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A few years ago at a 2007 Paley 04 05 07 08 10 12 14 Center confab, Cisco executive Steve Rubel is EVP Daniel Scheinman predicted that, Whatever New How to Operational A Day in the 8 Critical Elements to A Day in the of Global Strategy in the future, content would find us Happened Entrants Organize models Life of... Scaling Globally Life of... and Insights for through our social networks, rather Edelman. He is than requiring us to seek it out. to…? by Brad Internally By Jeremiah Scott by Ekaterina Walker & Adam a highly visible Flash forward four years later by Jesse Cohen by Joe Owyang Monty Bryan Rhoads Singer thought leader and and there’s no doubt he was right. Thomas Chernov writer on media, Increasingly relevant information - technology and whether it be from brands, the media or digital culture. individuals - is finding us through our His insights can social networks. However, with everyone be found at www. and their mother creating content, steverubel.me. standing out is becoming only more challenging. Enter this guide. Eloqua and JESS3 have once again pulled together an all- star team to share their best practices in social media. However, talk is one thing. 16 17 18 20 22 24 25 Action is another. Thankfully, the the team proved it With this resource, Usage Writing for A Day in the Practical A Day in the Influencers Infographics had the know-how to stand out in an Guidelines Life of... Uses for Life of... by Leslie Bradshaw & by Robin age of too much content and not enough it’s clear that you’re time. They cleverly gave custom avatars by Leslie by Jeff Liz Geo Jamie Joe Chernov Richards to each author. When I saw these Bradshaw Widman Philips by Chris Grenney popping up on Facebook I was curious in good hands Thompson where they came from and was able to track down the source - and of course get to navigate the my own. challenges.

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Flickr: The popular photo and FriendFeed: FriendFeed Wave: Google April 2008. Later that year, the video sharing site launched out of launched in 2007 as a social networking Wave is – err, was – a real-time company introduced MySpace Vancouver in 2004. Acquired by Yahoo! aggregator that connected a user’s communication and collaboration Music, driving new traffic to the site. just one year later, Flickr grew into an profiles across multiple social networks platform that launched in May 2009. An By 2011, however, MySpace had laid online home for more than 51 million to display information in a single, invitation-only roll-out led to high off more than half of its workforce users and 5 billion images. But as Facebook-like feed. Facebook acquired demand, with some users auctioning off and has since dropped from a top 10 Facebook and mobile photo services the service in 2009. Today, FriendFeed. their invitations. Once the initial buzz site in the Alexa rankings down to like Twitpic and Yfrog add options to com receives about 270,000 unique dissipated, users were slow to adopt the #77. At the time of this writing, News the photo-sharing market, Flickr has visitors per month, but because it’s a service and Google eventually stopped Corp. appears to be trying to sell seen a decline in their audience over the content / news aggregator, it shouldn’t developing Wave, citing a lack of MySpace for a fraction of its original past two years. The site is far from dead, be considered a priority social outpost interest. In late 2010, Google Wave purchase price. however, as accounts like The Official for marketers in the way that the moved into the open source Apache White House Photostream continue to “source” networks are. Software Foundation’s incubator and it Bebo: Launched in January drive traffic to Flickr. In some ways, it’s was renamed Apache Wave. 2005, Bebo was particularly popular returned to the purest version of itself Google Buzz: Google Buzz outside of America and appealed to a – that is, a hub for photography is a social network that utilizes Google’s MySpace: MySpace was younger audience. The social network enthusiasts. It never became the interface and Google Profiles. founded in 2004 and grew into one of hoped to distinguish itself from Jesse Thomas is corporate marketing “outpost” some When launched in 2010 it was dubbed “a the world’s largest social networks. rival social networks through its JESS3’s founder, originally imagined. Google approach to sharing” and Less than a year after its launch, development of original content. CEO and executive generated a great deal of media coverage. MySpace had more than 5 million AOL acquired Bebo in March 2008 creative director. StumbleUpon: The Significant questions about privacy led members and, as a result of its for $850 million, but sold it for less He ensures that the StumbleUpon toolbar is an in-browser to lawsuits and complaints to the Federal (ephemeral) dominance, was than $10 million just two years later. highest levels of “engine” that helps users discover new Trade Commission. Though some issues purchased by News Corp. in 2006 for Since their purchase, Criterion excellence and Websites and rate them based on their have been resolved, current speculation $580 million. MySpace remained the Capital Partners has revamped innovation go into preferences. The service was founded is that Google Buzz may be scrapped in largest social network in America and re-launched Bebo with every JESS3 project in 2001 and grew to more than 2 million the near future. until being overtaken by Facebook in new features. and is considered users before being sold to eBay in 2007. one of the pioneers The founders have since reacquired the in the field of social company and increased the service’s media data user base to nearly 13 million. visualization. Jesse StumbleUpon has surged ahead of regularly shares his Facebook to account for 43% of all social insights at his media site referral traffic. The Forbes blog. community remains prominent in the field of social bookmarking (along with sites like Reddit and Digg). N e w

Digg: Digg is the original social news Website. It allows users to submit and “vote up” stories that interest them. A darling of the early Web 2.0 community, Digg repeatedly decided against selling, preferring to remain Entrants independent. Though it raised additional funding and released By Brad Cohen numerous new features, Digg has Brad Cohen is the hemorrhaged users and talent, director of strategy including founder and Valley superstar The most interesting discussions always begin at JESS3. He has Kevin Rose, who left in March 2011. As with the question: “What’s next?” The following is a experience services like help users handful of tools, technologies and social networks designing strategies consume news more efficiently, this that are making headlines. Note that we attempted that utilize social Whatever downward trend is likely to continue. to focus on platforms that offer significant media to leverage potential for marketers. As a result, some of our and coordinate Delicious: Delicious, a social personal favorites – such as stylized photo-sharing assets across an bookmarking Website, was founded in networks like Instagram and picplz – regrettably enterprise, 2003 and acquired by Yahoo! just two didn’t make the list. campaign, or years later. Its easy interface and initiative and Happened cloud-based approach to bookmarking creating social made it one of the most popular online Micro-blogging services objects that resonate services of its time. After considerable within a target drama surrounding its fate, Delicious LIKE Posterous and community while Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter was recently purchased and will become conveying messages

Twee t This! weren’t always the social media part of AVOS, an Internet venture Posterous: Posterous, like competitor Tumblr that are core to trinity. Any number of networks started by YouTube founders Chad (see below), is a micro-blogging platform that allows users brand initiatives. paved the way for their success. Hurley and Steve Chen. It’s unclear to upload and publish content – text, photo, audio, video He has worked with Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social To...? ProBook Media Eloqua Social Here’s the latest on a few what will become of Delicious, though it – via browser, email, or mobile app. What distinguishes , Adobe, IBM 4 By Jesse Thomas foundational platforms. has a sizable community pulling for it. Posterous is its ability to allow users to publish blog and Nestle. 5

