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How to Avoid Becoming
Social Media Roadkill
Zuberance Webinar
June 23, 2010




                        1
Rob Fuggetta
Founder & CEO




                2
About Zuberance
 • Brand Advocate Platform Company
 • Award-winning Advocate Marketing Platform
 • Turns social media into sales by energizing Advocates


                            Members
Driving Advocacy & Sales
                         Recommendations
    Advocates                                              Prospects


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                              Advocate
                              Platform




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                                Brands
Today’s Focus




                When bad things
                happen to good
                companies…
“Boogergate”
“Prinergy is Dead”
Diaper Drubbing
Everyone’s Got a Megaphone
Word of Mouth Rules
            Consumer Trust
            94%
            WOM




                  14%
                  Ads
Power of a Few


      “One or two consumers can make a
      lot of noise.”




    Jodi Allen, VP-North American Baby Care, P&G
So what’s the answer?...
Engage & Energize Your Advocates!

 Highly-satisfied customers who pro-
 actively recommend your brand or
 product without being paid to do so
3 Things to Know About Advocates


   1. You have lots of Advocates
   2. Advocates are highly influential, trusted
   3. Advocates will gladly advocate you (make it
      easy for them)
Real-World Case Study:
 Activating Advocates
Negative Reviews Hurting Sales
 • Consumer electronics company
 • Major new product launch
 • Negative reviews hurting sales
Reviews Drive Sales

 84% of consumers say
 reviews influence purchases
Negative Reviews

      “Even a single negative review…
      can have a significant impact on a
      prospective buyer’s decision to
      purchase.”



    Linda Shea, SVP & Global Managing Director, Opinion Research
Solution: Energize Advocates
Identify Advocates
Energize Advocates
Track & Optimize Results

               Dashboard
           (Advocate Analytics)




           Platform Engine
Ratings Doubled


      Before


      After
Sales Doubled
                   After




          Before
Advocacy Score Doubled
     40

     35

     30

     25

     20

     15

     10
          Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4
3 More Ways to Energize Advocates

  1. Advocate Testimonials
  2. Advocate Answers
  3. Advocate Offers


             Turn Advocates into a
           Powerful Marketing Force
3 Key Lessons

    1. Make it easy for Advocates
    2. Don’t pay or coach Advocates
    3. Engage Advocates continuously
When to Respond to Negative WOM

   1. How credible is the source?
   2. How influential is the forum?
   3. How common is the complaint likely to be?
   4. How serious is the complaint?
   5. How likely is my response going to make things
      worse?

 Source: Ad Age, Jack Neff
Don’t Become Social Media Roadkill
   1. Do the right thing (even when it costs you
      money)
   2. Acknowledge errors & fix them
   3. Be prepared
   4. Engage & energize Advocates early
   5. Communicate early; don’t wait
Talk to a Brand Advocate Expert Now
           Matt Elders
          415.264.1821
        matt@zuberance.com

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