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Social Media and Customer Relationship Management

It's all about managing your customers. In today's era of stiff competition, customers are the biggest beneficiaries. The availability of multiple choices for products and services has enabled customers to command enhanced vendor attention and support. This has prompted vendors to adapt various tools to strengthen their customer management efforts. However, small and medium-size organizations often found it difficult to acquire such tools due to financial constraints, resulting in the market dominance by big companies. But with the emergence of social media marketing, the things are changing now...

Here are some ways how you can make best out of your social media strategy for enhanced customer relationship management...

1) Respect Popular Sentiments: Social media is all about respecting popular sentiments across all platforms. You really cannot go away from the ongoing momentum of social media. You have to respect your users, and their views. The more alert you are, the more will be good for you. Apart from this alertness, you should never comment on anything that can lead to create negative feedback. You have to be responsible enough while using any idea, concept to share with others.

2) Stay connected: It is always essential to stay connected with your target audience. This helps you understand their behavior, requirements, and pain points. This knowledge makes 'give and take' with your audience more interactive and innovative.

3) Be consistent: For any social media activity, consistence is the must. If you wish to make maximum out of your social bookmarking activity, be sure of your consistency. This consistency will help you gain enhanced visibility in front of your target audience. Choose right web pages with efficient consistency to make your social bookmarking effective and powerful.

4) Be Alert: Listen carefully what customer has to say about your company, your product and the competition, and use social platforms to offer quick and efficient feedback to them. Social media marketing is all about communications marketing. How you communicate with your target audience decides your fate on the social media platforms. Be quick and efficient in answering your customer queries, and make them believe that 'You are listening to them.'

5) Be Patient: The last but not the least, be patient. No social media campaign can give you business benefits in one night. You have to patient to make maximum from your social media campaign. You have to be consistent with your efforts, your message and your delivery. Remember one thing, the world is watching you.

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  1. social media plannerJuly 20, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Social customer relationship management is the evolution and progression of customer relationship management. It is a strategy that uses social media to engage with customers, with increased sales being a side effect from these interactions.

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