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		<title>Kansas City Social Media Happenings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kansas City is consistently showing itself to be a part of the conversation in understanding the current state of the social media space and shaping its future.
Execution and Results
The Embarq team including SMCKC regulars Zena and Kevin offer a fantastic roadmap for integrating social media into a Fortune 500 company which you can see presented [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kansas City is consistently showing itself to be a part of the conversation in understanding the current state of the social media space and shaping its future.</p>
<h2><strong>Execution and Results</strong></h2>
<p>The Embarq team including SMCKC regulars Zena and Kevin offer a <a href="http://nothingbutsocnet.blogspot.com/2009/06/embarq-social-story.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/nothingbutsocnet.blogspot.com');">fantastic roadmap </a>for integrating social media into a Fortune 500 company which you can see presented below.<br />
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<div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" style="text-decoration:underline;" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.slideshare.net');">OpenOffice presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/zenaweist" style="text-decoration:underline;" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.slideshare.net');">Zena Weist</a>.</div>
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<p>Radian 6 also <a href="http://www.radian6.com/blog/170/case-study-embarqs-social-collaboration/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.radian6.com');">featured them</a> in an extensive case study showing the impact their tools and the work being done with those tools have. Check out the full<a href="http://www.radian6.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/embarqcasestudy.pdf" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.radian6.com');"> PDF</a>.</p>
<h2><strong>Thought Leadership</strong></h2>
<p>When BtoB magazine needed a perspective on the  Interactive Advertising Bureau setting social media guide lines they went to <a href="http://nicholsonkovac.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/nicholsonkovac.com');">NK</a>. (Via<a href="http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090608/FREE/306019998/1109/FREE" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.btobonline.com');"> BtoB</a>)</p>
<blockquote><p>“There is a lot of confusion in the marketplace right now because people aren&#8217;t speaking the same language,” said Chris Kovac, social media supervisor at Nicholson Kovac, a b-to-b marketing communications agency based in Kansas City, Mo. “Establishing a common language has to be the first step,” he said.</p>
<p>“Once we&#8217;re on the same page, then we can define subgroups of advertising. Is it an interactive banner ad, is it an engagement ad, etc.”</p></blockquote>
<h2><strong>Traditional Media Exposure</strong></h2>
<p>KCTV5 tapped the CEO of <a href="http://lightthread.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/lightthread.com');">LightThread</a> for a segment about the potential social media has for businesses.<br />
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<h3>Related Posts of Interest&#8230;</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/05/zappn-launch-party/" title="Zappn Launch Party">Zappn Launch Party</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/04/kansas-citys-entertainment-twitter-index/" title="Kansas City&#8217;s Entertainment Twitter Index">Kansas City&#8217;s Entertainment Twitter Index</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/04/kc-social-media-vets-turn-some-heads/" title="KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads">KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/02/justin-goldsborough-interview/" title="Justin Goldsborough Interview">Justin Goldsborough Interview</a></li>
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		<title>Zappn Launch Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I+A is really excited for fellow the Highlight Midwest alums and all around good guys that make up team Swindlr. They are launching their first product &#8220;Zappn&#8221; with a party in the crossroads. 