entries simply by emailing the text and Qik: Qik allows users to record As public social networks are evolving, items and promoting products like shoes corresponding media to their account. and upload video directly from a mobile so too are their behind-the-firewall and apparel that can be worn or used in the Using a distribution platform similar to phone. The popular service is easy to counterparts. Services like Yammer game. Ping.fm, Posterous also enables users use with YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Chatter allow for secure business to “autopost” their articles / media to and other video-sharing platforms. communications to happen in an all major social platforms. Posterous’s Having won numerous awards for its environment that has all of the earmarks Social NETWORKS strategic advantage is its ease-of-use for functionality and technology, Qik was of social media. content creators and distributors. acquired by Skype for more than $100 Google+ Less than three million. It remains to be seen what months after Google CEO Larry Page Tumblr: According to many, the future of Qik will be now that its Social Q&A sites famously tied employee bonuses to social Tumblr is the preeminent micro-blogging parent is a part of . What is networking product success, Google platform on the Web. Similar to Posterous, not in doubt, however, is that the mobile Quora: Quora has taken the unveiled Google+ (which, incidentally, Tumblr makes it easy to publish multiple broadcasting services Qik pioneered will media by storm. Although Q&A sounds startlingly similar to “Google media types (text, photos, quotes, links, be significant for consumers, advertisers sites have long lived on the Internet Circles,” a rumored social platform first music and videos) in a dashboard that and technologists. (Yahoo! Answers, for example), there reported by ReadWriteWeb’s Marshall experts like superstar Jennifer is something provocative about Quora. Kirkpatrick covered at SXSW 2011). van Grove have described as “killer.” YouTube Live: Recently, Given the company’s background – it Google+ is a new social network that While Tumblr also accepts entries from YouTube began the slow rollout of was founded by Facebook alums – it’s promises to make it easier for members email and mobile, the service’s true YouTube Live, a service that enables no surprise that Quora has been able to share information to “circles” of strength is found in its active community users to host a real-time video stream. to attract top business leaders and friends to whom that update is relevant. and design features. Tumblr allows users YouTube has been developing the service contributors. The mix of quality content Whether that differentiator is sufficient to customize their blogs into a remarkable for some time, grabbing headlines with social networking tool integration to lure people away from the familiar number of layouts, called “themes.” The when it live-streamed a U2 concert in has created a unique repository of blue halls of Facebook is, of course, tight-knit Tumblr community also allows 2009. Currently, YouTube has agreed to expertise. Quora has kicked the ball anyone’s guess. Google seems serious app development by third parties. provide live-streaming capabilities for forward for online Q&A sites. Will any this time. But history is not on their side. certain content partners with an eye on of their competitors still want to play? As corporate blogs become more, well, expanding it to the public. Joe Chernov is VP “corporate,” forward-looking brands are Focus: Focus has been around Group buying of Content Marketing beginning to use hosted services like Posterous Brands are starting to adapt to live video, for longer than Quora, and, like Quora, for Eloqua. He owns and Tumblr to establish “lightweight” blogs. and that’s where services like Ustream, it is an active site with a highly engaged Groupon: Groupon is a public relations, These properties help companies get messages Justin.tv, Qik and YouTube Live enter community. In addition to the Q&A deal-of-the-day Website that features analyst relations and and digital assets to market faster than they the picture. As bandwidth and streaming format, Focus also taps its “expert” discounted gift certificates usable at local social media strategy. could on a more rigorously managed corporate technology improve, the barriers between community to participate in online or national companies. It made headlines He blogs regularly on blog or Website. They are also valuable tools the consumer and content will continue Webinars, which are then turned into several times recently: once when it the company’s It’s All for organizations that support the “personal to fall. Companies will stream their own content marketing assets. The assets turned down a rumored $6 billion offer About Revenue blog brands” of select executives and spokespeople. corporate events, as well as interviews from are available for download, and Focus from Google, next when it aired Super (blog.eloqua.com) Think of them as occupying the space between conferences. Feeds can run on the streaming uses them to capture leads to sell to Bowl ads many found offensive, and, and speaks pretty full-featured blogging platforms and Twitter. provider’s site, YouTube, the corporate advertising partners. most recently, in June 2011 when it much everywhere. Website, a microsite, blog, or a Facebook filed its S-1 in preparation for an IPO. Fan page. People have questions, and Quora The Wall Street Journal estimated that “Live streaming” and Focus are two of the top sites for Groupon could raise as much as $1 billion both individuals and businesses to get on a valuation of $20 billion. Despite, services like Enterprise social answers. LinkedIn Answers and Facebook or perhaps because of, these front-page Questions are also part of this booming news stories, Groupon remains the front- Ustream, Justin.tv communications sector. runner in the increasingly popular daily deals / group buying category. and Quik tools Social gaming LivingSocial: LivingSocial Ustream: Like its competitors Yammer: Yammer is a tool for is generally considered to be the biggest Justin.tv and Livestream, Ustream making companies and organizations Empire Avenue: threat to Groupon. The premise and provides video streaming for live online more productive through the exchange Empire Avenue is a stock market execution are similar to Groupon events. Originally conceived as a service of short, frequent answers to one simple simulation social game network. If that (Altimeter Group analyst Jeremiah How to Organize to allow military members to talk to their question: What are you doing? Despite sounds like a mouthful, here’s a simpler Owyang has pointed out that there families while overseas, Ustream has the emergence of competing tools, explanation: It’s an online community is virtually no barrier to entry in this grown to include more than 10 million Yammer continues to grow rapidly and where members buy (using faux currency, category), but LivingSocial offers more registered broadcasters. Since 2007, introduce new features. It took top prize called “Eaves”) and sell virtual stock in deals focused on travel and hospitality. political, technology and lifecasting stars at the prestigious TechCunch50 in 2008 real people and companies. The game LivingSocial’s daily deal “experiences” Internally have used Ustream to get their message and was used by 80% of Fortune 500 makes use of all of the tried-and-true can be shared with friends for out. The site is supported by in-video companies by September 2010. forms of social currency – badges, status additional benefits. By Joe Chernov advertising and will likely continue tiers, shout-outs – to create a “sticky” growing as its technology improves. Chatter: .com’s community. It has been described as If you need more evidence that this is a “Organic” is generally themselves caught in operational answer to Yammer is Chatter, a “FarmVille for professionals.” hot space, consider this: by some accounts, considered to be a favorable weeds. Their efforts are likely to be Justin.tv: The Justin of Justin. real-time collaboration tool for the there are as many as 100 different daily adjective. It connotes impeded by inefficiency, inconsistency tv fame started the live video site as a enterprise. Chatter, which allows Speaking of FarmVille, there any number deals companies in the alone. a healthy, maybe even and possibly even a lack of compliance 24/7 lifecasting stream in 2007. Justin. employees to share information of social games – many of which are Groupon and LivingSocial have combined to sustainable, product or with government requirements. tv has since moved beyond its self- securely with colleagues, may be one published by powerhouse Zynga and run raise more than a billion dollars in venture practice. But when used to Since this is the “professional referential beginnings to expand into of the building blocks of the cloud on the Facebook platform – that marketers funding. Moreover, existing Web 2.0 describe your company’s edition” of the Social Media Playbook, a site on which anyone can set up a computing giant’s long-awaited have begun to incorporate into their mix. giants are taking notice of the marketplace. social media structure, we will assume your organization channel. Like YouTube, the streams “Marketing Cloud” initiative. Salesforce. One technique is for a brand to subsidize Facebook made a big splash with Facebook organic is code for “chaos.” is committed to participating in the

Twee t This! – and accompanying chat – are fully com appears to have doubled down on the cost of the participant “leveling up” in Deals, and services like Foursquare and Yelp Whether by design or by social Web. It simply may be trying embeddable. Justin.tv is ad-supported, this push, with a Chatter Super Bowl game-play if the individual watches an ad, are also working on their own variations. indifference, companies that to determine a safer, more efficient or but the open platform has periodically commercial and the acquisition of takes a poll or views a video published by Retailers and consumer brands need to think take a “let a thousand flowers more scalable model. Fortunately for Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social led to challenges with policing Radian6 in early 2011. the marketer. Other integration techniques seriously about the role this new wave of bloom” approach to social media you, much of the heavy lifting has been ProBook Media Eloqua Social 6 copyrighted content. involve allowing users to buy branded group buying will have on their business.  participation will quickly find performed already. Jeremiah Owyang of 7 organic iscodefor“chaos.” social media structure, yourcompany’sdescribe practice. Butwhen used to sustainable, productor a healthy, maybe even adjective. It connotes considered to be afavorable “Organic” isgenerally 8 Eloqua Social Media ProBook Tweet This! companies-organize-for-social-business/). framework-and-matrix-the-five-ways- Web-strategist.com/blog/2010/04/15/ full content isavailable here (http://www. Operational Model illustrations with us.The com/blog/ Web-Strategy blog (http://www.Web-strategist. com/). He alsothe runs highly influential Altimeter Group(http://www.altimetergroup. Jeremiah Owyangwith isapartner By Jeremiah Owyang Opera forsuccess:in necessary including tips onhow tosecurethebuy- media throughout your organization, reliable way tooperationalize social operational exercise. Following isone social engagement isapolitical and establishing afunctionalmodel for Excellence Plan: The SocialmediaCenter of Strategist” reportandthe“Program Career Path oftheCorporate Social must-reads, including theseminal“ Altimeter Group haspublished several From apractitioner’s standpoint, ). We thank him forcontributing his ” blogarticle tional models .

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ScottScott Monty is head of social media at Ford Motor Company. His love for the brand and its fans is unrivaled on the social Web. MontyYou obviously love the Ford we’re seeing social media being used His personal blog tops many brand and the company’s by a variety of individuals. But for any products. Can a social media business, PR is a mix of traditional, pro succeed without feeling broadcast and social media. marketing lists passion for his or her company? It depends on the kinds of programs What’s the question you get they’re executing. For those of us at asked most often, and how do You’ve managed to strike that Ford, the passion absolutely has to you answer it? rare balance between your be a part of what we do, because we That would have to be, “How do you personal brand and the Ford engage with so many people - inside convince the executive team at Ford brand. How do you do it? Is it the company and out - and need to be that social media is worthwhile?” art or science? convincing and authentic in how we My answer is that we already To tell you the truth, I’m not sure. convey what we’re trying to achieve. have a culture that makes social It kind of comes naturally for me. Without passion, that’s quite a bit media a natural fit. When Alan So from that perspective, I suppose more difficult to accomplish. Mulally joined us as CEO in 2006, you could call it an art. But there he brought with him a spirit of are certain things that all brand If a social strategy cannot be collaboration and transparency, not representatives should keep in mind directly tied to revenue, is it to mention a great leadership style when they’re out there: be personable, worth continuing? that is grounded in simple, open treat others as you would have them I think it’s eventually important in and frequent communication. With treat you, keep a thick skin, and the evolution of a social business. that in place, not to mention some of remember that you always represent A direct impact to sales may not be our big wins (Fiesta Movement, 2011 the brand, whether you’re on the immediately felt, but there are other Explorer reveal on Facebook), it has clock or off the clock. Every day things that can be measured that become increasingly easier to help when I wake up, I realize what an lead back to ROI. For example, if them understand the importance of amazing honor and responsibility it social media is used to create brand social media. When we measure and is to serve a global brand, and I keep awareness or to improve reputation, report back the results - not only of that in mind every time I interact with what is that worth? Or if customer programs, but of the drumbeat of Social media humanizes someone online. insights gleaned from social networks reputation improvement. They see lead to a better business process the connection between action and Ford, creating a bond What’s your vision for the role or practice, how can that drive cost results. social media plays at Ford - in efficiencies? Or in the customer one sentence? service arena, how much was saved Is there one social channel within and between Social media humanizes Ford, by eliminating unnecessary calls to that’s disproportionately creating a bond within and between the call center? These are different important to Ford? if so, which employees and employees and customers and ways to measure the impact of social is it? helps to improve our reputation by media, whether or not it’s directly tied That would have to be Facebook. putting our message in the hands of to revenue. With over 60 pages worldwide and customers and helps to the people who are most likely to be Facebook being the forefront of the trusted. Do you feel social media is a social channels, we spend quite a bit improve our reputation. subset of PR, or has PR become a of time considering how we engage

