"Your Brand is What Your Customers Say It Is" W ell that's scary. The authors of Groundswell , Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff , who tell us all about how to "win" in a world that is forever transformed by social technologies, tell us that we cannot define our brand, our customers do it for us. In a platform like Facebook, this statement could not be more true. In one virtual space, people who are affected by our products get the opportunity to praise or complain without having to physically face anybody. The customers are conversing about us and thus creating our brand. These are comments on the Facebook page of the chain bakery-cafe Panera Bread . Just look at the variety of comments on a post of a sandwich. Customers tell you what they like, they tell you what they don't, and they also just rant. W hile FB brings a great number of supporters and positive feedback, it may also create and spread a negative image of the company. So the q...
What started out as a course project, turned into a passion. Read on for some Social Media Management wisdom! Remember, "If it's not on Facebook, it didn't happen!"