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Journal. That’s to slow or random                  them on the downside or upside? If

          for today’s economy.                               not, start there.




          Use techniques you already                         Alta Via has put some thought

          know                                               into how you can stand up a


          Many companies have grown to                       productive, valuable sense and

          manage their brands with social                    response mechanism. Want to learn

          media tools. In retail and CPG, it                 a bit more ? click here to read <

          is all but essential. Now, we can                  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

          take those same tools and point

          them at newsfeeds to listen for

          competitive and market moves,

          at customer communities to

          listen for risks and issues and at

          employees to listen for risks and

          issues that must be addressed.

          You can also use some powerful

          content aggregators but read them

          systematically.




       Start with an important challenge.

       Nothing is worse than standing up                            Alta Via Consulting, LLC

       a new process waiting for results.

       Stand up your Sense-Response


       mechanism by attacking a known
       but unaddressed problem. Have


       you surveyed your customers to see
       how current conditions are affecting













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