IBM B2B Social Media Case Study “Mainframe: The Art of the Sale” Tim Washer, IBM www.facebook.com/timwasher [email_address]

“ I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you're always glad you took it.”

“ I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you're always glad you took it.”

“ I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you're always glad you took it.” John Dorian, M.D .

“ I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you're always glad you took it.”

Social Media: Managing Perceived Risks Gain agreement on rules - Convene bloggers, lawyers, marketing, PR Encourage experimentation inside the firewall Get some big wins, and promote

Gain agreement on rules

- Convene bloggers, lawyers, marketing, PR

Encourage experimentation inside the firewall

Get some big wins, and promote

Approaches Find your most compelling stories sources: PR, marketing, clients, R&D, customer service Find your most compelling experts News format Viral: rely on nonsense/absurdity/humor

Find your most compelling stories

sources: PR, marketing, clients, R&D, customer service

Find your most compelling experts

News format

Viral: rely on nonsense/absurdity/humor

Episode 1 Full Series: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=31975B943F754BAC An Example of Nonsense

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=89356

Art of the Sale Objectives: create awareness for new mainframe value proposition Increase mainframe awareness with college students Blog traffic increased 25x Story trumps messaging/targeting Social media is for stories, not brochures Consult an objective expert

Objectives:

create awareness for new mainframe value proposition

Increase mainframe awareness with college students

Blog traffic increased 25x

Story trumps messaging/targeting

Social media is for stories, not brochures

Consult an objective expert

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IBM Smarter Planet blog: http:// asmarterplanet.com / YouTube: http:// www.youtube.com/IBMSocialMedia Seamus McManus: Beekeeper; Father of Cloud Computing http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =nw3QjGgDLvI A Brief History of Intelligence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVIcIRcAhxc Other links: CurrentTV Video Production Tips: http:// www.current.tv/make/training?section = productiontips www.CommonCraft.com – good example of simplifying concepts