This document provides guidance and best practices for businesses looking to engage in social media. It begins by explaining why social media is important for businesses to connect with customers. It then defines and provides facts about major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and blogs. It discusses myths about social media and business and provides tips for social media engagement from Kodak's Chief Blogger. The document then gives a 10 step guide for getting started in social media and provides a sample social media policy. The overall document aims to educate businesses on effectively utilizing social media.
Social Media for Business, a presentation made to the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce. A primer presentation that explains the What, Why and How of social media.
Keynote address given at the Seminar on "Social Media for Corporate Communication and Marketing" organized by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Nov 27, 2009.
Talk given at TiE Bangalore, on subject of Social Media, on 1st July, 2010. Aimed at entrepreneurs and businesses, this talked about the relevance of Social Media for business, today!
Social Media for Business, a presentation made to the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce. A primer presentation that explains the What, Why and How of social media.
Keynote address given at the Seminar on "Social Media for Corporate Communication and Marketing" organized by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Nov 27, 2009.
Talk given at TiE Bangalore, on subject of Social Media, on 1st July, 2010. Aimed at entrepreneurs and businesses, this talked about the relevance of Social Media for business, today!
All request please fwd to wah17@yahoo.com.My linkedin is wah17@yahoo.com.A copy of the full research is here:
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/4814477/2dx6gqho7w9gwvvrwbhq
In 2012, Australia was the most popular travel destination on Facebook, Google+ and Instagram.
In 2013, Tourism Australia has an ambitious goal to use the power of social media to make Australia the most talked about holiday destination in the world.
There are officially just three people with ‘social media’ titles at Tourism Australia. Yet look a little more closely and in fact the content shared comes from millions of people who interact and enthusiastically help sell the country.
Welcome to the World’s Biggest Social Media Team.
Pátá vlna unikátního celosvětového výzkumu, který se ze všech aspektů v tzv. sociálním médiím a moderním trendům on-line chování je na světě! Data obsahují meziroční srovnání, trendy a prognózy. Do detailu se věnují každé z více než 50 zúčastněných zemí, včetně České republiky. V současné době neexistuje systematičtější a rozsáhlejší informační zdroj v oblasti sociálních médií.
We keep hearing about Social Media and its importance everywhere around us. "What is the future of Social Media Marketing and how brands will benefit from it in future?" was the question I had in my mind and this is what I could find.
Traction Group Social Marketing For Small BusinessSally Witzky
Presented by Sally Witzky, Owner & Chief Strategist, Traction Group LLC, Richmond VA. This PowerPoint slide presentation was first delivered at Business Solutions Group Member meeting, held in September 9, 2009, at the Virginia Center for Architecture. http://businesssolutionsgroup.org
A collection of 13 social media trends you can expect to see in 2013.
Check out the 2014 version at: http://www.slideshare.net/AdamVincenzini/social-media-trends-2014
Social media is certainly the buzz of today, but what is it, how can it benefit you, and why do you really care? Glad
you asked.
First, let’s stress that if you think social media is a fad that’s going to disappear you couldn’t be further
from the truth.
Social media is a phenomenon and it’s taking the internet by storm. Those who were quick to jump on the bandwagon and take the time to understand social media marketing have already taken their businesses miles ahead of the competition. Over the next decade, we can expect social media’s role in marketing and business to grow by leaps and bounds.
So what is social media? By definition (Wikipedia), social media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue.
So how big is social media? It’s huge! To give you an idea of how huge here are some recent stats.
• There are more than 750 million active users on social networking site Facebook.
• There are more than 156 million blogs.
• There are more than 490 million YouTube videos.
Presentation for an Acando seminar about social intranets explaining how the traditional corporate intranet will need to be transformed into a platform that provides the opportunity for wide participation by most or all employees in order to deal with the business challenges most organizations are facing.
As the internet becomes the critical hub for all business and personal communications, discover ten trends that will allow businesses and individuals to differentiate themselves and succeed online.
Jay Berkowitz, CEO, Ten Golden Rules (Twitter @JayBerkowitz)
Social Media can be an important tool for talent recruitment, retention and post relationship management. Here some some strategies and case studies on how Social Media can be used for HR (human resources)
* Using social media to build relationships
* Engagement Strategies
* Using social media as a lead generator
Key Take-Away
============
Social Media is a powerful tool and if used correctly can be a wonderful tool in terms of engaging and build relationships.
