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Think lawyers are expensive for the health of your corporate social media? Maybe so. But it’s cheaper to bring them in before you have a problem. This common wisdom holds especially true for your corporate social media strategy, which is why your social media team should have a legal representative as well.
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Most businesses sell some sort of products or provide services to other businesses or consumers. This selling or providing process relies heavily on the staff in marketing and service department of a company. Marketing can be seen mainly as a pre-sale responsibility, while service traditionally takes care of the customer after the sale. In actuality, and most importantly in the current social media environment, the line between marketing and service is becoming more and more fuzzy. In fact from the customer point of view, marketing and service of a company may be slowly becoming one and the same.
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The social media line of responsibility is fuzzy at best and confusing at worst. Who should own social media in an organization? The answer is simple if you know where to look.
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Why is this important? We all have our own way of dealing with marketing creep in a traditional marketing, but with online marketing, the problem can be much more easily compounded. New features can creep into the project at any time, therefore strict project management and control is crucial.
This is from an older article at Forbes.com titled “Peter Drucker On Marketing” by Jack Trout. While it’s dated back in July 2006, good writings stand the test of time, and this one is no exception. Mr. Trout wrote that perhaps today’s executives are just getting it wrong in their priorities.
Peter Drucker observed:
“Because the purpose [...]
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Wise words from an ad copy described in the book Ogilvy On Advertising by David Ogilvy.
I don’t know who you are.
I don’t know your company.
I don’t know your company’s product.
I don’t know what your company stands for.
I don’t know your company’s customers.
I don’t know your company’s records.
I don’t know your company’s reputation.
Now – what was it [...]
Whatever your passion is in your personal and work life, professional tools and skills are an important and critical element for success. We often think of carpenters and plumbers or even doctors and lawyers as requiring the right tools and skills to do their jobs right. Well think again. We all need them, whatever our [...]
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