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Human resources are inherently about people, and social media is a great way for companies to show their "human" side. This presentation looks at how HR can tap social technologies to recruit, retain, and support employees.
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Tapping Into The Power Of Social Technologies Charlene Li Altimeter Group HR West 2009 April 28-29, 2009 South San Francisco, CA
Is this what social media is about? Source: Wordle.net
Focus on relationships, not technologies What kind of relationship do you want? Transactional Occasional Impersonal Short-term Passionate Constant Intimate Loyal 3
Engagement Pyramid • Edit a wiki • Moderate a forum • Write in a blog – 21% • Upload a video – 18% • Rate a product or service • Comment on a blog post • Write in a discussion forum • Share online video – 37% • Update profile – 35% • Upload photos – 23% • Watch online video – 59% • Read blogs – 48% • Download podcasts – 23% Base: Global active Internet users (uses the Internet every day/every other day Note: Percent of active Internet users that do this at least weekly Source: Universal McCann Social Media Tracker Wave 3, March 2008
Finding candidates Fish where the fish are 12
BlueShirtNation.com supports Best Buy’s front line employees
Avenue A | Razorfish internal wiki encourages innovation and sharing • All pages are editable • Employees finds expertise, information in minutes • Users drive new features
Social media mindsets Find the “moments of truth” for each mindset 30
#2 Start small Listen first Experiment
#3 Use the right metrics Your goals determine your metrics Use the same metrics as your marketing goals 32
Higher order metrics to consider Net Promoter Score How likely are you to recommend this to someone you know? Lifetime Value Lifetime revenue Cost of acquisition Cost of retention Customer referral value (CRV) 34
#4 Prepare for organizational change Social networks will disrupt traditional organization structures 35
Contact Information: Charlene Li Altimeter Group 650/350-1171 charlene@altimetergroup.com Twitter @charleneli Slides available at slideshare.net/charleneli