It can also be a lead generator.
Presented by Briana Graydon at WordCamp Sydney 2019
Open Brands: How Social Media is Pushing Radical Transparency on Brand Manage...Earthsite
Learn how Social Media is pushing radical transparency in brand management. Includes new research on Social Media Policy and calculating Social Media ROI. Social Media case studies of The North Face and Drugstore.com.
All request please fwd to wah17@yahoo.com.My linkedin is wah17@yahoo.com.A copy of the full research is here:
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/4814477/2dx6gqho7w9gwvvrwbhq
In 2012, Australia was the most popular travel destination on Facebook, Google+ and Instagram.
In 2013, Tourism Australia has an ambitious goal to use the power of social media to make Australia the most talked about holiday destination in the world.
There are officially just three people with ‘social media’ titles at Tourism Australia. Yet look a little more closely and in fact the content shared comes from millions of people who interact and enthusiastically help sell the country.
Welcome to the World’s Biggest Social Media Team.
Pátá vlna unikátního celosvětového výzkumu, který se ze všech aspektů v tzv. sociálním médiím a moderním trendům on-line chování je na světě! Data obsahují meziroční srovnání, trendy a prognózy. Do detailu se věnují každé z více než 50 zúčastněných zemí, včetně České republiky. V současné době neexistuje systematičtější a rozsáhlejší informační zdroj v oblasti sociálních médií.
We keep hearing about Social Media and its importance everywhere around us. "What is the future of Social Media Marketing and how brands will benefit from it in future?" was the question I had in my mind and this is what I could find.
Traction Group Social Marketing For Small BusinessSally Witzky
Presented by Sally Witzky, Owner & Chief Strategist, Traction Group LLC, Richmond VA. This PowerPoint slide presentation was first delivered at Business Solutions Group Member meeting, held in September 9, 2009, at the Virginia Center for Architecture. http://businesssolutionsgroup.org
A collection of 13 social media trends you can expect to see in 2013.
Check out the 2014 version at: http://www.slideshare.net/AdamVincenzini/social-media-trends-2014
Social media is certainly the buzz of today, but what is it, how can it benefit you, and why do you really care? Glad
you asked.
First, let’s stress that if you think social media is a fad that’s going to disappear you couldn’t be further
from the truth.
Social media is a phenomenon and it’s taking the internet by storm. Those who were quick to jump on the bandwagon and take the time to understand social media marketing have already taken their businesses miles ahead of the competition. Over the next decade, we can expect social media’s role in marketing and business to grow by leaps and bounds.
So what is social media? By definition (Wikipedia), social media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue.
So how big is social media? It’s huge! To give you an idea of how huge here are some recent stats.
• There are more than 750 million active users on social networking site Facebook.
• There are more than 156 million blogs.
• There are more than 490 million YouTube videos.
Presentation for an Acando seminar about social intranets explaining how the traditional corporate intranet will need to be transformed into a platform that provides the opportunity for wide participation by most or all employees in order to deal with the business challenges most organizations are facing.
As the internet becomes the critical hub for all business and personal communications, discover ten trends that will allow businesses and individuals to differentiate themselves and succeed online.
Jay Berkowitz, CEO, Ten Golden Rules (Twitter @JayBerkowitz)
Social Media can be an important tool for talent recruitment, retention and post relationship management. Here some some strategies and case studies on how Social Media can be used for HR (human resources)
* Using social media to build relationships
* Engagement Strategies
* Using social media as a lead generator
Key Take-Away
============
Social Media is a powerful tool and if used correctly can be a wonderful tool in terms of engaging and build relationships.
It can also be a lead generator.
Presented by Briana Graydon at WordCamp Sydney 2019
Open Brands: How Social Media is Pushing Radical Transparency on Brand Manage...Earthsite
Learn how Social Media is pushing radical transparency in brand management. Includes new research on Social Media Policy and calculating Social Media ROI. Social Media case studies of The North Face and Drugstore.com.
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A 16-page booklet that contains some of Kodak's experiences and insights on social media as it relates to its use by a business.
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* Brief description of the social media landscape
* Myths about social media
* 10 Social Media Tips from Kodak's Chief Blogger
* Top 10 list for Twitter usage
* How to get started in social media
* Kodak social media activation examples
* Troubleshooting
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YouthLink Scotland - Intro to Social MediaAdam Lang
A presentation prepared in 2011 to intoroduce staff members to the (then) current social media landscape in Scotland and the opportunities it represented for the sector. A bit too wordy, but still has some useful info.