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Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social least understand the fundamentals back together in one place is equally Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social of social media. From journalists to as important, which is why we spend 10 government officials to celebrities, so much time on The Ford Story.  11 1 Organize For 3 Build Success Infrastructure 6 Inspire and Lead It is important to organize yourself Equip your teams with the right tools Share your passion as much as you can internally in a way that will allow you to and train them on how to use them. The internally. Inspire and empower your trigger social media adoption across the combination of technology and employees across the company. Lead by company as well as scale your strategies knowledge will ensure you have a example. And don’t forget to share the best effectively. You have to be prepared to consistent approach and a central practices that you learned to make it easier put resources in place if you truly want infrastructure, which will help avoid for others to follow in your footsteps. to build strong communities on the Web duplication and reduce costs. And most around your brand as well as amass an importantly, you will be enabling teams 7 Innovate & army of Social Media Practitioners to start using engaging more often and in (SMPs) internally. You have to secure the right way. Partner commitment from the top of the At Intel we have tools for listening, Innovate consistently. Look for new and company down to the people who publishing on different networks and different ways to engage and delight manage the communities. moderation. We also try to ensure we your customers. Also, partner with At Intel we have a hub and spoke always track performance across others to create magical social model. We have a central team – the campaigns and geographies (as much as experiences! Social Media Center of Excellence (COE) the infrastructure and native platform Museum of Me is an example of – that sits within Intel’s Corporate functions will allow us). innovation we are all proud of at Intel. Marketing Group. This team creates Created by a small agency in Japan, it global social media strategy; interfaces 4 Communicate & took the world by storm. Fans all over with our marketing campaigns; develops Europe, Americas, and Asia have policies and guidelines where Replicate participated and shared their visual life appropriate; establishes infrastructure Establish clear channels and forms of with their family and friends. (putting the right tools in place); enables communication internally. It is especially The Creator’s Project and Noisey are Intel marketers around the world to be important when you work with multiple amazing examples of Intel collaborating the best SMPs possible. The team also stakeholders across groups and with other industry leaders like Vice and works very closely with the key geographies. Find the processes that Dell to bring amazing visual and musical stakeholders across the company to work and replicate across your company. experiences to people around the world. ensure appropriate synergies: legal, PR, Make it as easy as possible for teams to security, privacy, digital marketing, integrate into their strategic and tactical 8 Be Prepared Ekaterina Walker support, etc. The business units and plans. Removing barriers will help speed Always be prepared for the unexpected. and Bryan Rhoads geographies have small teams that adoption. At Intel we have the crisis management are social media execute the strategic direction and An example of global scale is Intel’s team formed – a team of key strategists at Intel engage with their local communities. Facebook presence. Intel had a global stakeholders who know they’ll need to Corporation and are Facebook page with communications in step in and help address as necessary members of the Social 2 Enable & Guide English, but had limited international (PR, HR, privacy, security, legal, support, Media Center of Enablement is key to successful social presence where fans could engage with social media, campaign leads, etc). Excellence media adoption. It is important to Intel in their local languages. We put a Listening tools help us to see trends and provide the right guidance and training strategy and governance in place; brought discussions as they begin to shape and to those SMPs who want to engage on a tool in to help us simplify, engage and spread within the networks. behalf of your brand, but either don’t measure; created consistent branding Expectations are set up front and we know how to do it or could potentially do across local pages; trained countries on have the process in place so that we are it in an inappropriate manner. tool usage; created best practices ready to react in real-time as well as At Intel our goal is to empower and document that outlined tips around escalate appropriately.  educate employees who would like to effective fan engagement; and established engage in social media conversations with regular forums for countries and their our audiences. We provide training – agencies where they could get the latest Intel’s online DigitalIQ university-like updates around anything Facebook- 8 Critical Elements program created three years ago offers related, as well as ask questions or more than 50 classes on all topics related address concerns. We now have 45 The combination of to new media and digital marketing. One countries on Facebook and counting. of the courses is an SMP-mandatory 30 technology and minute class that walks through our Intel 5 Strategize & of Scaling Your Social Media Guidelines and the necessary requirements for participation. Measure knowledge will ensure Intel created forums to encourage Having an objective-driven strategy is information-sharing across groups, critical. Because there are virtually no you have a consistent functions and geographies. We constantly limits to the variety of social programs Social Media look for ways to standardize particular you can run, it’s vital to set clear objectives elements of social media programs and up front and measure against them. approach and a central corresponding success measurements, as Successful programs don’t happen well as provide consistent infrastructure overnight. You need to invest time and infrastructure, which will

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for example) that keep SMPs up-to-date mistakes. But if you fail, fail quickly – ProBook Media Eloqua Social on the latest and greatest in social media calibrate and recalibrate consistently to 12 By Ekaterina Walter and Bryan Rhoads both internally and externally. get to that right formula or approach. and reduce costs. 13 reach out, but ideally they would get social media ocean. And that’s fine for help. My experience has been that a lot the average user. But I don’t really want of HR people don’t really “get” social. one network or site that tries to do And that’s dangerous, because in a and be everything, I prefer those that world where everyone is media, your specialize. HR worst practices can easily become PR nightmares. If an HR team was Your specialty seems to be the going to lead social media activities, nexus of social and search. they need to have the technical, To me, those worlds converge measurement, creative, and personal around content. What percent aspects of the social Web down. It is of your day is spent creating a demanding set of skills, so ideally content – either for your a senior team does delegate this to a personal brand, LEWIS or your Is there an 80/20 rule for the head of digital capable team and not just randomly to clients’ brands? people end up being credited. This in agencies? That is, do 80% of the questions any HR manager. I frequently consult, blog and speak on inherentlys leads to the engaged you get from clients focus on the same 20% of this subject. It’s simple really: the web person getting noticed by someone. problems? What about for your personal is holistic. The notion of categorizing With that said, one person in the Yes, the 80/20 rule applies, but in different ways for those use? if you had to make the and separating these activities as if space who is exceptionally savvy at different levels of sophistication. For example, companies unthinkable choice of either they happen is silos is an illusion. and is a future technology leader completely nascent to digital marketing usually ask very Twitter of Facebook, which That’s not how real people use the (but I wouldn’t say “no one has tactical questions (e.g., How do we get more Twitter would you pick? Internet. Search and social media heard of”) would be Eric Friedman, followers?) or questions about the value of the social Web in don’t happen in isolation, and the director of business development general. Truthfully? Neither. I would pick activities don’t replace each other, they at Foursquare. Previously an Unfortunately time spent questioning the value of the WordPress. Facebook and Twitter complement each other. Further, the analyst at Union Square Ventures, social Web hurts a lot of businesses causing them to miss are inherently tactical without being engines and social sites are integrating Eric has an eye for successful any early mover opportunity that might be left in their tagged to an owned Web property. and innovating together. If you are a startups and social technologies, category. Their competitors aren’t questioning, they’re They lack robust analytics (i.e. ability social media practitioner and don’t is a web entrepreneur and blogger executing. This opportunity is shrinking: in most categories to define conversion goals or advanced understand SEO, you’re doing it wrong in his free time, and is working to there are already at least a few digitally savvy companies segmentation of your data) and you’re (and vice versa). advance the web’s most popular actively building a community. It’s like running a race in at the whim of another business. Also location-based social network. which the first movers aren’t just ahead, they’re also running the fact that they are stream-based Who gets your vote for the It’s very impressive and he walks downhill! means your messages are easily social media superstar nobody the talk not just in marketing, but skipped over or missed if not delivered has heard of? also in actually developing social IDC reported that in a staggering number of at the right time. The idea of a “total unknown” in social products.  companies, HR owns social media. Do you find But to answer your question if I had media is a misnomer. The people really that departments other than PR and marcom are to choose, I’d pick Twitter because passionate about the web are actively reaching out for your digital media advice? they do one thing well. Facebook is working to shape the future of it, and In some cases, customer service teams reach out to us for basically AOL 2.0. They are trying to the fact that the web itself is social and digital media advice. I’ve actually never had an HR team be all things to all people and boil the tags back to individuals means that

