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Presentation shared at the TxDOT GPA Communications Conference on the use of Social Media
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Social Media Discussion:Conversations Ignited by Technology
Chad Bockius / GPA Communications Conference9/15/2009
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Social Media, n.Technology that enables conversations to be more efficient and far reaching
Customers haven’t changed; communication has
The old way
»Monologue
»Push
»Control
»Closed
»Target messages
»Awareness
The new way
»Dialogue
»Pull
»Co-creation
»Transparent
»Create community
»Engagement
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Technology is changing how we communicate
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20,000,000
250,000,000
854,000,000
A few things you are probably thinking right now
»What if customers say something negative?
»How do we control the conversation?
»How do we control our employees?
» It will take too much time.
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What if they say something negative?
Turn negatives into positives:
» It’s an early detection system
»They are trying to help; involve them
»Change your brand perception
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How do we control the conversation?
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YOU can’t!
…but you can participate
How do we control our employees?
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It will take too much time
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It is actually more efficient…
…and you can’t afford not to
Red
uce R
euse
A few real-world examples
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»Dell: Crowdsourcing ideas
»MoDOT: Facebook Fan pages for projects
»GOVLOOP: Social network for govt. workers
»TxDOT: Facebook/Twitter presence
Dell: Crowdsourcing ideas
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“IdeaStorm is our way of building an online community that brings all of us closer to the creative side of technology”
- Dell IdeaStorm
“IdeaStorm is our way of building an online community that brings all of us closer to the creative side of technology”
- Dell IdeaStorm
MoDOT: Facebook Fan pages for projects
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GOVLOOP: Social network for govt. workers
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TxDOT: Facebook/Twitter presence
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Recommendations and resources
»Define your goals
»Get involved now
– Monitoring
– Listening
– Building
– Participating
»Stay committed
»Build support
» 101 Twitter Resources
» Facebook Fan page guide
» Govloop.com
» Bazaarblog.com
» Microsoft Gov 2.0
» SocialWare
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Thank You!
Chad Bockius
Director of Product Marketing, Bazaarvoice
chad@bazaarvoice.com | @bockius
www.bazaarblog.com | twitter.bazaarvoice.com
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