Dell -
Social Interactive Strategy
listening & engaging = opportunity

Stephen Jio - @stephenjatdell
18 Nov, 2011 - Dublin City University
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
• Framework to Social Strategy
• Key Principles
• Planning the Infrastructure
• Case Studies
• Rationalising the Strategy



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Dell - Social Interactive Strategy




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Framework:
    Social Strategy




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Social Media:
                      The exchanging of ideas
                      between dynamic
                      communities enabled
                      through the technology of
                      ever-evolving tools


                                    Direct2Dell




5   @stephenjatdell                       © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
                                               Facebook: Over
    Social Media:                             a TRILLION page
                                               views monthly                             40,000 views in
    Impact                                                                                 1st 4 hours




                                                                                      3.2 million followers


    Over a half BILLION view
                               8,868 tweets
                                per second
                                                                     Twitter:
              15 million followers                              estimates of 150
              on Twitter                                        million accounts


6       @stephenjatdell                                                            © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
    Social Media:
    Brand Adoption


                                    Likes

                        Followers




7     @stephenjatdell                       © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Product Development            Marketing          Online Presence

• Feedback Loop          • Demand Forecast   • Ratings & Reviews
• Early Warning          • Lead Generation   • Communities
• New Product
  Ideation                Product
                         • Message Reach     • Customer Stories



•   Leads
          Sales
                          Lifecycle
                          Customer Service        Communication

•   Collaboration        • Listening         •   Rich Media
•   Thought Leadership   • Support Widgets   •   Brand Reputation
•   Blogs                • Outreach          •   Influence
                                             •   Reputation - Dell
                                                         © 2011
The Key
    Principles




9    @stephenjatdell   Dell Global Listening Command Centre
                                        © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy


                   Listening         “Engaging in honest, direct conversations with
                                      customers and stakeholders is a part of who we are,
                                      who we’ve always been. The social web amplifies
                                      our opportunity to listen and learn and invest
                       Engaging       ourselves in two-way dialogue, enabling us to
                                      become a better company with more to offer the
                                      people who depend on us.”
                                                                            - Michael Dell
                       Opportunity




10   @stephenjatdell                                                   © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
                        Viral Marketing
                                           Listening:
Peer to Peer Influence
                                           26,000 posts daily
           Sales Lead Generation           about Dell
     Support
                            Brand Reputation
     Information Alerts
                                          Instant Feedback
Product Evaluation                        Customer Experience
            Transparent Conversations
11    @stephenjatdell                                  © 2011 - Dell
Mass Social Media
Engaging:
                                                                             Market
Collaboration and
Conversation                         External
                                    Community
                                                                  External
                                                                 Community


                                                                               Direct2Dell      Community
                                                   Hosted
                         External                Communities                     External
                        Community                  Support                      Community
                                                 Mastery & Use
                                                    Affinity
                                                   Ideation

                                                   Extranets                                    External
     Topical
     Experts
                                                                                                Internal
                                                   Internal
                                                  Networks /
                                                                             Enterprise
                                                  Workgroups




12    @stephenjatdell                                                                        © 2011 - Dell
                                                                                                Collaboration
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
     –     Engagement doesn’t mean
           responding to everything!             Engagement:
     –     Providing training to employees for   Key points
           listening and engaging
     –     Identify engagement champions
           within your company
     –     Engage in conversations that are
           already happening, BUT KNOW THE
           FACTS BEFORE
     –     When possible connect the virtual
           world with the real (Tweetups, etc)

13   @stephenjatdell                                      © 2011 - Dell
Infrastructure:
 Execution and
 Sustainability




14   @stephenjatdell   © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
               What are the greatest internal challenges preventing your deployment or
               expansion of listening and engagement initiatives?




                                                                          Based on 200 US Marketers
                                                                          Source commissioned study
                                                                          conducted by Forrester for Dell 06/11


15   @stephenjatdell                                                                  © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
• Create a playbook that will deliver your social
  strategy
                                                    Infrastructure:
• Get Executive sponsorship                         Key
• Budget for scalability                            recommendations
• Empower employees to listen and engage

• Invest in tools to monitor

• Integrate fully into the entire business




16   @stephenjatdell                                         © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
• Employees are your best social advocates

• Define/publish the principles of your Social strategy    Empower Employees:
• Train and certify employees, even to listen only         Provide Staff training
• Reinforce transparency in all engagement even personal

• Provide internal social network as sandbox

• Coordinate closely with external communications




 17    @stephenjatdell                                                 © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
• Listening tools
     – Customise criteria        Tools:
     – follow conversations      Listening, publishing
     – Track trends              and work flow
     – Monitor key influencers

