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Introduction
I Social Media Is for Hippies. Social Media Marketing Is for Business.
1 Ignore the Hype. Believe the Facts.
Social Media and the Hype Cycle
The Problem with What Social Media Purists Preach
But Asking About ROI Is Asking the Wrong Question
Seven Things Social Media Marketing Can Do for Your Business
1. Enhance Branding and Awareness
2. Protect Brand Reputation
3. Enhance Public Relations
4. Build Community
5. Enhance Customer Service
6. Facilitate Research and Development
7. Drive Leads and Sales
When You Add “Marketing,” It’s About Business
Endnotes
2 It’s Not Them; It’s You!
Today’s Consumer Is Different. You’re Still the Same Old Dinosaur.
You Never Controlled Your Message
If Social Media Can Help Overthrow a Government, What Will It Do to a Company?
It’s Not About Being on Social; It’s About Being Social
If You Don’t Trust Your Employees, You Hired the Wrong People
Don’t Blame It on IT, Compliance, or Legal
Social Media Doesn’t Violate Company Policy. People Violate Company Policy.
So What Can You Do with Social Media?
The Ball Is in Your Court
Endnotes
3 Your Competition May Have Already Kicked Your Ass
Your Audience Doesn’t Trust You Anymore, Anyway
Go Ahead, Buy an Ad
But We’re a B2B Company; We Don’t Count
Destroy Your Printer
The Shipping Industry Goes Social
But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Complicated
Do You Want to Be Greg Tackett or His Competition?
Endnotes
4 Here’s the Secret: There Is No Damn Secret!
Social Media Marketing Is Not About Technology, It’s About Communication
Tools Change; the Need for Messaging Won’t
Social Media Is Not an Advertising Medium, but Social Platforms Can Be
This Ain’t “Rocket Surgery”
Starting in Social Media Is Like Asking an Investor for Money
Social Media Marketing Is About Planning and Measuring
Five Mind-Set Shifts That Make Successful Social Media Marketing Managers (and One Caveat)
II How Social Media Marketing Really Works
5 Make Some Noise: Social Media Marketing Aids in Branding and Awareness
Your Brand Is What the Community Says It Is
Traditional Marketing and Its Metrics Have Lied to You for Years
Why We Can’t Measure Traditional Marketing and PR
Why We Can Measure Social Media
Compare Costs Between Social Media and Traditional Media
What Traditional Marketing Costs
What Social Media Marketing Costs
The 500 Million Water Coolers Are Now One Big One
Putting Metrics Around Branding and Awareness
Endnotes
6 It’s Your House: Social Media Marketing Protects Your Reputation
What Is “Crisis Communication”?
You Just Can’t Wait for Traditional Media to Catch Up or Get It Right
When You Don’t Listen or Respond, You Get Chi-Chi’d
Six Steps for Dealing with Detractors
But It’s Not Always About the Negative
Protecting Your Reputation Has a Technology Side, Too
Putting Metrics Around Protecting Your Reputation
Endnotes
7 Relating to Your Public: Social Media Marketing and Public Relations
Public Relations Is Not Only About the Mainstream Media Anymore
Journalists Are Using Social Media, Too
Social Media Lets PR Skip the Gatekeepers and Editors
Quit Waiting for Traditional Media to Catch Up
Avoiding the Filter of the Traditional Media
The New Media Relations Landscape
Crisis Communication Starts Months Before You Have a Crisis
Dealing with Detractors
Putting Metrics Around Public Relations
Endnotes
8 The Kumbaya Effect: Social Media Marketing Builds Community
Understanding Different Types of Communities
There’s More to Building Community Than Just Making Friends
Measuring Community
You Can Even Build Community Around Scissors!
But What If Our Competition Shows Up in Our Community?
Okay, So How Do You Do This and How Much Will It Cost?
Endnotes
9 It’s About Them: Social Media Marketing Drives Customer Service
Why Do You Want to Hear from Your Customers?
Putting Your People Where Your Mouth Is
You Can’t Help Everyone
You’re Not the “Jackass Whisperer”
Sometimes It’s Just Two Little Words
Putting Metrics Around Customer Service
Measuring Customer Service Savings
Endnotes
10 Get Smarter: Social Media Marketing Drives Research and Development
Collaboration Is the New Black
Collaborating with Customers Breeds Customers
Let’s Collaborate About Scissors...Yes, Scissors
Papa’s R&D Is in the House
Measuring Research and Development
It’s Adding R&D to Your R&D
But We’re a Small Business; We Don’t Do R&D
How to Plan For Research and Development
Endnotes
11 It’s All About the Benjamins: Social Media Marketing Drives Sales
Nothing’s Wrong with Advertising
Advertising Is Outbound. Social Media Is Inbound.
Case Studies in Social Media Marketing for Sales
The PIs and the KPIs
Putting Metrics Around Sales
We Know What It Can Do; Now How Do We Do It?
Endnotes
III Get Off Your Ass, Would Ya!
12 Remedy Your Fears with Sound Policy
Why Do We Need a Social Media Policy?
The Question of Ownership
What Can Employees Do at Home?
Telecommuting Is Not the Same as Personal Networking
What Should a Social Media Policy Include
What Should You Do About Privileged Information and Avoiding Giving Advice?
Trust Employees, but Not Everyone Should Speak for the Company
Who Should Enforce It?
Let’s Be Clear on the Responsibility
What If People Spend Too Much Time on Social Media?
Endnotes
13 Assign Responsibility and Be Accountable
The Question of Ownership
A Quick Review of the Pros and Cons
Marketing
Sales
Public Relations
Customer Service
Who Should Not Be in Charge
The Ideal Setup
Social Media Management Is for Senior Staff, Not Interns
Who Are the Ideal Social Media Practitioners?
What If Your Employee Becomes a Social Media Rock Star?
The Models of Social Media Management
Hold Your Team Accountable
14 This Is NOT a Sandbox. It’s a Business.
You Know What It Can Do, Now Decide What You Want It to Do
Done Is Better Than Perfect
Turn Your Plan into Action
Planning for the Unexpected
Sometimes You Can’t Do It Alone
Endnotes
15 Being Social
Being a Social Business Makes Customers Proud to Wear Your Badge
Social Media Marketing Is More Than Just Business
Five Kickstarters to Change a Traditional Mind-Set
Kickstarter No. 1—Hear, Then Listen
Kickstarter No. 2—Share, Then Solve
Kickstarter No. 3—Launch, Then Learn
Kickstarter No. 4—Trust, Then Adjust
Kickstarter No. 5—Give, Then Get
In the End, It’s a Business
Endnotes
Index
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