The document discusses best practices for companies to utilize social media for recruitment and branding purposes. It recommends that companies first get internal approval and support, identify resource needs and content strategy, and understand risks before engaging externally. When engaging externally, companies should focus first on defining the target audience and relationship goals, then determine objectives and strategy, and finally select the appropriate technologies to integrate into the overall recruitment process. The document emphasizes understanding audience behaviors and profiles to determine relevant technologies and content.
2. Taking a B2B brand into
the social space
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3. First you have to convince
your own people…
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4. Global brand – Social media isn’t regional, it’s global.
Resource – who’s going to manage this channel? And conversations?
Content – what are we going to say? What can we say?
Risk – what is the worst that could happen? Especially, if we don’t do it?
Results – what do we see as success?
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5. When looking at the external
market, think first about the
relationship you want to build,
the technology later.
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7. People
Who is your target audience?
What are their behaviours?
What is the profile?
What are they ready for?
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8. Objectives
What are you looking to achieve?
What are your business objectives for success?
What do you want our target audience to do?
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10. Technology
Now that you’ve done all the ground work,
what is the relevant technology?
How do you integrate it into your
overall recruitment strategy?
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11. The Accenture
Experience
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