5. LISTENING: THE
FIRST PHASE
• Getting into the conversation
• Know what is going on
• Don’t be the “dig me” guy
• General market intelligence
• Prospecting
• Hearing what the pain points are
• Understanding your customers’ concerns
• Empowering sales people
• Support
• Solving problems
• Being available
Who is saying something:Cisco - http://newsroom.cisco.com/Intel - https://www.facebook.com/IntelMetaSwitch - http://www.telecompetitor.com/tag/carrier-evolution/ HubSpothttps://twitter.com/HubSpot (300 person company, not that big)Dell TechCenter - http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/default.aspx
Goals tend to be increased web traffic, engagementNeed to think carefully at outset, what the goal are and how you’re going to measure them
Helpful to think about campaignsWhat specifically you want to say?
Pitch me paintYou have a quote to sell $100K/quarter worth of paint or your fired.Sell me painthttps://www.facebook.com/IdeaPainthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcSRpSiMB6U&list=FLy_G0AAI5_ILP7wagoPGIsw
When was glass invented – about 5500 years agoSell me glass“A Day Made of Glass” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38Sequel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZkHpNnXLB0&feature=youtu.be