Entrevista com Walter Longo, evangelista da maior agência de publicidade brasileira e empreendedor digital. Nessa entrevista ele fala sobre o Novo Marketing e como ele deve ser baseado no tripé "Informação, Interatividade e Entretenimento"
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PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
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Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
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We have put this booklet
together to share some of
our thoughts and first-hand
experiences using social
media for our business. We
hope that you will find the information contained in this
guide useful in forming your business’s social media plan.
Why do I take the time to use social media like Twitter and
Facebook? Because in today’s media landscape, it’s vitally
important to be where our customers are. Kodak has
always embraced this marketing philosophy, and today
that means being active in social media.
The exciting thing about social media is it offers the
opportunity to engage in two-way conversations with
your customers. What better way to know how to
best serve your customers than to hear directly from
them? Social media has enabled new ways to initiate
conversations, respond to feedback and maintain an
active dialogue with customers.
Kodak has pages on Facebook as well as three of our own
blogs at www.kodak.com The blogs start conversations
as I mentioned before, and they also have a direct
positive impact on Kodak’s search engine rankings. In
addition, Kodak receives more than 11,000 mentions in
other authors’ blogs every month in the form of product
reviews, opinions on products, rants, fan mail and more.
We directly participate in many of these conversations to
ensure our customers know we’re listening and to share
answers and additional insights.
Podcasts produced at Kodak are available for free
download at iTunes, as well as at kodak.com and YouTube.
We even have our own YouTube site where we post videos
about our products, our commercials and footage from
Kodak events.
Twitter, the latest trend in social media, has recently
become an important part of Kodak’s social media
activity. We have seen very tangible returns from our
participation in Twitter, including media coverage,
sales leads, increased consideration, and direct product
purchase.
If you are thinking of taking the plunge and want to know
how to get started, I recommend that you follow the
simple steps outlined in this guide. Inside, you’ll find tips
from Jenny Cisney, our Chief Blogger, places to find us
online, and a useful Social Media Policy Guide that you
can adapt for your own company.
I strongly believe that if you get involved in social media, it
will grow your brand, strengthen the connection between
you and your customers and keep you grounded and
aware of what people really think about your company. It’s
well worth the time invested.
Jeff Hayzlett
Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President
Eastman Kodak Company
Twitter: @JeffreyHayzlett
Why social media?
3. 3
The social media landscape
Facebook
Wikipedia says: Facebook is a social networking website
that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users
can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and
region. People can also add friends and send them messages,
and update their personal profiles to notify friends about
themselves.
Facts:
• More than 250 million active users
• More than 120 million users log on to Facebook at least once
each day
• More than two-thirds of Facebook users are outside of
college
• The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and
older
• About 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States
Kodak uses Facebook to connect fans to our products and
brand. When we do a media campaign we use our main Kodak
Facebook presence to increase its audience base. If we created
different Facebook pages for each campaign it would dilute
our message and work against building a core fan-base.
Twitter
Wikipedia says: “Twitter is a free social networking and
micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read
messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of
up to 140 characters displayed on the author’s profile page
and delivered to the author’s subscribers who are known
as followers. Users can send and receive tweets via the
Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external
applications.
Facts:
• 72.5% of the 44 million Twitter users
joined during the first five months of
2009
• 93.6% of users have less than 100 followers, while 92.4%
follow less than 100 people
• More than 50% of all updates are published using tools,
mobile and Web-based, other than Twitter.com. TweetDeck
is the most popular non-Twitter.com tool with 19.7% market
share.
• There are more women on Twitter (53%) than men (47%)
• Twitter age demographic (% of total) Ages: 25-34 - 20%,
35-49 - 42%, 55+ - 17%
For your business, you can use it to quickly share information
with people interested in your company, gather real-time
market intelligence and feedback, and build relationships
with customers, partners and other people who care about
your company. As an individual user, you can use Twitter to
tell a company, or anyone else, that you’ve had a great, or
disappointing, experience with their business, offer product
ideas, and learn about great offers.
There is a wealth of information about social media that exists both on and
offline. We gathered a few definitions and facts that may help you better
understand the landscape.
