How Big Brands Use Social Media

#brandcampuOctober 8, 2010

Presented by Lynne d Johnson, SVP Social Media, The ARF

Twitter: @lynneluvahemail: lynne@lynnedjohnson.comSlideshare: www.slideshare.net/lynneluvah

Big Brands

Social Media

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Source: Fast Company August 28, 2009

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Big Brands + Social Media #FAIL

»"Many  people  dream  of  success.  Success  can  only  be  achieved  through  repeated  failure  and  introspec:on.  Success  represents  the  one  percent  of  your  work  that  results  from  the  99  percent  that  is  called  failure.”  -Soichiro Honda

It’s Not Always Social Media #FAIL

»Marke:ng

»PR  (Brand  Awareness,  Buzz)

»Customer  Service

»Brand  Relaunches  (Crowdsourcing)

Big Brands + Social Media #Success

Big Brands + Social Media #Success

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»Authen:city

»Transparency

»Engagement

»Making  Brands  More  Human

»Bringing  The  Human  Voice  Into  the  Brand

Big Brands + Social Media #Success

»HR

»Consumer  Insights  &  Research  (Social  Listening)

Big Brands Also Use Social Media For...

»“The study of naturally occurring conversations, behaviors, and signals, that may or may not be guided, that brings the voice of people’s lives in to the brand.”

What Is Social Media Listening?

ARF Listening PlaybookThe ARF Listening Playbookby Steve Rapport – Knowledge Solutions Director, The ARF

» discover new customers

» develop new products

» monitor the competition

» give the consumer a voice

» take brand pulse

» understand shifts in consumer perspectives

Brands can use listening to:

Why Brands Listen

» Find Influencers and Let Them Engage New Customers For You» Listen, Respond, Engage » Don’t Just Sell

How Brands Listen

How Brands Listen

Free Tools• Google Alerts • Hootsuite Social Media Dashboard • Tweetdeck • Social Mention • Cotweet

PaidTools• Ripple 6 Social Insights • Radian 6 Dashboard • Conversition Evolisten • Netbase Consumerbase • Communispace• Scoutlabs • Motivequest • Nielsen Buzzmetrics • Meltwater Buzz

Social Listening Case Study

Source:  ARF  Listening  Playbook

Social Listening Case Study

Example: Hennessy Discovers New Customers

The challengeHennessy stumbled upon a new consumer by listening to linking behaviors. Consumers used Hennessy brand on BlackPlanet pages and linked back to site.

The conceptHennessy developed a full research plan to learn more about the consumer and its values and connection with the brand.

The result (or) insightHennessy redeveloped its website to include this new customer into the brand’s messaging, also including recipes and wallpapers for downloading, as well as music integration.Source:  ARF  Listening  Playbook

The Future of Social Listening

The FutureMonitoring Complete Lifestreams

Knowing Who People Really Are Using Social CRM Tools

The Future of Social Listening