Panera’s Clam Chowder * Posted on Facebook-‐ sales increased by 20% * Good social media * Lulu Lemon-‐ Chip Wilson * Comments he made went viral * Had to resign/ company lost sales of $80 million * Bad social media The Industrial Age is Over
success or failure * In the past, it was harder to communicate with audience * Now, it is a push of the button to let consumers know what is going on Customers are the Key to Success
* Unhappy people make it known on their social media * There is no more privacy * Cannot separate personal and professional life anymore * Make everything appropriate Employees and Social Media
* Smaller companies give a personal story * Change is only done when necessary * Companies must engage with consumers to be successful The Death of Large
are more possibilities when people work in groups * Social Age helps make networks greater * Social media makes succeeding easier when we are OPEN Ordinary People, Extraordinary Network (OPEN)
* CEO’s need to have a social identity to connect with consumers * Be social and not media oriented * Generate trust and be sincere The Social Leader: A Blue Unicorn?
find a different company to make them happy * The customer is the most important person to your company * Make sure that you are serving the customer * Social media plays a role in engaging in customer Customers Come First
Age * Geared towards those who did not grow up with social media * Millennials already know about all social media * More for Generation X and Boomer age range Is it a Good Book?