Comments on: Turning Employees into Brand Champions http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/ Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: working girl http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-8049 working girl Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:34:41 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-8049 Even more important with social media: http://ls-workgirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/got-passion.html. A Lufthansa employee once won me over with his excitement about the fact that Lufthansa serves Swiss chocolate. I prefer Belgian chocolate and the Lufthansa seats are too small for my 6 year old but his enthusiasm was infectious. Even more important with social media: http://ls-workgirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/got-passion.html. A Lufthansa employee once won me over with his excitement about the fact that Lufthansa serves Swiss chocolate. I prefer Belgian chocolate and the Lufthansa seats are too small for my 6 year old but his enthusiasm was infectious.
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]]> By: Culture, VHRG, and a funny | UpstartHR http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-1819 Culture, VHRG, and a funny | UpstartHR Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:34 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-1819 [...] part has completely been pushed out of her mind. It’s amazing to see what positive leadership does, but it’s also sad to see what happens when that leadership is absent, which is [...] [...] part has completely been pushed out of her mind. It’s amazing to see what positive leadership does, but it’s also sad to see what happens when that leadership is absent, which is [...]

]]> By: Ben http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-1016 Ben Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:55:07 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-1016 @Ted So if we can give employees an amazing work experience that they can tell a story about, then we're golden? Great comment. Thanks for stopping by! @Ted So if we can give employees an amazing work experience that they can tell a story about, then we’re golden? Great comment. Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Ben http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-1015 Ben Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:54:05 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-1015 @Amanda And thank you very much for doing so! Appreciate the comment! @Amanda And thank you very much for doing so! Appreciate the comment!

]]> By: Amanda Hite @sexythinker http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-1004 Amanda Hite @sexythinker Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:10:41 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-1004 Nice post. Glad I stopped by! Nice post. Glad I stopped by!

]]> By: Ted http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-998 Ted Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:48:19 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-998 I think the key to brand champions is simple - a remarkable product. It's easy to talk about products and experiences that are awesome. I don't think this is something you create a process around, I think it's something that happens from creating stuff worth talking about. Good article, made me think. I think the key to brand champions is simple – a remarkable product. It’s easy to talk about products and experiences that are awesome.

I don’t think this is something you create a process around, I think it’s something that happens from creating stuff worth talking about.

Good article, made me think.

]]> By: karla Porter http://upstarthr.com/turning-employees-into-brand-champions/#comment-993 karla Porter Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:59:16 +0000 http://upstarthr.com/?p=449#comment-993 You can print a gazillion tzotchkes with your logo and put up a huge billboard in your community say how great you are. But just like advocates for any product, brand champions are grown organically and the message spreads by word of mouth and social media. More companies would benefit to listen to the message to hire great people and inspire them to do amazing things. All too often, employers want "turn-key" new hires. This post has a great message and the little one is a cutey :-) @karla_porter You can print a gazillion tzotchkes with your logo and put up a huge billboard in your community say how great you are. But just like advocates for any product, brand champions are grown organically and the message spreads by word of mouth and social media.

More companies would benefit to listen to the message to hire great people and inspire them to do amazing things. All too often, employers want “turn-key” new hires.

This post has a great message and the little one is a cutey :-)

@karla_porter

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