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5.0 out of 5 stars
How groundswell thinking can help to achieve success in a "flat world",
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This review is from: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (Hardcover)
What Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff characterize as "the groundswell" is "a social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other instead of from companies. If you're in a company, this is a challenge...[This trend] has created s permanent, long-lasting shift in the way the world works. This book exists to help companies deal with the trend, [begin italics] regardless of how the individual technology pieces change [end italics]."More specifically, Li and Bernoff respond to questions such as these: What unique threats does the groundswell pose? How to turn it to competitive advantage, "like a jujitsu master"? What are its component technologies? What is The Social Technologies Profile and what does it offer? What is the four-step POST process for creating strategies? What are the five primary objectives for a groundswell strategy? How to create customers who are evangelists for you? How to establish and support relationships between and among your customers? How can the same trends that empower customers also empower employees? Throughout their narrative, drawing upon a wealth of data accumulated by Forrester Research as well as by their own studies, Li and Bernoff include a number of real-world examples - in the form of mini-case studies -- that demonstrate key points. They offer lessons to be learned from Mini USA, the American arm of BMW's Mini Cooper brand (how to listen through brand monitoring, Pages 89-93), Ernst & Young (how to communicate in social networks, Pages 104-106), Hewlett-Packard (how to communicate with customers through blogging, Pages 108-112), eBags (how to energize with customer ratings and reviews, Pages134-140), Constant Contact (how to energize by creating a community, Pages 140-145), the Lego Group (how to energize an existing community, Pages 145-147), and BearingPoint (how to use a wiki to reassure clients, Pages 165-168). Granted, not all of these lessons are directly relevant to a reader's own organization. However, they help to create a context for each key point as well as a frame of reference for what Li and Bernoff describe as a "permanent, long-lasting shift in the way the world works." They conclude this brilliant book by offering some advice, not on what to do but on how to be: ever-mindful that the groundswell is about person-to-person activity, a good listener, patient, opportunistic, flexible, collaborative, and humble. Guided and informed by the information and counsel provided by Li and Bernoff, readers will be able to formulate and then execute strategies to achieve a competitive advantage. "You'll be able to build on your successes, both with customers and within your own company. And then, as the groundswell rises and becomes ubiquitous, you will be ready." Those who share my high regard for this volume are urged to check out Rob Cross and Andrew Parker's The Hidden Power of Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations. Also Gary Hamel's The Future of Management (with Bill Breen) and Ram Charan's Leaders At All Levels as well as Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution co-authored by Jeanne Ross, Peter Weill, and David Robertson, Richard Ogle's Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity and the New Science of Ideas, and Global Brain co-authored by Satish Nambisan and Mohanbir Sawhney.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Informative, but tediously boring,
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This review is from: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (Hardcover)
The book covers all aspects of understanding and participating with the groundswell, providing case studies and demographics in each section so you can get a full understanding of what's being discussed. It stats by explaining what the groundswell is and makes the important point that while there are many key technologies (blogs, wikis, etc) it's more about people, conversation and interaction. There are then several sections explaining how to work with the groundswell from different perspectives in order to benefit from it. Finally, a few sections explain how the groundswell will affect your organisation.
However, I must deduct 2 stars for the fact that this is one of the most tediously boring books I've ever read. In the time it took me to read Groundswell I managed to read 7 other management books. I really wish the authors had spent some time to inject some humour in to the book and improve it's readability. When I finally reached the last 30 pages I prayed for someone to staple my kneecaps together in order to relieve the boredom. I'm writing this review as a break before forcing myself to read the last 5 pages. I'm pretty sure they could have condensed this book in to about 1/4 the content by weeding out all the dull chaff.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Groundswell - A must for businesses looking to exploit social media,
By Jas (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (Hardcover)
For many businesses who have still yet to venture into the world of social media. "Groundswell" is a must read. The book cites a number of case studies which illustrate how companies are gaining insights, increasing revenues, lowering costs and engaging their customers within today's Web 2.0 world.
Forrester analysts, Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff have produced the most up-to-book on the subject and present their findings in a clear and easy to understand format. Both demonstrate their expertise as analysts and writers and provide numerous data examples throughout the book. What is a Groundswell? Charlene and Josh define the Groundswell as: "...a social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions". The authors discuss why it important to participate in the "Groundswell" and why the "Groundswell" is happening now. The book begins with an overview into what "social media" actually is, and discusses many of the successes and the pitfalls that a company can go through during its journey. The book then offers steps that a business should follow to implement a successful social media strategy. The book essentially examines how such tools threaten institutional power, and how individuals can use them to empower themselves and their businesses. Many businesses foolishly believe that participating in social media is as simple as creating a blog, or being active in Facebook. Groundswell does a great job at explaining that creating a successful social media strategy is probably one of the most difficult things that a business can do and takes time and commitment Hopefully by reading this book the business person will be well on their way to mastering the new dynamics of social media. Truly, a well presented and written book that is a must read for anyone who wants to learn and utilise Internet marketing, as it exists today and will exist tomorrow. So much so, I would say this is the most important book to be released since The Cluetrain Manifesto and Naked Conversations. Buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So useful
Before I read this book I had spent two years out of the marketing loop while social media raged around me in my new role in TV.
Published 4 months ago by Cornish Patsy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Expert analysis of the newest internet tools and how to exploit them
Do you visit a social networking site at least once a month, like "one in four online American adults"? Do you read an online journal or blog, like 52% of online Japanese?
Published 4 months ago by Rolf Dobelli
4.0 out of 5 stars
Aimed at social media professionals more than anyone
I was a little worried by the opening chapter or two that this book has dated as it's been on my wishlist for some time but I hadn't got around to reading it until this week...
Published 7 months ago by AJ Fisher
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You can start here
I really enjoyed reading that book. In many instances it feels too corporate to read however if you are in one, you'll probably like it.
Published 10 months ago by Eran Ben Sabat
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Seller beware
This book demonstrates the sheer power of social networks to make or break your business. In the 21st Century if you business does not have a sensibly managed social media policy...
Published 20 months ago by A. Peel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great
great starter for thinking about Social Media strategically.. Covers both an internal and external business levels.
Published 21 months ago by N. Allen
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Really enjoyable reading
There have been a few books written about "social computing", but few that go much further than simply providing observations or commentary. This book is different.
Published on 21 Feb 2009 by S. Gale
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good background document
Forrester Research occupy a unique position. They have access to the internet's great thinkers through briefings that they have with all the leading web service companies: Yahoo!
Published on 29 Sep 2008 by Mr. G. Carroll
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a "must read"
Like the positive reviews above, I agree that this is a great book! I wouldn't agree with the reviewer who sites the case studies as banal - they are real world studies across a...
Published on 23 Sep 2008 by Bm Levitan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful Introduction to Engaging Customers through the Internet for Senior Executives
Groundswell is that rare combination in a business book: Simple concepts and detailed explanations of what to do and how to evaluate the results.
Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Professor Donald Mitchell
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