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Adam Singer is Social Media Practice Director Twee t This! Singer for LEWIS PR, a marketing industry speaker and Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social 14 editor of digital marketing blog The Future Buzz 15 Very few people ever return to your Screenshot fan page. How few? About 10% of Guidelines: Facebook members ever return to a Facebook: Cannot be altered. page they’ve once fanned, according Inclusion of personally identifiable to research from my company, information in screenshots require PageLever.com. What does this written consent from all cited discovery mean for marketers? individuals before being published. It means they need to rethink objectives. The fan page is not a Proper Account destination page, but a conversion page. Call-to-Action Following are some simple ways to Text: increase the number of “likes” your fan Twitter (Web/Print): “Follow me/us page receives: on Twitter” with Twitter spelled out. Start by building a custom landing Leslie Bradshaw, Facebook: When inviting users to tab on your fan page. This tab, with a co-founder, COO and like, use the phrase “Like our page” or simple message and clear, “like”-driving president of JESS3, “Become a fan by clicking like” call-to-action, will convert many more serves as the visitors than your Wall would. We’ve operational energy found the simple act of directing new behind the company. Association visitors to a landing tab more than Additionally, she is Guideline: doubled conversion rates (to 47%). recognized as one of Facebook/YouTube/Twitter: Don’t Don’t focus on fancy apps; focus on the country’s top imply sponsorship, endorsement or creative status updates. The newsfeed corporate social false association with the network. is the goldmine. Only 10% of fan strategists, having led interactions happen on the Wall, while successful and a whopping 90% occur in the newsfeed. Jeff Widman is the long-term efforts with Similarity What makes an effective status co-founder of top brands including Guideline: update? Here are some essential PageLever and a Nike, Intel, C-SPAN YouTube/Facebook: Don’t adopt elements: Facebook Fan page and Pfizer. marks, logos or slogans similar to  Keep updates short & sweet. Ideally expert at brand ones. no more than two sentences or BrandGlue. He people won’t read it. speaks regularly Logo Use:  Ask for action. Pose a question about Facebook Twitter: Use the most current version or suggest viewers click “Like”. It Analytics & of the logos, available on Twitter.com. also helps to put the question at the EdgeRank. beginning of your status update, not Proper Use: at the end. Twitter: Use the words “Twitter” when  While the number of status updates talking about the company, and “tweets” a brand should post has been hotly U s a g e when talking about messages/updates. debated, PageLever.com research Google / YouTube: If entire mark is not capitalized, always spell and capitalize the trademark exactly as shown in Google Trademarks and Suggested Accepted Generic terms. A full list can be found on Google’s Website. Guidelines Facebook: Always capitalize “Facebook”. By Leslie Bradshaw Never use Facebook as a verb. Also, avoid pluralization. Writing for Facebook Social media can feel like a free- Design/Content Campaigns: for-all. After all, the social Web’s Twitter: Use current logo(s) as links to By Jeff Widman Libertarian spirit leads many of its Brand Guidelines: Twitter or to show Twitter compatibility. most active participants to resist Twitter: Offers “Verified Account” Facebook: When using the Facebook “government,” which, in social media badges for accounts and “Promoted” trademark(s) or logo(s) in a play/movie/ has found that you should post no  Facebook and its members love rich and Wall posts. You need to show your parlance, translates to corporate badges for accounts, tweets and trends. book: Prior written permission from more than two status updates per media. Think hard about ways to community you are listening and that rules and policy. All major social These may not be used in profiles or Facebook is required before using day. Track what times of the day incorporate photos and videos into you care. Providing prompt, helpful platforms have their own usage backgrounds unless directly provided Facebook trademarks in broadcast, your fans are most active, and post your newsfeed. responses – in public – is a sure-fire guidelines, often buried somewhere by Twitter. distributed or publicized media. your updates then, keeping in mind  Don’t be afraid of a little controversy. way to underscore your commitment. between the “About us” and Broadcast: Include a Twitter logo that 10-20% of fan comments are Ask polarizing questions – it  Rinse lather repeat. Identify the “Terms of Service” footers on their or bird icon close to tweets, account posted from mobile devices. provokes interaction. topics and types of media that your Websites. Yet as they say in the legal usernames and full tweet text. Avoid Fan/Follower  Don’t shirk the weekends.  Be human! People come to Facebook fans engage with most, and return to profession, “Ignorance of the law is editing/revising user identification or Acquisition: Competition for fan attention drops to interact, not buy your product. those themes regularly.

Twee t This! no excuse.” Whether you adhere to tweets unless absolutely necessary for Twitter: Avoid the use of third- on weekends. Take advantage of In many cases, your blog isn’t Ultimately, remember that people like the guidelines is your decision, but the medium (e.g., including a link on a party apps that claim to “get more other brands’ five-day schedule by sufficiently human. Take cues from people more than people like logos. So

Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social be sure you have “human” photos – your The Social Media ProBook wouldn’t TV broadcast, where the user cannot followers fast”. Aggressive following updating your status on the weekends. your personal status updates to ProBook Media Eloqua Social be doing its job if it didn’t at least interact with it). / unfollowing could result in account Our clients have enjoyed 300% more inform your brand updates. staff, your customers, your events – to go 16 point out the major themes. suspension.  engagement on the weekends.  Answer customer service comments into top 5 photo bar.  17 What is the first application you AD ayIn T heL ifeO f... launch when you get to work? I purposely keep my work email only on my work computer - it’s the one thing that hasn’t yet crossed over into my handheld device and I like keeping Liz Philips is a Community it walled-off and separate. So the first application I launch when I arrive to the Strategist & Manager at office is Outlook to check on work email (especially since I’ve already read my personal email, Facebook, and Twitter Hewlett-Packard. Few have feeds on my mobile, usually from the comfort of my bed upon waking). After blended professional and I take a look at Outlook, I open Twitter, then Facebook, and then my social media monitoring tool. I used to use personal brands as well as TweetDeck for Twitter and Facebook, which was handy. However, firewall LIZ she has. problems have prevented me from using anything but the Web interfaces of those services. Email notwithstanding, do you try to keep a line between your professional and personal life online, or have you given up entirely? I had two personal Twitter accounts an expert in your field. I’ve also seen before I started a third “personality” Have you ever gotten up in the it used as a way to convey information Twitter account for the company. When Phimiddle of the night to tweet or duringl a crisis - whichi mayps be more I started tweeting for the company, email? relevant (and in most cases, more there was never a question in my mind This is a funny question to me. Of efficient) than serving up a blog post whether I’d migrate my personal account course I have gotten up in the middle of or an official company press release to to the company account. I thought it was the night to tweet or check email. One address something that is unfolding best to keep things separate, so I started night I was awakened by an earthquake. in real-time. For personal purposes, I a new account from scratch. However, My very first instinct ‚ before the ground enjoy DailyMile and Foursquare. The with that said, I do occasionally tweet event stopped moving ‚ was to reach for DailyMile lets me log my workouts HP info from my personal @iizLiz my mobile device and tune into Twitter, and mileage and see how my friends account if I think it will be of interest where I could get immediate “news” are doing with their training... it is to the people who follow me. This from the people I follow in San Diego. motivating! Foursquare gives me insight can mean I may tweet the same type Sometimes I’ll wake up and check into how my friends like to spend their of content (for example, a live, official Facebook, just to see who else is up and personal time. Both networks are a company event), but I’ll usually tailor the posting. I love the ability to connect great source of learning about my info to the two different audiences. with people no matter what time it is, or friends and they give me another way to where they are in the world. relate to others. It’s all about connecting Do you use your handheld to tweet, with people in a meaningful way. participate in communities or blog Do you have an app that you on behalf of HP? consider your “secret weapon”? What can’t you measure that you I’ve used my handheld to tweet from When I first started learning about wish you could? my @LizAtHP account, which is the Twitter, I used TweetDeck pretty I wish I could measure what, if same handheld I use for my personal religiously and found that by setting anything, is useful to people about accounts. When I respond to customers up various columns I could learn the things I share on personal or in forums or on blogs, I always use my practically anything about any professional blogs, Twitter, Facebook, One night I was PC. It’s easier for me to type in a long topic. Then I applied those same etc. I mean, you can see some metrics format on my PC - and utilize tools such principles to building my lists of ‚ hits or repeat visitors ‚ but you don’t awakened by an as spellcheck! people I enjoy following and so forth. really know which things are really As I added Twitter, Facebook pages, resonating with people. I want most of Complete this sentence: I would and Foursquare (for both work and the information I share to be helpful or earthquake. My very impress my bosses if I proved social personal) my TweetDeck looked a useful in some way. media positively impacted ______? bit like “The Matrix.” I think it’s very first instinct‚ before the Sales. Sales figures are transactional powerful for a marketing person. What was your previous role? and (obviously) measurable, but we I’ve worked for HP for the past 10 years know most buyers are in the funnel Other than Facebook and Twitter, in a variety of roles. Most recently, ground even stopped long before a sale takes place. I would what is your favorite social community management and before love to be able to tell management network for professional that competitive analysis and response. moving‚ was to reach for exactly which sales were converted as purposes? For personal purposes? I’m sure social has really changed the

