Space Invaders to Angry Birds - Social Selling and the transition from open networks to closed communities

From Space Invaders to Angry Birds
Social Selling – and the Transition from Open Networks to Closed Communities

November 2011

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1. Eye on the future
2. Finger on the pulse
3. Seat at the table

“The game had changed ...” @TimLonghurst

Social Media Adoption
The growth of social networks has been
accelerating.
Daily users (August 2011):
 Facebook – 310 million
 StumbleUpon – 27.5 million
 Twitter – 22 million

 Flickr – 10 million

 LinkedIn – 8 million

Twitter messages (per day):
 September 2010 – 90 million
 January 2011 – 100 million

 October 2011 – 250 million

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-growth-of-
social-media-an-infographic/32788/

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/17/twitter-is-at-250-
million-tweets-per-day/


Knowledge Doubles

Kurzweil shows that knowledge
doubles every year and has been
doing every year since the 60s.

How do we deal with this
avalanche of information?


Eric Schmidt, Google

“ Between the dawn of civilization
through 2003, five exabytes of
data was created ... Now that
much is created every TWO
days. ”


Tech Innovation

There’s more power in your
hand than what was used to put
man on the moon


Can You Be Interrupted?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-10469162-
247.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Social media is not just about sales or marketing
(though it is a good place to start)
Every organizational unit is being impacted by
social

SALES
Sales or marketing is an obvious first step for
Social Selling
most enterprises. Aberdeen Group recently
COMMS HR
reported (June 2011) that 53% of retailers are
Social Public Social pressured by increased consumer use of
Relations Recruiting
social media.

Your But it’s not just about “listening” or
Business
monitoring, it’s about shadowing the
CHANNEL
COO constant shifts in customer affinity.
Social
Social
Customer
Ecosystem
Service  Gain customer intelligence
MARKETING  Identify new sales targets
Social
Marketing
 Develop closer relationships
 Shorten buying cycles
 Grow your prospect base


Why Think About “Social”? The “Game Changer”

People are less reliant on
advertising

They are researching
options before they commit

Decision makers are turning
to their trusted networks for
advice at all phases of the
sales cycle
And so should we!


Demo or
Identify Initial Meeting/ Assess Determine Submit
Proof of Purchase
buyer Contact Call Needs Budgets Concept Proposal

Outbound Sales


Search, find, Initiate Share
Request Proposal
research Contact Project Info

Website
Download Share Engage in
and
and View Specs Demo
Resources


We needed to reframe the
sales process


Use available tools (slingshot) to
aim the birds (each with special
abilities) at structures


The objective:

“eliminate the pigs”


Developed by Rovio Mobile

“puzzle video game”


“addictive game play” win

win
win

win


Three Primary Elements

Targets Players Strategies

a
h s


“Targets”

Sponsor Influencers
Distractions

Stakeholders

Don’t forget to
smell these


“Players” Quota

Closed

Account Executive
Sales VP


“Strategies”

Where do you aim?
What is your angle?
Direct/indirect?
Focus and effort?

a
h s


Social Selling and Social Customer Relationships

How do we respond to
these complexities?

Using the scale and reach
of social networks to
accelerate and extend the
sales process.


“
The customer is in control of the
conversation. SCRM is the company’s
response to the customer’s control of
the conversation. There is no joint
ownership of the conversation. But
there is no control by one or the other
of the relationship between them.
Though the “power balance” can lean
toward one or the other. Right now it
leans to the customer.
”http://bit.ly/rAzQGx


Three Cs of Community Engagement

Content Cadence Conversation
• Source • Timing + Pace • Monitor + Respond
• Transform • Orchestration • Identify + Leverage
• Coach • Message Discipline Influencers
• Tag + Spotlight • Ride the Waves • Collaboration
• Consumption • Drive + Leverage
Campaigns


Players
Targets
Strategies


Players Eye on the future
Targets Finger on the pulse
Strategies Seat at the table


VP

Knowing your targets
CIO
Fish where the fish are
Connecting the dots


Connecting Your Network

1. How many connections do you have?
2. How many customers are you connect to?
3. How many colleagues are in your network?


http://www.breakingcopy.com/social-media-flowchart-status


Easy to Start, Small Steps

Small time commitment and modest
objectives:
1. Grow connections by 25%
2. Publish 12 status updates
3. 10 step, assisted program


10 Step Program

1. Training 6. Make It Part of Your Day

2. Profile Makeover 7. Amplify Campaigns and Themes

3. Connect to People You Know: 8. Direct Contact:
 Outlook plugin  Look to stakeholders and influencers
 Connect to colleagues  Ask for introductions
 Follow companies
9. Follow Guidelines
4. Connect to People You Need  Corporate guidelines
 Advanced search
10. Supercharge Your Summary
 Reachable

5. Participate in your network
 Status updates, thought leadership
 Groups


Measurable

Quick wins

Demonstrate value


One Connection Opens a Network of Opportunity

CEO CEO
CEO

CEO CEO

CEO
CFO

CEO

CEO CEO
CEO

CEO
CEO CIO


Network Becomes Your News

1. Keep up-to-date with
your contacts through
Profile feed
2. Use LinkedIn Today to
see what is relevant and
important in your network
3. Participate and engage
with your network in the
one place


Supercharging Your Summary

Employ the principles of inbound
marketing on your Summary

STOP: Using the “Summary” space to
summarize your experience.

START: Using it to put forward your value
proposition to any contact.

Explicitly:
 Welcome people to your profile
Describe recent scenarios or use cases
where you have delivered results to your
customers
Explain why someone should contact you


The Open Network is Also a Gateway

Lessons Learned Outcomes

 Different birds are different  Even the most uncommitted
 Those from the Twitter program picked up LinkedIn participant grew their network
more aggressively by 20%

 Most people overestimate their expertise  Many participants grew their
networks by over 40%
 Momentum is only achieved through participation (ie
you have to engage with the concept before you see  It takes longer than you can
success) imagine


“You Always Need Another Level”


SAP Community Network

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PCN Connect

An innovative, closed community
platform connecting information,
knowledge and people from SAP and
the network of premier customers.
 Not all information – just the most
relevant (self service)
 Support the customer decision making
process
 Connect customers with each other


Combining Open + Closed Networks

Customer
Network 1. Eye on the future
2. Finger on the pulse
3. Seat at the table

Open Closed
Network Network


Thank You!

Contact information:

Gavin Heaton
E: gavin.heaton@sap.com
M: +61 404 004 516
http://www.linkedin.com/in/servantofchaos
@servantofchaos

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