This document provides an overview of maximizing returns on social media. It discusses how social media has grown significantly, with over 4 million Facebook accounts and 1.3 million LinkedIn accounts in Belgium. While many companies have social media presences, integration across departments is still developing. The document advocates a three step approach to successful social media integration and returns: listen to understand social media analytics and trends; think to develop strategic social media plans and prepare implementation; do by executing social strategies across marketing, customer service, HR and other departments to fully integrate social media.
8. Social media: activity
‣ 64% of all Belgian surfers uses social media (5,2 million)
‣ 40% follows or likes at least one brand
‣ 57% has more interactions on social media than offline
‣ 66% of Belgian social media users log in once a day on
average
‣ Top of mind: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
Source: Insites Consulting - Sept 2012
9. Companies are present...
61% has a fan page
39% has a handle
29% has a company page
24% uses YouTube
Source: Steven Van Belleghem - The 4 C’s of the Conversation Company - June 2012
10. but not in all sectors...
FMCG & Health- Finance Media Tech & Travel &
Retail care Telco Leisure
63% 43% 55% 78% 67% 62%
42% 39% 37% 66% 52% 50%
28% 29% 26% 29% 38% 24%
27% 30% 24% 46% 36% 35%
Source: Steven Van Belleghem - The 4 C’s of the Conversation Company - June 2012
11. .... and not yet integrated
Not active on social 29
1st steps 27
Pilot project 17
Integrates social media 15
Fully integrated 12
Source: Steven Van Belleghem - The 4 C’s of the Conversation Company - June 2012
12. SO CI AL M E D I A I N TE G R AT IO N
w ithin a c ompany
13. From co-existing
Market- Customer HR Press & Internal Sales Corp R&D ...
ing care Comm commu- Comm
nication