How Big Companies Use Social Media
New York City | April 29, 2009
Nestor Portillo
Microsoft
“Listening in the Social Media Era”

Listening in the Social
Media Era
Nestor J. Portillo
nportill@microsoft.com
Director, Community & Online Support
Microsoft Corporation

Operating Environment
Hundreds of Community Environment
products (HW & SW)
Diverse set of usage Thousands owned
scenarios newsgroups Social Media Environment
Direct presence in Thousands owned
forums 5,000+ hosted blogs
80+ countries
10+ major audience Twitter
70+ languages
websites Facebook
1+ Billion PCs In Use
Worldwide and Thousands fully Tagging
estimated of 2 Billion profiled influencers Social reputation
Units by 2014 (*) Diverse set of programs (e.g.: MVP,
partners worldwide RD, Insider, etc)
(*) Source Gartner Group (http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=703807 )

Video Transparency
Blogs Folksonomies
Podcasts
The Long Tail
Newsgroups Avatars
Social Sites
Co-creation
Forums Outside in
Innovation
Wikis Mash-ups

Process Tools
People

Microsoft Properties
Bugs / Feedback Product
Group Database
Triage
WEB Social Media Sentiment Audience
Tone Analysis or PR
Influence Who Influencer
Community
Where Analysis ID Process
Inventory
Non Microsoft Properties

X MM
Developers
Identify
Reach
Z MM
Consumers
Y MM
IT Pros

Influencer Program (MVP)
VOTC & Community Pulse Web / Social Media
Pre Post
Release Release Release Opportunity Mgmt Corp/PG/Subs
Product lifecycle Relationship Mgmt MVPs / Field & PGs
Influencer ID Nominees/Candidates
Community ID MS & other Communities
Identify and motivate influencer’s
engagement

Ensure Customer need
is met & controlled
Resolve issues and deliver
desired outcomes
Sustainable &
Issues and problems, Measurable Results
reactively and proactively Linked to the Scorecard
Identify the required actions
from voice of the customer
Determine Customer Need

Customer

“Jesper is certainly earning his
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
award this year. In a frequently updated
blog post, he has been offering
invaluable information for people having
problems with Windows XP Service
Pack 3.”

Q&A

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How Big Companies Use Social Media
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