Sep 27, 2019
Nicholas Sucich, the Executive Producer of Digital Communications at USPS, joins the Social Pros Podcast to discuss how social can bring you closer to your customers.
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Full Episode Details
Customer service is the bloodline of most businesses and the rise of social media has enabled brands to pursue a direct connection with their customers. However, a lot of the time, it’s easier said than done.
Working for a 600,000-employee federal agency is far from being the most fertile ground for social media communication. This is the challenge that Nicholas Sucich, the Executive Manager of Digital Communications at USPS faces on a daily basis. People are sending less mail these days and, in many ways, social media is to blame.
So, how can you make social an integral part of your digital communication strategy when there are literally thousands of players and not everyone remembers you’re all on the same team? It starts with getting social media approved in your organization and to do that, you need to get a seat at the table and sell social to your corporate leadership.
In This Episode:
05:23 – How to use social media as a customer service outlet
07:31 – How to use data and insights to improve social listening
10:20 – How to manage social communications at scale
16:23 – Why you should establish social media protocols for employees
19:40 – How to use social media as a recruiting tool
24:46 – How to prepare and plan for crisis communications on social
34:07 – How social media compares to traditional forms of broadcasting
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