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your social media
strategy won’t save you
by tara ‘missrogue’ hunt
&$*#@@%&*!!!
twitter isn’t the answer.
facebook isn’t the answer.
blogs, vlogs, photosharing, text messaging and IM
aren’t the answer.
none of these are guaranteed to
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Your Social Media Strategy Won't Save You 2
1. social media doesn’t scale
2. social media is only a band-aid
3. social networks are about...being social
4. trust is at an all-time low
why?
1. it doesn’t scale
craigslist.org
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“Craigslist gets more traffic than either eBay or
Amazon .com. eBay has more than 16,000
employees. Amazon has more than 20,000.
Craigslist has 30.” sept 2009, wired magazine
craig’s social media strategy #1
craig’s social media strategy #2
Craig understands that what scales is creating a
useful, working site that listens to its users...
"The truth is that a lot of people complain about
craigslist...few of them complain about the
design...They seldom complain about amazing
new features they imagine they might possibly
want to use, because they are too busy
complaining about the simple features they depend
on that don't work as well as they'd like. By
eliminating marketing, sales, and business
development, craigslist's programmers have
cut out all the cushioning layers that separate
them from the users they serve..." sept 2009, wired
30 staff members.
30!
number of social media gurus?
0.
2. it’s just a band-aid
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http://twitter.com/missrogue/status/5624792674
http://twitter.com/RogersMary/status/5628358318
“We’re not here to replace existing channels
of communications and customer care...
(which channels would those be?)
...but to complement them.”
hmmmmm....
“Tip for Rogers: instead of hiring ppl for Twitter,
why not try hiring ppl to answer your phones?”
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"For all the good that @comcastcares does on
Twitter in order to help unhappy customers
Comcast is still reviled for its lousy service." Steven
Hodson, The Inquisitor, September 5, 2009
impressive! but wait...
ah...comcast cares is a charity!
results of a more likely search...
@comcastcares is a victim of our nepotism. We
desire to validate ourselves so strongly, that we will
idolize less than lofty examples.
"Customers wouldn’t feel the need to embarrass
us en masse, if our customer service channels
weren’t so completely broken." Bob Knorpp, The Beancast
why it’s a band-aid
• not everyone that is having trouble with the company is going to be on twitter
• the comcast staff on twitter don’t answer every complaint (I checked thru the
last 3 days of complaints and only 1/3rd were addressed)
• for those they DID answer, many people didn’t engage their ‘Can I help?’
dialogue
• competitors also troll for the same keywords and take advantage of this
• what happens when customers start asking, “WTF don’t you fix the problem
instead of just being my Twitter buddy?”
3. social networks are about...being social!
we probably don’t need research to tell us this,
but...
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“we are wired to connect” Goleman on the findings of his research.
reasons why adults & teens use online networks
adults teens
Stay in touch with friends 89% 91%
Make plans with friends 57 72
Make new friends 49 49
Organize with others for an event, issue or cause 43 n/a
Make new business or professional contacts 28 n/a
Promote yourself or your work 28 n/a
Flirt 20 17
http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/Social-Networking.aspx
nowhere even close to the top of that list is the
desire to be sold to...or find interesting new
products to buy...or have a chit chat with a brand
representative...
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our friends’ behaviors influence our behavior
wired mag: 12 sep 09 http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis
the social networks aren’t really changing us that
much...
• around the world, studies have shown people maintain between 4 and 7 close
friends at any given time
• in 2007, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, discussing the social graph,
showed that the average user had about 110 ‘friends’
• social scientists wondered whether the web had changed our ability to have
more close friends
• Christakis and Fowler analyzed a universities data (students who had 110
average friends) and looked at close vs ‘internet’ friends
• Christakis and Fowler found that the average Facebook user actually had 6.6
close friends
4. trust is at an all-time low
Google News
search results
for articles
with
“rebuilding
trust” in the
title in 2009:
4,500
so...who can we trust?
the myth of super-connectors
the realities
• the path of influence is not predictable
• a burst in traffic sent by an influential blog/event is not usually sustained
• our influences change frequently as do our needs
• influence can grow fast or slow, but can disappear fast or slow as well
• there is a big difference between ‘DISCOVERY’ and ‘BUYING DECISIONS’
discovery decision
• super-nodes/
influencers
• friends/family
• word of mouth
• branding outcome
(cool, I’ll remember that
for a time when I need
it)
• rarely a purchase
• may be connected to a
decision later on
• friends/family
• product reviews (to a
lesser extent now)
• sales agents (influence
depends on experience
- helpful?)
