{"id":1165,"date":"2011-04-21T20:27:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T00:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2011-04-21T20:27:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T00:27:53","slug":"together-we-arrive-at-a-better-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/2011\/04\/21\/together-we-arrive-at-a-better-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Together We Arrive at a Better Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Constance Korol<\/p><\/div>\n

Last night I had the pleasure of previewing the International Auto Show <\/a>at the Jacob Javitz Center courtesy of Ford<\/a> and the Social Media Club of New York City\/ SMCNYC.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scott Monty at the International Auto Show in New York City<\/p><\/div>\n

We were certainly warmly welcomed as we were treated to a cocktail reception and a great networking opportunity with not only social media mavens<\/a> but Ford executives such as Scott Monty<\/a>, Head of Social Media at Ford, as well. I have seen Scott speak before at last year’s BlogWorld<\/a> show but the event was overwhelmingly huge making \u00a0it quite difficult to approach him with so many people vying for his attention. This time it was much easier to get a moment to speak with him<\/p>\n

We discussed Ford\u2019s<\/a> success over the past couple of years due in no small part to the company\u2019s focus on profitability and staying true to the brand \u00a0but more importantly, their focus on relationships. He seemed extremely proud to be able to say \u201cWe didn\u2019t take a dime from the government\u201d. Ford<\/a> leveraged social media by aggregating consumer ideas, collaborating with others with one goal<\/a>, to make the best vehicle\u2026.\u201dTogether we arrive at a better decision\u201d.\u00a0 While social media played a role in developing and improving Ford\u2019s <\/a>relationships with consumers, Scott also mentioned in his short talk that the company also made it a priority to maintain a healthy relationship with its employees. This meant that even during the suffering economy, Ford<\/a> employee morale remained stable.\u00a0 I asked Scott if Ford<\/a> has been struggling with supply chain issues<\/a> and\/or facing out of stock situations as a result of the crises in Japan. He replied on a similar theme, crediting great relationships with their suppliers for the fact that \u00a0they are doing OK.<\/p>\n

Scott summed up his talk with the words that any good company would want to hear from their consumers, employees, suppliers or simply those that like them on Facebook…\u2026 \u201cThey built a relationship with me, I trust Ford\u201d<\/p>\n

How are relationships benefiting your business\/company?\u00a0 Take our poll on Linkedin<\/a> and let us know your feedback in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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