PwC People Forum
Succeeding by connecting across boundaries and generations
April 29, 2009
Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D.                   Media Version Only




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Big picture
Global trends matter
Big picture – Global trends matter


                         Demographics

                                War for Talent

                                         Globalization

                                                 Global Instability

                                                 Economic & Energy Crisis

                                Social Hyper-connectivity

                              The Environment

                          Innovation

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Big picture – Global trends matter

% population growth




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Big picture – Global trends matter

Land telephones in use in 1990




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Big picture – Global trends matter

Land telephones in use in 2002




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Big picture – Global trends matter

Cell phone use in 1990




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Big picture – Global trends matter

Cell phone use in 2002




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Big picture – Global trends matter

Cell phone subscribers 2007 – 2012


                                     2007    2008   2009   2010   2011  2012
 Mobile phone subscribers              3,078 3,417 3,697 3,894 4,150 4,275
 Mobile Internet users                   406    490    596    757    982 1,228




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% of adults online by country

 Greece 35.5%




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Big picture – Global trends matter


 Traditionalists         (Born prior to 1946)
 Baby Boomers            (Born 1946 - 1964)
 Generation X            (Born 1965 - 1977)
 Millennials             (Born after 1978)




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At work, I accomplish more working in teams than I do
working alone
              Baby Boomers                 Generation X   Millennials

                 17%                        20%           26%
% represents strongly and somewhat agree




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% Millennials that rather live without TV or Internet




        77                77       74         75                                71
                                                      83       83       87




        23                23       26         25                                29
                                                      17       17       13

     United              Canada    UK      Germany   Mexico   Russia   China   India
     States

     Live without Internet        Live without TV

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% Millennials texting or e-mailing via cell phone in
past month

                                                                    95
                          81
                                                  71                       69
        64                               67                64


                                  41




     United              Canada   UK   Germany   Mexico   Russia   China   India
     States

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% Millennials prefer to work for 1-2 companies or a variety




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The enabler
Technology changes everything
The enabler – Technology changes everything

The evolution of the Internet


1.0:            People produce content for computers
2.0:            People produce content for people
3.0:            Computers produce content for computers
4.0:            Computers produce content for people




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The enabler – Technology changes everything

% of collaboration technology adoption in organizations




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A major disruptor
Social computing
A major disruptor – Social computing




Conversations 2.0
Conversations 2.0

E-mail, SMS, IM, micro-blog, social network




                         Me                   You




                              Us

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A major disruptor – Social computing




Conversations 2.0
Amplifying conversations
1. Social networks
Conversations 2.0 – Amplifying conversations – Social networks

% of users who have created a social network profile


 Greece 41.4%




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Top 5 global social networking sites, Jan 09


Facebook                                                                            1191


MySpace                                                              810


     Twitter              54


   Flixster               53


 LinkedIn                 42

                     0         200   400         600           800         1000   1200     1400

                                       Millions of Visits Per Month


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Global growth of facebook
Dec 07 – Dec 08
                                         14
                                                                        12.4
Increase in Unique Audience (millions)




                                                                 11.9          11.7
                                         12               10.9

                                         10

                                          8                                                 7.6

                                                                                      6.0
                                          6

                                              3.7 3.6
                                          4
                                                                                                  1.9
                                          2                                                             1.3

                                          0
                                              2 – 17       18 – 34      35 – 49       50 – 64      65 +
                                              Male      Female
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What are people doing on social networks

    Message friends                  Favourite/currently    Install applications    Dating    Other
                                     listened to music

                         Upload Photos              Write a blog           Upload       Promote
                                                                           Videos       a band




               74.0%
                             55.1%
                                            33.6%       30.8%
                                                                   23.3%    21.9%
                                                                                    18.3% 9.8%
                                                                                               3.2%




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% of users who have shared a photo on a social network

 Greece 46.2%




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Conversations 2.0 – Amplifying conversations – Social networks

Social networks on mobile phones


                          Worldwide mobile social network users in 2012,
     803 million          (up from 82 million in 2007)

                          Worldwide mobile social network users as a percent of
             18.8%        mobile phone subscribers in 2012
                          (up from 2.7% in 2007)




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Conversations 2.0
Amplifying conversations
2. Blogging
Conversations 2.0 – Amplifying conversations – Blogging