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The social media landscape
YouTube
Wikipedia says: YouTube is a video
sharing website on which users
can upload and share videos.
Facts:
• YouTube will serve 75 billion video streams to 375 million
unique visitors in 2009
• Every minute, ten hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.
• User base is broad in age range, 18-55, evenly divided
between males and females, and spanning all geographies.
• Fifty-one percent of users go to YouTube weekly or more
often
We created a KodakTube account to host videos we
were making for many purposes such as tradeshows,
commercials, how-to’s, interviews, and more. This provides
greater visibility to assets we were already creating.
Blogs
Blogs
Wikipedia says: A blog is a type of website, usually
maintained by an individual with regular entries of
commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such
as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order. “Blog” can also be used as a
verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. The
ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format
is an important part of many blogs.
Fact:
• There are 112 million blogs, with 120,000 new ones
appearing each day.
Blogs are the heart of our social media efforts. We are not
tied to a platform owned by someone else or limited to 140
characters in our messaging. We use this has as a place for
more detailed information, stories, showcasing awards and
product reviews and more. We then link to blog posts from
Twitter and Facebook to give the content greater visibility..
5. 5
Myths
FACT:
• Close to 70% of the 250M
Facebook users are outside the
United States
Social media
is for kids.
It’s popular in the
US but not in the
rest of the world.
Social media isn’t
for business.
FACTS:
• 55.6 million adults, or just less than 1/3rd
of the population, in the US now visit social
networks at least monthly
• 80% percent of Twitter users are over 25
• The fastest growing Facebook demographic
is those 35 years old and older
FACTS:
• Thousands of companies large and small are
ramping up their social media efforts from large
corporations to small neighborhood shops
• Conversations are happening about your industry,
your company, your competitors and your customers
whether you are there or not. What is your ROI
(Return On Ignoring?)
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Blog1. Know what you are talking about. If you are going to work
with social media, be involved in social media. Start your
own Twitter account, Facebook page, read blogs and get
engaged. That is the best way to understand the culture,
tone, best practices, and protocol.
2. Always be transparent. When you are communicating in
social media say who you are and who you work for. Don’t
try to be sneaky and plant comments, don’t hire people to
go out and say nice things about you and stay away from
ghost writing. Be genuine and be real.
3. Be yourself. Readers can see through marketing talk. Be
passionate about what you do and let that show through
your personality. Let people see you as a person, not a
mouthpiece.
4. Post frequently. It’s a lot of work but don’t post to your blog
then leave it for two weeks. Readers won’t have a reason to
follow you on Twitter or check your blog if they can’t expect
new content regularly.
5. Add value. Share tips, tricks, and insights. People’s time is
precious and they need to get something out of the time
they spend with you. Make listening to you worth their time.
6. Respond. Answer questions, thank people even if it’s just a
few words. Make it a two way conversation.
7. Listen to what others have to say. Appreciate suggestions
and feedback, it will make what you do even better.
8. Learn from your mistakes. Don’t be afraid to say you were
wrong and be quick to make changes when you are.
9. Be external. You don’t have to be 100% internally focused.
Link to other blogs, videos, and news articles. Re-tweet
what others have to say.
10. Have fun. If you don’t like what you are doing, others will
notice it and won’t enjoy interacting with you.
10 Social Media Tips
from Kodak’s Chief Blogger
Follow on Twitter:
@KodakCB
7. 7
Tips from the industry
The interactive agency Razorfish released a report called “Fluent: The Razorfish
Social Influence Marketing Report” that is a must read for marketers wanting to get
smarter about social media. Here are a couple of highlights:
Brands must…
• socialize with their customers because “top-down” advertising isn’t going to work
by itself.
• develop a credible voice along the parameters of engagement, humility, and
authenticity.
• make their social relationships more symmetrical—that is, with value for both the
brand and the customer.
This Top 10 list for Twitter usage is also included in the report:
1. Become familiar with Twitter by reviewing, or following, the activities of
successful brands such as Dell (dell.com/twitter), Zappos (twitter.com/zappos)
and Comcast (twitter.com/comcastcares).
2. Listen to what is already being said on Twitter about your brand.
3. Identify initial objectives for using Twitter, including what would qualify as a
Twitter success story for your brand.
4. Look into competitive activities and potential legal considerations, especially
if there is already a Twitter account that uses your brand’s name or other
intellectual property associated with it.
