Social Media Case Studies B2B Technology Companies

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This is the English translation for a presentation we did at a multinational software company. It includes several case studies how companies are creating content to share in Social Media.

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Corporate Communications In Social Media Case Studies In

Technology Companies

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Create an image that gives confidence and trust

Cultivate genuine relationships

Listen, offer help and create conversation

Give with sincerity and generosity

Offer to connect people to other people

Create A Culture Based on Community

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Objectives

•Brand awareness •Create community •Customer service •Share knowledge •Reputation management •Create trust •Visibility in the Search Engines •Obtain website traffic via social media

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Listen

Objectives

Social Media

Strategy

Culture Change

Integrating Social Media In A Company

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Twitter-

Buzz, Microblogging, What are they saying

about your brand

Linked In-

Contacts, Conversations, Groups

Blog-

Articles & Information, Search Engine

Optimization (SEO)

Facebook-

Promote events, Brand awareness

Social Media Marketing

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Plan

Create

Share Analyze

Listen

Process To Engage & Participate In Social Media

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“Social Objects”

• Photos on Flickr • Videos on You Tube • Events (Twitvite, Facebook, Plancast) • Bookmarks on Delicious • Documents on Scribd • Powerpoints, PDF’s on Slideshare • Comments on blogs • Check-ins on Foursquare Source for term “Social Objects”: Brian Solis

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SMO + SEO = Amplification In Traditional Web & In Social Media

• SMO = Social Media Optimization Distribution of social objects and be able to be

found in the search engines and social media.

• SEO = Search Engine Optimization Search engine rankings and positioning.

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Source: http://www.btobonline.com/special/socialmedia_sample.pdf

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Corporate Blogs

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Corporate Blog Strategy

•Informative articles and benefits about your

brand

•News updates to new subscribers or

members.

•Press page

•Training videos

•Industry articles

•Articles with questions to the community,

statistics, market trends, world news, etc.

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http://www.ibm.com/blogs/zz/en/index.html

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http://www.ibm.com/blogs/zz/en/index.html

IBM Social Media Strategy:

•Decentralized •Involve the employees in planning social media •Employees write the initiatives to feel empowered • Give them the tools (i.e. technical platform) •Utilize “Crowd Sourcing”

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http://www.research.ibm.com/social/projects_socialblue.ht

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Internal Social Media for IBM Employees: Social Blue

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Connecting With The Decision Makers

In Technology Services

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•4.25 hours – Average time per week reading technology content. •Colleagues are the primary source in the buying process. •83% have at least one Social Media account. •White papers are the first resource used to be up to date with the new technologies. •46% receive their information via social media specialized in B2B.

Statistics from idgenterprise.com

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Case Study Eloqua

“Steal Our Content”

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Infographic Eloqua

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http://media.eloqua.com/documents/Eloqua_Social_Media_Playbook_Public.pdf

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•12,000 new visitors to the Eloqua blog(blog was ranked on

top B2B blog for two months.)

•35,000 downloads/views.

•2,600 tweets.

•56 comments on other blogs.

•11 comments/tweets on AdAge Power150.

•Praise from Scott Monty (Ford), Jeffrey Hayzlett (celebrity

CMO), Jennifer Aaker (Stanford), David Armano (Edelman),

et al.

•43% increase in traffic to the blog.

•21% increase in “demo views” ( the best indicator in the

buying process.)

•12% increase to Eloqua.com website.

•14% decrease in bounce rate to website.

Results In the First Month

Source: http://groundswelldiscussion.com/groundswell/awards2010/detail.php?id=462

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Case Study Orange

A European Multinational Company In Telecommunications

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Utilize a Monitoring Tool To Listen To Conversations (Synthesio)

•Identify influential forums. •Listen to conversations. •Analyze comments on forums. •Pass on the information to web consultants. specialized in customer service and participation in social media. •Identify the most active contributors. • Develop conversations and offer them help.

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Results In Less Than A Year:

•100,000 increase in visitors to the forum. •100,000 decrease in customer service phone calls. •100,000 decrease in calls led to savings of millions of Euros. •Capacity to pay attention to the competitor errors led to implementing new offers. Source:

http://groundswelldiscussion.com/groundswell/awards2010/detail.php?id=474

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http://www.orange.com/en_EN/

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http://www.facebook.com/orange

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http://live.orange.com/welcome-to-live-orange-blog-the-blog-for-all-

our-passions/

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http://twitter.com/#!/orange/status/94667497428631552/

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http://live.orange.com/welcome-to-live-orange-blog-the-blog-for-all-

our-passions/

Case Study SAP Community

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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn

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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/25549

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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/25549

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http://www.youtube.com/user/sapbloggerscorner#p/a/f/0/3zHrCZn0uF

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Case Study Quickbooks

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Quickbooks Community

http://community.intuit.com/quickbooks

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•Established Quickbooks as a resource for small businesses. • 3 million visitors per year. •50% annual growth rate. •Reduction of costs & telephone costs by 90%. •Indirectly generated sales.

http://community.intuit.com/quickbooks

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http://www.youtube.com/intel

Creative Examples In Social Media

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http://www.youtube.com/intel

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http://www.intel.com/museumofme/l/index.htm

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http://www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld/

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Connect With Influentials In Social Media

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http://www.hightechdad.com/

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http://twitter.com/#!/rnormand/

Source: http://blog.500startups.com/2011/06/15/top-tech-connectors-in-brazil-the-goap-

organizers/

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Community Manager

•Identify potential clients

•Identify influencers

•Create content for members of the

community

•Interaction with the community

•Brand monitoring

•Reputation monitoring

•Observe changes and advice from the

community

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Tools

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Internal Obstacles To Implement A Social Media Strategy

Fuente: http://www.btobonline.com/assets/pdf/CT69753512.PDF

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https://www.ecairn.com/home

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Utilized By Adobe

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http://twapperkeeper.com/allnotebooks.php

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http://www.viralheat.com/social_trends/profile/14307/S

ony

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http://wiki.kenburbary.com/

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Benefits

• Opportunity to learn from the community: Which services the consumer wants so the brand can create it and offer it to them.

• Have a pulse of the market: What are the current trends.

• Receive free information directly from the consumer instead of investing in focus groups and research.

• Be known in Social Media as a trusted brand.

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Why Is It Effective?

Personal reference: An honest conversation in social media about your brand is more effective than buying publicity. Establish relationships in the market: Forming your business based on the needs of the clients keeps them loyal and happy. Social proof: When other people see positive buzz about a brand in Social Media, it automatically creates trust and the desire to do business with the brand.

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For more information: 305-710-1311

Blanca Stella Mejia Social/Mobile Consultant

blanca@vizred.com

Lee Hodson Web Developer

leehodson@vizred.com

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