Be sure to come out and support the launch of this social media\events service born in Kansas City. You can RSVP here.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I+A is really excited for fellow the Highlight Midwest alums and all around good guys that make up team Swindlr. They are launching their first product &#8220;Zappn&#8221; with a party in the crossroads. </p>
<p>Be sure to come out and support the launch of this social media\events service born in Kansas City. <a href="http://www.zappn.com/launch" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.zappn.com');">You can RSVP here</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p> Zappn is a utilitarian web and mobile destination that allows the planner of a public or private social gathering to manage an event at all stages of its life.</p>
<p>Swindlr created zappn on the certainty that the technology exists to create, manage, and share events in a way that has never been done before.  Zappn.com is a complete, multi-faceted management tool based on multiple, individual perspectives of a social gathering and the desire to share those perspectives with others.  No longer will all images of one event have to reside in so many different places, unavailable to those who want them most.  With zappn.com everything is easily accessible in one spot.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Swindlr invites you to the exclusive launch of their first product zappn.com. After 2 years in the making, swindlr LLC. is ready to release zappn.com to the public.</p>
<p>Hosted by Chase Hawkins &#038; Brock Masterson</p>
<p>Friday, May 29th 2009</p>
<p>Arts Incubator<br />
115 W. 18th St. KCMO 64108</p>
<p>Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails @ 7<br />
Special Performance from Kansas City’s own &#8211; NOMATHMATICS @ 9</p>
<p>*** Please RSVP @ www.zappn.com/launch by May 27th. ***</p>
<p>When you RSVP, This will guarantee you instant entry to the event.</p></blockquote>
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<h3>Related Posts of Interest&#8230;</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/06/kansas-city-social-media-happenings/" title="Kansas City Social Media Happenings">Kansas City Social Media Happenings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/04/kansas-citys-entertainment-twitter-index/" title="Kansas City&#8217;s Entertainment Twitter Index">Kansas City&#8217;s Entertainment Twitter Index</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/04/kc-social-media-vets-turn-some-heads/" title="KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads">KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/02/justin-goldsborough-interview/" title="Justin Goldsborough Interview">Justin Goldsborough Interview</a></li>
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		<title>Kansas City&#8217;s Entertainment Twitter Index</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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Entertainment in Kansas City is jumping on Twitter to connect with their customers and get the word out on their events and happenings. Here is a quick guide to some entertainment options in our city and their Twitter profiles. Did we miss one? Drop us a line on Twitter or leave a comment!
Update: 12:40 - [...]]]></description>
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<p>Entertainment in Kansas City is jumping on Twitter to connect with their customers and get the word out on their events and happenings. Here is a quick guide to some entertainment options in our city and their Twitter profiles. Did we miss one? Drop us a line on <a href="http://twitter.com/ideasandangles" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Twitter</a> or leave a comment!</p>
<p><strong>Update: 12:40 -</strong> Big thanks to local Twitter user <a href="http://twitter.com/thedlc" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">@TheDLC</a> for some great additions to our list. Don&#8217;t know how <a href="http://twitter.com/recordbar" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Record Bar</a> missed the first cut we are both big fans.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/Californos" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Californos</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/KCRep" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">KC Rep Theater</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/PhoenixJazzClub" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">The Phoenix</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/Hillcrest_Road" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Kansas City Wizards</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/UnicornTheatre" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Unicorn Theater</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/themidland" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Midland Theater</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/kcopera" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Lyric Opera of KC</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/kcrollerwarrior" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Kansas City Roller Warriors</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/CafeSebastienne" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Cafe Sabastienne</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/PaddyOQuigleys" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Paddy O&#8217;Quigley&#8217;s</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/KemperMuseum" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Kemper Museum</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/GrindersKC" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Grinders</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/BurritoBrosKC" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Burritos Bros.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/silverspooncafe" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Silver Spoon Cafe</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/recordbar" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">Record Bar</a></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/06/kansas-city-social-media-happenings/" title="Kansas City Social Media Happenings">Kansas City Social Media Happenings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/05/zappn-launch-party/" title="Zappn Launch Party">Zappn Launch Party</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/04/kc-social-media-vets-turn-some-heads/" title="KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads">KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads</a></li>
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		<title>KC Social Media Vets Turn Some Heads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice to see exposure of the hard work friends of i+a like Zena, Derek, and Justin. On a related note we had 50 or so people at this mornings SMCKC event. Wow, love seeing all the new faces.