• Publishing tools
     – Allows multiple users

• Workflow integration




18   @stephenjatdell                         © 2011 - Dell
Case Studies:
 Social Integration in
 the Business




19   @stephenjatdell     © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Shareable Rich Content
• Product launch teasers, customer stories,
  product reviews, interviews, press
  conferences

• Dell Duo teaser 250K views in the first 72
  hours

• Dell Vlog channel has generated over 9.7
  million views since launch in 2006

• Additional social properties
     – Flickr
     – Slideshare

20   @stephenjatdell                           © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Customer Engagement
• Proactively reach out to customers

• Integrating efforts with support.dell.com

• Team engages with 1,000+ customers per
  week

• Positive impact on customer satisfaction:
  35% conversion of ‘demoters’ to
  ‘promoters’




21   @stephenjatdell                          © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Crowdsourcing
• IdeaStorm introduced 2007

• Over 16,000 idea submitted

• >470 implemented

• EmployeeStorm for staff




22   @stephenjatdell                 © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Social Offers
• Creating compelling offers – based on
  engagement with community

• 1.5 million followers on Dell Outlet ‘Deals’
  Twitter page

• @DellHomeUK averages over 30
  engagement on a daily basis proactively
  reaching out for sales opportunities




23   @stephenjatdell                             © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Key Influencers
• Reach out to influential Social engagers
     – Customer Advisory Panel

• Identifying key Influencers in Social Media to
  partner with

• Help with understanding the brand view in the
  community and help improve

• They become brand voices of the community

• 10,000 Dell Social Influencers globally


24    @stephenjatdell                              © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Product / Social Integration
• MTV EMA Awards – Red Carpet

• Over 1,000 fans had their picture taken on
  the red carpet

• Photographs taken with Dell Streak and
  instantly uploaded to Facebook page

• Allow fans to comment on their images and
  have a virtual ‘keepsake’ of the event

• Combined marketing campaign with
  advertising and features at Awards provided
  additional media goodness

25   @stephenjatdell                            © 2011 - Dell
Rationalizing:
 Measuring the benefit




26   @stephenjatdell     © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
        Purchase Influence
                                               ROI:
      Presence Brand Health                    Value is multi-
                         Content Creation      dimensional
     Loyalty
                             Direct Sales
     Market Insight                    Increased Attention
Support                       Improved Communications
                        The Cost of NOT participating
27    @stephenjatdell                                      © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Major KPIs
• Brand Health – Net Promoter Scores, Social Net Advocacy
• Improved Support – Response time improved, community responses
• Enhanced Content – Customer reviews, user generated content
• Increased consideration – Do you effectively drive more traffic to your site
• Revenue – ‘Social’ associated purchases, indirect and direct attributed



28   @stephenjatdell                                               © 2011 - Dell
Dell - Social Interactive Strategy
Summary - Build and Execute your strategy
1. Define what you want to achieve with your strategy
2. Sponsorship from Executives is key                         BUILD
3. Budget for scalability
4. Train your employees for best practise engagement
5. Listen first to what is being said
6. Engage and be part of the conversation and the solution   EXECUTE
7. Opportunity is there in the entire customer lifecycle
29   @stephenjatdell                                          © 2011 - Dell
Thank you!
                        @stephenjatdell




