriends
Whatisyourcustomers’socialinfluence?Whotruststhem?– Ifyourcustomersaretrustedbyothers,highlightyour
customersinfrontoftheircommunity Howdoyourcustomersusesocialtechnologiesinthecontextof
yourproducts/services?– Understandhowcustomersusethesetoolsinresearchingnew
products,decisionmakingandsupport
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EngagementPyramid
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EngagementPyramidData
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Watching What?
– Consumecontentonly• VisitSocialNetworkingSites• ReadBlogs• WatchVideos• ListentoPodcasts
Why?– Seekingsocial‐createdcontenttohelpwith:• Decisionmaking• Learningfrompeers• Entertainment
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HowtoEngage? Understandthecontentthattheyarecurrentlyconsuming Berelevant–whatdoyourcustomerswanttoread,watchor
hear? Createcontentthatengageswatchingbasedonexisting
habits
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Sharing What?
– UpdatestatusonsocialsitesorTwitter– Upload/Forwardphotos,videos,articles,etc.
Why?– Wanttoshareinformationtheyhavewithpeersanddemonstrateknowledge
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HowtoEngage? Simplifyandinnovatesharingtools Advancedbrandsshouldlookataddingsharingtoolbarsto
theirwebsites Announcerecognitionandrewardsforthosewhoshare IntegrateFacebook,LinkedInandTwitterConnectfeatures
thatallowpeopletosignintoyoursitewiththeirexistingsocialprofiles
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Commenting What?
– Respondtoothers’content• Commentonblogsornewsstories• Reviewandrateproducts
Why?– Activelyparticipate,support,orcontributeideas/opinions
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HowtoEngage? Addcommentingfeaturestoeverypageofyourwebsite Developacommunitypolicy Fosteranopenandfriendlyenvironment Discouragespammersandtrolls Seekcommunityvendorstoprovideadditionalfeaturesand
traffic
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Producing What?
– Createandpublishtheirowncontent Why?
– Wanttoexpresstheirindividualidentity– Sharetheirowncontent– Beheard– Berecognized
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HowtoEngage? Becomeaplatformforthevoiceofyourcustomers Providepublicrecognitionformosthelpfulcommunity
members OfferSponsoredDiscussionswithotherbrandsthatyour
communityisinterestedin
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Curating What?
– ModerateorareheavilyinvolvedinonlinecommunitieslikeWikipedia,Facebookfanpagesordiscussionboards
Why?– Investedinsuccessofaproduct,serviceorcommunity– Wanttogiveback– Wanttoberecognized
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HowtoEngage? Relyonthemastrustedadvisors,considerthemnon‐paid
partners Identifyinfluencersorcommunitybuilders,recognizethem
publicly
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CommunityDynamics
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DoaMarketAnalysis
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PerformASocialAudit Whatisyourcompanycurrentlydoinginthesocialspace?
Whatareyouremployeesdoing? Identifyinternalexpertsthatcanoverseeyoursocialstrategy DON’T–thinkofsocialasonlyGenY–itwillbeamassive
mistakethatwilltakealongtimetorecoverfrom
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BuildYourProcessesProcessesSurviveWhileEmployeesLeave
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Rule2–Livebythe80%Rule
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GetYourCompanyReady Treatsocialsuccesslikelaunchinganewproductorservice 80%ofsuccessisgettingyourcompanyready–only20%is
aboutthetechnologies Youcan’tloveyourcustomersuntilyouloveyourself
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ThinkCrisisManagementPlan
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WorkOutYourOrganizationalModel
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Centralized
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Organic OrganicGrowth Authentic Experimental Notcoordinated
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Coordinated Onehubsetsrules,bestpractices,procedures
BusinessUnitsundertaketheirownefforts
Spreadswidelyaroundtheorganization
Takestime
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MultipleHub&Spoke“Dandelion” SimilartoCoordinatedbutacrossmultiplebrandsandunits
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Holistic“Honeycomb” Eachemployeeisempowered
UnlikeOrganic,employeesareorganized
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PoliciesGetYourCorePoliciesReadyorSuffertheConsequences
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RequiredPolicies Disclosure/EthicsPolicy–setsthetermsofrelationshipwith
usersandrequiresthosewhoworkforthecompanytodisclosetheirrelationship
SocialMediaPolicy–Definewhen,howandwhereyouremployeescanengagewithsocialmedias(setstherequirementoftraining)
CommunityPolicy–Setstheboundariesforitsparticipantsonsocialmediaplatformsrangingfromblogs&websitestoFacebook&twitter
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PrepareYourResourcePoolMakeSureEveryoneKnowsWhatTheyAreDoing
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Rule3–CustomersDon’tCare
WhatDepartmentYouAreIn
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CustomersDeserveaHolisticApproach
WithSocialTools,everyemployeecantalktocustomersandprospects
Thiscouldcreateconfusionwithclients Newsystemswillbeneededtocentralizedatasocustomers
haveaholisticexperience
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SocialCRMHelpsCompaniesCatchUp ConnectstheSocialWebwithexistingCRMSystems EnablesBrandstobettermanagerelationships
– Catchleadsinreal‐time– Allowforbetteraccountmanagement– Anticipatecustomerneeds
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18UseCasesofSocialCRM
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ButNotAllofThemAreMarketReady
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EducateYour
Employees
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MakeSureYouHaveaSocialStrategist&CommunityManager
Onboard
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PickTheRightAgency Thereareahugenumberofagenciesthatcallthemselves
Digital,butherearesomerulestotestthemwith Testtoseethattheyfocusonrelationships,notcampaigns
– Campaignsarelimitedadventures,relationshipsmustlast Askwhentheyfailedatsocialmediaandwhattheylearned
– Onlyhireagencieswith“scartissue” Leveragetheagencytotrainyouonallthingssocial
– Enablefast,concertedentryintothemarket Bewaryofagenciesthatwanttocraftyourstrategy–only
youcandothat– Beespeciallywaryofagenciesthatdraftstrategydocumentsbasedonaseriesofinterviews
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GetYourStakeholdersOnboard Executives–approvaltomoveforward,budget,andallocate
resources Communications–whatskillswilltheyneedtolearnor
unlearn? Employees–howwilltheybetrained,armedandsupported? Legal–howwilltheyprotectemployeesandthecorporation?
Willtheyneedtocreatenewpoliciesandguidelinesfortheinitiative?
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Analytics
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Makesuretocalculateyour
SocialReadinessScore
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Rule4–RealTimeIsn’tFastEnough
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UnderstandingTheDigitalFramework
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BrandsCanBuyDigitalMedia
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BrandsCanOwnDigitalMedia
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ButBrandsMustEarnSomeMedias
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