&#8220;Businesses learn lessons in Twitter technology&#8221; (via KCStar.com)
By DIANE STAFFORD
When the Enterprise Center of Johnson County announced a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice to see exposure of the hard work friends of i+a like Zena, Derek, and Justin. On a related note we had 50 or so people at this mornings SMCKC event. Wow, love seeing all the new faces.</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Businesses learn lessons in Twitter technology&#8221; (via <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1121732.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.kansascity.com');">KCStar.com</a>)</p>
<p>By DIANE STAFFORD</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>When the Enterprise Center of Johnson County announced a “Twitter Bootcamp,” the seminar room capacity of two dozen was reached immediately.<br />
The waiting list filled a second seminar set for later this month. And that waiting list precipitated a third seminar for May.</p>
<p>Representatives from large and small area businesses, eager to figure out how the social networking phenomenon can help their businesses, got an intro-to-tweeting lesson Thursday in the first of the three bootcamps.</p>
<p>Derek Gathright, Steven Chau and Darby Frey, three Web developers and software engineers, explained the Twittersphere, in which users are sending concise messages to each other’s cell phones, PDAs and desktops.</p>
<p>Twitter.com started out three years ago with some techies and other “early adopters” sending quick updates to one another — in answer to the signature question “What are you doing?”</p>
<p>Now, it has morphed into an advertising, marketing and public relations tool with perhaps 8 million users (though precise numbers aren’t known).</p>
<p>Southwest Airlines and JetBlue use Twitter. “It’s especially good at quieting angry customers,” Frey said. And Gathright described how Twitter helped him connect with lost luggage in Las Vegas.</p>
<p>Zicam, maker of a cold remedy, uses Twitter. Let someone send a message to a friend that says, “I’m sick,” and she may get a tweet in response that says, “Have you heard of Zicam?” along with an offer to download a coupon.</p>
<p>The seminar presenters said a couple of Kansas City companies have skilled Twitter users. They singled out Justin Gardner at AMC Theatres and Zena Weist at Embarq. They are among a relatively new class of worker known as the social media manager or interactive brand strategy manager.</p>
<p>Sprint Nextel also uses Twitter to scout out and help squash consumer complaints, the presenters said.</p>
<p>As a still-young medium for business, Twitter is being shaped by the preferences of its early adopters. For example, Chau said, the chief executive of Zappos, an online shoe vendor, tweets to share his views of the world, a technique that humanizes the company and builds a fan base.</p>
<p>Dell, the computer company, has a variety of Twitter accounts to reach users and prospective buyers. Gathright said the company had sales of more than $1 million in 2007-2008 generated through sale alerts sent on Twitter.</p>
<p>The three presenters said one of the clearest values of Twitter — as opposed to Facebook.com — is that a sender doesn’t have to be invited in or approved as a “friend” to receive a message.</p>
<p>That broader access has allowed CNN, for example, to account for comparatively high-volume Twitter traffic in news bulletin tweets.</p>
<p>But using Twitter isn’t a no-brainer, they said. They cited an effort by Skittles, the candy, to do a Twitter marketing push. Tweet traffic, presumably among young users, quickly became dotted with profanity and other less desirable stuff.</p>
<p>“With Twitter, you get instant feedback from users,” Gathright said, noting that can be good or bad. “You reach a much broader, random audience than using the more private e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms or blogging.”</p></blockquote>
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<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2008/08/kansas-city-social-media-club-breakfast-wrap-up/" title="Kansas City Social Media Club Breakfast Wrap Up">Kansas City Social Media Club Breakfast Wrap Up</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/06/kansas-city-social-media-happenings/" title="Kansas City Social Media Happenings">Kansas City Social Media Happenings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2009/05/zappn-launch-party/" title="Zappn Launch Party">Zappn Launch Party</a></li>
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		<title>Justin Goldsborough Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  
A lot of people involved in social media happenings around Kansas City will recognize the name Justin Goldsborough. Justin is the social media communications manager at Sprint. We took some time to talk to Justin about his work in the social media space.
How did you come about getting interested in social media?
