Monday, December 19, 2011
Social Networking Lessons of 2011
1. Loyal customers are your best channel to new business.
A lot of marketing energy is spent on branching out to find new customers. That's fantastic and necessary. What 2011 showed us, though, is that a loyal customer is still your best customer and ultimately your least expensive path to new customers. Loyal customers are more likely to engage with you and your brand community -- and connect you to their networks on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social destinations.
Your raving fans share your enthusiasm when they "like" your page, retweet your post or click the social share button on your e-newsletter. Happy customers make word-of-mouth referrals to their friends and networks and share kudos on review sites and in local online business directories. The social engagement of your happy customers is visible to their connections and to prospects visiting your social sites. Your best customers will help bring you more customers, so don’t forget to engage them as you seek new business via social media channels.
2. Social participation fuels your marketing.
It may sounds backwards, but smaller scale is actually a big advantage in the world of social media. Unlike big companies, small businesses can directly engage with each and every commenter on social media. Use your small scale to your advantage.
Participate in conversations with your customers. Start conversations on social destinations and jump in to fan the flames of the liveliest ones.
Respond personally to customers' questions, comments, complaints and compliments. Keep people talking and give 'em something to talk about.
Social isn't passive. Include a "social call to action" that inspires your followers to share your post or click through to your website or blog. Everything should end with a request for participation, whether it's asking visitors for a comment, photo or story, or inviting them to click to join the conversation elsewhere.
Authenticity typically comes very naturally to small businesses, so use it to your advantage. While tools make it easy to update your social pages, don't automate too much. Customers can tell when a Twitter feed or Facebook page is on permanent autopilot. Engage your social media audience one on one. They want to know a real person is listening -- and responding.
3. Consumer opinions matter more than ever.
A recent Nielsen report suggests that word-of-mouth endorsement is critical: 78 percent of consumers said they trust recommendations from other consumers, while only 14 percent trust advertising. We trust consumer review even if we don’t know the reviewer. That review or recommendation gets even more weight when it comes from our colleagues, friends or family.
Social media have given consumers a platform and unprecedented market clout. Just look at the big businesses that did 180-degree turnarounds in 2011, when customers took to social media to complain about changes. Bank of America and Netflix are dramatic examples. One voice starts a ripple, which can swell into a social-media tidal wave.
Reviews, opinions and recommendations -- good and bad -- matter. Mobile apps have enabled consumers to check out a restaurant or retail store before buying and post reviews on the fly. Be sure you know what customers are saying about you online and correct any problems before a dissatisfied grumble erupts into a frustrated scream.
On the flip side, your loyal customers are your best brand evangelists. Thank them for any positive comments they make about your business on social media. Invite customers to share positive feelings about your products or services. At the end of the day, your customer experience is the anchor of your social experience.
4. Success requires testing.
There's a lot of trial and error in social media. Sometimes the social content we think will generate the most response gets none; other things we post spark unexpected discussions. To be more successful, businesses should measure their results and build on what works. In addition to analyzing your email marketing data and surveying your customers, keep track of the number of Facebook fans and Twitter followers, campaigns that generate the most buzz, and the content that inspires social sharing, comments and retweets.
Hopefully, you tried new a few new things in 2011 and gained some insights from your experiences. Next year, successful marketers will integrate their social, local, mobile and promotional campaigns. Look for more on how to do that here.
Regards,
Richie
10 Things You Can Do To Grow Your Business
2.As CEO, your job is not to do everyone else’s job. Your job is to help everyone else do their jobs better.
3.Spend at least 75% of your personal time on your Product. Your company is only as good as its product. Put your stamp on it.
4.Run the Numbers. Send a weekly email to your team summarizing all the key data that drives your business.
5.Ask for Feedback. Guess what? You’re not as smart as you think you are. And you will make mistakes. Ask your employees, customers, partners, etc. for regular feedback.
6.Get out of the office and talk to real customers, partners, suppliers, bloggers, press, etc. Listen to what they have to say and take it to heart.
