Social Media Butterflies

This article is from Brian Solis , and in collboration with Barnickel Design, they have created this infograph that clearly shows that there is a perception gap 

what customers want and what executives think they want.based on research from Pivot referring "The Perception Gap"

Jan Gordon: My commentary

Hopefully this article and findings will help to provide some clarity so marketers can begin to engage with their customers, in a way that is meaningful to them. Word of mouth spreads like wildfire and you'll want to make sure your business is listening, engaging and responding to their needs before someone else does.

Here are some highlights:

** 76% of marketers feel they know what their customers want yet only 34% have asked customers

**59% of social customers wish to engge businesses for buying insights and customer service respectively, on the contrary only 37% of marketers believe that these services re in demand by their customers

**Take a look at Actual Consumer usage VS marketers' perceptions of consumer usage on the infograph, there is definitely a gap in perception here

 mobile social apps 

**15% of consumers use them on Linkedin, marketers think it's more like 36. 7%

**twitter 35% useage - marketers perceive this to be 82%

 Daily deal  & coupon sites

**Facebook usage is 35%

**Marketers perceive this to be 56%

Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Curation, Social Business and Beyond"

Read full article and see infographic here: [bit.ly/MMPPdI]

This wonderful piece was written by Milas Page - it is inspiring, it is true and it's what's is happening to many people as a result of interacting in social media.

The author talks about the "social mindset" connecting as human beings is what gets you in the door......

Here are some highlights:

**The Social Mindset sees the value in collaboration

**The Social Mindset cares about others – be it your customers, your employees, or your partners

**The Social Mindset lays the groundwork for the importance of listening

**The Social Mindset leads you to realize you can help – therefore makes you open to helping when an opportunity arises

**The Social Mindset surrounds you with positive thinking and empowers you to realize you can make a change

What's the point, she asks? I'm quoting Milas because I couldn't have said it better..........

An interaction like the she refers to in this piece is between her and another person whom in the past she would have closed the door  but social media has made her see people in a different light.

"Tirelessly one door at a time, trying to activate communities. Now an interaction like that can not only reach me, it can reach you.

Messages amplified, reach expanding.Making the human connection is what get’s you in the door."

** "Then think about the implications this has in our world, I believe it has many and it’s a good thing. Companies and people who embrace social as a mindset will change this world, one person – one cause, one workplace at a time"

How has it changed you?

Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Curation, Social Business and Beyond"

Read full article and see video here: [http://bit.ly/UVP3yU]