Twee t This! a result of social media. I’d also like to Though Quora is new, I think it has a lot way competitive analysis is done today. my mobile device and identify which customer complaints of potential for professional purposes... There are just so many more sources of Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social were turned into happy experiences ‚ from reaching out to people who care information available today that would ProBook Media Eloqua Social leading to a continued relationship with about your products to answering be useful in analyzing competitors and 18 tune into Twitter... the brand ‚ thanks to social media. questions and establishing yourself as predicting roadmaps.  19 groups of attractions, such asWalt’s Radio Shack says their favorite rides. Virtual Items: awards items randomly when users check in. Foursquare specials have been Users can collect them, leave them Practical behind for other users to find or swap wildly successful, with users them with items other users have left behind. NASA, for example, offers items like virtual moon rocks and space spending 350% more than shuttles for users checking in at NASA- Uses For Geo average customers. related facilities and science museums. Facebook Places is the newest entrant to the By Chris Thompson geolocation space, but it brings the It would be hard to find a social of “flash mob.” Radio Shack says Radio Shack offered a badge for highest number of users thanks media sector that is enjoying more their Foursquare specials have been “Holiday Heroes” who checked in at to its immense size. Their service, innovation (and disrupting more wildly successful, with users spending coffee shops, gyms, train stations and called Facebook Places, is limited marketing plans) than geosocial, 350% more than average customers. Radio Shack stores. The badge was to sharing one’s location with his or affectionately shortened to “geo.” Customers see alerts about the specials their ticket to an in-store discount. her friends and offering check-in Geo may have been seen as a novelty when they check in at nearby venues. Core Badges: Taking advantage of deals similar to Foursquare’s. or niche application initially. The Marketers who employ Foursquare’s Foursquare’s core badges — Instead Chipotle occasionally offers a act of sharing one’s whereabouts “specials” service get access to of paying for a custom Foursquare buy-one-get-one-free deal for users with others by “checking in” at analytics about their venues that show badge, some businesses have gotten checking in on Facebook Places. Chris Thompson, is different venues by publishing demographic information about the creative with Foursquare’s core badges. With Facebook’s unique Charity the author of the blog a GPS-enabled mobile device’s people checking in at their venues. AJ Bombers restaurant threw a party deals, McDonald’s offered to donate About Foursquare. location data certainly took some Branded Pages: Companies where users could earn a staple “I’m $1 to the Ronald McDonald House for Hailed as getting used to. But today many without brick-and-mortar stores can on a Boat” badge. They saw a 110% each user who checked in. “Foursquare’s No. 1 geo networks have dramatically offer branded pages, where they leave increase in check-ins. Other businesses Fan” by the New York increased adoption. Each network “tips” for their followers that will have hosted “Swarm” parties where All three services encourage brands to Observer, Chris offers its own set of promotional appear within the app when users users can earn one of the highly desired be creative. Marketers are limited only by updates his blog opportunities. The following check in. The primary purpose is “Swarm badges” (for 50, 250, 500 or their imagination. multiple times a day are several ways marketers may engaging users with your brand when 1,000 people checking in at the same McDonald’s celebrated Foursquare with information consider incorporating geo they’re using the service. Foursquare time). Day [each April 16 — a play on the about the geo- networks into their mix. doesn’t charge for branded pages. Building on top of the API: 4/4 calendar (four “squared” = 16)] by location giant’s The New York Daily News employs Foursquare offers a robust API. Many entering anyone who became a McDonald’s growth, latest Foursquare is a digital Foursquare as a content distribution companies have built Foursquare Mayor that day into a drawing for a free features and new city guide that delivers tips and channel. The newspaper publishes tips check-ins, tips and recommendations limited-edition T-shirt. badges. recommendations about the places that link to photos from their historical into their own applications. American Alamo Drafthouse Cinema offered a you should visit based on your archives. Users can click through to Express even built their own free screening at their theater with the most friends’ suggestions. The social see a photo of the place where they’re application on top of the Foursquare Facebook Places check-ins. network offers several avenues for standing from 75 or 100 years ago. API, where users received money- Southern Comfort placed a billboard in marketing your business. Windows Live Photo Gallery saving tips, shared the items they New Orleans that encouraged Foursquare Specials: There are seven types offers tips from respected local purchased and earned badges based on users to check in to be entered in a contest of specials that can be used to draw photographers for getting the best their engagement. for a free trip to Mardi Gras.  in new visitors and encourage shots at popular photo locations. customer loyalty for brick-and-mortar The Travel Channel, MTV and Gowalla lets users collect businesses. The “Newbie special” LogoTV offer tips from their stars stamps and other items in their rewards customers on their first listing their favorite places to eat, sleep virtual “passport.” The concept check-in (e.g., Radio Shack offers a 20% and drink. is helping members remember discount). “Check-in specials” reward Partner Badges: Companies can offer the important events in their lives customers any time they check in (e.g., their own badges (like Mayorships, — in connection with the places Chili’s offers free chips & salsa). Check- “badges” are a form of social currency, where they occur. Gowalla offers All three services in specials can also reward customers packaged as a digital collectable) to three primary rewards for users, after multiple visits (e.g., Victoria’s Foursquare users. Foursquare doesn’t all aimed at increasing brand Secret offers two free items with a $40 give a firm price, but they’ve said engagement. encourage brands purchase on the third check-in). The $25,000 per month with a multi-month Stamps: Businesses of all sizes most frequent visitor of venues listed commitment is a fair estimate. Badges can offer special passport stamps to to be creative. on Foursquare is dubbed the “Mayor” are probably the most sought-after their customers on Gowalla. Disney of that location. Many merchants offer reward for many Foursquare users. Parks, for example, have a beautiful “Mayor specials” to motivate people Victoria’s Secret offers a badge for set of stamps covering just about every Marketers are to visit more frequently and compete checking in to three of their stores or attraction in Disneyland and Walt for that social status. Mayor specials at the “Bombshell Hotspots” where Disney World. limited only by

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Jamie Grenney is the VP of Social Media and Online challenge we face on the social media energizing people to participate. What GRENNEYteam is making sure we can drive I’ve found is that by creating best alignment and scale to meet the needs practice videos and publishing them Video at Salesforce.com. of the business. You need to hit escape to YouTube, I can generate external velocity so that you don’t get stuck in a thought leadership, but it also helps He is one of the most respected reactive mode. me generate internal awareness. For example we have videos for our social Salesforce.com CMO Kendall media policy, our video strategy, and voices in B2B social media Collins has said that video is a our MVP program. Collectively these key component to your company’s videos have received tens of thousands marketing programs. What role of views and been instrumental in What’s the difference between does video play in social? scaling our message. a social strategist and a Salesforce.com has made a big community manager? investment in video because it allows If a social strategy cannot be Within a social media team there are us to deliver a clear and concise directly tied to revenue, is it at least two roles, social strategist message in a format that’s engaging worth continuing? and a community manager. The and easy to share. Whether you’re on We are still in the early days and social strategist is responsible for the overall Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, people media can be difficult to measure. We program including the roadmap, love to share videos, so producing put together a Salesforce dashboard governance model, and ROI metrics. great content helps us fuel the that we use to track activity metrics They typically take a macro view and conversation. like posts and comments as well as think with longer time horizons. A business metrics like share of voice, community manager on the other Aside from Chatter, what’s the product adoption, and pipeline. While hand is a customer-facing role. They single social app or network you should always aim for real ROI are responsible for engaging people you can’t live with out - on a metrics there are times when you have online and growing the community. personal level? to look at the cost of not engaging. For me the most important application What is the brand risk? What is the What are the “big pillars” of a is YouTube. So much of my role is competitive risk?  social strategist’s role? about communicating the strategy and The three pillars for us are the conversations on our site, our official social media channels, and then all the other conversations taking place across the Web. What is the greatest challenge (Social strategists) need you face in your day-to-day role? Salesforce has over 5,000 employees, to hit escape velocity so