• multiple other factors,
including cost
• purchase outcome
close to wide network
influence
close network has higher
influence
in other words...
I may learn about something cool from Tim O’Reilly
(kinda famous dude), but I may actually BUY
something completely different based on the
experience and advice of Carol Ellen (BFF).
buying decision process (AIUAPR)
• awareness - this is where marketing comes into play. Getting the message
out that a product exists. Could be WOM, could be SM, could be an ad.
• interest - aka “sexiness” is this something that piques my curiosity? Usually
where branding comes into play.
• understanding - is it relevant to my needs? what is this all about? Good copy
goes a long way, but so does good product design and usability.
• attitudes - does it do what it says it does? is it really all that? This is where
friends/family come into play as well as consumer reviews. Trust is core here.
• purchase - this may take a while if it’s a big ticket item, but the analysis isn’t
over yet. User experience is key here.
• repeat purchase - loyalty or recommendations to others...if the product
hasn’t lived up to it’s expectations, this can really influence attitudes going
forward.
http://futureobservatory.dyndns.org/9432.htm#AIUAPR
this is all way more complicated than simply
opening a twitter account or making a facebook
fan page...
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you should be happy that it’s complicated. it
makes our work MUCH more interesting.
if merely setting up a Facebook page or providing
customer service on Twitter were the answer...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allaboutgeorge/335788165
where do we begin?
1. forget ‘social media strategies’ -- think people-centric business strategies
2. forget marketing -- think customer happiness
3. forget influencers -- think enthusiasts
4. forget campaigns -- think learning cycles
5. go deeper than trust -- raise whuffie
thinking bigger
people-centric
social media isn’t a strategy, it’s one of the
communication tools available. It’s a great and
potentially personal tool, but don’t stop there.
think people-centrically instead - for the entire
experience...
not people-centric
• Thinking about every
person as a consumer
- someone who either
consumes or doesn’t
consume your product
• Only seeing your
customers through the
lens of their behaviour
around your product or
service
• Trying to get people to
‘fan’ you - celebrate
you and your
company. Making it all
about how awesome
your product and/or
service is.
• Thinking in terms of
sending the right
signals and reaching
the right influencers.
people-centric
• Thinking about people in
a complex manner.
Whether it is buying or
their personal lives. Not
slicing to suit a specific
sales goal.
• Being concerned about
serving your existing
customers - helping
them really rock. Helping
them achieve their goals.
• Being less concerned
with influencers and
more concerned with
how you can make your
customers influential.
• Listening. Collaborating.
Integrating feedback.
Learning and innovating
with all of the great
feedback and
interaction.
...if it doesn’t help your customers rock first and
foremost, it isn’t people-centric.
creating customer happiness
what makes people happy?
•autonomy (feeling that your activities are self-chosen and
self-endorsed)
•competence (feeling that you are effective in your
activities)
•relatedness (feeling a sense of closeness with others)
•self-esteem (set-point, or the person’s natural propensity
to happiness)
from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
rewarding enthusiasts
Influencers Enthusiasts
probably haven’t tried your
product
have tried and LOVE your
product
are really busy and have
multiple companies trying to
get their attention
are dying to get YOUR
attention
have a sizable audience
have an audience of various
sizes, but with your help
could grow that audience
will move onto the next
product review tomorrow
will remain loyal as long as
you rock their world
aren’t guaranteed to give
you a good review
have already sung your
praises
rewarding your enthusiasts
(be careful of creating the wrong incentives - too much free stuff and commissions
= trouble)
• refer a friend codes for their blog/twitter followers
• thank you note with a small gift
• passing along journalists that are doing a story on your company to the
enthusiasts
• give them a backstage tour of your facility (zappos does this - it’s awesome)
• name a feature that came from his/her feedback after him/her
• blog a success story about that customer
• send a birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah/thank you card
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2829219697/
versus
launch learn
limited time campaign ongoing process - no end
lots of planning up front,
leading up to the big launch
less planning up front and
more putting stuff out to
customers, getting feedback,
learning, tweaking, rinse,
repeat.
push
pull (with a small amount of
push)
about customer acquisition about customer satisfaction
if the word grows slowly,
campaign may be over b4
people catch wind.
lots of time for grassroots
growing of buzz - and by the
time it tips, it’ll be better!
whuffie
whuffie is...