I’ve always been [...]]]></description>
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<p>A lot of people involved in social media happenings around Kansas City will recognize the name <a href="http://justincaseyouwerewondering.x.iabc.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/justincaseyouwerewondering.x.iabc.com');">Justin Goldsborough</a>. Justin is the social media communications manager at Sprint. We took some time to talk to Justin about his work in the social media space.</p>
<p><strong>How did you come about getting interested in social media?</strong></p>
<p>I’ve always been interested in technology and the role it plays in communications. My first communications jobs were working on corporate portals, Web 1.0-style. In my previous role at Applebee’s, I got to experiment with employee blogging and other two-way communications tools. We were opening the first ever Applebee’s in Shanghai and the project manager brought a handheld camera over to film the restaurant as it was being built. Then he brought the handheld back and we uploaded the video internally and gave employees a chance to comment. Employees submitted a ton of comments and e-mails about the video and a light bulb sort of went off in my head &#8212; this is how people want to communicate.</p>
<p>That was only about 18 months ago. A few months later I interviewed at Sprint and they brought me in to see <a href=" Shel Holtz">Shel Holtz</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/shel" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">@Shel</a>), a social media SME who helps show companies how Web 2.0 can revolutionize their communications. I won’t go into the whole presentation, but everything he said just made sense to me. More specifically, I remember his story about a bad experience he had with an airport parking company – Park ‘N Fly. He was so annoyed he went straight home and posted a blog entry bashing the lack of service he’d received. A day later, one of the company’s employees posted to his blog apologizing and asking is she could give him some free parking. Shel explained how that totally changed the story he told about Park ‘N Fly. I remember the stat he gave…customers are 10 times more likely to stay with a brand that messes up but then engages them and apologizes.</p>
<p>The other point I remember Shel making was that customers don’t trust “traditional institutions” like corporations, government, etc. anymore. Instead, they trust “someone like me.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used that example when explaining to people the power of word of mouth.</p>
<p><strong>Have you been asked by Sprint expressly to do this extended customer outreach?</strong></p>
<p>I haven’t been asked to do the customer outreach I’m doing on Twitter, but my efforts have been supported. Social media and its benefits are on our PR team’s radar screen and my boss encourages any internal or external efforts that promote open communications.</p>
<p>It’s no secret that Sprint has had our share of customer service problems. One of the services our Customer Experience team came up with to help employees impact on service issues is a program called “Employees Helping Customers (EHC).” Basically, if you and I meet, you find out I work for Sprint and you have a complaint – this happens to our employees all the time, as you can probably imagine – now I can do something about it. Any of our employees can get the details of a customer’s issue and open an EHC ticket. The EHC team is amazing to work with and they often respond to issues within 24 hours. Whether it was intended or not, in EHC, Sprint has created a safe outlet for employees to engage customers online and “join the conversation.” If I don’t know how to solve your problem, at least I can refer you to EHC.</p>
<p>In addition to EHC, we have several PR folks who are on Twitter talking to customers. I signed on just a few months ago to post alerts about our devices and services. But a few weeks later, I read about Frank Eliason at Comcast (or Twitter folks may know him as <a href="http://twitter.com/comcastcares" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">@comcastcares</a>). Not sure if your readers have heard the story, but basically Frank and a team of Comcast reps started engaging customers on Twitter a few months back. Comcast is another company that has struggled with customer service issues in the past.</p>
<p>The story I heard – from Shel Holtz, no less &#8212; was a guy’s cable went out during the Super Bowl and he tweeted complaining about how he was going to miss the rest of the game. Within minutes, Frank responded to him and asked how he could help. As someone who, like most of our 56,000 employees, is wondering how I can make an impact on our brand reputation, this story really struck a chord. And since I found Summize.com, I’ve been searching “sprint” and responding to anyone who complains about our customer service. Btw, if you ever have an issue with Sprint, don’t hesitate to contact me on Twitter &#8212; <a href=" @JGoldsborough.">@JGoldsborough</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Have you gotten any feedback from your efforts? If so what was it?</strong></p>
<p>The feedback I’ve received so far has been 99 percent positive. People are almost always thankful for the inquiry, even if they don’t want or need my help. One customer I ran across about a month ago – Darryl Ohrt, <a href="http://twitter.com/darrylohrt" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">@darrylohrt</a> &#8212; had used Sprint broadband cards for his business on a brief trip to Canada. When he got his bill, the international roaming charges showed he owed more than $1,000. He tweeted about the incident, I asked if I could help and in a day or so, his bill was resolved to his satisfaction. I remember this example because when Darryl e-mailed me his issue he explained that he was preparing a blistering blog post ripping Sprint, but that if I could help he would change the tune of the post. Talk about a marketing opportunity. You can’t flip on your DVR and fast forward through a blog post. Darryl posted a blog entry praising Sprint for listening on Twitter and it was picked up by another blog. That’s how these things travel…word of mouth. I can’t say it enough times. Now if only I could quantify how much money turning Darryl’s story from a negative one to a positive one meant for Sprint.</p>
