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Sherri Maxson
B2B Social Case Study
This video is from
BlogWellSan FranciscoJune 20, 2011
socialmedia.org/blogwell
SocialMedia.orgCase Studies
This presentation is from
BlogWellChicago
June 19, 2013socialmedia.org/blogwell
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Grainger B2B Social Case Study
Blogwell Presentation
June 2013
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Who is Grainger?
Fortune 500
+4,500 suppliers
1 Million products
2.0 million customers
+21,000 team members
Fortune Top 100 Best Places to Work
Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies”
North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance,
repair and operating (MRO) products with expanding global
operations
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Is B2B Really That Different Than B2C?
“The purpose of business
is to create a customer”
~ Peter Drucker
The new social paradigm: “The purpose of a social business is
to create a customer who creates a customer”
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Six Phases of Social Business Maturity Foundation in Place. Time to Deepen
our Relationships.
Source: Altimeter Group
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CUSTOMER
COMPANY
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• Relationships Matter
• Customers are asking: • Know me
• Know my business
• Make me look like a hero
• Do not be ‘faceless’
• 60% of decision made before they ‘meet’ us
First: Know What Your Customers Want.
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• +50% use social for business
• 80% of future customers engage in social
• Focus on You Tube, FB, LinkedIn and blogs/forums
• 41%have used YouTube for Product Demonstrations
• 24% use social networks to View and Share Product Information
Second: Know Where Your Customers Are.
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ENGAGE!
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Listen. Engage. Act.
service
prospects
customers employees
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GRAINGER’S MISSION: Humanize Grainger;
Connect with Customers & Prospects; World Class
Multi-channel Experience
Objective #4
Drive
quantifiable
business
impact
Objective #3
Effective
customer
service
Objective #2
Mitigate &
manage
reputational
risk
Objective #1
Increase
SOV and
brand
awareness
While maintaining positive brand sentiment & advocacy
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facebook.com/grainger linkedin.com/company/w.w.-grainger
twitter.com/grainger
youtube.com/grainger
Grainger Has a Presence on all the Social
Platforms.
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Social Measurement has Many Forms.
Connect the Metrics to the Goals.
Exposure
Influence
Engagement
Action/Conversion
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Visits, Views, Followers
Brand Mentions
SOV, Sentiment, Top
Influencer Report
Clicks, Retweets, Shares
@Replies, DMs, Wallposts
Content downloads,
Webinars, Lead Gen
Orders
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TMT Test-Measure-Test
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Moving Up
Awareness & Positive Sentiment Driven by
Amplifying Events and News.
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Grainger Fastenal McMaster
Grainger Show
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Large Events Drive Significant Engagement
& SOV.
Community Growth:
FB +11%, Twitter +17%
Content Amplification:
2.8 Million Impressions
#GraingerShow reached 114,733 accounts
4,518 video views and 4,654 minutes watched
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Content That Works Drives Reach.
Engagement on Facebook.
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Future
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We’ve Only Just Begun. The Future is Bright!
Listening: Key to understanding
Influencers: Build relationships
Content: More Engagement and more ThoughtLeadership
Customer Service: Multi-channel experience
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Contact
Sherri Maxson
Twitter: @smaxson
eMail: [email protected]
Grainger Social
Facebook: facebook.com/grainger
Twitter: @grainger
YouTube: youtube.com/grainger
eMail: [email protected]
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This video is from
BlogWellSan FranciscoJune 20, 2011
socialmedia.org/blogwell
SocialMedia.orgCase Studies
This presentation is from
BlogWellChicago
June 19, 2013socialmedia.org/blogwell