[Slides] Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy, by Charlene Li and Brian Solis

1. The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy August 15, 2013 | #7socialfactors Charlene Li, Founding Partner and Analyst Brian Solis, Principal Analyst

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5. The deep integration of social media and social methodologies into the organization to drive business impact. Definition: Social Business Strategy

6. A successful social business strategy requires alignment with the strategic business goals of an organization and organizational alignment and support that enables execution of that strategy. Yet…

7. The Social Business Disconnect

8. 26% Companies that approach social media holistically, with business units operating against an enterprise vision and strategy Source: Altimeter Group. Social Business Survey, Q4 2012.

9. At least 13 different business units across the enterprise may deploy social media Source: Altimeter Group. Social Business Survey, 2012.

10. Does this sound familiar? Twitter account: Check. YouTube videos: Yup. Strategic plan: Sure, we’ve got a content calendar for the next six months. Metrics: Engagement of course, likes, retweets, views. …We’re all set.

11. The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy A framework to help you audit your existing strategy

12. Seven Success Factors of a Social Business Strategy

13. Success Factor #1: Define the Overall Business Goals Explore how social media strategies create direct or ancillary impact on business objectives. What are you trying to accomplish and how does it communicate value to those who don’t understand social media.

14. “ David Fenech, VP Interactive Marketing and Creative Services for Kelly Services “Always go back to the objectives you’re after. If you lose sight of that, you’ll be wasting time and resources quickly.”

15. Exercise: Connect Social Goals to Organizational Goals • Write down your top five strategic goals. • Identify how you would measure progress or attainment of these business goals now. • Brainstorm a few social business initiatives that could potentially support that business goal • Identify metrics that connect social business metrics to the business goal metrics.

16. Success Factor #2: Establish the Long-Term Vision Articulate a vision for becoming a social business and the value that will be realized internally among stakeholders and externally to customers (and shareholders).

17. “To humanize the company by connecting constituents with Ford employees and with each other when possible, providing value in the process.” Ford’s Social Media Vision Statement

18. Crafting your vision statement • Focus on relationships in the future. Don’t let today’s constraints limit you. • Define the experience you wish people to have, feel, share. • Think of it as a story that you could tell about that relationship. • Write a statement that will stand the test of time—and of technology. • Do it quickly—your gut reaction is usually right. • Keep it short and memorable.

19. Success Factor #3: Get Executive Support Social media often exists in its own marketing silo. At some point, it must expand to empower the rest of the business. To scale takes the support of key executives and their interests lie in business value and priorities.

20. Having a c-level sponsor who is ready to take on risk is crucial to success. A lack of this person will create paralysis, especially in a regulated industry where people are careful and afraid. Ed Terpening, former VP Social Media Strategy for Wells Fargo

21. Getting executives on board • Emphasize relationships and outcomes, not social media channels. • Use reverse mentoring to increase their practical knowledge of social media. • Press for credibility. • Connect the dots. • Leverage social media as an enabler. • Create a sense of urgency.

22. Cisco launches executive reverse mentoring program to create executive alignment with social Source: Cisco Cisco Social Media Training, 2013

23. Success Factor #4: Define the Strategy Roadmap and Identify Initiatives Once you have your vision and you’re in alignment on business goals, you need a plan that helps you bring everything to life. A strategic social business roadmap looks out three years and aligns business goals with social media initiatives across the organization.

25. Success Factor #5: Establish Governance and Guidelines Who will take responsibility for social strategy and lead the development of an infrastructure to support it? You’ll need help. Form a ‘hub” or CoE to prioritize initiatives, tackle guidelines and processes, and assign roles and responsibilities.

26. COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THE GOVERNANCE MODELBEFORE MOVING ON TO THE STRATEGY. Jonathan Blank, Manager of Social MediaWellpoint

27. Most companies organize as Hub & Spoke, but are moving toward Multiple Hub & Spoke 2010 9.4% 29.1% 35.4% 23.6% 2.4% 2012 Source: Altimeter Group. Social Business Survey, Q4 2012.

29. Success Factor #6: Secure Staffing, Resources, and Funding Determine where resources are best applied now and over the next three years. Think scale among agencies but also internally to continually take your strategy and company to the next level. Train staff on vision, purpose, business value creation, and metrics/reporting to ensure a uniform approach as you grow business value and priorities.

30. “Start with clear roles and a cross-functional team that shares the responsibility of leading into the future. Take off the day-to-day hat, and work for the broader good.” Renee Brown, SVP Director of Social Media for Wells Fargo

32. Altimeter’s Approach to Social Media Training & Education What you should do Judgment is needed in between What you shouldn’t do

33. Identify and Prioritize Social Media Education

34. Success Factor #7: Invest in Technology That Supports Objectives Ignore the shiny object syndrome. Resist significant investments until you better understand how social technology enables or optimizes your strategy.

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36. At the end of the day… …you are not alone. These are the steps to drive your customers, employees, and relationships forward in a meaningful way. We can help you.

37. Altimeter Supports Organizations Throughout Social Business Maturity

38. Altimeter’s Social Business Strategy Process More info: http://bit.ly/AG-SBS

39. Get In Touch Brian Solis brian@altimetergroup.com briansolis.com Twitter: @briansolis Charlene Li charlene@altimetergroup.com charleneli.com Twitter: @charleneli

40. 40 ABOUT US Altimeter Group provides research and advisory for companies challenged by business disruptions, enabling them to pursue new opportunities and business models. Visit us at http://www.altimetergroup.com or contact info@altimetergroup.com.