This is a presentation that a few of my colleagues and I put together for the CIO's association of Canada - BC Chapter. Let me know if you have any questions.

1. The Business Value of
Social Networking
October 27, 2009
Presented by:
Chris Coldewey, Ian Cruickshank, Marie Foxall,
Nikhil Jagtiani, Sharlene Myers, and Jason
Robertson
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3. what the bleep?
(Source: wikipedia.org)
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4. what the bleep?
• Social media are media designed to be disseminated
through social interaction, created using highly
accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social
media supports the human need for social interaction,
using Internet- and web-based technologies to
transform broadcast media monologues (one to many)
into social media dialogues (many to many). It
supports the democratization of knowledge and
information, transforming people from content
consumers into content producers. Businesses also refer
to social media as user-generated content (UGC)
orconsumer-generated media (CGM).
(Source: wikipedia.org)
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5. what the bleep?
•Social media supports the human
need for social designed to be disseminated
• Social media are media interaction, using
through social interaction, created using highly accessible
Internet- publishing techniques. Social media supports
and scalable and web-based
the human need for social interaction, using Internet-
technologies to transform
and web-based technologies to transform broadcast
media monologues (one to many) into social media
broadcast media monologues (one
dialogues (many to many). It supports the
democratization of knowledge and information,
to many) people from content consumers into content
transforming into social media
producers. Businesses also refer to social media as user-
dialogues (many to many).
generated content (UGC) orconsumer-generated
media (CGM).
(Source: wikipedia.org)
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7. Agenda
• What’s changed
• Tools
• Current uses
• What’s the ROI
• Who’s responsible
• What are the risks
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8. Agenda
• What’s changed
• Tools
• Current uses
• What’s the ROI
• Who’s responsible
• What are the risks
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9. The shift
From Portals to Communities
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10. The shift
From Portals to Communities
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11. So what are people doing
online?
Sent or received email 99%
Used a search engine 96%
Visited news or information websites 88%
Comparison shopped 84%
Visited a newspaper website 82%
Conducted online banking 77%
Visited a magazine website 67%
Used Ig to chat with friends or family 65%
Listened Internet to radio stations 59%
Visited a blog 58%
Visited/browsed online social networks 44%
Played games online against strangers 38%
Played games online against friends 34%
(Source: Q4-2008 The Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report, Canadians Internet users (n=2,520))
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12. So what are people doing
online?
Sent or received email 99%
Used a search engine 96%
Visited a blog
Visited news or information websites
Comparison shopped
88%
84%
Visited a newspaper website
Conducted online banking
58% 77%
82%
Visited a magazine website 67%
Used Ig to chat with friends or family 65%
Listened Internet to radio stations 59%
Visited a blog 58%
Visited/browsed online social networks 44%
Played games online against strangers 38%
Played games online against friends 34%
(Source: Q4-2008 The Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report, Canadians Internet users (n=2,520))
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13. So what are people doing
online?
Sent or received email 99%
Used a search engine 96%
Visited a blog
Visited news or information websites
Comparison shopped
88%
84%
Visited a newspaper website
Conducted online banking
58% 77%
82%
Visited a magazine website 67%
Visited/browsed online
Used Ig to chat with friends or family
Listened Internet to radio stations 59%
65%
sociala networks
Visited blog 58%
44%
Visited/browsed online social networks
Played games online against strangers 38%
44%
Played games online against friends 34%
(Source: Q4-2008 The Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report, Canadians Internet users (n=2,520))
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14. What are they doing in
social media?
Use the Internet to contact someone you 51%
have lost touch with
Participate in live, online chat over the 46%
Internet
Visit/browse an online social network or 44%
online community
Take part in computer games with other 32%
people online
Download/browse videos from a video 32%
sharing network or online community
Participate in an online forum or bulletin
31%
board discussion
Use an online personals/dating/
17%
introduction service
Upload videos to a video sharing network
or online community 12%
None of the above 19%
(Source: Q1-2009 The Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report, Canadian Internet users (n=824))
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15. What are they doing in
social media?
