Presented on June 29, 2014 for Social Media Day Miami 2014 at the Arscht Center for Performing Arts. I presented five steps for dealing with unhappy people and trolls in your social media feed and how to turn haters into ambassadors.
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2. HERES A GUARANTEE
SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE WILL GET MAD ABOUT YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS.
THEY WILL TURN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO VENT ABOUT IT.
IF YOU DONT RESPOND, THEY WILL BECOME REALLY MAD AND CREATE A BLOG
DEDICATED TO HOW MUCH YOU SUCK.
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5. BRANDS ARE LEAVING
PEOPLE FRUSTRATED
59% OF COMPANIES
MONITOR FOR MENTIONS
IN 2014; DOWN FROM 70%
IN 2010
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6. STEP ONE: PLAN
GET POSITIVE STORIES OUT THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS
ENCOURAGE YOUR HAPPY CUSTOMERS TO LEAVE REVIEWS ONLINE
HAVE SPECIFIC STEPS FOR HOW YOU WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT
REFUND? COUPON? LIFETIME SUPPLY OF TACOS?
CUSTOMER SERVICE EMAIL (WITH A REAL PERSON BEHIND IT) OR PHONE NUMBER
SET THE EXPECTATION INTERNALLY 4 HOURS OR 24 HOURS TO RESOLVE IT?
EMPOWER YOUR STAFF TO MAKE THE DECISION & MAKE IT EASY
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7. STEP TWO: MONITOR
USE HOOTSUITE, NUTSHELL MAIL, TWEETDECK ,
FACEBOOK NOTIFICATIONS OR TWITTER SEARCH
HAVE MORE THAN ONE SO YOU DONT MISS A BEAT
IF YOU DONT, SOMEONE ELSE WILL MAYBE EVEN
YOUR COMPETITION
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11. Please Do Not Feed the Trolls. It is unkind and unnecessary.
12. STEP FOUR: OFFER TO RESOLVE IT
DO IT IN PUBLIC ON THE CHANNEL IT APPEARED
ASK THE PERSON TO:
SEND A DM
CALL A SPECIFIC PHONE NUMBER
SEND AN EMAIL
IF YOU KNOW THE CUSTOMER, CONTACT THEM
DIRECTLY
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13. DELIVER ON THE PROMISE
If your handle says
cares, then show
you care & stop
selling to me.
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14. STEP FIVE: LEARN FROM IT
ALWAYS LOOK TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE
WAS IT AVOIDABLE?
IS THERE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY?
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