5. Use the findings to decide on the appropriate opportunity such as offers or
community building, tone of voice and method of engagement—that may be
right for your brand.
6. Since Twitter is an ongoing activity—even if your company is only listening
in—dedicate a resource to monitor the conversations and competitors.
7. Map out a plan for the content you will share, including valuable initial content to
pique user interest.
8. Integrate your Twitter account throughout your marketing experience,
by embedding it as a feed on the company Web site, including its URL in
communications and so forth.
9. Maintain momentum by following everyone who follows you, responding to
queries and joining in conversations without being too marketing oriented.
10. Provide ongoing direct value through your tweets by continuing to listen, learn
and fine-tune your Twitter activities.
Sources: Fluent: The Razorfish Social Influence Marketing Report
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Getting started
Before you jump in to social media think about some basic
questions:
• Why do I want to participate in social media?
• How can social media improve my business?
• How will social media be incorporated into my overall customer
experience?
Answers to these questions will help inform your engagement.
Let’s get going…
Set up profiles on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter
social networks. It is best to use your name instead of an
obscure nickname that people may construe as spam.
Keep it as short as possible (e.g. John Doe instead of
Jonathan Michael Doe. Be sure to create an avatar (profile
picture) when you set up your accounts. Nothing says
“newbie” more than having a default graphic inserted by
Twitter or Facebook.
Download an application like TweetDeck or Seesmic to
start “listening.” You can watch conversations on topics
you care about; printing, photography, your company name
or competitors, etc. If you see people’s “tweets” you find of
interest click on their profiles and see what other tweets they
are making. If you find them engaging, “Follow” them. This
way you will start to build your network.
Get a feel for the conversations. You will see that people
who come on too strong with marketing messages or
who misrepresent themselves are not treated too well by
the community. Think of the conversations you have in
your daily life. What is interesting? Boring? Overbearing?
Genuine? It is called social media after all.
Jump In. Now that you have listened you can be more
effective in your participation.
Add value. People will want to know about your products
and services. You do not have to hit them over the head
to make them aware of them though. Give back to the
conversation. Share your observations on the industry, trends
that you are noticing, link to things you like, and dislike.
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We look at social media with a realistic lens. Companies
cannot “control” or “harness” conversations about their
products, people, or brand.
This graphic shows how we activate our organization
around social media. There are a few Kodak specific terms
shown here but the intent should still be applicable to any
businesses needs.
On some level all companies are publishers. Content
Creation, Distribution, Engagement, and Measures should
be key areas of focus.
Kodak Tactics
Some ways to measure your results…
• Direct sales and leads as a result of engagement
• Reverb – Message x Followers, Friends, BFFs, etc.
• Engagement – # of Videos x # of Views x Duration of video
• Quality vs. Quantity – “Content vs. impressions”
• Old measures vs. New – “Eyeballs and Ears vs. Hearts and Minds”
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Getting involved in social media.
Follow these procedures to comply with our one-voice
policy, and to protect Kodak and your own privacy
and resources.
We developed a social media policy for Kodak employees that you might
find helpful for your organization. Our people from Marketing, Information
Systems, Legal, and Corporate Communications worked together to create
these 10 “rules.” We hope that you find them helpful.
Kodak’s social media policies
Kodak has been growing its participation in social media to
strengthen our brand and our connection with customers and
key influencers.
Networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, news
sharing and bookmarking sites like delicious and Digg, and
photo- and video-sharing sites like flickr and YouTube can be
exciting new avenues for communication in our professional
and personal lives. Used responsibly, they provide an effective
way to keep abreast of new trends and topics, and to share
information and perspectives. Kodak has thousands of
followers who have subscribed to keep up with Kodak blogs,
podcasts and “tweets” each day. The number continues to
grow, as does the number of viewers watching content on
KodakTube, our YouTube channel.
Given the reach of the internet, it’s important that when you
use these various media, you follow some basic procedures
that support our “one voice” policy as described in the
Business Conduct Guide. That policy applies to Kodak
employees when they blog or participate in social media
for work, but it should also be considered if personal blog
activities may give the appearance of speaking for Kodak.
Adhering to the following points in either situation will provide
protection for you and Kodak.
Maintaining a good reputation – yours and Kodak’s
1. Live the Kodak values. Always express ideas and opinions
in a respectful manner.
• Make sure your communications are in good taste
• Be sensitive about linking to content. Redirecting to
another site may imply an endorsement of its content.
