Brand Advocates

The 365 degree brand

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Ace Hotel

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Ace Hotel

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Don’t Sell – Offer Value

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Social media empowers customers

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Use the social web to inspire advocates

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Social Proof Brand advocates write more than twice as many communications about brands as the average web user.

More likely to share a great experience about

a product.

50%

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MORE LIKELY to influence a purchase

75%

Create positive experiences

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Build relationships

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Convenience

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Personalization

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Transparency

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Monitor conversations

Social customers will tell an average of 42 people about a good customer experience, and they will tell an average of 53 others about a bad customer experience.

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Be proactive in your response

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Set expectations for responsiveness “Just over half of Facebook users

and more than 8 in 10 Twitter users expected to receive responses to questions or concerns posted on the social networks in a day or less”

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The business case for a service culture

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Contact Me: Leigh George, PhD, Director, Digital and Brand Strategy lgeorge@r2integrated.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/leighgeorge @leighgeorge

Questions?

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