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    Lessons from social media disasters

    Social media is fast gaining acceptance as an effective way to build brand exposure and customers, as well as to improve the customer feedback mechanism. At the same time though, social media platforms can quickly turn into a disaster zone if a consumer is unhappy with a product or service and the business in question doesn't handle the complaint quickly and effectively.

    This is for two main reasons: firstly, the playing fields are levelled, which means customers and businesses have equal power of voice in a public space. Secondly, social media technology enables an idea to be seen by thousands of people within hours or even minutes through things like retweeting, bookmarking and status updates.

    What this means is that no matter how big, established, or powerful a company is, it needs to react as quickly as possible to consumer dissatisfaction voiced on social media channels, or suffer the consequences. Three examples below illustrate these consequences, and provide valuable lessons for any business owner trying to build their brand online.

    Continue reading the full article on www.memeburn.com

    Source: Memeburn

    Launched in April 2010 by Matthew Buckland, Memeburn is a news and opinion platform tracking tech culture, innovation and business. It plays particular attention to the web, mobile, social media, online media and social networking fields. Key opinion-leaders contribute to Memeburn, providing their insights on the online industry. Subscribe via email or RSS for regular updates. Follow memeburn on Twitter at @memeburn.

    Go to: http://www.memeburn.com

    About Catherine Parker

    Catherine Parker is a social media and search consultant and web copywriter. She is a contributor at www.memeburn.com.



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