5 ambassadorship lessons

Jaguar's story is one of age. It's your story and my story. More on that later.

When I was a kid, back in the late 60's, I'd seen about five Jaguars. Of course that was the muscle car era. I had ridden in several of those, much to my delight. When I'd looked at a Jaguar, it caught my eye. It was different. It was unique.

 I, to this day, have not ridden or driven a Jaguar. I'd ridden in several muscle cars and was delighted. I went on to own three. The innovation was special and it still is. However, I haven't "clumped" innovation into one big category, even when it comes to cars.

To me, Jaguar's innovation is different. Maybe it's Europe. Certainly the advertising has made the difference. This difference has been over many years. The product has lived up to the billing. You might be thinking that I'll never own a Jaguar. I'm thinking that now. But I can still admire the brand.

The Jaguar brand has given us many lessons in promotion and admiration. They create the content. Their recent content creation is the Jaguar XE. The car is elegant and fun. Know the experience better by following the #FEELXE hashtag.

Through the years Jaguar has made their brand "knowable" to many throughout the world. They did this by making their story my story. Now my Jaguar story isn't the same story as an owner, but I have a story just the same.

They did this by ambassadorship. And we can learn 5 items from this to promote our brand:

1. Make people feel special. Make your customers feel fan special. Produce content that is sharable. Give something that is worth remembering.
2. Keep your friends close. To be successful in influence marketing groom the relationship with your online customers and prospects.
3. Conversations are everything. Jaguar keeps the conversation moving. They respond, thank, and share.
4. Give them something to talk about. And we talk about it.
5. Listen to your fans. Yes, a conversation overload.

Jaguar's effort is impressive for sure.

content marketing: 2014

One item: spend money on blogging. Product identity can be helped by blogging.
5 Content Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2014 

Social media, newletters and blogs will be the top content distributors.
Use social media to increase customer engagement and interaction.
More traffic comes from mobile devices.

social media metrics

The goal of the social media effort is drive traffic back to your website. We want to convert vists into leads and leads into customers. Measure the number of click throughs from each social media source. Market perception is measured by brand sentiment mentions on social media. Be sure to track the mentions.

The mobility of content of online communities is measured by the times content is shared.
Audience tracking includes:

• Facebook post likes and shares
• Tweets directly from content
• Retweets
• YouTube likes, shares, and embeds
• Pinterest repins
• LinkedIn post likes and shares

The online community measurement is important because it shows brand reach and awareness.

Remember the 4 social media metrics:

• Increase in community membership
• Content mobility and engagement
• Market perception
• Social conversions

Concentrate on reaching the correct audience.

branded content and social employees

Branded content gives support to the "added value" message. The content needs to be designed to build consideration. Where should you spend your time? Where to build your brand?

Using Branded Content In Your Content Marketing Arsenal

By joining and contributing to social media groups it's possible to be seen by thousands of your target candidate audience. The more social shares your content is getting, the more likely it is boosted in the search engine rankings. Google is the main choice because of their search engine.

Google+ vs. Linkedin - Where To Invest Your Time?

Are social employees the driver of successful social marketing? According to Cheryl Burgess (@ckburgess) of Blue Focus Marketing, the answer is yes. Social Employee Empowerment is what drives the brand to become more social. Social media outlets are portal to #connectivity which helps build the brand. Employee empowerment is the key to  powerful brand development. Social media is the driver of that empowerment.

Are Social Employees The Future of Marketing?

Remember, social media aids in persuading consumers to know and respect your brand. Branded content is the focal point of that project.

social networks and employees

Social networked employees are better at customer service.

Use 5 or More Social Networks? You're a Better Employee

Link to the mashable.com story:http://mashable.com/2013/04/02/social-networks-workplace-study/

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