Corporate executives struggle to harness the power of social technologies. Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube are where customers discuss products and companies, write their own news, and find their own deals but how do you integrate these activities into your broader marketing efforts? It's an unstoppable groundswell that affects every industry -- yet it's still utterly foreign to most companies running things now.When consumers you've never met are rating your company's products in public forums with which you have no experience or influence, your company is vulnerable. In Groundswell, Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li explain how to turn this threat into an opportunity.In this updated and expanded edition of Groundswell, featuring an all new introduction and chapters on Twitter and social media integration, you'll learn to:
Groundswell is required listening for executives seeking to protect and strengthen their company's public image.
©2011 Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff (P)2011 Gildan Media Corp
"..for Groundswell's intended audience - managers struggling to answer questions such as 'should my soap company have a presence on Facebook?' or 'why isn't anyone reading our company blog?' - the emphasis on data and analytics is not a bug - it's a feature" (The Financial Times)
"Great book with loads of great advice"
I have listened to this book several times. Even better than other books on this topic it helps you change the way you look at your web business and plan for the future. The world is changing, this book helps point you in the right direction.