<p>Another notable type of feedback I’ve seen is community endorsement. Think about the last time you needed work done on your house. Didn’t you ask your friends and family members for recommendations on whom to use? On Twitter, it’s the exact same idea. I’m starting to see people post about a Sprint service problem and one of their followers who I or a colleague has helped in the past will recommend the person contact us for help solving the issue. That type of credibility in an online community is huge; it’s a whole bunch of “someone like me’s” basically endorsing your subject matter expertise. Pretty hard to put a price tag on that type of reputation building.</p>
<p><strong>What can companies gain by using emerging technologies?</strong></p>
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<p>Measurement is a big topic for us at Sprint right now. In other words, how can I quantify the benefits of social media in numbers – because we know execs like numbers. I’ve posed this question on Twitter a few times and have gotten the same answer from multiple sources. To sum it up, there are varying opinions on the actual ROI of using emerging technologies. But we all know the ROI on not using them…ZERO. And any ROI at all is better than that.</p>
<p>Companies can gain so much from utilizing social media. I’d say the biggest thing would be credibility. This goes two ways: 1) Credibility in your brand’s relationship with customers because you’re actually willing to go online, talk to people and listen to what they have to say about you, whether it’s positive or negative, 2) Credibility that you understand how people communicate. This is the bigger of the two for me. I have a credo I try to deliver as often as I can to anyone at Sprint who will listen – the Internet was Web 1.0 and social media is Web 2.0. They are on the same level. And if someone told you the Internet was just a fad or something “tech geeks” use you’d call them crazy, wouldn’t you? Companies that don’t adopt social media are in danger of being seen as just that…crazy. Or worse, irrelevant.</p>
<p>There’s this guy, Don Tapscott, who wrote Wikinomics, Growing Up Digital and Grown Up Digital. He talks a lot about the<a href="http://justincaseyouwerewondering.x.iabc.com/2008/10/09/the-digital-generations-internet-web-20/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/justincaseyouwerewondering.x.iabc.com');"> Digital Generation</a>, which is the generation of folks under 30 who are entering the workforce now and have been using social media technologies at least since they were in college, if not high school or middle school. Facebook, Twitter, blogs aren’t something they do for fun. The Digital Generation uses these tools to communicate on a daily basis. And since younger generations traditionally drive technology adoption – why else would my 72-year-old stepmother have a Facebook account but to keep up with her kids and grandkids – companies better get on board and embrace social media or they’ll find that it’s not only consumers who don’t feel a connection with their brand, but prospective employees as well.</p>
<p><strong>What are some of your goals in your work on behalf of Sprint?</strong></p>
<p>My boss and I talk about our goals all the time:<br />
<em>Change the way people at Sprint communicate and how they think about communications.</em> Part of our role is to help employees understand how social media is altering the way people communicate today and how that can be applied to our everyday jobs (e.g. engaging customers online and offering to help them with service issues). This is a big culture shift and won’t happen overnight. Employees shouldn’t be scared to speak their minds or talk to customers about our brand. And executives and managers should welcome the feedback. We’ve made strides in this area, but still have a ways to go. There’s still a large percentage of our employee base at all levels that sees social media as “extracurricular” or “fun with technology” and just “doesn’t get” all the potential applications.</p>
<p><em>Make it easier to tell the Sprint story.</em> Every successful brand has a story behind it. At a company as big as Sprint, it’s hard for employees to keep track of the story and understand why we do what we do. One of our jobs is to help employees connect the dots through online conversations so they have access to all the information necessary to tell the Sprint story. For instance, we have a group of employees that serve as product ambassadors. They blog about their experiences using our products and share tips about them. And employees post questions or tips of their own on the product ambassadors’ blog site. When an ambassador posts about the new HTC Touch Pro device, the information sharing that takes place as a result of the conversation completely changes the story Sprint employees have to tell about the Touch Pro. Employees Helping Customers is another example. Now instead of having to tell customers “yeah, I’ve heard other people complain about that same issue,” or “sorry, I wish I could help,” our employees can act on a customer issue and refer people to EHC.</p>
