4. 4
Why Social Media?
The way companies interact with customers is
changing.
256% increase predicted*
*1600 CEOs predict their customer interactions on social media
will increase 256% in next 3-5 years
5. 5
Why Invest in Social Media?
Using social technologies to engage with customers,
suppliers and employees will enable the
organization to be more adaptive and agile.
IBM Study
“Social media isn’t just a bit of fun, it’s a vital way to
communicate, keep your ear to the ground and
improve your business.”
Richard Branson
6. 6
RAS Social Media Audit – May 2014
• 4 business segments,
corporate & PYB
• Scope:
– Governance/strategy
– Policies & procedures
– Opportunities for use
– Expense management
– Customer service
– Reputation management
– Information security
How do we
protect, build
and leverage the
Assurant brand
via Social Media?
7. 7
RAS Audit – Key Observations/Findings
1. Formalize strategy
2. Conduct formal social media risk assessment
3. Consistently respond to/log customer
complaints
4. Training for employees/associates
5. Hootsuite & authorizations/security
6. Claims investigations
9. 9
AEB Social Media Objectives
•Increase awareness
•Position AEB as thought leader
•Gather leads, impact sales
Profitable Growth
Customer Experience
People
SuperiorExecution
•Increase awareness of AEB as a
good corporate citizen &
employer of choice
•Gain & retain customers
•Give customers another avenue
to communicate with us & vice
versa (part of reducing customer
effort initiative)
19. 19
History
• Channels & processes built in 2011
• Customer service begins 2012
• Branding and follower building in 2013+
20. 20
Outcomes
• Diffuse approx. 5 unhappy customers quarterly
• Promoting dental posts with State of TN
• Finding decision makers for proposals in Canada
• Gaining 20-50 followers a month on FB & LI
• Followed by 3,800 HR heads and brokers on LI
• Monitoring industry trends and competitors
• Mentions by community partners
Hinweis der Redaktion
Social media is the overarching term that includes the combination of technology, social interaction, and intellectual property such as words, video, audio and pictures.
In one word, it is a community. One you choose to engage in, but to be successful, you must give as much as you take from.
- Information must continue to change to get users to return to your site/page
Why use social media?
Opens doors to new info never used before
Can implement true 1-1 communication
Target specific audience
Use to LISTEN to needs and wants of audience and then put these into action
Integrating Social Media:
In an integrated fashion
Must all compliment
Must do ethically
Golden Rules:
Authenticity-be honest to be credible
Transparency- reveal who you are- no false pretenses or pseudonyms
Timeliness- stay current-shows you care
Why use social media?
Opens doors to new info never used before
Can implement true 1-1 communication
Target specific audience
Use to LISTEN to needs and wants of audience and then put these into action
Integrating Social Media:
In an integrated fashion
Must all compliment
Must do ethically
Golden Rules:
Authenticity-be honest to be credible
Transparency- reveal who you are- no false pretenses or pseudonyms
Timeliness- stay current-shows you care
James or Russell to review process
Key messages are pre-determined points you want to make when discussing your product, service or industry on discussion boards.
These messages provide a backbone of key points you can continually refer back to.