Monday, October 31, 2011

Improve your listening skills and be quick to respond..

Companies are known to misuse twitter and linkedin by spamming their followers with continuous sales talks and advertisements. Some usual mistakes apart from lack of listening skills are -

http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog/5684-10-common-social-media-mistakes

Starbucks however does things differently on twitter by connecting closely with fans and customers. Listening is key and the organization simply moderates discussions with fans and customers.

http://thenextweb.com/2010/01/11/starbucks-formula-social-media-success/

The company has innovative twitter names such as @Frappuccino, for tweets and interactions related to Starbucks’ beloved ice-blended beverage and @MyStarbucksIdea for the discussion of new business/tech/coffee ideas.

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