• reputation
• trust
• reach
• positive sentiment
• influence
• number of people you know
• number of people who know you
• number of people you can count on
to bring you soup when you are
sick
• current and potential access to
ideas, talent and resources
• saved up favors (reciprocity)
• your known accomplishments
whuffie is more complex than trust and may or
may not care about influence, network size and
popularity, but does care about whether or not you
deliver on your promises.
people could give a flying snake about brand
consistency or frequency of posting (unless you are
spamming), but they will pay attention to
consistency in listening, community contributions,
relationships and caring...
and
social media?
social media tools are great. they’ve raised the bar
and they’ve empowered customers.
AND we can work them into an overall strategy to
help direct customers make a good buying
decision.
social media tools and AIUAPR
• awareness - help spread the word that our products exist - ‘post this to
Facebook’, following keywords and getting in front of potential
customers, search engine optimization, blogging, tweeting, attending
social functions/BarCamps, publishing valuable information and reports
• interest - focus on design, blogging/tweeting behind the scenes, telling
your story, posting videos and photos of our product in action, ‘follow
us on twitter’/’become a fan on Facebook’, get involved in the customer
community
• understanding - good copy/content, posting videos and photos,
collecting feedback/having conversations with people who are potential
customers
social media tools and AIUAPR (2)
• attitudes - learning from customer reviews, allowing for customer reviews
and ratings, following keywords to improve/put back into your product,
allow people to ask for others’ opinions on social networks, responding to
let people know you’re listening, collaboration, making it simple to give
feedback
• purchase - make it super simple to discover, share and purchase, creating
multiple distribution channels, share decisions on social networks, sharing
purchases on FB/twitter, posting photos to Flickr, following up with simple
return policy
• repurchase - creating badges, tell-a-friend referral programs, keeping
track of preferences, deep web monitoring of feedback, tracking &
recording and putting lessons back into the learning/improving
social media won’t make our companies better or
make people love us, however...
we are lucky that these tools allow our customers
to connect, speak out, talk back and share more
readily with their friends.
if we are doing our job right - i.e. thinking people-
centrically, putting happiness first, rewarding
enthusiasts, learning not launching and raising
whuffie - those connections, conversations and
some of that sharing will lead to our success.
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Order
Whuffie
today!
http://www.thewhuffiefactor.com
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contact me:
Tara ‘missrogue’ Hunt
horsepigcow@gmail.com
@missrogue
montreal, quebec, canada
514-679-2951
http://www.horsepigcow.com

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Your Social Media Strategy Won't Save You 2

  • 1. your social media strategy won’t save you by tara ‘missrogue’ hunt &$*#@@%&*!!!
  • 4. blogs, vlogs, photosharing, text messaging and IM aren’t the answer.
  • 5. none of these are guaranteed to
  • 9. 1. social media doesn’t scale 2. social media is only a band-aid 3. social networks are about...being social 4. trust is at an all-time low why?
  • 13. “Craigslist gets more traffic than either eBay or Amazon .com. eBay has more than 16,000 employees. Amazon has more than 20,000. Craigslist has 30.” sept 2009, wired magazine
  • 14. craig’s social media strategy #1
  • 15. craig’s social media strategy #2
  • 16. Craig understands that what scales is creating a useful, working site that listens to its users...
  • 17. "The truth is that a lot of people complain about craigslist...few of them complain about the design...They seldom complain about amazing new features they imagine they might possibly want to use, because they are too busy complaining about the simple features they depend on that don't work as well as they'd like. By eliminating marketing, sales, and business development, craigslist's programmers have cut out all the cushioning layers that separate them from the users they serve..." sept 2009, wired
  • 19. 30!
  • 20. number of social media gurus?
  • 21. 0.
  • 22. 2. it’s just a band-aid
  • 25. http://twitter.com/RogersMary/status/5628358318 “We’re not here to replace existing channels of communications and customer care... (which channels would those be?) ...but to complement them.” hmmmmm....
  • 26. “Tip for Rogers: instead of hiring ppl for Twitter, why not try hiring ppl to answer your phones?”
  • 28. "For all the good that @comcastcares does on Twitter in order to help unhappy customers Comcast is still reviled for its lousy service." Steven Hodson, The Inquisitor, September 5, 2009
  • 30. ah...comcast cares is a charity!
  • 31. results of a more likely search...
  • 32. @comcastcares is a victim of our nepotism. We desire to validate ourselves so strongly, that we will idolize less than lofty examples.
