The Digital Innovation Playbook: Creating a Transformative Customer Experience

Table of Contents:
Foreword xi Acknowledgments xvii Introducing the Next Step: Navigating New Media 1 This Book's Setup 3 This Book Is Alive 13 Chapter 1 Mastering Digital Innovation: The Role of Digital and New Media on Innovation and Commercialization 15 Breaking It Down: The Key Words Are 'Exceptional,' 'Value,' and 'Listening' 16 Risky Business: Focusing on Failure Drives Failure 16 The Open Innovation Myth: No Initiative Can Defeat a Closed Culture 17 Jumping In with Both Feet: Digital Innovators Must Become Experts 17 A Walk through Your Digital Customer Community 18 A Social Revolution: People Are Talking All the Time, All Over 20 The Exceptional Layer: Defining Value Layer by Layer 21 Criminal Behavior: Digital Disposes of Every Level below Exceptional 22 How You Can Become Exceptional: Manage Your Culture to Become a Listener 23 Are You Trapped in Analog? Comparing Digital Socialists to Digital Capitalists 24 Communication—The Key to Everything 25 Full-Duplex Dialogue Takes the Win 26 Digital Innovation Best Practices: Commanding the Digital World 26 Creating Your Platform: Defining Wants Provides Filter Backdrop 28 Value Layered Innovation: Invent at Each Point of Contact 28 Chapter 2 The Digital Sandbox: Play, Listen, Invent, and Deploy for a Successful Strategy 31 A Walk through the Future of Mobile Technology: More and More Smart Connections 34 Blogs: The Foundation for the Social Web 37 Learning to Listen with Radian6: Helping Companies Communicate and Deploy 39 Conversations: A Previously Untapped Resource, But Are You Listening? 41 The Sandbox Mentality: Learning to Play, Listen, Invent, and Deploy 42 Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Be Aware and Share the Space 43 Giving Employees a Voice: Sharing the Brand to Make It Stronger 44 Learning New Communication: Traditional Media No More 44 A Paradigm Shift: From Listening to Engagement 45 The New Digital Multipliers: Real People Create Real Loyalty 45 Gaining Customer Credit by Being in the Conversation, Not Just Problem Solving 46 A Theory of Relativity: Weighing "What You Get" versus "What You Expected" 47 No. 251?! No More Lines 47 A Social Shift in Customer Service: Cost Effective with Power Going to the People 48 Chapter 3 The Digital Enterprise: Harnessing Social Media Intelligence, Smartly 51 The Spigit Community 52 A "Gap" in Judgment: Followers Cry Out for Old Logo 55 Cisco Looks to the Public: Widening the Idea Net 55 AAA Looks to Gen Y: Spigit Creates Innovation Community 56 A Need to Stand Out: Veridian Credit Union Pulls in Collective Intelligence of Employees on the Front Lines 57 Innovating with Collective Intelligence: Taking the Ideas and Running with Them 58 Chapter 4 The Digital Video Revolution: Digital Technology Gives Anyone the Ability to Make a Quality Television Show 61 Philip Nelson on NewTek: Revolutionizing Desktop Video 62 Chasing the Elusive Dollar: How Do Companies Monetize Their Video Efforts? 65 Video to Tell and Sell 67 Lasting Value Creates Durability 68 Taking It Live: Going Live Gets People to Plan to View 69 From Airwaves to the Screen: Radio Goes Digital 70 Live Streaming Expands Brand Potential: MTV and The Hills 71 Getting Behind the Velvet Ropes: People Like the Inside Scoop 72 The End of the Dorm Room Video: Video Makers Gain Credibility with the Advent of TV-Quality Production 72 Melding of the Screens: From Television to Cell Phones, It's All about the Content 75 The Next Five Years 76 Chapter 5 Flying High: An Open Culture Keeps an Airline Company on Top of the Competition 79 First Taste of Social Media: Video Series Ends, New Communications Begin 80 Content Controls: Editor Approves Comments with Moderation 81 An Open Culture: How Tough Is It Showing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? 