% of users who have read a blog


 Greece 72.2%




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Conversations 2.0 – Amplifying conversations – Blogging

% of users who have written a blog


 Greece 25.4%




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Conversations 2.0 – Amplifying conversations – Blogging

Is social media consumption all about Millennials


                               Young Boomers              Older Boomers
                               (Ages 43 – 52)             (Ages 53 – 63)

         2007                       46%                      39%
         2009                       66%                     62%
However, they are not yet large creators of content




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The big question
What does it mean to me or
my organization
The big question – What does it mean to me or
my organization

                          Marketing      Knowledge Management



                          Healthcare         Entertainment



                         Collaboration        Government



                          Innovation          Recruitment


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The big question – What does it mean to me or
my organization
Marketing objectives for which social media offer the greatest potential
according to marketing professionals in select countries worldwide , 2007
(% of respondents)
     Gaining consumer
                                                                   36.6%
          insights

             Building brand
                                                21.1%
              awareness

Increasing consumer
                                             18.3%
       loyalty

Enhancing corporate
                                     14.1%
    reputation

       Launching a new
                              7.0%
           product

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% of users who have watched a video online


 Greece 86%




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The big question – What does it mean to me or
my organization
Credible sources of information about a company according to US
opinion-Elite consumers , October-November 2007 (%of respondents)

            Person like themselves                                  60%

        Financial/ industry analyst                               56%

                               Academic                       54%

    Doctor/healthcare specialist                             53%

Non-profit/NGO representative                               50%

Regular employee of company                           43%

                         CEO of company         23%

                                Blogger   12%

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Growing pains
Barriers exist
Taking action
What you can do now
Taking action – What you can do now

 Establish an assessment plan
 Experiment
 Participate
 Create and execute a strategy


There are abundant first-mover opportunities


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Want to know more
jonathan.reichental@us.pwc.com
twitter.com/reichental
Sources: PwC US IT Innovations team, nGenera, eMarketer, internetworldstats.com,
worldmapper.com, Neilsen Media Research, Messagelabs, Forrester, The Future Buzz,
Facebook, Compete.com, WorldOne Research, LexisNexis




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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (a Delaware limited liability partnership) or, as the context requires, the
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Succeeding by Connecting Across Boundaries and Generations

