Agenda By Day


October 15, 2009
08:30-09:00 Breakfast Reception
09:00-09:15 Introductions And Expectations
09:15-10:00 Introduction To Social Computing And The Groundswell
  • What process should companies follow to create a social strategy?
  • Who are the people using social technologies?
  • What are the major social technologies being used today and in the near furture?
  • What are the five major objectives?
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:45 Listening To Your Customers
  • How can you monitor the conversations?
  • How should you react to a negative online comment?
10:45-11:30 Talking With Your Customers
  • When is it appropriate for a company to create a blog?
  • What process should companies follow to create a blog?
  • What other techniques for talking are there?
11:30-12:30 Exercise: Plan And Create A Blog
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Energizing Your Customers
  • How can public and private social networking be leveraged?
  • What's the role of widgets and social applications?
14:00-14:30 Helping Your Customers Support Each Other
  • When do support forums make sense?
  • How can companies use wikis?
14:30-15:00 Embracing Your Customers To Drive Innovation
  • How do ratings and reviews contribute to innovation?
  • How can suggestion software drive innovation?
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-15:45 How To Determine Appropriate Metrics
  • Which metrics should you use to measure success?
15:45-16:45 Exercise: Creating Your Social Computing Strategy
  • Attendees will have the opportunity to work in small groups to outline their social strategies, and discuss them with the group.
  Social Computing: Tapping Into The Power Of Connected Customers
Rebecca Jennings, Forrester, Speaker