The document discusses how social media is changing business leadership and the relationship between companies, their CEOs, employees, and customers. It notes that most people now trust and prefer to work for companies whose leadership actively uses social media to communicate values and build relationships. Research shows customers are more likely to purchase from socially engaged CEOs and companies, and that high customer and employee engagement can boost business results significantly. The new model of leadership requires CEOs and companies to embrace social technologies and use them to collaborate better internally and engage externally.
40. 77% said that they were
81% believe that companies with more likely to purchase
CEO who engage in social media a product from a
are better equipped for the future. business that has a
socially-engaged CEO.
A full 82% of the respondents in the
survey said that they trust a
company more when its top
executive actively uses and
communicates via social media.
93% of respondents believe
that CEO engagement in
social media helps
communicate company
values, shape a company‟s
reputation, and grow and
78% of respondents would evolve corporate leadership
prefer to work for a in times of crisis.
company whose
leadership is active on
social media.
Source: CEO, Social Media and Leadership Survey by Brandfog
41. Resarch by RightNow says 85% of customers are willing to spend
more than the standard price to ensure a superior customer service
experience.
Source: RightNow Customer Experience Impact Report
Companies in the upper half of both customer and employee
enagement get a 240% boost in bottom line results.
Source: Gallup report about customer and employee engagement
42. “One machine
can do the work
of 50 ordinary men.
No machine can do
the work of one
extraordinary man.”
- Elbert Hubbard