<p><em>Understand the impact of word of mouth and content sharing</em> (e.g. videos, podcasts, widgets). Most people’s first inclination is to keep content “secure” or “behind the firewall.” We need to be more transparent and understand that sharing content is how people communicate online today. You don’t have to look any further than the way Barack Obama’s campaign team employed social media to get him and his messages out there. It doesn’t matter who you voted for, the tactics his campaign used, especially the ability to share video and applications across social networks, are something every corporate executive could learn from. <a href="http://adage.com/moy2008/article?article_id=131810" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/adage.com');">Ad Age named him and his technology team “Marketers of the Year”</a> for a reason. They put their candidates’ story out there, then gave up control of the communication and allowed people to plaster the story all over the Internet. I’ve seen President Bush online or on TV maybe 10 times in the past year. Whether it was a YouTube video, Facebook app, text message or mobile Web site, I’ve seen or heard from Barack Obama a lot more than 10 times. When else in history has America had this type of access to a presidential candidate? And isn’t that the same type of access most employees hope to have to their CEO and executive teams?</p>
<p><em>Build a social network.</em> The social part of social media always gets left out in the cold when it comes to corporations. But we shouldn’t be so quick to turn it away. Don’t we encourage our employees to network and take advantage of professional development opportunities? That’s exactly what they’re doing on sites like Sprint Space, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Ok, maybe they’re playing a little bit too. But work should be fun. Think about it this way…the more friends I have at work, the more I like my job…the more I like my job, the more loyal I am to my company…the more loyal I am to my company the better story I tell about it as a brand ambassador. See the chain reaction?</p>
<p><strong>Why do you think Kansas City is a good place for companies looking to get into social media?</strong></p>
<p>I think any city is a good place for companies looking to get into social media because more and more people use social media as their primary form of communication every day. All companies need to communicate with their customers and employees, hence the existence of TV commercials, radio spots, external Web sites, company portals, etc. If you’re trying to get your brand message out there, wouldn’t you want to use the communications platforms the most people are using? It’s not TV commercials anymore. With my DVR, I can fast forward right through those messages. Social media is what companies should be using to spread the word.</p>
<p>I have seen a lot of interest in social media in Kansas City. There are several folks on Twitter sharing best practices and emerging technologies. And area companies, including Sprint, are beginning to experiment with social media and understand the power of word of mouth. People in Kansas City are just like people everywhere else…they want open and honest communications from companies, they want to get that communication using a variety of different online mediums and they want that info now.</p>
<p><strong>How difficult has it been for people like yourself and your boss who seem so &#8220;on board&#8221; to encourage transparent and genuine conversation in a big corporate structure that by its nature doesn&#8217;t jive well with the spirit of social media.</strong></p>
<p>If I told you it hasn’t been difficult, I’d be lying. But it’s been fun too. We still haven’t done an enterprise-wide marketing campaign on social media or Sprint Space. And we just recently started promoting it via our company Intranet. Yet, we have almost 1,500 blogs on the site and our page views have gone from 134,028 in June (we started promoting Sprint Space blogs via links from our portal home page in May) to 240,204 page views in October. If that isn’t evidence that people want to communicate via social media, I don’t know what is. Plus we’ve seen several qualitative examples of success &#8212; employees getting questions answered, sharing knowledge, unprecedented access to execs.</p>
<p>The biggest struggle for me has been trying to help people see the immense ROI Sprint could gain from engaging employees and customers via social media. We have tried some different strategies – being social media evangelists, leading by example – and I know we’ll try a lot more. One of the reasons change is difficult is because it doesn’t happen immediately. It takes some time to change the mindset of a company. Old habits die hard, right?</p>
<p>So do I wish that every employee and every exec was blogging, uploading YouTube videos about Sprint and engaging customers online to help solve their issues? Absolutely. But that’s not realistic, even though I will keep working toward that goal. I am encouraged by the fact that social media is on Sprint’s radar and a large number of employees across the company seem to recognize its value. There are a lot of companies that would tell employees that can’t blog internally or they can’t talk to customers online. I even have a friend who recently was “punished” by his HR team for trying to help customers via a discussion forum. Talk about difficult.</p>
<p>So we are making progress. As long as we keep making progress, I’ll remain optimistic. Sprint is a technology company. We should be on the forefront of emerging technologies showing what they can do and enabling people to use them on our devices. We’ve go to buy, use what we’re selling. And I think we’re getting there.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2008/11/keeping-busy-and-keeping-a-finger-on-the-pulse/" title="Momentum For Social Media In The Midwest">Momentum For Social Media In The Midwest</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ideasandangles.com/2008/10/local-linkage-102208/" title="Local Linkage 10/22/08">Local Linkage 10/22/08</a></li>
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		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third post in our &#8220;Companies that get it&#8221; series that works to highlight businesses that are on forefront of social media using creative and effective uses of emerging technologies to run and improve their business.
