9. Our Grandparents Had It Right Close, personal relationships with stores Small communities that shared product information and recommendations Niche stores that sold specific goods Develop life-long partnerships with brands 1920’s – 1950’s 7
10. Brands Become Global Broad, impersonal relationships Large communities with little interaction Customers develop life-long partnerships with brands because of constant advertising 1960’s – 1980’s 8
11. The Internet and e-Commerce Make Things Even Worse Automation of call centers and customer services Less in-person interaction leads to more impersonal relationships Customers develop short-term relationships with brands because of infinite choice Brands care less about local customers because of true global reach of their brand 1990’s – 2000’s 9
12. Social Media Changes Everything? Not Really… Close, personal relationships with brands Small communities that share product information and recommendations Niche stores that sold specific goods Develop life-long partnerships with brands because of quality customer service and interactions mid-late 2000’s 10
64. Example: Formspring embedded on St. Michael’s College blogs website: http://www.smcvt.edu/blogs/26 http://www.formspring.me/
65. Examples of Customer Engagement Using Social Media @ComcastCareshttp://rww.to/comcast-cares Old Spice Guy on YouTubehttp://rww.to/old-spice-guy-videos Zappos culturehttp://mashable.com/2009/04/26/zappos/http://twitter.zappos.com/ 27
66. - Gary Vaynerchuk Thank You Economy “Learn how to implement a culture of caring and communication into your business, scale your one-to-one relationships, and watch your customers reward your efforts by using their new and massively powerful word of mouth to market your business and your brand for you.” 28