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About Advanced Resource Managers. Established in 1996 by Paul Huntingdon Now one of the UK’s major recruitment and talent management consultancies We help businesses to save time, money, and hassle
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About Advanced Resource Managers • Established in 1996 by Paul Huntingdon • Now one of the UK’s major recruitment and talent management consultancies • We help businesses to save time, money, and hassle • Offer full human capital services (training, Management Consultancy, Recruitment Process Outsourcing) • Many awards: National Online Recruitment Award, RecruitRank awards. Also an Investor In People.
About Advanced Resource Managers • Official Sponsors of Trojans Rugby Club
Social Media @ ARM: why? • Because everyone else is doing it? NO!
Social Media @ ARM: why? • ARM truly believes in Social Media as a platform that can help the organisation to grow • Recognise that our audience is moving towards social networking websites • Realise the opportunities that social media present
How did we implement change? • Change agent to manage Social Media • Secured top management buy-in (vital) • Set Social Media culture (ARM’s Social Media Month) • Plan, plan, and plan some more • Align strategy with company’s medium-long term goals
Step 1 – Set Objectives • Improve ARM’s online exposure • Improve access to candidates and clients • To support marketing events, support services & partnerships • To improve ARM’s internal recruitment process
Obj.1 Improve ARM’s online exposure Central Hub for ARM’s information
Obj.1 Improve ARM’s online exposure • How we use blogs • Identified blog writers within the company • Publish market intelligence • Publish industry news • Promote business wins • Syndicate news across various platforms (including twitter account, LinkedIn group, facebook page, etc)
Obj.2 Improve access to clients & candidates • Identified where they are • LinkedIN – Candidates & Clients • Twitter – Candidates & Clients • Facebook – Graduate Candidates
Obj.2 Improve access to clients & candidates • How we use Twitter • Publish jobs to potential candidates through twitter job feeds • To connect with candidates on a social level, responding to any queries and questions they may have
Obj.2 Improve access to clients & candidates Twitter Feed
Obj.2 Improve access to clients & candidates • How we use • Initially train employees on LinkedIn • Searching for potential clients/candidates • Networking & Building Relationships • Create ARM groups for discussions • Joining in discussions
Obj.3 To support ARM’s ‘support services’ • ARM_Cares (Twitter Account) • Allows instant response to customer feedback (positive or negative) • Positive interaction with stakeholders • Transparent interaction promotes positive publicity
Obj.4 To improve ARM’s internal recruitment process • Optimise jobs for sharing on social media websites • Promote our referral bonus scheme • Generate YouTube videos promoting ARM’s culture and our values
Empower Staff – Create Twitter Champions • Identified employees who can contribute to social media content (for the website blog) • Empowered staff to take responsibility for their contributions
ARM Social Media Risk Analysis • Brand Hijacking (Damage to brand reputation) • Lack of control over content (internal & external) • Unrealistic expectations of customer service • Appreciating the Personal/Professional social networking divide
How ARM Monitors & Controls Social Media • Creating Google Alerts • Searching Online (Google, Also Twitter/LinkedIN Search) • Company Terms & Conditions for using social media (Social Media Policy)
How ARM Monitors & Controls Social Media • Multiple Account Management Tools • Ping: Post content to various Social Media accounts with ease • TweetDeck: Monitor what others are saying about our brand in real-time
How ARM Monitors & Controls Social Media • Guidebook for novices • How to use social media websites • Hints tips & tricks for improving productivity & effectiveness when using social media
How ARM Measures Social Media • Quantitative Measurements • Leads, placements, new candidates, website hits, referrals • Qualitative Measurements • Increased sharing of information, increased loyalty & trust, increased customer satisfaction.
How ARM Measure Social Media • Google Analytics (free service) • 1st Month, monitored statistics • 2nd Month, set realistic targets • Analyse the results
Learn & Improve • Social Media is a new concept for marketing • Expert advice is limited, therefore a lot may be trial and error • We expect some things to go wrong! • Think back to the Social Media framework Continuous Improvement
Results so far: • Proven Placements (sales) through Social Media networks generating revenue • Increase average monthly website hits • Increased hits from Social Media platforms • Increased Google rankings (SEO)
Moving Forward: • Keeping aware of changes & new platforms • Continued commitment to Social Media at all levels • Consistently measuring and promoting Social Media successes to employees
Thanks for listening. Sam HilleMarketing ExecutiveAdvanced Resource Managers02392 415271Langstone Technology Business ParkHavant, PO91SAwww.arm.co.uk