{"id":132,"date":"2013-03-01T05:31:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrietteweber.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2020-12-18T05:32:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T05:32:04","slug":"social-media-value-chain-learn-the-art-of-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrietteweber.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/01\/social-media-value-chain-learn-the-art-of-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Value Chain: Learn The Art Of Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a0Years ago, I created my very own social media value chain mainly to guide me along with my work about branding, identity, and social networking initiatives. It was just a spur of the moment, a curly creative, seminal, scraggly map which I shared in a post <\/span>here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you know what? Surprise, surprise\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not know at first that this map would be very useful. Ultimately, it guided me through my consultations with existing clients. It also helped me clinch projects with potential clients. It was more like a trial and error journey. There are some highs and a few lows. But I learned a lot through my interactions with business owners and my tweaks in social campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I even published an ebook, \u201cRock Your Identity\u201d<\/a>,  to spread the good news. Rock Your Identity is sort of a mini-guide on how you can elevate your identity in social media to rock star status. No worries rockers, you can download a free copy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a quick model of my social media value chain, distilled through years of practice. This is what a social networking value chain look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"social<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, I won\u2019t dwell too much on everything that I discussed in the ebook. I assumed that all those who have not read it yet would want to know what the hell I\u2019m talking about. However, a value chain of social networks is something I deem extremely important in your social media process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I like to amplify more on that first step when you engage in social media. Learning the art of listening. Yeah, it may sound simple when all you listen to are five-star reviews and glowing feedback. But how will you react to those big, fat zero reviews and negative feedback? It\u2019s too sad that a lot of business has failed miserably in their social media campaigns. They are just not prepared to handle social criticisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, they have risk management teams and PRs to handle these situations. But generally, these efforts are superficial at best. In the intolerant and opinionated culture of social media, they only aggravate the brand\u2019s image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, you have to know how to use those reviews to add up to the bottom line of your company. This has to be done regardless if the reviews are positive or negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Value Chain: Capitalize on user innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But that\u2019s just one side of the coin. The other side is just as important. Most companies, after investing much time and effort in engaging their most dedicated consumers, fail to capitalize on user innovation when those consumers have improved the products to fit their needs. Really, it\u2019s one thing to decorate those suggestion boxes with all the latest tools you can get your hands on but, if those suggestions go straight to the trash\u2026 Oh, what a waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The culprit? Most brands are just not ready to jump into concrete actions on what they are hearing on social platforms. It\u2019s a needed individual flow, somewhat like dancing into the groove. How are you going to make those comments or those ratings a part of your brand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe they are too proud to acknowledge suggestions coming from the front thinking wrongly that their R&Ds, with all the glowing resumes and fat salaries, are more equipped to handle product improvements. Maybe they think that their risk management plans can gloss over their shortcomings and everything will be fine tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the gauntlet, everything comes down to one essential question: How do you react to what you hear about your brand? Have you set up a system that gives you a hunch around what you\u2019re supposed to hear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, I was at a conference in Copenhagen (at Better Place, and on a side note I urge you to choose a car with a purpose the next time you\u2019re purchasing).  The ever-awesome Chief Happiness Officer: Alex Kjerulf<\/a> told a story about Zappos<\/a> and how they found out that the reason one of their clients hadn’t returned the goods she said she would was because her husband died. Later that day, not only did they pick up the goods themselves, there was also a gigantic flower bucket standing on her porch with condolences from the whole Zappos team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have an organization that would do that? Do you have people in your employ that simply implements this because of the brand\u2019s DNA ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Years ago, I created my very own social media value chain mainly to guide me along with my work about branding, identity, and social networking initiatives. It was just a spur of the moment, a curly creative, seminal, scraggly map which I shared in a post here. But you know what? 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