• Do not denigrate or insult others, including competitors
In a real-life lesson, a worker in one company made
disparaging ‘tweets’ about a client’s headquarters city.
Needless to say, some of the client’s employees followed
the individual on Twitter and were offended. Right or wrong,
they were upset not just with the individual, but with his
company as well.
2. Be yourself – and be transparent. The story above
illustrates how difficult it is to keep distinct lines between
your personal and professional life in the online world. Even
when you are talking as an individual, people may perceive
you to be talking on behalf of Kodak. If you blog or discuss
photography, printing or other topics related to a Kodak
business, be upfront and explain that you work for Kodak;
however, if you aren’t an official company spokesperson,
add a disclaimer to the effect: “The opinions and positions
expressed are my own and don’t necessarily reflect those
of Eastman Kodak Company.”
Also, only those authorized by a company may use that
company’s logos and trade dress in communications, so
be sure you do not include Kodak brand symbols or trade
dress – or that of other companies – in your personal blogs
or postings.
3. Protect confidential information and relationships. Online
postings and conversations are not private. Realize that
what you post will be around for a long time, and could be
shared by others. Given that,
• avoid identifying and discussing others – including
customers; suppliers, your friends and co-workers –
unless you have their permission
• obtain permission before posting pictures of others, or
before posting copyrighted information;
• never discuss proprietary Kodak information, including
sales data and plans, company finances, strategies,
product launch information, unannounced technology or
anything considered “confidential.”
To better understand what is – and is not – acceptable in
any type of communication, review the Kodak Business
Conduct Guide.
4. Speak the truth. If you are in a discussion that relates to
Kodak or its products, don’t make unsubstantiated claims
about features, performance or pricing. If you need to respond
or make a comment on something specific, verify details
through company-published information (such as product
pages on kodak.com). Also, because situations change, make
sure references or sources of information are current.
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5. Keep your cool. One of the aims of social media is to
create dialogue, and people won’t always agree on an
issue. When confronted with a difference of opinion, stay
cool. Express your points in a clear, logical way. Don’t pick
fights, and correct mistakes when needed. Sometimes,
it’s best to ignore a comment and not give it credibility by
acknowledging it with a response.
6. Stay timely. Part of the appeal in social media is that the
conversation occurs almost in real time. So, if you are going
to participate in an active way, make sure you are willing to
take the time to refresh content, respond to questions and
update information regularly, and correct information when
appropriate.
Protecting your, and Kodak’s, privacy and resources
7. Be careful with personal information. This may seem
odd, since many sites are created to help promote sharing
of personal information. Still, astute criminals can piece
together information you provide on different sites and
then use it to impersonate you or someone you know – or
even re-set your passwords. Similarly, “tweeting” real-time
about your travels may confirm you aren’t at home – letting
someone target your house. So, be careful when sharing
information about yourself or others.
8. Don’t be fooled. If you do post personal information
on a site like Facebook or Twitter, criminals can use it to
send you emails that appear to come from a friend or
other trusted source – even the site itself. This is called
“phishing.” The lesson is: Don’t click links or attachments
unless you trust the source. For example, be wary of emails
that say there is a problem with your account, then ask you
to click on a link and input your username and password.
The link may connect to a site that looks exactly like
Facebook, Twitter, your bank’s web site, but is really a fake
site used to get even more personal information. This ploy
can also be used to infect your computer with a virus or
keystroke logger.
9. Disable dangerous privileges. If a site allows others
to embed code – like HTML postings, links, and file
attachments – on your page or account, criminals can
use them install malicious software on your computer.
If possible, disable the ability of others to post HTML
comments on your home page.
10. Heed security warnings and pop-ups. There’s a reason
your security software provides warnings like:
• “A process is attempting to invoke xyz.exe. Do you wish to
allow this?”
• “The process ‘IEXPLORE.EXE’ is attempting to modify a
document ‘X.’ Do you wish to allow this?”
Never allow or say “yes” to such actions, unless you know
that they are safe.
Social media is growing at an amazing rate – and Kodak
is a leader in this area. The ability to engage online with
our customers, prospects and industry influencers is an
important part of our marketing and our brand strategy.
Following these procedures will help ensure we stay on
course as a company, and at the same time safeguard your
personal privacy.