  • 33. "Customers wouldn’t feel the need to embarrass us en masse, if our customer service channels weren’t so completely broken." Bob Knorpp, The Beancast
  • 34. why it’s a band-aid • not everyone that is having trouble with the company is going to be on twitter • the comcast staff on twitter don’t answer every complaint (I checked thru the last 3 days of complaints and only 1/3rd were addressed) • for those they DID answer, many people didn’t engage their ‘Can I help?’ dialogue • competitors also troll for the same keywords and take advantage of this • what happens when customers start asking, “WTF don’t you fix the problem instead of just being my Twitter buddy?”
  • 35. 3. social networks are about...being social!
  • 36. we probably don’t need research to tell us this, but...
  • 38. “we are wired to connect” Goleman on the findings of his research.
  • 39. reasons why adults & teens use online networks adults teens Stay in touch with friends 89% 91% Make plans with friends 57 72 Make new friends 49 49 Organize with others for an event, issue or cause 43 n/a Make new business or professional contacts 28 n/a Promote yourself or your work 28 n/a Flirt 20 17 http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/Social-Networking.aspx
  • 40. nowhere even close to the top of that list is the desire to be sold to...or find interesting new products to buy...or have a chit chat with a brand representative...
  • 42. our friends’ behaviors influence our behavior
  • 43. wired mag: 12 sep 09 http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis
  • 44. the social networks aren’t really changing us that much... • around the world, studies have shown people maintain between 4 and 7 close friends at any given time • in 2007, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, discussing the social graph, showed that the average user had about 110 ‘friends’ • social scientists wondered whether the web had changed our ability to have more close friends • Christakis and Fowler analyzed a universities data (students who had 110 average friends) and looked at close vs ‘internet’ friends • Christakis and Fowler found that the average Facebook user actually had 6.6 close friends
  • 45. 4. trust is at an all-time low
  • 46. Google News search results for articles with “rebuilding trust” in the title in 2009: 4,500
  • 47. so...who can we trust?
  • 48. the myth of super-connectors
  • 49. the realities • the path of influence is not predictable • a burst in traffic sent by an influential blog/event is not usually sustained • our influences change frequently as do our needs • influence can grow fast or slow, but can disappear fast or slow as well • there is a big difference between ‘DISCOVERY’ and ‘BUYING DECISIONS’
  • 50. discovery decision • super-nodes/ influencers • friends/family • word of mouth • branding outcome (cool, I’ll remember that for a time when I need it) • rarely a purchase • may be connected to a decision later on • friends/family • product reviews (to a lesser extent now) • sales agents (influence depends on experience - helpful?) • multiple other factors, including cost • purchase outcome close to wide network influence close network has higher influence
  • 51. in other words... I may learn about something cool from Tim O’Reilly (kinda famous dude), but I may actually BUY something completely different based on the experience and advice of Carol Ellen (BFF).
  • 52. buying decision process (AIUAPR) • awareness - this is where marketing comes into play. Getting the message out that a product exists. Could be WOM, could be SM, could be an ad. • interest - aka “sexiness” is this something that piques my curiosity? Usually where branding comes into play. • understanding - is it relevant to my needs? what is this all about? Good copy goes a long way, but so does good product design and usability. • attitudes - does it do what it says it does? is it really all that? This is where friends/family come into play as well as consumer reviews. Trust is core here. • purchase - this may take a while if it’s a big ticket item, but the analysis isn’t over yet. User experience is key here. • repeat purchase - loyalty or recommendations to others...if the product hasn’t lived up to it’s expectations, this can really influence attitudes going forward. http://futureobservatory.dyndns.org/9432.htm#AIUAPR
  • 53. this is all way more complicated than simply opening a twitter account or making a facebook fan page...
  • 55. you should be happy that it’s complicated. it makes our work MUCH more interesting.
  • 56. if merely setting up a Facebook page or providing customer service on Twitter were the answer...
  • 58. where do we begin?
  • 59. 1. forget ‘social media strategies’ -- think people-centric business strategies 2. forget marketing -- think customer happiness 3. forget influencers -- think enthusiasts 4. forget campaigns -- think learning cycles 5. go deeper than trust -- raise whuffie thinking bigger
  • 61. social media isn’t a strategy, it’s one of the communication tools available. It’s a great and potentially personal tool, but don’t stop there.
  • 62. think people-centrically instead - for the entire experience...
  • 63. not people-centric • Thinking about every person as a consumer - someone who either consumes or doesn’t consume your product • Only seeing your customers through the lens of their behaviour around your product or service • Trying to get people to ‘fan’ you - celebrate you and your company. Making it all about how awesome your product and/or service is. • Thinking in terms of sending the right signals and reaching the right influencers.