7.Actively solicit feedback from third parties: friends, peers, associates. Share your issues and how you’re handling them, and ask for an honest assessment.
8.Make sure people within the organization know your goals, and know what you can be counted on to do. Hold yourselves accountable. If you don’t meet your goals, withhold your bonus, take no raise, and treat yourself exactly as you would treat an employee who missed their targets.
9.Create systems for gathering feedback. Interview customers, competitors, analysts, and others in your industry to know how your company and products are perceived.
10.Once a day, go talk to one of your low-level employees—someone more capable than you in their area of expertise—and learn from them.
Regards,
Richie
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
大学毕业后:这一年学到了什么?
衷心祝福:希望大家可以找到属于自己的舞台,享受并绽放自己的魅力、光芒。希望从马来西亚飘洋过海来的朋友们,就算遇到了挫败,也可以爬起来。我们都知道要在新加坡那么竞争的土地上找生活很不容易。或许新加坡只是个暂时停泊的码头,但既然都来了,我们要比其他人更积极的去寻找那属于自己的、可以让自己永久栖息的港口,千万别漫无目的地漂泊着!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
理财的智慧
30岁前成功的12条黄金法则
为何20-30岁才跳两级,但很多人30-40岁身家暴涨,因为30岁很重要!李嘉诚、盖茨、杨元庆在30岁时都抓住了人生的转折,你的30岁又做了什么人生计划?这是个很值得思考的问题。
一:定下人生目标
一艘没有航行目标的船,任何方向的风都是逆风。
1、你为什么是穷人,第一点就是你没有立下成为富人的目标。
2、你的人生核心目标是什么?杰出人士与平庸之辈的根本差别并不是天赋、机遇,而在于有无目标。
3、起跑领先一步,人生领先一大步:成功从选定目标开始。
4、贾金斯式的人永远不会成功。为什么大多数人没有成功?真正能完成自己计划的人只有5%,大多数人不是将自己的目标舍弃,就是沦为缺乏行动的空想。
5、如果你想在30岁以前成功,你一定在25至30岁之间确立好你的人生目标。
6、每日、每月、每年都要问自己:我是否达到了自己定下的目标。
二:两个成功基点
站好位置,调正心态,努力冲刺,30岁以前成功。
(一)人生定位
1、 人怕入错行:你的核心竞争力是什么?
2、 成功者找方法,失败者找借口。
3、 从三百六十行中选择你的最爱。人人都可以创业,但却不是人人都能创业成功。
4、 寻找自己的黄金宝地。
(二)永恒的真理:心态决定命运,30岁以前的心态决定你一生的命运。
1、 不满现状的人才能成为富翁。
2、 敢于梦想,勇于梦想,这个世界永远属于追梦的人。
3、 30岁以前不要怕,30岁以后不要悔。
4、 出身贫民,并非一辈子是贫民,只要你永远保持那颗进取的心。中国成功人士大多来自小地方。
5、 做一个积极的思维者。
6、不要败给悲观的自己。有的人比你富有一千倍,他们也会比你聪明一千倍么?不会,他们只是年轻时心气比你高一千倍。人生的好多次失败,最后并不是败给别人,而是败给了悲观的自己。