Company – OnGoal, LLC. Owner of the Kansas City Wizards
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<p><strong>Company –</strong> OnGoal, LLC. Owner of the <a href="http://kcwizards.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/kcwizards.com');">Kansas City Wizards</a></p>
<p><strong>Description –</strong> The Wizards are Kansas City&#8217;s professional MLS soccer team and started in 1995 as one of the league&#8217;s 10 charter teams. They have been winners of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Supporters Shield, and most importantly in 2000 were crowned MLS Cup Champions. </p>
<p><strong>Social Media Usage -</strong> Blogging, Twitter, You Tube, MySpace, and message board community engagement. </p>
<p><strong>How They Stand Out –</strong> The Wizards excel at the most important aspect of any social media strategy. Content creation. Their official blog <a href="http://hillcrestroad.blogspot.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/hillcrestroad.blogspot.com');">Hillcrest Road</a> does a great job connecting with, and informing fans. News items and blog posts that are KCW related are pulled from all over and relayed to the Hillcrest Road readers. Every aspect of the organization is covered in the original content they create. Interviews with the players, behind the scenes access on road games, updates on players&#8217; involvement in the community, as well as more game related information. The blog also does a great job of getting the fans involved. Last season they got input from HR readers to give a name to a common goal celebration that takes place (think of a soccer version of the Lambeau Leap) at the games. Twitter and MySpace is used as an outpost and You Tube is used as an outpost and a content source.</p>
<p>One of the interesting things that came from putting KCW under the social media microscope was seeing the CEO of OnGoal Robb Heineman jumping into fan message boards. Message boards are interesting places, they are filled with informed passionate people however the relative anonynimity can give communities a &#8220;Lord of the Flies&#8221; type feel where people with good intentions can have really bad experiences. Robb has gained a lot of integrity with fans by giving them info directly and showing he has a passion and excitement for the team that you don&#8217;t see often from a person in his position. We stress treading lightly in message board communities.<br />
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<p>It is great to see Kansas City based companies understand the value of social media and connecting with customers in new ways. Best of luck to the Wizards in 2009.<br />
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		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris and I have been working behind the scenes to put Ideas and Angles in a position to hit the ground running in 2009. Juggling site updates, e-mails, phone calls, and meetings isn&#8217;t always easy and sometimes the growth feels like a huge blur but we took some time to reflect on the past 7 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris and I have been working behind the scenes to put Ideas and Angles in a position to hit the ground running in 2009. Juggling site updates, e-mails, phone calls, and meetings isn&#8217;t always easy and sometimes the growth feels like a huge blur but we took some time to reflect on the past 7 months. We still believe we can make Kansas City a place where technology and social media thrives.</p>
<p>There are so many people who have given us support on this journey&#8230; </p>
<p>Chris and I have known each other for more than 15 years. We have both been blessed with encouragement and love from our friends and family. I often say that I have no idea what I did to deserve some of the people that are in my life. Your interest and helpfulness in this project are not taken for granted by either of us.</p>
<p>Thanks goes out to the local social media community backed by the <a href="http://socialmediaclubkc.ning.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/socialmediaclubkc.ning.com');">Kansas City Social Media Club</a>. The relationships built through our shared loved of creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship have helped foster friendships that we hold very dear.</p>
<p>All eyes are on 2009. We look forward to announcing partnerships that will expand our abilities to help clients. There are some projects in the planning phase that will flex the power of social media to build brands from scratch. We also are finalizing plans to take on new clients that are involved in different and challenging fields. </p>
<p>Happy Holidays to everyone and best of luck in all that you tackle in this coming year. Remember, if you say nothing nobody will repeat it!</p>
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		<title>USA Today: Kansas City 1 Of 5 Destinations To Watch In 2009</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like people are starting to notice the good things coming from Kansas City. We are excited about all the projects being developed aside from our main goal. Making Kansas City a place where technology innovation and social media thrives.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like people are starting to notice the good things coming from Kansas City. We are excited about all the projects being developed aside from our main goal. <strong>Making Kansas City a place where technology innovation and social media thrives.</strong></p>
