This presentation contains the slides of the CeBIT talk by Susanne Ullrich (Brandwatch) and Volker Davids (Digital Strategist). It gives a preview on the report "B2B and Social Media": http://www.brandwatch.com/de/2014/03/brandwatch-ladt-ein-zum-event-social-media-kommunikation-fur-b2b-unternehmen-in-der-britischen-botschaft-berlin/

1. How do B2B companies in the U.K. and
Germany use Social Media?
Volker Davids: @vhdav, info@vhdav.de | Susanne Ullrich: @BrandwatchDE, susanne@brandwatch.com
Preview on a study by Volker Davids, powered by Brandwatch

2. About us/ Volker Davids & Brandwatch
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3. Potential/ Internet users (per 100 people)
3© 2014 Brandwatch & Volker Davids - Source: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2
87.0 U.K.
2009-2013 vs. 83.6 in 2009
84.0 Germany
2009-2013 vs. 79.0 in 2009

4. Social Media/ Germany vs. the U.K.
4© 2014 Brandwatch & Volker Davids - Source: We are social "Social, Digital & Mobile Worldwide Report 2014"
76% U.K.
Social Media
penetration as a
percentage of the
total population
74% Germany
Social Media
penetration as a
percentage of the
total population
1.9 U.K.
Average number of
hours per day spent
by the users on all
Social Channels
1.4 Germany
Average number of
hours per day spent
by the users on all
Social Channels

5. Social Media/ Germany vs. the U.K.
5© 2014 Brandwatch & Volker Davids - Source: We are social "Social, Digital & Mobile Worldwide Report 2014"

6. The study/ Key Questions & Approach
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• Key Question: How do B2B companies use the power of
Social Media for their own business?
• Approach: Analysis of the Social Media activities of top B2B
companies (owned & earned)
• Research & analysis for 150 German and 20 British B2B
companies (via Volker Davids)
• Data basis: Social Media Monitoring Data (via Brandwatch)
• Investigation period: January to December 2013
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7. Social Media/ Germany vs. the U.K. (Top 20)
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Jan
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Jan
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29.
Jan
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Feb
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26.
Feb
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12.
Mär
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26.
Mär
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09.
Apr
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23.
Apr
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Mai
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21.
Mai
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Jun
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18.
Jun
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Jul
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Jul
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Jul
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Aug
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Aug
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Sep
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Sep
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Okt
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Okt
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Nov
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19.
Nov
13
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Dez
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17.
Dez
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31.
Dez
13
UK Germany
Data source: Brandwatch

8. Social Media/ Germany vs. the U.K. (Top 20)
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2%
17%
6% 2%
0%
61%
0% 0%
11%
UK
Blog News Forum General Video
Twitter Review Image Facebook
7%
52%15%
4%
1%
13%
0%1%
6%
Germany
Blog News Forum General Video
Twitter Review Image Facebook
Data source: Brandwatch

9. Social Media/ Germany vs. the U.K. (Top 20, w/o News)
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Mär
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26.
Mär
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Apr
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Apr
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Mai
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Mai
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Jun
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Jun
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Jul
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Jul
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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24.
Sep
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Okt
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Okt
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Nov
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Nov
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Dez
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Dez
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31.
Dez
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UK Germany
Data source: Brandwatch

10. Social Media/ German B2B Social Media Ranking
10© 2014 Brandwatch & Volker Davids | www.brandwatch.de | www.blog-kommunikation.de Data source: Brandwatch

11. Social Media/ 2013 vs. 2014 (All Mentions)
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2.732 Hits
All Mentions
3.096 Hits
All Mentions +13,3% more Hits
Data source: Brandwatch

12. Social Media/ 2013 vs. 2014 (Social Mentions)
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1.897 Hits
Social Mentions
2.467 Hits
Social Mentions +30,5% more Hits
Data source: Brandwatch

13. B2B Social Media Report 2013
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Presentation of the report:
• British Embassy in Berlin
• 31.03.2014, 14:00
• http://bit.ly/B2BEventBerlin
Download of the report:
• 01.04.2014, 14:00
• www.brandwatch.com/de/B2B-Social-Media-Report-2013
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15. MANY THANKS!
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