social media action plan (2010 update)
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Social Media - What is it? Why does it matter? 3 step action plan (Listen, Engage, Influence)TRANSCRIPT
Social Media and KM
What is Social Media?
Why does it matter?
Social Media Action Plan
Media has changed - 2006
“To find something comparable, you have to go back 500 years
to the printing press, the birth of mass media … Technology is
shifting power away from the editors, the publishers, the
establishment, the media elite. Now it’s the people who are
taking control” Rupert Murdoch, Wired July 2006.
Consumers have a voice
billion
•Internet population Nov : 2010
Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
So what is Social Media?
“Open conversations that
encourage participation
and connect people”
Ian Farmer
Social Networks – Facebook
9.7 million (Nov 2010)
57% of Online Pop.
500 million users global
Wikis – collaborative
Podcasts – niche / time shifting
17m
Youtube
billion views/day
24 hours uploaded every min 46 years of Youtube consumed on Facebook every day
150 million users
800 tweets / sec
And other content communities
More and more of us use it
It helps you express yourself
Review stuff, weigh up pro’s and cons
Research company / clients
Research – interview questions
Share things easily
billion
•Content Shared each month
And through the wisdom of crowds
Allows us to discover new stuff
Social Media and the Conversational web
What is Social Media?
Why does it matter?
Social media action plan
We now know the truth
76% don’t believe
that companies tell
the truth in
advertisements
Source: Yankelowich
Consumer recommendations are
the most credible form of
advertising among 78% of the
study’s respondents.
Source: Nielsen, “Word-of-Mouth the Most Powerful Selling Tool”
(global Nielsen survey of 26,486 Internet users in 47 markets)
Who do we believe?
People like ourselves
My friends
Their friends
Shared interest
Social media conversations are recorded
And influence “offline” behaviour
Of those who use used or buy bought
your product / service
For Good
And Not so good
Social media impacts your brands reputation
34% post opinions about products and
brands on their blog
36% think more positively about companies
that have blogs
Source: Universal McCann Power to the people - Social Media Tracker Wave 3
So that’s why it matters !
Social Media and the Conversational web
What is Social Media?
Why does it matter?
Social media action plan
Consumers are beginning in a very real sense to own our brands and
participate in their creation … We need to begin to learn to let go.
A.G. Lafley, CEO and Chairman of P&G, October 2006
Try and control this?
Ignore it ?
... But this just eliminates you from the conversation
Social Media action plan
What is Social Media?
Why does it matter?
Social media action plan
Listen
Engage
Influence
How to listen to social media?
Search
Knowledge - Social Bookmarking
Opinions in real time
Speed Feed reading
Blog Trends
FORUMS
Real time feedback : Grad recruitment exposed !
Recorded Experiences
Reactions to current issues
Listen
”The Development of a process
to understand the conversations,
and action the insights”
Ian Farmer
LISTEN : Social Media services
Listen Research : opinions in real time
Risk Awareness
Insights
Permission to Engage
We monitor social media because it provides unsolicited and unbiased consumer opinions about
our products and brands in real time. If a brand, messaging or product problem is identified by
bloggers, we can fix the problem quickly before it gets too widespread. Also, positive comments
help us understand early on if something is working particularly well.” Christin Stasiw Lazarchuk, Director, Global Market Research, Ford Motor Company.
Social Media Audit
Social Media Monitoring Strategy
Monitoring development
Insights reporting
Training
Social Media Audit report
Social Media Action Plan
Listen
Engage
Influence
It’s PR Jim, but not as we know it!
Cicero’s 9 rules from “On Duties” in 44BC
1. Speak clearly
2. Speak easily, but not too much, give others their turn
3. Do not interrupt
4. Be courteous
5. Deal seriously with serious matters, gracefully with lighter ones
6. Never criticize people behind their backs
7. Stick to subjects of general interests
8. Do not talk about yourself
9. Never lose your temper
Example – UK civil service
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/iam/codes/social_media/participation.asp
Be credible Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent.
Be consistent Encourage constructive criticism and deliberation. Be cordial, honest and
professional at all times.
Be responsive When you gain insight, share it where appropriate.
Be integrated Wherever possible, align online participation with other offline
communications.
Be a civil servant Remember that you are an ambassador for your organisation. Wherever
possible, disclose your position as a representative of your department or
agency.
Social Media engagement policy?
or
Identify where else to engage?
You Tube presence
BRITA Facebook
Engagement integration
Involve your audience >10K ideas US $1mill rev
Social Media press releases
http://rm.guinness.com.au/smpr-250?noac=true
Social learning
Crisis Response training
For when the Rats take over !!
“PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION
is the new LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION”
Ian Farmer
Social Media services
Engage
• Feedback: discussion channels
• Increase Customer Service
• Exhibit Leadership : Sharing POVs
• Innovation: Source of Ideas
• Growth: reduced cycles times
• Self awareness
• Opportunity to Influence
Policy
Engagement integration
Corporate / brand blogs
Identify & track engagement
Social Media Presence (YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia)
Social Media Press Release
Crisis response training
Social Media Action Plan
Listen
Engage
Influence
1000 entries, 5.5 million votes
Recruit and reward evangelists
Influence via cause marketing
Bushfire widget
• Developed in 2 days
• 90K views
• 1:722 viral ration
• 25% interacted
• 5,504 donations
Make it easy for people to tell others
Establish conversational metrics
Influence
“Measuring the results of how you effect
social media, then using that insight to
stimulate conversations, making it easier
for people to recommend and sample
your products”
Ian Farmer
Social Media services
Influence
• Expand touchpoints
• Measurement of campaigns
• Risk mgmnt “Ask the audience”
• Build loyalty & Identify Evangelists
• Collaboration opportunities
• Word of mouse! Influence Identification
Loyalty & evangelist programs
Campaign metrics
Word of Mouth Marketing
Internet is twice as influence of TV and 8 times that of Print (source: Digital Influence Index study Fleishman-Hillard)
Social Media action plan
What is Social Media?
Why does it matter?
Social media action plan
Listen
Engage
Influence
Social Media – continuous learning
• Don’t FAIL to LEARN
• DO FAIL to LEARN
More information Ian Farmer
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Ian’s blog : http://frontiering.com.au