Use the Internet to contact someone you 51%
have lost touch with
Participate in live, online chat over the 46%
Internet
Visit/browse an online social network or
In Q4’08 - 5.4 hours/week
online community
44%
Take part in computer games with other
spent on social networking
32%
people online
Download/browse videos from a video
sites
32%
sharing network or online community
Participate in an online forum or bulletin
– about 1/3 of all online time –
31%
board discussion
Use an online personals/dating/
17%
introduction service
Upload videos to a video sharing network
or online community 12%
None of the above 19%
(Source: Q1-2009 The Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report, Canadian Internet users (n=824))
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16. ...and what sites are
people using?
0 20000 40000 60000 80000
Facebook
Myspace
Twitter
Classmates
MyLife
Windows Live Profile
Buzznet
Bebo
Digg
Yahoo! Buzz
Linkedin
DeviantART (000)
Tagged
hi5
Gaia Online
(Source: May 2009, eMarketer)
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17. ...and what sites are
people using?
0 LinkedIn
20000 40000 60000 80000
Facebook 90%
Myspace
Twitter
Classmates
MyLife
Windows Live Profile
Buzznet
Bebo
Digg
Yahoo! Buzz
Linkedin
DeviantART (000)
Tagged
hi5
Gaia Online
(Source: May 2009, eMarketer)
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18. ...and what sites are
people using?
0 LinkedIn
20000 40000 60000 80000
Facebook 90%
Myspace
Twitter
Classmates
MyLife
Windows Live Profile Facebook
Buzznet
Bebo 97%
Digg
Yahoo! Buzz
Linkedin
DeviantART (000)
Tagged
hi5
Gaia Online
(Source: May 2009, eMarketer)
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19. ...and what sites are
people using?
0 LinkedIn
20000 40000 60000 80000
Facebook 90%
Myspace
Twitter
Classmates
MyLife
Windows Live Profile Facebook
Buzznet
Bebo 97%
Digg
Yahoo! Buzz
Linkedin
DeviantART
Tagged
Twitter
(000)
hi5 2,681%
Gaia Online
(Source: May 2009, eMarketer)
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20. Top misconceptions
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21. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
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22. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
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23. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
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24. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
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25. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
• “By using social media we will
lose control of our brand’s
image”
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26. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
• “By using social media we will
lose control of our brand’s
image”
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27. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
• “By using social media we will
lose control of our brand’s
image”
• “I don’t need a professional to
do social media for me”
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28. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
• “By using social media we will
lose control of our brand’s
image”
• “I don’t need a professional to
do social media for me”
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29. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
• “By using social media we will
lose control of our brand’s
image”
• “I don’t need a professional to
do social media for me”
• Social media is just a fad
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30. Top misconceptions
• Social media is only right for
certain brands
• Social media is all about
getting traffic — and quickly
• “By using social media we will
lose control of our brand’s
image”
• “I don’t need a professional to
do social media for me”
• Social media is just a fad
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31. Social Media Tools
• Engaging with your customers
• ...where they are
• ...where you are
• Internal use
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32. Engaging with your
customers...where they are
Broad social Niche social
network platforms network platforms
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33. Engaging with your
customers...where they are
Engaging with
Realtime, direct
each other
communication
...about you
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34. Engaging with your
customers...where you are
Blogs, videos, sites, products
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35. Internal
Communication
Knowledge Management
Project Management
Recruitment
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36. How is Social Media
being used?
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37. Marketing & Metrics
Using trackable links
allows the company to
measure the
effectiveness of the
message.
Establishing metrics
related to sales leads
to a better analysis of
social media’s
potential ROI.
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38. Marketing & Metrics
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39. Marketing & Metrics
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40. Research & Analysis
Reporters assess
consumer
interest in news
topics based on
social media
response.
