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Social Strategy For RevolutionariesCharlene LiVice President, Principal AnalystCo-author, GroundswellForrester Research
March 9, 2008
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The revolutionary – talk show host Shaun Daily
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Definition
► Groundswell
A social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions like corporations
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Will you be a radical like Thomas Paine?
Sparked American Revolution with
“Common Sense”
Joined the French Revolution and got
thrown in jail
Obituary: “He had lived long, did some
good and much harm.”
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Or a revolutionary like Thomas Jefferson?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Became the third President of the US
Staunch defender of Thomas Paine
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The dog days of 1776
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Theme
Making revolution stick will require frameworks
and process
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Agenda
• What process can be used to create a social strategy?
• How are revolutionaries creating social strategies?
• How should you get started?
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The four-step approach to the groundswell
POST
People Assess your customers’ social activities
Objectives Decide what you want to accomplish
Strategy Plan for how relationships with customers will change
Technology Decide which social technologies to use
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Creators
Critics
Collectors
Joiners
Spectators
Inactives
The ladderof participation
Adults Youth
18% 39%
25% 43%
12% 14%
25% 58%
48% 66%
44% 26%
Base: US online consumersSource: NACTAS Q2 2007 North American Social Technographics online survey and NACTAS Q4 2006 Youth online survey
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Age is also a major driver of adoption
Base: US online consumersSource: NACTAS Q2 2007 North American Social Technographics online survey
NACTAS Q4 2006 Youth online survey
Percent of each generation in each Social Technographics category
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Development
Support
Sales
Marketing
Research
Groundswell objectivesRoles
Listening
Talking
Energizing
Supporting
Embracing
Key roles and their groundswell objectives
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Agenda
• What process can be used to create a social strategy?
• How are revolutionaries creating social strategies?
• How should you get started transforming your organization?
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Blendtec talks with viral videos
Users can also add the video to their
own sites
Viewers record video responses
Over 4.6 M views
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George Wright, VP of Marketing spent $50
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Dan Black, Director of Campus Recruiting for Ernst & Young
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Ernst & Young listens – and talks with college students on Facebook
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Gary Koelling and Steve Bendt, Best Buy
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Blueshirtnation.com serves front line employees
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Josh started Intelpedia on a spare server
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Steve Fisher, VP of Platform, Salesforce.com
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IdeaExchange built the case against sawbanners
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Agenda
• What process can be used to create a social strategy?
• How are revolutionaries creating social strategies?
• How should you get started transforming your organization?
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The four-step approach to the groundswell
POST
People Assess your customers’ social activities
Objectives Decide what you want to accomplish
Strategy Plan for how relationships with customers will change
Technology Decide which social technologies to use
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Lionel Menchaca, Dell.com
BackgroundProduct technicianProduct review PR
Knew everyone
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Dell’s blog didn’t get off to a good start
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Michael Dell gave Lionel support
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This audacious post set the tone for the blog
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Dell executives review and implement customer suggestions
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Dell uses a blog to talk to investors
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Find and support your revolutionaries
• Find the people most passionate about developing relationships with the groundswell
• Educate your executives
• Put someone important in charge
• Define “the box” with policies and process
• Make it safe(r) to fail
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Final words of advice
• Making revolution stick will require frameworks and process
• Start small, but think big
• Make social strategy the responsibility of every single employee
• Be patient – cultural change takes time
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Charlene Li
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