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“To thrive and win in the dynamic new world of social business, you need a strong foundational understanding, a clear and purposeful strategy, and playbook to turn concepts and intentions into actions and results. Michael Brito delivers these essentials so you can get going--now--on the path to social business success. Read, conceptualize, customize, execute, win.”
Mark Yolton, Senior Vice President, SAP
“It’s time to get serious about social media execution. Michael Brito shows you how. This book will transform your thinking and inspire change across your organization.”
Clara Shih, Author of The Facebook Era and CEO/Founder of Hearsay Social
“It isn’t enough to just be on Twitter and Facebook to be ‘social’ in business today. Michael Brito expertly leads you into the 2012 world where being social in business is expected, not an extra frill done by some geeks in the corner. This book will get your company up to date and will show you the management and tooling changes you need to make to keep up with the Facebook generation.”
Robert Scoble, Chief Learning Officer, Rackspace
“Smart Business, Social Business should be in the hands of every executive who knows social media is transforming the way we do business and doesn’t want to get left behind.”
Ben Parr, Editor-at-Large, Mashable
“Michael Brito is one of the real deals. In a world where it’s hard to find accredited sources in disruptive technology, Michael Brito has brand side experience, as well as agency side perspective. His new book is a likely desktop reference for organizations to understand the social customer and to humanize its business operations.”
Jeremiah Owyang, Partner, Altimeter Group
“It’s clear now that every business needs to begin its transformational journey towards becoming a social enterprise. This book gets right to it with practical steps to take, models to follow, roles to create, and case studies to inspire. The essence of today’s modern thinking in one nice, neat package.”
David Alston, Chief Marketing Officer, Radian6
Become an Authentic, High Performing, and Collaborative “Social Business”
...and Reap the Rewards of Driving Real Business Value
You’ll learn how to
• Transform from a “social brand” to a fully collaborative “social business”
• Have productive internal conversations with stakeholders that lead to successful external conversations with the community
• Create effective organizational models that drive collaboration and communication
• Overcome the conflicts of social media ownership from behind the firewall
• Tear down the “organizational silos” that prevent crucial collaboration
• Select the right social media tools, technologies, and agencies that will add value to the business
• Implement moderation strategies and governance models that address social media policies and procedures
• Embrace today’s new social customer and implement a next-generation “Social CRM” strategy
• Measure the effectiveness of your social media presence and initiatives
• Utilize social techniques to engage better talent and put it to work
• Use community feedback to shape your business models, products, and processes
Many companies are active on Twitter and Facebook…have blogs and online communities…but behind the firewall, chaos, anarchy, and conflict reign. In this book, top social business expert Michael Brito shows how to build a rock-solid internal framework to operationalize social media and make external engagement and community building more effective, meaningful, and sustainable. Brito systematically reviews the people, process, and technology obstacles you’ll face within the organization, and shares best-practice solutions drawn from his extensive experience with leading-edge brands. Step by step, you’ll learn how to humanize business operations and build a collaborative organization that can effectively engage with the social customer.
Foreword by Brian Solis xvii
Introduction 1
Chapters at a Glance 4
Based on Actual Events 7
Chapter 1: Human Capital, Evolved 9
Driving Cultural Change in the Social Business 10
Tearing Down the Silos for Organizational Growth 13
Communicating Successful Failures 16
Qantas Airlines: No Crash, Despite Lots of Rumors 16
Domino’s Pizza YouTube Crisis 17
Motrin: Does Anyone Listen to Baby-Wearing Moms? 18
Gaining Executive Sponsorship to Facilitate Change 20
Activating Employees to Engage in Social Media 21
Fundamentals of Community Management 24
Establishing Continuity in the Global Landscape 26
Standard Organizational Models for the Social Business 29
Who Really Owns Social Media? 34
Taking the Next Steps 34
Chapter 2: Surveying the Technology Supermarket 37
Choosing the Right Social Software 39
Jive 39
Microsoft SharePoint 41
IBM 41
Box.net 41
Tibbr 42
Yammer 42
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center 43
Social Listening Software Commoditized 44
Radian6 44
Lithium Social Media Monitoring (Formerly ScoutLabs) 46
Meltwater Buzz 47
Social Relationship Management Applications 48
Sprinklr 49
Awareness 49
The Syncapse Platform 49
Hearsay Social 50
Real-Time Analytics and Publishing Efficiencies 51
The Future of External Social Technologies 52
The Entire Internet Will Be Facebook 53
Network Consolidation 54
Taking the Next Steps 56
Social Technologies 56
Build a Listening Station: Listen and Act 57
Chapter 3: Establishing a Governance Model 59
