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What do people do when they are sick? Often, even before they call a doctor, they go online. And when they’re facing a health crisis or ongoing illness, more people than ever are turning to social media and online communities before, during, and after diagnosis. In fact, 69% of doctors surveyed said many of their […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing There’s one sure-fire way to break through to your patients and customers: having 1-to-1 conversations. And the most practical way to do that is through social media. We’ve found four main healthcare social strategies that every healthcare marketer needs to consider. By tapping into the transformative power of social media, pharmaceutical marketers can increase engagement and […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Where Everyone Knows Your Name In the past, companies who wanted to engage with customers and prospects did so with face-to-face interactions as the person visited the business. Whether the neighborhood grocery or car dealership, relationships were the basis of most interactions. The better you knew your customers, the greater the chance they would stay […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Part 4 in the Series: Social Customer Service 72% of consumers expect resolution within one hour when using social media for customer service issues, according to Milward Brown Digital. That’s not a lot of time. What’s more, Simply Measured found that for the 30% of brands that do have a dedicated customer service handle on […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Part 3 in the Series: Social Customer Service Customers have high expectations for social customer service. At LiveWorld, we’ve found that 42% of consumers expect a response from companies on social media within an hour. However, many companies are failing miserably at meeting those expectations – 33% of consumers who reach out on social media for […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Social customer experience is the chief battleground for brands; it is where consumers’ eyes, ears, minds and hearts are. How can you Maximize the Customer Experience in a Socially Charged World? LiveWorld CEO, Peter Friedman, prepares your brand for battle in his presentation for the Marketing Profs Virtual Conference Series. According to Gartner, 89% of […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing At LiveWorld we recently conducted some research on social customer experiences. Through our research we found that 74% of retailers don’t have a social media strategy to improve the customer experience, and that the same percentage don’t have a plan for influencing the buying process through conversations. Yep, 74%. That’s startling. The data from social media and conversations […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Peter Friedman joined Guy Wehman in this interview aired on Sun Coast Live. Listen in as Peter talks about his time at Apple, experiences at the Social Shakeup Conference, and how social media is affecting current day situations in the Middle East & the NFL. Peter also discussed the changing world of marketing and advertising, which […]
Would you ever host a party and spend the entire time talking only about yourself—or, going a step further, selling yourself—to guests? Would you ever want to attend a party like that? Of course not. A brand’s presence in social media is very much akin to a party, one they want customers to like, speak […]
At some point, every social media director has to sit down and show their boss that their social strategy is “working.” When that moment comes, they typically turn to an engagement metric—say, the ratio of average total of likes, comments and shares on posts to the total number of fans. This isn’t a bad metric. […]