Twee t This! most of whom are engaged in some form of social media. They are that they don’t get stuck in Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social active on LinkedIn, they might have ProBook Media Eloqua Social a Twitter account, or they might 22 be producing videos. The biggest reactive mode. 23 reliable, honest voice on the social Web. Influence is the byproduct of continually producing high quality content. Jeremiah Owyang, a marketing influencer himself, said, “The best way to become an influencer is to create one.” Translation: Shift your thinking from “what can you do for me,” and instead focus on, “what can I do for you?” Helping someone else become an influencer is the most reliable Robin Richards is way to get you and your organization the information noticed and supported by the larger design director at community of “personal brands.” How JESS3. Robin leads can you do this? The press is always the UX team and looking for independent experts to oversees all If you’re give a disinterested perspective in infographic output, articles. Recommend different emerging while also working on influencers as interview candidates. data visualization constantly asking This “free PR” is likely to be rewarded design for interfaces with familiarity and loyalty later. Other ranging from mobile for introductions, ideas: Allow the person to guest post and web to touch and on your blog, interview the person for large-scale articles you write, include examples of installations. favors & ‘ins’ over the person’s work in your presentations. Don’t try to “rush to the close.” When social networks, you begin to form a relationship with an influential figure, resist the urge to ask for you’re going to something, especially a blog post or tweet. Try to form a real relationship, one built on mutual value transfer and personal teach people to familiarity. Reducing the exchange to a “transaction” may be immediately avoid you. gratifying, but in the long term, it will harm your ability to inspire the individual later become a true brand advocate. Megan Fowler Think laser, not buckshot: The influencers community is, by definition, finite. Don’t try to build relationships with all of them at once. You are better Infographics off identifying one or two people likely to be receptive to your company’s story. Use your board, investors and friends to By Robin Richards make the introduction and select people likely to be “friendly” toward your brand The public’s collapsing attention most popular and shareable forms first. The key is to keep it sincere and span has given rise to a relatively of social content. But a meteoric personal. Narrow and deep beats wide new content format: the rise in popularity often results in and shallow when it comes to influencer infographic. Infographics – a a corresponding decline in quality. relations. visual representation of complex Here are some ways to ensure your Influencers Why do people write? They write to data – have emerged as one of the infographics deliver value. be read. It’s truly that simple. Be sure By Leslie Bradshaw & Joe Chernov you are familiar with what each person has written before you start trying to The debate about whether but are also a vital group with whom In every industry, there are “influencers” forge a relationship. “influencers” exist continues. The to build relationships. who are disproportionately persuasive. Don’t just stop at Klout scores when brand and the potential influencer. media. All of these tools can be used topic was discussed in several panels Why do “influencers” matter more Being an influencer (also known measuring influence, there are many Many Web properties are quickly to grab the attention — and hopefully at SXSWi 2011. Much of the debate than ever? Because the social Web gives in some industries as a “tastemaker”) great tools out there including Twitter releasing tools designed to allow users to favor — of influencers, but proceed with germinated from the article “Is individuals reach that was previously yourself is a sure-fire way to get Grader, Peer Index and Twitalyzer. You transfer “social currency” to people and caution. Relying solely on this technique the Tipping Point Toast?,” which available only to institutional publishers. recognized by other influential should also ask customers and partners organizations they find influential. This or overusing it is likely to backfire by ran in FastCompany in 2008. The Microsoft’s PR team found that one personalities. How can you become who they listen to when it comes to your social currency takes the form of digital reinforcing the imbalance of influence story looked at research performed person – TechCrunch’s Michael an influencer? Blog, tweet, review industry. recommendations. Google offers its “+1” between you and the individual you by then-Columbia professor (now Arrington – triggered considerably products, public speaking, publish Be normal. Be natural. Coming across button, Klout allows users to share up to persistently applaud. Engage in this Yahoo! research scientist) Duncan more awareness for the launch of Bing research, write a book, comment as a flack or, worse, a shill will get you five “+K” badges per day, and, of course, practice in moderation (if at all). Watts, who provided compelling than did The Wall Street Journal. While on others’ blogs, produce videos, tuned-out. It will seem like you are many of the Q&A sites allow members to Social strategist and PR expert

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While rooting the economics/is-an-mba-worth-it/ Resource for Viewers, Below: Comparing http://html5readiness.com/ explanation in real-world reference We selected this one less for the The Blog Tree “A” to “B” An animated example. The and issues, this image allows viewers design, which though acceptable information is presented in a clear to compare their own personal values is unremarkable, and more for the and easy-to-use way, allowing the with what is visualized to help them topic. It is a question most people in user to interact. More engaging than understand where they fall on a business have asked, but few have a table, which would also be a way of political spectrum, while also allowing received answers to. Knewton GMAT presenting this info, this infographic them to compare the differences capture the answer, and present it in mixes in a fun element. between parties, in a clean and easy- an easy to follow visual. • Cocktails to-follow way. • Anatomy of a Cupcake http://www. http://flowingdata.com/2011/04/04/ • The Evolution of Privacy on allenhemberger.com/blog/2011/02/07/ more-proportions-and-cocktails/ Facebook happy-lesleigh-day/ Simple and to the point — no mess. http://mattmckeon.com/facebook- A new trend of displaying The real-world photos for the main privacy/ infographics in the “real world” is visual reinforce the connection to A ringed interactive example, emerging. This lovely example created the material, and the ingredients breaking the data out into categories for a friend’s birthday shows the many are represented in a clear, easy-to- (sections) vs access (rings) you can ingredients and components that understand manner. explore the changes over time, and make up a cupcake. Cute, but smart. how settings changed and evolved. • Billion Dollar Gram by David Comparing “A” McCandless http://www. Showing the informationisbeautiful.net/ to “B” visualizations/the-billion-dollar- Examples Evolution of gram/ • Mac People vs. PC People: http:// a Concept or A classic graphic that probably flowingdata.com/2011/04/26/mac-vs- spurred the infographic movement. Left: Making pc-people/ Industry This graphic breaks down the Something Complex, Hunch.com, a product Examples overcomplicated US budget for all Simple recommendation engine, takes • History and Origins of Science to understand. Very clear, extremely clusters of correlative data and draws Fiction by Ward Shelley http:// precise and utterly effective. fascinatingly accurate conclusions www.brainpickings.org/index. • World Cup Radial Bracket by about our interests and values. php/2010/02/09/ward-shelley-oil- Hyperakt This infographic depicts the power visualizations/ http://hyperakt.com/work-detail/234 of brand identity across multiple Ward Shelly creates stunning works A great way to display who was dimensions, many of which are of art with his infographics. All hand- playing whom in the 2010 World Cup. painfully amusing. drawn, they bring a new dimension • How Long Do Animals Live? • The Gold Rush: http://www. and style to infographics. http://s3.amazonaws.com/ columnfivemedia.com/newsweek- • Fifty years of Exploration infobeautiful2/infoporn_isotype_3.jpg infographic-gold-rush/ http://books.nationalgeographic. This vintage example uses the animal • Class of 2011: If Social Media were com/map/map-day/index or shape to communicate on the most a High School by Flowtown http:// http://www.flickr.com/photos/ basic visual level. To find and compare www.flowtown.com/blog/class-of- monaxide/3481692111/in/set- animals, a line is used for the length of 2011-if-social-media-were-a-high- 72157617415034996 time. The line has been cleverly used school Technically not a comparison A visual treat showing fifty years of and expanded at the top to allow more of A to B, but a hilarious comparison space exploration. Presented using space to show the info, but because it Above: Capturing the of a whole host of social networks lines to illustrate the journeys of is unbroken, the eye follows it along “State of” an Industry by linking their stereotypes to the different space missions and mixing without losing the sense of time. or Trend stereotypes of students that every high them with images of the places they • Presidential Cost school has. A little unorthodox but visited, allows the user to connect http://portfolio.rachelmercer.org/ effectively demonstrates the generally with images and understand the projects/2666196#1 accepted view of some of the main distances that are being traveled. A beautiful example of a circular social networks. • Life Map infographic, showing the US • Everyone Ever in the World by http://www.flickr.com/photos/ government’s national debt. Taking The Luxury of Protest http:// ritwikdey/426048360/in/set- full history of the national debt and theluxuryofprotest.com/Everyone_ 72157600007886428 comparing it with the president, Ever_in_the_World.html Visualizing your life. This is a growing historical eras, wars and conflicts, A stunning visualization comparing area for infographics. This example and legislation gives insight into what the number of people who have lived is time-based and presents the life of was happening at that time which Above: Showing the Evolution of a Concept or

Twee t This! to the number of people who have died Dmitry Krasny, divided into non- could influence the national debt. The Industry in wars, conflicts. By using paper area academic and academic. use of color layers the graphic with Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social vs. cut-out sections, this visualization additional information to keep the ProBook Media Eloqua Social effectively compares these two factors view engaged.  28 in a unique way. 29 never paid for service, received special Today any customer can become an gifts? I also wonder if an influencer‚ is influencer over your brand! always pitching brands or products, how long will they remain influential? You run social media for a It is also important to remember major financial services brand. that under the law, individuals, What do you know now that you Is support the “killer app” for social media? including influencers‚ are supposed wish you knew going into that The Click to Call / Chat feature will In my view this is a space owned by the customer, and it to be clear about their relationships, vertical? allow someone tweeting with an agent is imperative for companies to meet their needs. In many such as payment or free products they My background prior to Comcast was to continue the same conversation, cases, but not all, the most important need for them is receive. For the business providing financial services, so I was prepared with the same agent in a secured customer service or education. these items, they may be liable for for the unique challenges that the environment. enforcing that as well. To learn more industry presents. I did find Citi’s “Influencer” marketing has become a hot niche. Yet about this visit the FTC Website. global scale much bigger than I had What marketer have you learned you are an ambassador for “regular” customers. I also find that strong content is imagined in my head, but the people the most from? What role do influencers play in your marketing really the big influencer. A great here were great at helping me adjust. I learn from everybody within efforts? example of this is the sleepy tech video It is a lot of fun working with people social media and many who are not I have very strong views on this topic that I will share that has impacted the cable company internally and externally to build an there. I admire many people such as for readers to ponder. ‘Influencer’ marketing is not new I worked for. The video shows up on understanding of regulations, privacy Chris Brogan, Brian Solis, Jeremiah to social, or unique. It has been around for years. Many the front page of Google when you concerns and, ultimately, how to better Owyang, Laura Fitton, Scott Monty, businesses provide different treatment to members of search for the company and it has 1.6 meet customer needs. This challenge etc. The list goes on. the press, politicians, etc. This is a practice I have never million views. This video was posted causes us to think outside the box been a fan of, mainly because it sends a message to some by someone who posted two videos to find new solutions, such as an You also serve on the Board customers that they are not as special as others. This does ever, so they would normally not be implementation we are doing for social for the Counsel of the Better not mean I do not support segmentation, or providing considered an influencer, yet this service called Click to Call / Click to Business Bureaus and Society of different levels of service based on services a customer individual probably had the greatest Chat. With this, we will be shifting our Consumer Affairs Professionals. has with a company. As an example, if a customer who influence over the perception of that service agents to contributor accounts What are the most common has bought three products receives a different level of brand. The fact is the video was with CoTweet. This process will show mistakes marketers make that service from a customer who has bought one item, then it something many of us could relate to the ID of the person tweeting from @ get them in hot water with those is fair and understandable to most other customers. But and we brought it to such prominence. AskCiti, our Customer Service handle. organizations? if I have three products and an influencer has one and yet I would not want to speak on behalf they receive special treatment, if I ever find out, I will not of either organization. In my own do business with that company. Funny example! One day view marketers should focus on I received and email from a marketing firm soliciting my their customers, presenting fair and business. In it they outlined a few examples of work they AD ayIn T heL ifeO f... accurate information and maintaining did. One of the examples was for a popular pay TV station strong ethics. that I have subscribed to for years. In an effort to publicize a show they sent very unique kits with very cool trinkets Are there any social channels to influencers.‚ I wrote back and told them I subscribed to that you “measure by anecdote,” that channel for years and I never received a cool gift like that is, you participate in that. They immediately wrote back offering to provide me professionally despite limited with it, but I did not accept. I have found the best approach data to prove it’s effective? is to think like a customer. How would you feel if you paid First, I have always found the greatest a lot of money to a company, but others, who may have measure is listening to customer ‚ no matter what the space. The feedback you find can help businesses improve their products and processes. This is my focus, and this provides the best means to measure. We are always experimenting and finding the new FRANK spaces to listen and interact with our customers. 