Crafting Social Media Policies and Procedures 62
Transparency and Disclosure 66
Moderation 66
Training and Organizational Intelligence 68
Noncompetitive Collaboration 71
Social Media Executive Councils 72
Taking the Next Step 73
Chapter 4: Embracing the Social Customer 77
The Value of a Social Media Practitioner 78
Hiring Social Media Practitioners 79
Corporate Profiles Versus Personal Profiles 81
Integrating Customer Support into Social Media 83
Comcast 85
Best Buy Twelpforce 85
Zappos 86
Using Social Media to Solicit Product Feedback and Innovation 87
Dell IdeaStorm 88
MyStarbucksIdea 88
Intel’s Ajay Bhatt T-Shirts 89
Taking the Next Step 90
Chapter 5: In Response to the Social Customer: Social CRM 93
Various Definitions of Social CRM 95
The Social CRM Response Process and Workflow 96
Applications of Social CRM 99
The Venting Customer 99
The Passive Customer 100
The “Used-to-Be” Customer 100
The Collaborative Customer 100
The Customer Advocate 101
The Future Customer 101
Social CRM Roles and Responsibilities 102
A Look at Social CRM Vendors 103
SugarCRM 104
Pivotal Social CRM 6.0 105
Nimble 106
Taking the Next Steps 107
Chapter 6: Establishing a Measurement Philosophy 109
Choosing a Measurement Strategy That Works 111
Defining and Understanding ROI 111
Purchase Funnel Metrics 112
Awareness 112
Consideration and Preference 114
Purchase 115
Advocacy 115
Paid, Earned, and Owned Media Value 117
Community Health Metrics 119
Share of Voice and Conversational Sentiment 120
Measuring the Influence of Social Channels 121
The Value of a Facebook Fan 123
The Challenges of Measurement 125
Taking the Next Steps 126
Chapter 7: How to Choose the Right Vendors, Agencies, and Technology Partners 129
Choosing the Right Technology Partner 130
Understand the Organization, Culture, and Leadership 131
Understand the Internal Technology Suite 132
Technology Feature Sets 133
Support Models 134
Training 134
Maintenance Considerations 135
Choosing the Right Social Media/Digital Agency 135
Research the Agency 136
Listen to What They Are Saying 137
Act Personally 138
Evaluate and Make a Decision 138
A Company Point of View to Agency Selection 139
An Agency Point of View to Agency Selection 142
A Cisco Case Study on Vendor Selection 144
Taking the Next Step 146
Chapter 8: Marketing Investments on the Rise for Social Business Initiatives 149
Demonstrating the Business Value of Social Media to Acquire Budget 152
How Organizations Are Prioritizing Social Media Budgets 156
How to Determine Budgets for Social Media 159
Taking the Next Steps 161
Chapter 9: Creating a Comprehensive Social Media Strategic Plan 165
Defining the Mission, Goals, Objectives, Strategy, and Tactics for a Social Media Plan 167
The Mission of Social Media 167
The Social Goals and Objectives 168
The Social Strategy 169
Social Media Tactical Plans 169
Understanding Audience Segmentation 170
Global Considerations of Social Media 173
Snapshot of Social Media Usage in Europe 174
Snapshot of Social Media Usage in Latin America 176
Snapshot of Social Media Usage in Asia-Pacific Countries (APAC) 177
Integrating Social Media with Owned and Paid Media 179
Taking the Next Steps 181
Chapter 10: The Rise of Customer Advocacy 185
The Difference Between Influencers and Advocates 187
Advocates Love the Brand and Tell Others About It 188
Measuring the Reach of Influencers and Advocates 190
The “Advocate” Purchase Funnel 191
The Various Segments of Customer Advocacy 192
How to Create a Customer Advocacy Program 193
Organizational Readiness 193
Finding the Right Advocates 195
Choosing the Right Advocate Platform 195
Eloqua Case Study on Brand Advocacy 198
Taking the Next Steps 200
Chapter 11: Ethical Bribe: Relevant Content Matters 203
Relevant Content Creates Business Value 207
Relevant Content Adds Value to the Conversation 208
Relevant Content Happens as a Result of Listening 210
Relevant Content Positions the Brand as a Trusted Advisor 211
Relevant Content Is Authentic and Believable 212
Relevant Content Builds Trust with the Community 213
Relevant Content Increases the Reach of Branded Messages 214
Relevant Content Increases the “Organic” Search Results 215
Taking the Next Steps 217
Chapter 12: Social Businesses in the Real World: EMC and Intel 221
EMC’s Social Business Evolution 223
The Early Days of Social Media 224
EMC Experiences Strong Internal Community Growth 225
EMC’s Decision to Start Internally First 226
EMC Opens Up the Corporate Firewall 229
EMC’s Social Footprint 230
EMC’s Organizational Model and Governance 231
Intel’s Social Business Evolution 231
The Early Days of Social Media at Intel 232
The Establishment of the Social Media Center of Excellence 234
Intel Social Media Footprint Focuses on Employees 236
Social Media Ownership of Intel 237
Conclusion 237
Index 239
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Posted July 23, 2012
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“To thrive and win in the dynamic new world of social business, you need a strong foundational understanding, a clear and purposeful strategy, and playbook to turn concepts and intentions into actions and results. Michael Brito delivers these essentials so you can get going--now--on the path to social business success. Read, conceptualize, customize, execute, win.”
Mark Yolton, Senior Vice President, SAP
“It’s time to get serious about social ...