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41. Troubleshooting
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42. Measuring Success
• “Social software in business” survey
- 86% of professionals using social media for
business
• 57% for marketing
• 39% for internal collaboration and learning
• 29% for customer support
- 84% not measuring the ROI
(Source: eMarketer.com)
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43. Measuring Success: Dell
• @DellOutlet has been using Twitter to post
offers and answer questions since 2007
• Now has 1.3 million Twitter followers (Oct
2009)
• Total: $3 million in revenue directly
attributed to Twitter activity (June 2009)
- $2 million direct Dell Outlet sales
- $1 million other Dell sales
(Source: Direct2Dell)
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44. Measuring Success:
Salesforce.com
• Launched Idea Exchange in 2006 to collect and
prioritize product development ideas from customers
- Allows customers to post ideas they’d like implemented in the
next software update
- Community votes on the ideas, helping set priorities
• 5,000 ideas received in first year, customer votes
helped establish which would be most valued
• Salesforce put out four new releases in 2007 (vs. two in
2006), with twice as many new features per release
• Half of new features come from Idea Exchange
(Source: Li, Charlene and Bernoff, Josh. Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies)
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45. Measuring Success
• The key to measuring success is knowing
what success looks like for you
- Who do you want to reach?
- What do you want them to do?
- What’s the best way to get them to take action?
• How can you measure it?
• Think about measurement from the
beginning and build it in
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46. So, whose responsibility is
Social Media?
• Here’s some common responses
• The Public Relations Departments’!
• Social Media is the responsibility of those who
champion it.
• Social Media naturally belongs to HR and Training
• This Social Media thing is quite complex so
specialists will emerge with their own box on the
Organization chart
• Social Media cannot be controlled, so nobody will
own it, there will be no specialists, everybody will
just use it!
(Source:http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com/blogtalk/2008/08/05/where-does-social-media-responsibility-fall)
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47. Findings from the
Digital Readiness Report 2009
278 public relations, marketing and
human resource professionals in US–
based organizations of varying types
and sizes were surveyed to identify
trends regarding their approach to
social media
Eric Schwartzman Tom Smith Don Spetner Barbara McDonald
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48. So far, Public Relations is leading the Social Media
Revolution inside organizations of all types and sizes.
(Source: http://www.ipressroom.com/pr/corporate/social-media-communications-skills-survey.aspx)
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49. Meet some interesting
‘Others’
• Director of Internal
Audit
• General Manager for
Online Communities
• A former Barista
• Community
Animator
(Source : http://mashable.com/2009/01/21/best-twitter-brands/)
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50. Meet some interesting
‘Others’
• Director of Internal
Audit
The Starbucks account is for
• General Manager
followed by 421,799 people!
Online Communities
• A former Barista
• Community
Animator
(Source : http://mashable.com/2009/01/21/best-twitter-brands/)
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51. Are we ready for Social
Media: Act II?
• The need for business
specific metrics
• How far can Marketing
take this?
• A culture of Human
Business - Through the
doors of Corporate HR
and the CEO’s office
(Source : http://brandsavant.com/208/whats-wrong-with-social-media-marketing-strategy/)
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52. The Risks of Social
Media
• Branding issues
• House of Brands vs.
Branded House
• One-way to two-way
communication
• Speed of communication
(Source : eMarketer.com)
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53. Pepsi: “AMP Up Before
you Score” iPhone App
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54. Pepsi: “AMP Up Before
you Score” iPhone App
“Our app tried 2 show the humorous lengths
guys go 2 pick up women. We apologize if it's
in bad taste & appreciate your feedback.”
(Source : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33310411/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/)
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55. Honda: Crosstour CUV
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56. Honda: Crosstour CUV
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57. Electronic Arts: Sin-to-
Win Contest
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58. Electronic Arts: Sin-to-
Win Contest
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59. Electronic Arts: Sin-to-
Win Contest
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60. Electronic Arts: Sin-to-
Win Contest
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61. The Risks of Social
Media
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62. The Risks of Social
Media
“There is no such thing as bad
publicity...”
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63. The Risks of Social
Media
“There is no such thing as bad
publicity...”
“...except your own obituary.”
- Brendan Behan (1923-1964)
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64. Conclusion
• The conversation is happening
• Start listening now
• Begin the conversation at your
organization about how to engage in a
way that is right for you
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65. Questions?
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