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@ComcastCares and continues to write about related topics on ProBook Media Eloqua Social 30 his personal blog 31 Public relations professionals must cut your losses, though. If you don’t have Learn your monitoring tools. If your recognize that the “communication much to show for that QR code, scrap it client or employer isn’t willing to invest cycle” – the way information and experiment with something else. in “listening” technology, don’t worry. originates, spreads and influences – There are several free tools on the Web. has forever changed. We PR people Promote your successes. This takes Here are some: set up Google Alerts for no longer “own” our corporate place in two ways: 1) media engagement, your name; the company; the company’s messages – assuming we ever did, of and 2) media repurpose tactics. CEO, executive team, spokespeople, course. But this ownership shift has • Media engagement: and highly visible employees; and created a new, even more vital role • Comment/respond to the post from a competitors. Next create a digital for the communications pro. key staff member (preferably a high dashboard you can review at a glance. We can now help facilitate ranking executive) Try a Web-based platform like Addict- conversations in social media, and • Monitor comments and answer o-matic, which pulls in online mentions those discussions (between suppliers, appropriate questions across major search engines and social competitors, bloggers, consumers, • Thank positive commenters platforms. Experiment with BlogPulse influencers, employees, even our family • Acknowledge respectful criticism to track who is mentioning your clients and friends) can impact our brands, or • Submit articles to social article on various blogs – you can even find our clients’ brands, in meaningful and sharing sites links back to your clients and monitor measurable ways. • Media repurpose tactics: additional comments made on each post. • Include “As seen on” section on On average, it takes five separate homepage tactics to drive people to your blog or David Armano is • Include “As seen on” section in email Website. If you use the same tactic in five EVP of Digital, signature different places it can feel “spam-like” to Global Innovation & How PR • Post to online newsroom those who connect with you in multiple Integration at • Post to social accounts places. Invest the time to vary your Edelman Digital. He • Message to all fans/members tactics, and customize messages to the blogs at Logic + • Write a follow up blog post for your particular community you target. It will Emotion. corporate blog linking back to key make a big difference. Here are the five People Should articles tactics: Create a routine. Look at the social 1. Who else wants to know? Think networks you use the most and create about your content as a tool. Who a timeline to help you be more efficient. would view this information as helpful? Here’s an example: Send it to them. If you already have an Approach Review follower list and identify people email distribution list set up, this may • Do You to follow back (one time, daily) be an opportunity to reach out. If not, • Review lists you’ve been added to, handpick people in your network who decide whether or not to follow (one may want to know and send it to them time, daily) with a personalized message. Social Media Respond to those you mentioned or • Believe in replied to you (two to three times, 2. Syndicate via social networks. By Sarah Evans daily) This is not a “one and done” technique. • Check and respond to direct messages Change up how you share on each (two times, daily) network. For example, on Twitter Life After • Read “home” stream and identify you want to post something that has a people to retweet and/or respond “retweet” factor. If your headline doesn’t Let’s take a look at some of the latest (two times daily) cut it, pull a sound bite or quote along Sarah Evans is the tools and techniques of today’s “social” • Identify new people to follow (two to with a link back to your post. founder and communicator. three times weekly) Likes? president of Sevans 3. Pitch as part of a trend story. Strategy, one of the Think before you jump. Decide what Don’t forget the conversation. Notice a lot of comments or other buzz hottest PR and new your goals are before you create your Participate in live Twitter chats to around your content? Think like a media agencies in social media plan. Be realistic about the • Effective tactics you’ve seen and/or Google Trends can help you identify connect with your target audience. producer and watch for bigger story Measuring tech. Vanity Fair has amount of time you can dedicate to social used, the best terms) Consider virtual desk side briefings opportunities. What happens when you also fittingly dubbed media. You can’t just push content out • Content marketing tactics/channels • Hotlink and bold critical words and for journalists and bloggers you can’t identify an opportunity? Pitch where her one of “America’s and hope for people to respond. You have (see The Content Grid v. 2 infographic phrases connect with in person. appropriate. This could mean to a larger Tweethearts”. Sarah engage in the resulting conversation. in this book), • Research free SEO tools blog, or to mainstream media outlets blogs at However much time you think you will Social resources available, such as Use anchor links Be your own producer. Broadcast- looking for sources. Social • • PRSarahEvans.com. need to spend participating in dialogue, free image database for your blogs, • Optimize the first 250 words quality video tools are now easy to use 4. Monitor and respond to double it. Then double that. blog comment platforms, content • Be timely and relevant and inexpensive. Learn the pocket video comments. The best way to have your syndication tools, polls/survey tools, camera, take an iMovie class, pick up a content shared is via a third party. No Social media is a team sport. You and newsletter publishing systems. Know your customers. What social decent microphone. You can capture, edit one believes you’re great until someone Business might lead public relations or community networks and which types of content and publish video in minutes. else says it. Respond to people who post management, but social media isn’t just Own your online identity and drive the most traffic to your site? What Your audience, not you, decides what’s comments and create a community for you. There are opportunities for produce great content. If a reporter time of day do people seem to engage the cool. Let’s pretend you just created a around your content. Communities By David Armano customer service, business development, were to search your company name right most? new social network for vegans who love support members, after all. even HR to get involved. Think of now, what would they find? How much sparkling water. You are feeling pretty Anyone telling you that they have yourself as the “hub” of the social media of the information have you contributed Don’t be afraid to try out new tools good about it. Certain vegan influencers 5. Reuse and repurpose. If the content the measurement and ROI issue wheel. As central as you are, you still towards search results? Think “SEO (and don’t be afraid to toss them like Anthony Kiedis and Andre 3000 you created is relevant but not timely, solved in regards to social media need multiple spokes to move forward. for PR.” The content you create could be aside if they’re not working). If you will show up in no time. But they don’t. think about when you can use it again is exaggerating at best. While I

Twee t This! a resource for a journalist, blogger or a think QR codes might be a hit for your Perhaps fancy-water-drinking vegans in the future. Can you link back to it in a don’t have enough space here to Take inventory of your tools. Develop prospect. Here are a few tips to ensure next campaign, go ahead and integrate hang out on Facebook or Happycow.com. future blog post? Is there a sexy sound dive as deeply into this topic as Social Media ProBook Media Eloqua Social a “Social Collateral List” consisting of: your content is sharable and optimized: them. Keeping current with technology If so, you should create an online home bite or two you can tweet out at a later I could, there are a few specific ProBook Media Eloqua Social • Social platforms relevant to your brand • Eliminate jargon is a core requirement of the “social” that fully integrates with Facebook. time (even if it’s the same day)?  points I would like to emphasize.