<p>(Via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/deals/inside/2008-12-18-destinations-to-watch_N.htm" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.usatoday.com');">USA Today</a>)</p>
<blockquote><p>Kansas City</p>
<p>Never considered Kansas City as a vacation destination before? Over the past few years, the city has been working hard to make itself a destination worth the trip. And the effort is paying off big time during 2009 when more than $9 billion in major improvements will be reinvigorating its downtown area and lending major credibility to its arts and dining scenes.</p>
<p>Recent developments include the new nine-block Power &amp; Light District, downtown&#8217;s newest mixed-use neighborhood packed with restaurants, shops, and entertainment and performance venues. There&#8217;s also an outdoor stage featuring live entertainment more than 150 days a year. The Crossroads Arts District hosts one of the largest art walks in the nation from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. Downtown, there&#8217;s also the new Sprint Center, which hosts large concerts and special events, and the College Basketball Experience, a giant entertainment facility with interactive exhibits and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.</p>
<p>Beyond downtown, revitalized and expanded attractions draw crowds as well. The well-known Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art just finished an expansion last year. Already ranked among the top art museums in the country, the new expansion increases the museum&#8217;s exhibition space by one third, and makes more room for the museum&#8217;s collections of modern and contemporary art, African art, and photography. And just in time for its 100th anniversary, the Kansas City Zoo has also undergone a major renovation.</p>
<p>As if that isn&#8217;t enough, Kansas City is expanding its culinary reputation. Long known as a mecca for barbecue, a number of Kansas City chefs and their fine dining establishments—including Bluestem, American Restaurant, and Michael Smith—have recently received national recognition as well.</p>
<p>Even better (especially this year), Kansas City is one of the country&#8217;s most affordable major cities to visit. It&#8217;s well-served by airlines including American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, and United. So much service means prices tend to stay competitive. Hotels, dining, and attraction costs tend to be less expensive than in many other cities around the country as well. In fact, Hotwire.com recently ranked Kansas City as one of the top value-priced destinations in the U.S. based on airfare, accommodations, and entertainment prices in 50 U.S. cities. Plus, there are dozens of free museums and attractions to visit.</p>
<p>The reasons to come will just keep expanding. 2010 will bring the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and the unveiling of a newly renovated Truman Sports Complex (home of the Kansas City Chiefs).</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Kansas City Public Library Is Active In Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasandangles.com/2008/11/kansas-city-public-library-is-active-in-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was really happy to get a notice in my inbox today of a new user following my twitter account. The Kansas City Public Library.
We are lucky to have a library system in our community that is so proactive in so many ways. Last month they recieved a 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was really happy to get a notice in my inbox today of a new user following my twitter account. <a href="http://twitter.com/KCPubLibrary" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/twitter.com');">The Kansas City Public Library</a>.</p>
<p>We are lucky to have a library system in our community that is so proactive in so many ways. Last month they recieved a <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.kclibrary.org/press-release/kansas-city-public-library-receives-national-medal-and-award-institute-museum-and-libr" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.kclibrary.org');">2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service</a></span></strong>, the nation&#8217;s highest honor for museums and libraries, at a <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">White House ceremony.</span></strong></p>
<p>Using Twitter to try and get out the information about the wide selection of events going on at the library is a fantastic move. They have also benefitted from a recent website design featuring a blog on the front page, open for comments and user interactions.</p>
<p>People in this city are starting to &#8220;get it&#8221; in regards to social media and the results are going to be very exciting to see. </p>
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		<title>Chris Speaking at Highlight Midwest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were really excited to be able to present all of the great things happening in Kansas City to the crowd at Highlight Midwest.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We were really excited to be able to present all of the great things happening in Kansas City to the crowd at Highlight Midwest.</p>
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