Becoming
A Social
Business
What is a social business?
It’s happening
                      without you!




  What is a social business?

                    Everybody's
Your missing the      doing it.

 conversation!
It’s happening
                     without you!




                   Everybody's
Your missing the     doing it.

 conversation!
Is Facebook really working?
3 Social Media Myths
Myth
Social media is
about social networks.
Truth
Social media is
about communication.
Myth
Social media is
replacing advertising.
Truth
Social media is
about communication.
Myth
Social media is
about marketing.
Truth
Social media is
about communication.
Social media enables people to communicate with
people, businesses to communicate with customers,
and customers to give feedback to brands.
Social Media isn’t....
a task that you perform
a department to organize




It’s an attitude that you choose.
A social business is one that
embraces true customer
communication and makes
it a part of their DNA.
Businesses that do this will:

Build trust
Gain customers
Still exist in 10 years
Six Characteristics
of a Social Business
Listen to
Your Customers
Monitor your brand.

Collect and respond to feedback
(positive or negative).

Encourage user-generated ideas
and content.
mystarbucksidea.force.com
Pay it Forward

Take a helpful posture.

Give away what you do best.

Help spread the ideas of others.

Give more than you take.
webernation.com
Hand Employees
the Keys
Encourage them to be social media aware.

Equip them with the tools and training.

Allow employees to be themselves.

They are your best advocates.
twitter.zappos.com
twitter.com/ritzcarlton
Set no
Expectations
You engage to be helpful and supportive.

You don’t expect a bottom line ROI.

The ROI is in the relationships you build.

You don’t have any ROI expectations on
your telephone do you?
ibm.com/blogs
Build Bridges
Maintain current relationships and build
new ones.

If you develop a trust-centered
relationship with your followers, you will
eventually be rewarded with their
business.

Gary Vaynerchuck calls this the
thank you economy.
tv.winelibrary.com
Support the
Community

Connect your audience to valuable content.

Don’t steal the spotlight. No one likes a
ball hog.

Become the glue that connects people.
facebook.com/wholefoods
Start now!
Its just a conversation
Twitter
                            Facebook
An account for yourself
                            LinkedIn
One for the company

And one for everyone else
                            Google+
                            YouTube
                            Wordpress.com
Talk Back
                            Comment
                            @Reply
Focus on conversation and
sharing, not on marketing
                            Ask Questions
                            & Answer Them
                            Share
                            Give!
Networking
                           Handshakes
                           Small Talk
You’ve done stuff before
                           Customer
                           Relationships
                           Support
“A Social Business isn't just a company
that has a Facebook page and a
Twitter account. A Social Business is
one that embraces and cultivates a
spirit of collaboration and community
throughout its organization—both
internally and externally.”


Becoming a Social Business: The IBM Story, Whitepaper
Becoming A Social Business

Becoming A Social Business