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    PwC People Forum Succeedingby connecting across boundaries and generations April 29, 2009 Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D. Media Version Only PwC
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Demographics War for Talent Globalization Global Instability Economic & Energy Crisis Social Hyper-connectivity The Environment Innovation PricewaterhouseCoopers 3
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    Big picture –Global trends matter % population growth PricewaterhouseCoopers 4
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Land telephones in use in 1990 PricewaterhouseCoopers 5
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Land telephones in use in 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers 6
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Cell phone use in 1990 PricewaterhouseCoopers 7
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Cell phone use in 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers 8
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Cell phone subscribers 2007 – 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Mobile phone subscribers 3,078 3,417 3,697 3,894 4,150 4,275 Mobile Internet users 406 490 596 757 982 1,228 PricewaterhouseCoopers 9
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    Big picture –Global trends matter % of adults online by country Greece 35.5% PricewaterhouseCoopers 10
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    Big picture –Global trends matter Traditionalists (Born prior to 1946) Baby Boomers (Born 1946 - 1964) Generation X (Born 1965 - 1977) Millennials (Born after 1978) PricewaterhouseCoopers 11
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    Big picture –Global trends matter At work, I accomplish more working in teams than I do working alone Baby Boomers Generation X Millennials 17% 20% 26% % represents strongly and somewhat agree PricewaterhouseCoopers 12
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    Big picture –Global trends matter % Millennials that rather live without TV or Internet 77 77 74 75 71 83 83 87 23 23 26 25 29 17 17 13 United Canada UK Germany Mexico Russia China India States Live without Internet Live without TV PricewaterhouseCoopers 13
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    Big picture –Global trends matter % Millennials texting or e-mailing via cell phone in past month 95 81 71 69 64 67 64 41 United Canada UK Germany Mexico Russia China India States PricewaterhouseCoopers 14
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    Big picture –Global trends matter % Millennials prefer to work for 1-2 companies or a variety PricewaterhouseCoopers 15
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    The enabler –Technology changes everything The evolution of the Internet 1.0: People produce content for computers 2.0: People produce content for people 3.0: Computers produce content for computers 4.0: Computers produce content for people PricewaterhouseCoopers 17
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    The enabler –Technology changes everything % of collaboration technology adoption in organizations PricewaterhouseCoopers 18
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    A major disruptor– Social computing Conversations 2.0
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    Conversations 2.0 E-mail, SMS,IM, micro-blog, social network Me You Us PricewaterhouseCoopers 21
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    A major disruptor– Social computing Conversations 2.0 Amplifying conversations 1. Social networks
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Social networks % of users who have created a social network profile Greece 41.4% PricewaterhouseCoopers 23
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Social networks Top 5 global social networking sites, Jan 09 Facebook 1191 MySpace 810 Twitter 54 Flixster 53 LinkedIn 42 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Millions of Visits Per Month PricewaterhouseCoopers 24
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Social networks Global growth of facebook Dec 07 – Dec 08 14 12.4 Increase in Unique Audience (millions) 11.9 11.7 12 10.9 10 8 7.6 6.0 6 3.7 3.6 4 1.9 2 1.3 0 2 – 17 18 – 34 35 – 49 50 – 64 65 + Male Female PricewaterhouseCoopers 25
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Social networks What are people doing on social networks Message friends Favourite/currently Install applications Dating Other listened to music Upload Photos Write a blog Upload Promote Videos a band 74.0% 55.1% 33.6% 30.8% 23.3% 21.9% 18.3% 9.8% 3.2% PricewaterhouseCoopers 26
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Social networks % of users who have shared a photo on a social network Greece 46.2% PricewaterhouseCoopers 27
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Social networks Social networks on mobile phones Worldwide mobile social network users in 2012, 803 million (up from 82 million in 2007) Worldwide mobile social network users as a percent of 18.8% mobile phone subscribers in 2012 (up from 2.7% in 2007) PricewaterhouseCoopers 28
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    A major disruptor– Social computing Conversations 2.0 Amplifying conversations 2. Blogging
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Blogging % of users who have read a blog Greece 72.2% PricewaterhouseCoopers 30
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Blogging % of users who have written a blog Greece 25.4% PricewaterhouseCoopers 31
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    Conversations 2.0 –Amplifying conversations – Blogging Is social media consumption all about Millennials Young Boomers Older Boomers (Ages 43 – 52) (Ages 53 – 63) 2007 46% 39% 2009 66% 62% However, they are not yet large creators of content PricewaterhouseCoopers 32
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    The big question Whatdoes it mean to me or my organization
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    The big question– What does it mean to me or my organization Marketing Knowledge Management Healthcare Entertainment Collaboration Government Innovation Recruitment PricewaterhouseCoopers 34
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    The big question– What does it mean to me or my organization Marketing objectives for which social media offer the greatest potential according to marketing professionals in select countries worldwide , 2007 (% of respondents) Gaining consumer 36.6% insights Building brand 21.1% awareness Increasing consumer 18.3% loyalty Enhancing corporate 14.1% reputation Launching a new 7.0% product PricewaterhouseCoopers 35
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    The big question– What does it mean to me or my organization % of users who have watched a video online Greece 86% PricewaterhouseCoopers 36
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    The big question– What does it mean to me or my organization Credible sources of information about a company according to US opinion-Elite consumers , October-November 2007 (%of respondents) Person like themselves 60% Financial/ industry analyst 56% Academic 54% Doctor/healthcare specialist 53% Non-profit/NGO representative 50% Regular employee of company 43% CEO of company 23% Blogger 12% PricewaterhouseCoopers 37
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    Taking action –What you can do now  Establish an assessment plan  Experiment  Participate  Create and execute a strategy There are abundant first-mover opportunities PricewaterhouseCoopers 40
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    Want to knowmore jonathan.reichental@us.pwc.com twitter.com/reichental
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    Sources: PwC USIT Innovations team, nGenera, eMarketer, internetworldstats.com, worldmapper.com, Neilsen Media Research, Messagelabs, Forrester, The Future Buzz, Facebook, Compete.com, WorldOne Research, LexisNexis © 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. "PricewaterhouseCoopers" refers to PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (a Delaware limited liability partnership) or, as the context requires, the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network or other member firms of the network, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.