In a world of increasing consumer expectations for transparency and quality, is your brand trusted? How can you tell? And how might you use social commerce technologies like reviews and discussions to glean insights and provide consumer assurance? Follow case studies on leading global brands like Kraft, Whole Foods and the NFL to see how marketers and e-commerce executives are working to foster trust.
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iStrategy London - Social Commerce: Do Consumers Trust Your Brand? Steve Semelsberger, Pluck (Demand Media)
1. Social Commerce Perspectives
Do Consumers Trust Your Brand?
Steve Semelsberger
SVP & GM
Social Products Group
Integrated Customer Engagement
2. About Pluck
Division of Demand Media (NYSE: DMD)
Customer Engagement Platform
Used by 600+ leading global brands
Enables them to:
• Solicit feedback (ratings, reviews, polls, etc.)
• Foster communication (shares, messages, etc.)
• Gain contributions (journals, galleries, etc.)
• Encourage identity (SSO, profiles, badges, etc.)
3. Today’s Session
• The State of Consumer Trust
– Current landscape of perspectives
• Strategic Trust Considerations
– Key thoughts and success drivers
• Concrete Social Commerce Tactics
– Focused on integrating social to commerce
5. The Customer Experience Gap
80% of corporate executives say their company
delivers a superior customer experience
Just 8% of consumers report they received one
Source: Bain and Company
6. Drop of CEO Credibility, Rise of People Like Me
Source: Edelman Global Trust Barometer, 2012
11. Trustability Varies by Source
Nielsen asked 28,000
consumers about Trust and
Research
Trust completely/ Don’t trust much/
somewhat at all
Recommendations from people I know 92% 8%
Consumer opinions posted online 70% 30%
Editorial content e.g., newspaper article 58% 42%
Branded websites 58% 42%
Emails I signed up for 50% 50%
Display ads 16% 84%
Mobile text ads 15% 85%
Nielsen, 2012
12. Yet 26% of Consumers Still Turn to Brands First
IBM asked consumers who they trust Customer
most to provide honest feedback and reviews
suggestions about products 14%
Product experts
Family/Friends 12%
48%
Manufacturer
16%
Retailer
10%
IBM Institute for Business Value, 2012
16. Consumers Commit to Research Across Verticals
Source: Google ZMOT Presentation, 2012
17. Brands Realize Trust Matters
of marketers
agree that
84% building
consumer trust
will become their
primary objective
1to1 Media Survey of Brands, 2011
18. The Trust Zeitgeist
“In the world of branding, trust is the most perishable of assets.” Business Week
"Trust and transparency [are] more important to us than ever.“ Mary Dillon, CMO McDonalds
“Four pillars of the grownup web are trust, authenticity,
engagement and purpose.” Ariana Huffington
“It all started when Tony Hsieh decided to be completely open and transparent.”
Zappos Insights
“Sharing is the new giving, participation is the new engagement, recommendations
are the new advertising.” Antonio Lucio, CMO Visa
“Consumers will trust a company they believe is run really well.” Jim Farley, CMO Ford
“Transparency is the new marketing.” Clay Shirky
19. Trust is Important at Every Stage
LOYALTY
Rewarding contributors who
CONVERSION are credible and helpful
surfaces your most
Direct and detailed product trustworthy customers
ENGAGEMENT experiences, tied to known,
credible sources, inspires more
Trust that comes from
and bigger transactions
TRAFFIC consuming useful content in the
company of likeminded people
New consumers are more creates emotional bonds
attracted to your brand by
trusted connections and
content
20. Three
Requirements For
Growing Trust
Intention
Do the right thing
Competence
Do things right
Proactively
Without Prompt
Source: Peppers & Rogers, 2012
21. Skepticism Requires Repetition
Majority Require 3-5x Message Repeat to Believe
Source: Edelman Global Trust Barometer, 2012
22. The world isn’t perfect; brands that maintain
they are perfect are simply not trustable
Admitting one’s own vulnerability is the first
step in earning someone else’s trust.
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Source: Peppers & Rogers, 2012
29. 5 Drivers of Social Commerce Trustability
Experience Attributes
Identity Relationship Ownership
Use real Verify
Highlight
names purchases Showcase
connections Specify product
skills and
and participant
relevancy
details.
30. Use Real Identities
Encouraging
Social Sign On
leads to social
experiences that
are built upon real,
trustable display
names from
Facebook and
other services
33. Showcase Experience
Award points and
badges. Highlight
users who have
significant
expertise. Nestlé
awards “brownie
points” to
valuable
contributors.
36. Reward Sharing
Ingredients of Trusted
Social Commerce
Canadian e-tailer Shop.ca rewards shoppers who share
their product discoveries with friends. They understand
the effect on traffic of trusted friends’ invitations.
39. Invite Media
Nike invites golf enthusiasts
to upload videos of their
swing, and then compare
their form with friends’ or
even pros’
40. Leverage Ratings & Scoring
Content Scoring provides a
path to credible and
authoritative content on
your site.
The NFL gives fans easy ways to record their mood
about their team’s Draft, and to rate players and
games in real time
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41. Integrate Member Profiles
NBA fans enjoy robust profiles
that highlight all activities, while
letting them find, befriend and
message each other.