The Rise of the Social Customer and Their Impact on Business
1. The Rise of The Social Customer
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2. The Evolution Of Social Business
SOCIAL CUSTOMERS CONTINUE TO GAIN INFLUENCE
THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL BUSINESS 2008 to present
2003 to present SOCIAL BUSINESS
1995 to present SOCIAL BRAND
SOCIAL CUSTOMER
• Technology Innovation gives customers a • In response to the social customer, brands • Organizations begin humanizing business
voice began join Twitter, Facebook and create operations
• They are Influential corporate blogs without much planning • Organizational models are formed to include
• Amplified voices across the social web • Engage with the social customer in various social media
• Google indexing critical conversations channels • Organizational silos are torn down between
about companies • Social Media teams are forming slowly internal teams
• Social Customers are trusted amongst • Small budgets are allocated on a project • Governance models and social media
their peers as influence grows basis to social media engagement and policies are created
community building • Social becomes an essential attribute of
organizational culture
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3. Who Is The Social Customer?
ANYONE WHO TALKS ABOUT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, ONLINE OR OFF
Most social customers don’t think of
themselves as social customers
Their behaviors are dynamic
Conversations sprout everywhere – Twitter,
Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook
Social Customers are influential
regardless of how many friends, fans and
followers they have
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4. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer
The Passive Customer
The “Used to Be” Customer
The Collaborative Customer
The Customer Advocate
The Future Customer
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5. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer
“I love my Dell laptop, but it’s
The Passive Customer
way too heavy,” or “I just got
The “Used to Be” Customer
Comcast installed. The high
The Collaborative Customer definition is amazing, but the
The Customer Advocate cable box doesn’t match my
The Future Customer furniture, ugh.”
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6. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer
The Passive Customer
The “Used to Be” Customer “My Toshiba laptop keeps
The Collaborative Customer powering off after being
The Customer Advocate
on for 5 minutes, please
The Future Customer
help!”
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7. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer “My Internet just went
The Passive Customer down again. I am sick of
The “Used to Be” Customer @Comcast and canceling!”
The Collaborative Customer or “1-800 Flowers was late
delivering my mom’s
The Customer Advocate
flowers for her birthday.
The Future Customer This is the second time. I
am done with them
forever!”
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8. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer
The Passive Customer “I think El Pollo Loco
The “Used to Be” Customer should also serve
The Collaborative Customer baked chicken for
The Customer Advocate people who want to eat
The Future Customer healthy”
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9. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer
The Passive Customer “You all should buy the
The “Used to Be” Customer new Sony 3D TV. It is
The Collaborative Customer awesome and perfect for
The Customer Advocate gaming and watching
The Future Customer movies on Blu Ray. We
love it!”
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10. Social Customer Traits
THERE ARE SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL CUSTOMERS
The Venting Customer
The Passive Customer “I am thinking about
The “Used to Be” Customer
getting Comcast. Tired
The Collaborative Customer
of Dish Network’s
constant outages. What
The Customer Advocate
do you guys think?”
The Future Customer
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11. The Dynamic Journey Of The Social Customer
THE SOCIAL CUSTOMER IS INUNDATED WITH MEDIA & CONTENT EVERYWHERE
Everyday is different, behaviors change in real
time
The social customer filters content so that
he/she only interacts with the content that is
relevant to them at that specific time
Customers need to see/hear things 3 to 5
times before they start to believe
Brands need to be omnipresent; have
multiple touch points
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12. Fostering Customer Advocacy Through Engagement
TURNING FRIENDS, FANS AND FOLLOWERS INTO ADVOCATES
Advocacy
AID AND INFLUENCE THEIR MICROCOMMUNITIES
DOWN THE PURCHASE FUNNEL THOUGH ORGANIC
CONVERSATIONS
INCREASED ENGAGEMENT
RELEVANT CONTENT
Share
SHARE CONTENT WHEN CONVENIENT
MAY POST A REVIEW (POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE)
Participate
MINIMAL PARTICIPATION
(FRIENDS, FANS 7
FOLLOWERS
Research
GOOGLE PRODUCTS &
SERVICES
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13. The Rise Of The Customer Advocacy
ADVOCATES ARE AIDING & INFLUENCING OTHERS THROUGH THE FUNNEL
Advocates talk about the brand; even when
the brand isn’t listening
Advocates are trusted among others; and
aid/influence their communities down the
purchase funnel via organic conversations
The reach of one advocate is minimal; as an
aggregate, the total reach can make a strong
business impact
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14. Consumers Verify Purchase Recommendations
2011 CONE STUDY REVEALS THE POWER OF THE SOCIAL CUSTOMER
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16. In Response to the Social Customer – Social Brand
BRANDS ARE ENGAGING WITH THE INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL CUSTOMER
A social brand is any
company, product,
individual, politician
that uses social
technologies in order
to communicate with
the social customer,
their partners and
constituencies or the
general public.
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17. The Social Brand & The Social Business
BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, CHAOS EXISTS IN BUSINESS TODAY
Employees don’t know how to behave
Confusion of roles & responsibilities
Zero internal communication resulting
in multiple social channels with no
clear goals or alignment
Measurement inconsistencies
Organizational silos still exist and
plague companies today
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18. The Social Business Value Creation Model
VALUE IS ESSENTIAL TO DRIVE MAXIMUM ENGAGEMENT, BUSINESS RESULTS
Sales
The social customer creates value Advocacy
Product Feedback
within conversations
The social brand creates value by
listening and engaging
The social business creates value by
Value
implementing change internally Creation
They all need to work together to
close the loop
Brand Enablement Engagement
Product Innovation Product Discounts
Process Improvement Relevant Content
Solving customer issues
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19. Listening to the social customer
without any type of action is worse
than not listening at all
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20. A Quick Illustration
SOMETIMES IT’S THE SMALL THINGS THAT MATTER
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21. Netflix Is Learning The Hard Way
SOMETIMES IT’S THE NOT SO SMALL THINGS THAT MATTER
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22. Bank Of America
RESPONDED AND ACTED FAST, AVOIDED A DISASTER
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23. Starbucks Case Study
STARBUCKS LISTENS, ACTS AND TAKES ACTION
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24. Thank You For Your Time!
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, CRITICISM OR PRAISE?
Michael Brito
SVP, Social Business Planning
Edelman Digital
Michael.Brito@edelman.com
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