  • 64. people-centric • Thinking about people in a complex manner. Whether it is buying or their personal lives. Not slicing to suit a specific sales goal. • Being concerned about serving your existing customers - helping them really rock. Helping them achieve their goals. • Being less concerned with influencers and more concerned with how you can make your customers influential. • Listening. Collaborating. Integrating feedback. Learning and innovating with all of the great feedback and interaction.
  • 65. ...if it doesn’t help your customers rock first and foremost, it isn’t people-centric.
  • 67. what makes people happy? •autonomy (feeling that your activities are self-chosen and self-endorsed) •competence (feeling that you are effective in your activities) •relatedness (feeling a sense of closeness with others) •self-esteem (set-point, or the person’s natural propensity to happiness) from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
  • 69. Influencers Enthusiasts probably haven’t tried your product have tried and LOVE your product are really busy and have multiple companies trying to get their attention are dying to get YOUR attention have a sizable audience have an audience of various sizes, but with your help could grow that audience will move onto the next product review tomorrow will remain loyal as long as you rock their world aren’t guaranteed to give you a good review have already sung your praises
  • 70. rewarding your enthusiasts (be careful of creating the wrong incentives - too much free stuff and commissions = trouble) • refer a friend codes for their blog/twitter followers • thank you note with a small gift • passing along journalists that are doing a story on your company to the enthusiasts • give them a backstage tour of your facility (zappos does this - it’s awesome) • name a feature that came from his/her feedback after him/her • blog a success story about that customer • send a birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah/thank you card
  • 72. launch learn limited time campaign ongoing process - no end lots of planning up front, leading up to the big launch less planning up front and more putting stuff out to customers, getting feedback, learning, tweaking, rinse, repeat. push pull (with a small amount of push) about customer acquisition about customer satisfaction if the word grows slowly, campaign may be over b4 people catch wind. lots of time for grassroots growing of buzz - and by the time it tips, it’ll be better!
  • 74. whuffie is... • reputation • trust • reach • positive sentiment • influence • number of people you know • number of people who know you • number of people you can count on to bring you soup when you are sick • current and potential access to ideas, talent and resources • saved up favors (reciprocity) • your known accomplishments
  • 75. whuffie is more complex than trust and may or may not care about influence, network size and popularity, but does care about whether or not you deliver on your promises.
  • 76. people could give a flying snake about brand consistency or frequency of posting (unless you are spamming), but they will pay attention to consistency in listening, community contributions, relationships and caring...
  • 78. social media tools are great. they’ve raised the bar and they’ve empowered customers.
  • 79. AND we can work them into an overall strategy to help direct customers make a good buying decision.
  • 80. social media tools and AIUAPR • awareness - help spread the word that our products exist - ‘post this to Facebook’, following keywords and getting in front of potential customers, search engine optimization, blogging, tweeting, attending social functions/BarCamps, publishing valuable information and reports • interest - focus on design, blogging/tweeting behind the scenes, telling your story, posting videos and photos of our product in action, ‘follow us on twitter’/’become a fan on Facebook’, get involved in the customer community • understanding - good copy/content, posting videos and photos, collecting feedback/having conversations with people who are potential customers
  • 81. social media tools and AIUAPR (2) • attitudes - learning from customer reviews, allowing for customer reviews and ratings, following keywords to improve/put back into your product, allow people to ask for others’ opinions on social networks, responding to let people know you’re listening, collaboration, making it simple to give feedback • purchase - make it super simple to discover, share and purchase, creating multiple distribution channels, share decisions on social networks, sharing purchases on FB/twitter, posting photos to Flickr, following up with simple return policy • repurchase - creating badges, tell-a-friend referral programs, keeping track of preferences, deep web monitoring of feedback, tracking & recording and putting lessons back into the learning/improving
  • 82. social media won’t make our companies better or make people love us, however...
  • 83. we are lucky that these tools allow our customers to connect, speak out, talk back and share more readily with their friends.
  • 84. if we are doing our job right - i.e. thinking people- centrically, putting happiness first, rewarding enthusiasts, learning not launching and raising whuffie - those connections, conversations and some of that sharing will lead to our success.
  • 87. licensing: share/remix/spread ... but don’t forget to attribute. http://slideshare.net/missrogue
  • 88. contact me: Tara ‘missrogue’ Hunt horsepigcow@gmail.com @missrogue montreal, quebec, canada 514-679-2951 http://www.horsepigcow.com