7、 成功者不过是爬起来比倒下去多一次。
8、 宁可去碰壁,也不要在家里面壁。克服你的失败、消极的心态。
(1) 找个地方喝点酒。
(2) 找个迪厅跳跳舞。
(3) 找帮朋友侃侃山。
(4) 积极行动起来。
三:三大技巧
1、管理时间:你的时间在哪里,你的成就就在哪里。把一小时看成60分钟的人,比看作一小时的人多60倍。
2、你不理财,财不理你。
3、自我管理,游刃有余。
(1) 创业不怕本小,脑子一定要好。
(2) 可以开家特色店。
(3) 做别人不愿做的生意。
四:四项安身立命的理念
30岁以前一定要形成个人风格。
1、做人优于做事。做事失败可以重来,做人失败却不能重来。
(1) 做人要讲义气。
(2) 永不气馁。
2、豁达的男人有财运,豁达的女人有帮夫运。30岁以前搞定婚姻生活。
3、忠诚的原则:30岁以前你还没有建立起忠诚美誉,这一缺点将要困扰你的一生。
4、把小事做细,但不要耍小聪明。中国人想做大事的人太多,而愿把小事做完美的人太少。
五:五分运气
比尔·盖茨说:人生是不公平的,习惯去接受它吧。
1、人生的确有很多运气的成人:谋事在人,成事在天:中国的古训说明各占一半。
2、机会时常意外地降临,但属于那些不应决不放弃的人。
3、抓住人生的每一次机会。机会就像一只小鸟,如果你不抓住,它就会飞得无影无踪。
4、智者早一步,愚者晚一步。
六:六项要求
1、智慧
(1)别人可你以拿走你的一切,但拿不走你的智慧。
(2)巧妙运用自己的智慧。
(3)了解智者与愚者的区别。
2、勇气
(1)勇气的力量有时会让你成为“超人”。
(2)敢于放弃,敢于“舍得”。
3、培养自己的“领导才能、领袖气质”。
(1)激情感染别人。
(2)“三·七法则”实现领袖气质。
(3)拍板决断能力。
(4)人格魅力。
4、创造性:不要做循规蹈矩的人。25-30岁是人生最有创造性的阶段,很多成功人士也都产生在这一阶段。
5、明智
(1) 知道自己的长处、短处,定向聚焦。
(2) 尽量在自己的熟悉的领域努力。
6、持之以恒的行动力:在你选定行业坚持十年,你一定会成为大赢家。
七:七分学习
1、知识改变命运。
2、30岁以前学会你行业中必要的一切知识。
a) 每天淘汰你自己。
b) 在商言商。
3、太相信书的人,只能成为打工仔。
4、思考、实践、再思考、再实践。
八:八分交际
朋友多了路好走
1、智商很重要,情商更重要:30岁以前建立起人际关系网。
2、人脉即财脉:如何搞好人际关系。
3、交友有原则。
4、善于沟通:30岁以前要锻炼出自己的演讲才能。
九:九分习惯
习惯的力量是惊人的,30岁以前养成的习惯决定着你的成功的大小。
1、积极思维的好习惯。
2、养成高效工作的好习惯。
(1) 办公室里尽可能的高效工作。
(2) 生活可以不拘小节,但要把工作做细。
(3) 学习聆听,不打断别人说话。
3、养成锻炼身体的好习惯。
4、广泛爱好的好习惯。
5、快速行动的好习惯。
十:十分自信
1、自信是成功的精神支柱。
2、自信方能赢得别人的信任。
3、把自信建立在创造价值的基础上。
4、如何建立自信。
(1)为自己确立目标。
(2)发挥自己的长处。
(3)做事要有计划。
(4)做事不拖拉。
(5)轻易不要放弃。
(6)学会自我激励。
(7)不要让自己成为别人。
十一: 11个需要避开的成功陷阱
1、只有功劳,没有苦劳。
2、不要“怀才不遇“,而要寻找机遇。
3、不要想发横财。
4、不要为钱而工作,而让钱为你工作。
5、盲目跟风,人云亦云,人做我也做。
6、小富即安,不思进取,知足常乐。
7、承认错误而非掩饰错误。
8、脚踏实地而非想入非非。
9、野心太大而不是信心十足。
10、反复跳槽不可取。
11、眼高手低。
12、不择手段。
十二:十二分努力
没有人能随随便便成功
1、小不是成功,大不是成功,由小变大才是成功。
2、中国社会进入微利时代:巧干+敢干+实干=成功。
3、努力尝试就有成功的可能。
4、做任何事情,尽最大努力。
5、把事情当成事业来做。
May all the people around me succeed and achieve the goals in life. Cheers.
Regards,
Richie