82 Direct Line to Customers 83 Making Friends on Facebook 84 Responses for All: Yes, You'll Get Some Crazies, But It's Important to Respond to Good and Bad 84 Putting in the Time: Listening and Understanding the Feedback 86 Keeping Up with the Changes; Southwest Finds a Natural Fit with Already-Open Culture of Communication 87 Lessons from Southwest 87 Video at Southwest: Vital Communication with Employees and Customers 88 The Pits: What to Avoid in the Social Media World 89 The Next Five Years: Keep Creating Content and Finding the Best Channels 90 Chapter 6 Picture Perfect Social Media: How Kodak Got Social Media Right 93 Finding a Digital Culture: Kodak Finds a Voice to Join the Conversations 95 Behind the Brand: Kodak Connects by Sharing Stories and Correcting Misconceptions 96 What Are the Opportunities, What's in It for Us, and How Do We Create Value for Them? 98 An Open, Active Ear: Kodak Staffs Chief Listener Position 100 Making Your Customers Blue: Recognizing Actionable Listening Moments 102 Active Listening: Air Traffic Controller for Those Insights 104 A Story with a Moral: Kodak Learns Fast Action and Personal Response Avert Disaster 106 The Flavors of Communication: Learn Which to Use and When 107 A Product That Stands on Its Own: Allowing the Community to Discuss Your Brand 107 A Matter of Trust 109 Chapter 7 The Army Way: Digital Leadership from a Surprising Source 111 Eye-Opener at Blog World 111 Hands Off! Let Go or Lose It All 114 "If It's Good Enough for the Army . . ."—Despite the Risks, the Military Creates a Real Community 115 Army Strong Stories: A Matter of Trust and Respect 118 Learning from the Army 123 A Learning Process 125 A Real Commitment to Communication: Openness Is the Driving Force behind Innovations 127 The Army Can, and You Can Too 127 Chapter 8 Winning the Digital Race: IndyCar Creates the Ultimate Brand Forum with Its Strategic Multimedia Approach 129 Developing an Online Persona: How the IZOD IndyCar Series Has Added Value for Their Fans through Social and Digital Media 130 Behind the Scenes: The IndyCar Blog 134 Making Friends: Facebook and IndyCar 135 A New Community: Flickr and IndyCar 136 More Streaming: Livestream and IndyCar 138 Speed Tweeting: Twitter and IndyCar 139 Eyes on Content: YouTube and IndyCar 140 Verizon and the IndyCar Mobile App 141 Talking Back to IndyCar.com 141 The Ultimate Fan Experience 142 The Conclusion to the IndyCar Story: Keeping Up with IndyCar Communities 144 Maximizing Innovation Potential 146 Chapter 9 Digital Direct: Innovation Commercialization through Digital Direct Marketing 147 Direct Response Marketing: Advertising's Measurable Cousin 147 DR to Branding: "We've Got Creative Differences" 148 The Internet and Digital DRM: Your Media Roadmap 150 Using the Internet to Improve Allocation of Marketing Dollars 154 Online Testing the Quick and Easy Way 156 Ad Measurement: How You Know You're Winning 158 The Internet Makes Creative Fast and Easy 161 Media Optimization: More Bang for Your Buck 162 Engagement Optimization: Keeping Up with Your Customers 163 Five Advanced Digital Media Tactics to Get Even More Customers 164 What Now? 166 Turning to Innovation Strategy 166 Chapter 10 RealOpen Innovation: Developing a Framework to Manage the Flow of Ideas and Technologies 169 A Prescription, Not a Diet 171 What Is the RealOpen Innovation Framework? 172 What Is an Innovation Platform? 175 The Seven Ways to Find New Technologies and Ideas for Your Business 177 Creating a Filter with Customers in Mind 184 Forward, Forge, Forget: Fast-Track Methodologies 190 RealOpen and the Four-in-One Garlic Press 196 Innovation Scenario Tactics 199 A Medical Device Industry Example 201 Chapter 11 Creating a Digital Culture: Organizational Culture Is a Symptom: The Underlining Causality Is Collective Team Focus 207 External Focus versus Internal Focus 208 Success Referencing 212 The Four Characteristics That Define Cultural Excellence 213 The Critical Role of Leadership 217 The Components of Digital Innovation 220 Chapter 12 Rules of Engagement: Protecting the Value of Your Intellectual Property 229 One Giant Leap for Mankind 230 Rules of Engagement 233 Chapter 13 The Innovation Game Plan: Are You Ready to Deploy? 245 Learning from the Best and Brightest 246 The Most Important Takeaways 246 Becoming a True Digital Enterprise 252 About the Author 255 Special Book Offer 259 Index 261

About the Author :
Nicholas J. Webb is the founder and President of Lassen Innovation, a management consulting firm specializing in business growth and innovation management. He is a highly successful inventor with over thirty-five technology related patents. His clients include some of the world's top corporations in several industry categories. He is a prolific author. His books include The Cost of Being Sick and The Innovation Playbook. Webb and his inventions have appeared on ABC, NBC, and Fox news.