Marketing to the social web : how digital customer communities build your business
by
 
Weber, Larry.

Title
Marketing to the social web : how digital customer communities build your business

Author
Weber, Larry.

ISBN
9780470124178

Personal Author
Weber, Larry.

Publication Information
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

Physical Description
ix, 230 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note
Includes index.

Contents
The web is not a channel (and you're an aggregator, not a broadcaster) -- Community and content : the marketer's new job (or how to cut your marketing budget and reach more people) -- Making the transition to the social web (first change your mindset) -- How to let customers say what they really think (and keep your job) -- Step one : observe and create a customer map (otherwise you can't get there from here) -- Step two: recruit community members (with a new toolbox and your own marketing skills) -- Step three : evaluate online conduit strategies (and don't forget search) -- Step four : engage communities in conversation (to generate word of mouse) -- Step five : measure the community's involvement (who, what, where, when, why, and how) -- Step six : promote your community to the world (get 'em talking and clicking) -- Step seven : improve the community's benefits (don't just set it and forget it) -- The reputation aggregator strategy (we're number one!) -- The blog strategy (everybody's talking at me) -- The e-community strategy (go to their party or throw your own) -- The social networks strategy (connecting with a click) -- Living and working in web 4.0 (it's right around the corner)

Abstract
"Marketing to the Social Web helps marketers and their companies understand how to engage customers, build customer communities, and maximize profits in a time of marketing confusion. Author and social media guru Larry Weber describes newly available tools and platforms, and shows readers how to apply them to see immediate results and growth."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Internet marketing.
 
Online social networks.

Electronic Access
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007007064.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007007064-b.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0741/2007007064-d.html


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