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Kodak social media activation examples
Late in 2008 we saw a growing number of queries in the
Twitterverse asking for information comparing our new Kodak
pocket HD video camera with our competitor’s model. These
questions weren’t necessarily directed at Kodak but we saw this
as opportunity to address an unmet customer need.
We put together a blog post that was an aggregation of 5 user
generated comparison reviews, not always gushing about Kodak,
we might add. As we saw queries in Twitter, we would identify
ourselves as being from Kodak (transparency is a must!) and
point them to the comparison review post. We would say that
we hoped that this helped them and without fail they were
appreciative of the information.
2009 is the first year of an exciting program for Kodak
and the PGA. This unique partnership has a strong online
activation component including a website, blog posts, and
Twitter account. We launched a Fantasy Game that is getting
great traction.
Social media brings the Kodak Challenge action to fans on a
weekly basis by connecting to their personal networks.
We are coming your way. Fore!Listen and Respond
Our product vs. our competitors
Ask yourself...
Are you missing opportunities by not listening?
Ask yourself...
Are you activating your events using social media?
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Beyond your tradeshow floor
Kodak is using social media to expand its presence beyond
the tradeshow floor bringing our messages directly to people
worldwide.
We augment traditional press materials like releases and
spec sheets with blog posts and video interviews generated
directly from the show. We have seen tremendous results
with expanded coverage by both traditional and new media.
The successes we have seen in our communications and
coverage has reshaped the way we approach tradeshows.
Social media is now an important element of every show.
On June 22, 2009 we retired Kodachrome film after a
74-year run. For a variety of reasons it made sense and we
wanted to ensure the story was communicated properly.
This program was done entirely online. We featured; an
interactive slideshow of amazing photographs shot on
Kodachrome film on the homepage of Kodak.com. We
brought influential bloggers in to tour our factories and
provided them access to execs to answer any questions they
had. Podcasts and blog posts rounded out the coverage.
Our blog posts had hundreds of comments, not all flattering
for Kodak but the fact that we had this forum in place
said much about our understanding of the importance of
this iconic product to our customers. We saw more that
100,000 visits to this blog post from 135 different countries.
Getting ahead of the conversation
Ask yourself...
Are you getting the most from your tradeshow
investment?
Ask yourself...
When there are important announcements for your
company or industry, are you out in front of that
conversation?
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Troubleshooting Social Media
Q: Someone left a negative comment on our blog/
Facebook page/Twitter/YouTube video!
A: Don’t panic! Assess the comment to understand if it has
merit or not. If the commenter has a legitimate complaint, use
it as an opportunity to thank them for their feedback and take
it into consideration to improve your business.
There will be people that leave comments who are beyond
appeasing and will not be reasonable. That’s okay and you
can move on. You may be surprised at other commenters that
come to your defense.
Q: No one is following our blog/Twitter!
A: It won’t happen overnight — unless you’re a famous
celebrity. Start grassroots. Tell your friends, family,
employees and affiliates to check out your sites, follow you,
and spread the word. Participate on other sites and they
will start to reciprocate.
Q: I don’t have time to do all of this!
A: Don’t try to do it all yourself. Find experts and passionate
people in your organization to contribute to blog posts and
Twitter feeds. Not only does it provide you with more content,
but it socializes your company as a whole to the community.
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Where you will find us
See first-hand how we do it - what kinds of information we share, the tone we use, and the
places you will find us. Our social media efforts can be found at: http://www.kodak.com/go/
followus. The engagement with our customers, prospects, fans, competitors ;-), and people
who love imaging energizes each day (and night!).
Gear for video on the go
Kodak makes products that facilitate content creation. Our
pocket HD video cameras are hugely popular and are used by
countless vloggers, media pundits, and just about everyone
else. These über simple devices make it easy for your
company to generate content. Customer testimonials, event
coverage, employee activities, how-to videos, and more. What
are you waiting for?
For more information, check out:
www.kodak.com/go/Zx1
www.kodak.com/go/Zi8
@KodakCB
@KodakChallenge
@JeffreyHayzlett
@KodakIDigPrint
@GalleryExposure
Europe: Kodak_DE
Asia: @GordWeisflock
www.youtube.com/user/KodakTube
www.facebook.com/Kodak
www.facebook.com/Kodakchallenge
www.flickr.com/photos/kodakpix
1000words.kodak.com
pluggedin.kodak.com
growyourbiz.kodak.com
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