32 or client, • Use key words (Google AdWords or publicist. It’s important to know when to Translation: Create where the people are. But first, let’s do some level-setting 33 social activities is elevated to a science, on applicable KPI’s can be applied to companies must also consider how different facets of social business — for much more or less it might have taken example separate ones can be developed to achieve similar results using other for customer service, marketing, sales, methods (such as traditional media R&D, etc. There are metrics which can Wikipedia purchasing). In areas such as human be shared across all of these functions, resources, economic impact can be but a framework should go deep in measured in quality and efficiencies identifying what needs to be measured conversations around measuring results must (such as recruiting better candidates in and where (what social properties). move beyond fixating on single metrics such as “likes” less time leveraging social networks). The framework also should be flexible fueled by the Facebook ecosystem. While they may In customer service, it could spending enough to change as new data is Fundamentals be a desirable indicator of success, “likes” are one of less on call centers because customer introduced. many metrics, and social business leaders must take advocates are helping others before a step back to look at the big picture before putting they ever have a chance to pick up the By William Beutler all your social eggs into one big integrated basket. A phone. Simply put, economic impact is Analyze For great starting point when digging into measurement money the organization saves or makes Meaning is to organize your efforts into one of the following integrating social initiatives into the The less frequently discussed aspect of William Beutler is an online reputation outcomes: behavioral change and economic impact. business. social measurement is effort, or the time management expert and has been an it takes to derive meaning from numbers, active editor on the English-language Behavior Change Construct A data and fluctuations in metrics. A Wikipedia since June 2006. He is the William Beutler is Behavior change can be looked at from multiple perspectives. “measurement dashboard” satisfies the author of an influential blog, The an online reputation For example, if a large enterprise has determined that Measurement need for program architects to view all Wikipedian [link: http://thewikipedian. management expert X dollars can be saved annually if employees shift their Framework types of information at a glance, but net/ ]. and has been an behavior from A to B, then success can be measured by Measuring social business success while it offers up valuable information active editor on the the percentage of shifts in the behavior from undesirable begins with constructing a on that “what,” a dashboard seldom tells English-language to desirable (over time). Likewise, on the public front, if a measurement framework, which maps us “why.” Human intervention is needed Why Do I Need Wikipedia since June business finds itself in a crisis scenario and needs to “stop the your objectives to the appropriate to determine why there might be an 2006. He is the bleeding,” it needs to trigger a shift in actions (such as fewer strategy. A measurement framework increase in re-tweets around one form of to Understand author of an negative postings in public and more neutral or positive aligns KPI’s (Key Performance communication vs. another. Dashboards Wikipedia? influential blog, The expressions, often referred to as “sentiment”) to help reverse Indicators) with criteria to measure can tell us what times of the day users If your company has a Wikipedia Wikipedian [http:// opinions. From a marketing perspective, prompting desirable against. For example, if your KPI is may be more and less active, but the article, it’s probably one of the first thewikipedian. behaviors is also linked to influencing thought and opinion. “visibility,” your framework should be insights we derive from them requires pages Internet users find when they net/]. Ratings, reviews and recommendations of products / services structured around relevant, measurable processing that transcends the display of look you up. Although you may have all serve as significant purchase indicators. Apply a social metrics, such as page rank in search information. invested heavily in creating a high lens to these behavioral indicators (for example, sharing an engines or designated networks. quality corporate Website, many opinion via a social network) and you can begin to frame up “Acquisition” could also be another KPI, Internet users prefer to trust what outcomes, which involve thought and action. which can be measured by fans and Measure What they read on Wikipedia because they followers. A desired outcome can be Matters consider the content to be independent. Economic Impact ownership of a conversation or subject Measurement initiatives must begin Despite its shortcomings, Wikipedia’s Economic impact attaches a value — revenue generated matter. In this case measuring against with serious consideration of the convenience has bred familiarity, and or money saved — to a business initiative. It should not be a KPI such as “authority” could include desired outcomes. On the behavioral its authoritative tone has bred trust. confused with metrics. Returning to the crisis scenario, a metrics like shares, media mentions, front, raising awareness on an issue Because the public turns to Wikipedia, business that has successfully averted or subdued a crisis links, likes, embeds, traffic, and or a successful adoption rate of a it’s essential that you understand how (leveraging social media) can reference benchmarks from comments. Some of these metrics can platform can be sought after outcomes. to make certain that articles related to similar situations faced by other companies or their own be aggregated into things such as “share Advocacy can be another powerful your company or industry are accurate. estimations to evaluate how much money the business saved of voice” or the approximation of how outcome for any organization. On the Furthermore, if your company lacks through taking appropriate action. Sales is of course the relevant you may be to conversations. economic impact front the outcomes a Wikipedia profile, it’s important to obvious financial outcome, however even if tracking sales via A measurement framework based should be focused on determining if understand whether or not it qualifies money was actually made or saved. for one. The metrics you then choose to analyze One word of caution: If your and report against align against these company doesn’t qualify for a Sales is of course the obvious financial outcomes from the beginning. Tracking Wikipedia profile, but you try to irrelevant metrics is like playing a shoehorn one in anyway, prepare for a outcome, however even if tracking sales game with numbers instead of meeting bumpy road. your business objectives. Start your measurement initiatives with your goals, For more, visit Eloqua’s Website [link: via social activities is elevated to a objectives and outcomes and work your http://www.eloqua.com/grande/Grande_ way backwards toward what should be Guide_To_Wikipedia.html]  science, companies must also consider measured. Take a holistic approach and avoid the temptation to focus solely on metrics that demonstrate only short- how much more or less it might have term gain. Be prepared to update your approach and framework as your social taken to achieve similar results using business objectives evolve. And, most

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34 media purchasing). 35 When you think of social advertising, luck. Folks have a short attention you might think of the ads you see span, and you’ll need to use those 8 Revere on the side of your Facebook profile 140 character elevator pitch skills Relevance first, and you would be partially you’ve been honing to catch their eye Make sure your social ads are relevant right. Social advertising is about as quickly as possible, then use your to the audience they are being delivered advertising on social networks. It’s content skills to make their attention to. Advertising summer’s hottest tear- also about enticing people to interact stick to your brand long enough to away jeans/shorts would be a great with your ads and your brand, not engage. fit for Facebook or Twitter, and even just block them out. geolocation services if you have brick Social advertising challenges the and mortar stores, but LinkedIn and brand to appeal to the customer in 4 Maximize SlideShare most likely won’t be a fit for new ways. After all, brands are not Keywords that clothing type or brand. In the end, always a welcomed participant in the One way to avoid wasting your relevance is key. social Web. The idea is for your ad to money is to become a keyword complement – even augment – your ninja. Sites like Google make it easy 9 Keep It Simple audience’s social experience and enhance with tools like the free Keyword Tool Great use of keywords and appropriate brand engagement and trigger purchase (https://adwords.google.com/select/ audience targeting are not going to transactions. KeywordToolExternal), but there are a help you if you don’t follow the KISS Social advertising is designed to plethora of options out there for brands rule (Keep It Simple Stupid). Once you leverage what the ad platform knows looking to see what words bring them get your potential customer engaged about the potential customer’s interests the most traction, what words their don’t make it difficult to interact with and values. When executed effectively, competitors use and what people search or participate in your ad campaign. The Leslie Poston, social advertising is a powerful brand for related to their industry. less clicks you ask folks to make, the co-author of Twitter affinity tool. It can even inspire friend-to- shorter the forms you have them fill out, for Dummies (Now in friend recommendations, which is one of 5 Don’t Forget the easier you make it for them to share its 2nd edition!) and the most powerful forms of advertising. and interact, the better your social founder of Executed poorly, social advertising may Your Calls to advertising campaign will perform. Magnitude Media, is result in critical (and permanent) brand Action a speaker and leading reviews and negative ad interactions – Marketers talk about calls to action authority in emerging from blocking the ad to becoming the often. There is a reason for that: people 10 Engage and media, transmedia, latest negative Twitter trending topic. are simply more likely to engage with Entertain content, brand and Always be mindful of not only who your your brand if you tell them to … then We all know the golden days of a business growth with audience is and where they congregate make it easy. Whether you have them captive television or radio audience a concentration in online, but also what their values are and click a button, fill out a form, retweet are long gone, but the tendency to food, wine, spirits, how they want to interact with you. something for you or whatever else broadcast is still there. You’re tossing off-beat brands, So how do you go about doing it? How you can think of, making it clear what your brand voice into a sea of hundreds corporations, retail, do you engage your audience on social you need your potential customer to of thousands of brand voices. People hospitality, music ad platforms in a way that complements do will make it that much more likely choose which ones they listen to, and film their social experience? You start with to actually get done. Remember, social and the more engaging, human and these 10 steps: advertising is all about engagement - entertaining or informative you can be, make it simple. the more likely it is that they will choose you. Once people choose a brand they 1 Find Your 6 Drive Customers are 64% more likely to become brand Audience loyal to that brand.  Assuming that you know where your Home (to Your potential customers are can get you Webpage) into a situation where you over spend As a brand, you want to have a presence on your ad budget. Taking the time to on appropriate social networking sites, research your target demographic and but try to avoid having the sites be find out where they spend their time your only online presence. Your best Great use of online and on mobile services will only bet for tracking metrics and enticing 10 “Rules” save you money and time in the end. customers to engage and buy is to have a great website and use your social keywords and 2 Don’t Overspend advertising to drive customers to your Do you really need to spend hundreds targeted landing pages. appropriate audience of thousands of dollars on one ad campaign? Are you paying attention 7 Beware to your daily and monthly spend targeting are not with ongoing ads that are charged to Spreading for Social credit cards and easily forgotten, like Yourself Too Thin going to help you if Facebook Ads, LinkedIn’s Display Pick a couple of social advertising sites Ads and the tried and true Google at a time. Trying to blast the entire Adwords? The internet is a treasure Internet with your social ads is not only you don’t follow the trove of information. Spend your time a waste of money and time, but harder

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