30   @stephenjatdell                      © 2011 - Dell

Social Interactivity Strategy - Listen + Engage = Opportunity

  • 1.
    Dell - Social InteractiveStrategy listening & engaging = opportunity Stephen Jio - @stephenjatdell 18 Nov, 2011 - Dublin City University
  • 2.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy • Framework to Social Strategy • Key Principles • Planning the Infrastructure • Case Studies • Rationalising the Strategy 2 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 3.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy 3 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 4.
    Framework: Social Strategy 4 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 5.
    Social Media: The exchanging of ideas between dynamic communities enabled through the technology of ever-evolving tools Direct2Dell 5 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 6.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Facebook: Over Social Media: a TRILLION page views monthly 40,000 views in Impact 1st 4 hours 3.2 million followers Over a half BILLION view 8,868 tweets per second Twitter: 15 million followers estimates of 150 on Twitter million accounts 6 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 7.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Social Media: Brand Adoption Likes Followers 7 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 8.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Product Development Marketing Online Presence • Feedback Loop • Demand Forecast • Ratings & Reviews • Early Warning • Lead Generation • Communities • New Product Ideation Product • Message Reach • Customer Stories • Leads Sales Lifecycle Customer Service Communication • Collaboration • Listening • Rich Media • Thought Leadership • Support Widgets • Brand Reputation • Blogs • Outreach • Influence • Reputation - Dell © 2011
  • 9.
    The Key Principles 9 @stephenjatdell Dell Global Listening Command Centre © 2011 - Dell
  • 10.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Listening “Engaging in honest, direct conversations with customers and stakeholders is a part of who we are, who we’ve always been. The social web amplifies our opportunity to listen and learn and invest Engaging ourselves in two-way dialogue, enabling us to become a better company with more to offer the people who depend on us.” - Michael Dell Opportunity 10 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 11.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Viral Marketing Listening: Peer to Peer Influence 26,000 posts daily Sales Lead Generation about Dell Support Brand Reputation Information Alerts Instant Feedback Product Evaluation Customer Experience Transparent Conversations 11 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 12.
    Mass Social Media Engaging: Market Collaboration and Conversation External Community External Community Direct2Dell Community Hosted External Communities External Community Support Community Mastery & Use Affinity Ideation Extranets External Topical Experts Internal Internal Networks / Enterprise Workgroups 12 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell Collaboration
  • 13.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy – Engagement doesn’t mean responding to everything! Engagement: – Providing training to employees for Key points listening and engaging – Identify engagement champions within your company – Engage in conversations that are already happening, BUT KNOW THE FACTS BEFORE – When possible connect the virtual world with the real (Tweetups, etc) 13 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 14.
    Infrastructure: Execution and Sustainability 14 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 15.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy What are the greatest internal challenges preventing your deployment or expansion of listening and engagement initiatives? Based on 200 US Marketers Source commissioned study conducted by Forrester for Dell 06/11 15 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 16.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy • Create a playbook that will deliver your social strategy Infrastructure: • Get Executive sponsorship Key • Budget for scalability recommendations • Empower employees to listen and engage • Invest in tools to monitor • Integrate fully into the entire business 16 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 17.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy • Employees are your best social advocates • Define/publish the principles of your Social strategy Empower Employees: • Train and certify employees, even to listen only Provide Staff training • Reinforce transparency in all engagement even personal • Provide internal social network as sandbox • Coordinate closely with external communications 17 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 18.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy • Listening tools – Customise criteria Tools: – follow conversations Listening, publishing – Track trends and work flow – Monitor key influencers • Publishing tools – Allows multiple users • Workflow integration 18 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 19.
    Case Studies: SocialIntegration in the Business 19 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 20.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Shareable Rich Content • Product launch teasers, customer stories, product reviews, interviews, press conferences • Dell Duo teaser 250K views in the first 72 hours • Dell Vlog channel has generated over 9.7 million views since launch in 2006 • Additional social properties – Flickr – Slideshare 20 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 21.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Customer Engagement • Proactively reach out to customers • Integrating efforts with support.dell.com • Team engages with 1,000+ customers per week • Positive impact on customer satisfaction: 35% conversion of ‘demoters’ to ‘promoters’ 21 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 22.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Crowdsourcing • IdeaStorm introduced 2007 • Over 16,000 idea submitted • >470 implemented • EmployeeStorm for staff 22 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 23.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Social Offers • Creating compelling offers – based on engagement with community • 1.5 million followers on Dell Outlet ‘Deals’ Twitter page • @DellHomeUK averages over 30 engagement on a daily basis proactively reaching out for sales opportunities 23 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 24.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Key Influencers • Reach out to influential Social engagers – Customer Advisory Panel • Identifying key Influencers in Social Media to partner with • Help with understanding the brand view in the community and help improve • They become brand voices of the community • 10,000 Dell Social Influencers globally 24 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 25.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Product / Social Integration • MTV EMA Awards – Red Carpet • Over 1,000 fans had their picture taken on the red carpet • Photographs taken with Dell Streak and instantly uploaded to Facebook page • Allow fans to comment on their images and have a virtual ‘keepsake’ of the event • Combined marketing campaign with advertising and features at Awards provided additional media goodness 25 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 26.
    Rationalizing: Measuring thebenefit 26 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 27.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Purchase Influence ROI: Presence Brand Health Value is multi- Content Creation dimensional Loyalty Direct Sales Market Insight Increased Attention Support Improved Communications The Cost of NOT participating 27 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 28.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Major KPIs • Brand Health – Net Promoter Scores, Social Net Advocacy • Improved Support – Response time improved, community responses • Enhanced Content – Customer reviews, user generated content • Increased consideration – Do you effectively drive more traffic to your site • Revenue – ‘Social’ associated purchases, indirect and direct attributed 28 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 29.
    Dell - SocialInteractive Strategy Summary - Build and Execute your strategy 1. Define what you want to achieve with your strategy 2. Sponsorship from Executives is key BUILD 3. Budget for scalability 4. Train your employees for best practise engagement 5. Listen first to what is being said 6. Engage and be part of the conversation and the solution EXECUTE 7. Opportunity is there in the entire customer lifecycle 29 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell
  • 30.
    Thank you! @stephenjatdell 30 @stephenjatdell © 2011 - Dell