- Wikibrands,Wikicareers –
- Brands, New Media and Finding Your Next Job”
Sean Moffitt @seanmoffitt

November 2013
Schulich School

@wikibrands
@wikisportsnow
Look in the digital mirror…
How many of you have 303 Facebook friends?

How many of you use check your smartphone 150 times per
day?
How many of you would rather lose your sense of smell than
technology?
How many of you update their LinkedIn profile regularly?
How many of you have been dumped via text message?
Who Am I – Sean Moffitt,
The Matt Damon or the Leonard Nimoy of Digital?
My Street Cred….
What I’m Excited About Right Now!
Why Even Care About the
Intersection of Brands, Business and Technology?
- THE MARKET
NEEDS IT
- THERE IS A
WRONG AND
RIGHT WAY TO
DO IT

- YOUR CAREER
DEPENDS ON IT
i. Digital Has
Mainstreamed…

2008

2012

2016*

4 Billion

6 Billion

9 billion

Mobile Data

0.1 Billion

1.5 Billion

12.45 Billion

Facebook users

0.1 Billion

1.0 Billion

1.5 Billion

Mobile Subscriptions

s

Video (Internet)

654 PB/mth 16,880 PB/mth 45,280 PB/mth

Olympic – Tweets
- Athletes

0.2 Million 150 million 4,500 million
A Handful
2,000
10,500
* Estimates

Sources: Ericcson, Cisco, ATOS, Twitter 1 PB = 250,000 DVDs
Super Bowl - 3X Bigger in Ads
Than Last Year
TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY-AFFECTED INDUSTRIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE
HIGHEST RANKED (% RESPONDED TOP 3 CHOICES)
#1 EDUCATION

#6 RETAIL

#2 ENTERTAINMENT

#3 MEDIA

#4 ECOMMERCE

#5 HEALTH CARE

#9
#7
#10 NOT-FOR#8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CONSUMER/HOUSEH
FINANCE/BANKING
PROFITS
OLD GOODS

ii. Digital is Reinventing Industries
2013 Proprietary and Confidential 10
Wikibrands
iii. CEO’s Biggest Challenges
iv. Marketing is healthy-ish Again
v. Marketing is Outsource-able
vi. So Much More than Facebook…
Social Media’s Future

vii. A Core Part of The Job …
Digital engagement is #1 value driver;
12 things to get digital right in business.
WIKICAREE

Managing your personal brand is very
similar to managing your business brand
The Power of a Network…

It is the dominant factor in obesity, smoking,
loneliness, happiness, optimism, generosity, quality of
relationship and YOUR CAREER
Before we start…
The Hammurabi Code of Digital

Reciprocal
Ethical
Human
Awesome
Helpful
Authentic
Social
Trivia – Top 30 Social Brands
The Recipe for
Success?

..12 Factors
THE WIKIBRAND 12 FACTORS –
FLIRT/MILCC Models

Focus
Language
Incentives
Ideas
Rules
Tools

Measurement

Internalizing
Life Stage
Listening
Community Management

Culture
#1 Focus - Starting with the Y’s “Why”

Internal

External
The Four F Words of Digital Marketing
Get Found
Get Fame
Get Fans
Get Feedback

- Search Engine Exposure/Traffic
- Awareness/recognition
- Visibility
- Market education
- Improved Perception/PR
- Grassroots credibility/affinity
- Pass along/viralness
- Thought leadership
-

Leads/Revenues/Funding
Online community/ambassadors
Word of mouth/referral
User generated content/support

- Dialogue & Conversation
- Ideas and innovation
- Competitive Intelligence
- Reviews/ratings/ testing
http://www.pinterest.com/seanmoffitt/brand-manifestos/
Movember
– Energizing and Focusing a Community - Objectives – Vision –
“Change the Face of Men’s
Health”
Brand –
“Bring back the retro icon of the
moustache to visibly support
cause”
Organizational Culture –
“If it’s awesome they will use it,
if it’s awesome they will talk
about it.”

- $125MM raised in 2011
- 850k participants
- 10 times more social presence
- 3 times more
donations, healthy amount via
#2 LANGUAGE, CONTENT &
OUTREACH
“do I like this/is there enough of this/can I identify with this/do they
know me?”
Language - Threadless – Possibly the Most Human Site in the
World
OUTREACH – Some of these people are not like the others
Outreach – Ford Fiesta Movement
– Ambassadors who buy in
Content Quality vs. Quantity vs. Variety?
CONTENT QUALITY –
Shoot it, Visualize It, Provoke It, List It, Link It, Friend It, Say It
The age of infographics…
Great Content – Kraft Foods
Extensive, Timely, Balanced, How To
CONTENT FREQUENCY –
If the Customer is King, then Content is Queen
Activity per
Month

Great

Good

Minimum

Blog Posts

30+

12

5

Tweets

400

200

100

Facebook
Posts

60

30

15

Video

8

4

1

Email

8

4

1
Mucho Burrito – Fueling Burrito Love with Content
Weekly

Seasonal

Tribal

Contextual
3. Ideas trump Technology
Great ideas that spread are rare and valuable
#1 Conversation Worthy Idea/Concept
#2 Great Product/Brand
#3 Customer Experience provided
#4 The Audience who Participates

#5 Culture/employees of a Company
#6 Method in which it interacts w/ its audience
#7 Incentives for referral

#8 Strong process
#9 Creative/design used
#10 Tools/technology platforms built
Source: Wikibrands Buzz Report
Nike + -Members/Customers Values/Lifestyle/Desires
OREO – Being Agile and In Touch
4. INCENTIVES & MOTIVATIONS
“what’s in it for me?”
Buzz and word of mouth engagement is
Core Belief
the art of the “unexpected surprise”

45
Three Reasons Why People Join Anything
The Feel Goods –
The Look Goods “How do I identify with, “How do I appear to
help the community?”
others?”

Fun & enjoyment (#1)

Recognition by company (#1)

The Get Somethings
- “What is my direct,
tangible reward?”

Invitation to Events (#1)
Kiva – Leveraging Intrinsic, Extrinsic and Explicit Rewards

75 employees, $250 million in loans, 1 million people in Kiva Community, 20k Lending teams,
435k on Twitter, 140k on Facebook, Number of Loans per Kiva lender 7.3
5. RULES, GUIDELINES & RITUALS
“what can/can’t I do here?”
GOVERNANCE % EXISTENCE OF CONDITIONS IN PLACE*
63%

62%

40%
29%

22%
11%

DIGITAL
EMPLOYEE ABILITY TO ROUTE
SERVICE
TRAINING
GUIDELINES/RU
QUESTIONS
PROGRAMS
LES

DIGITAL
CRISIS
MGMT. PLAN

ISSUE
CERTIFICATION
SCENARIO
PROGRAM
ROLEPLAYING

Q: On the governance of digital engagement tools with your employees, do you have:
2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands

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* - based on recruitment criteria, company staff profiled are likely in more sophisticated, mature digital organizations; results likely much lower in general company set
IBM Guidelines – Simple, Reasonable, Visual and Public
6. TOOLS & PLATFORM
“how and where does it work?” A home and away game
MOST IMPORTANT DIGITAL PLATFORMS
% RESPONSE – TOP 3 PLATFORMS
SOCIAL
NETWORK
PAGES

CORPORATE
WEBSITE
CORPORATE
BLOG

SEARCH
ENGINE
OPTIMIZATION
CORPORATE
EMAIL/DATA
BASE
ONLINE
COMMUNITIES
OF INTEREST

#6

#4

#2

#1

#3

INFLUENCER/
BLOGGER
OUTREACH
MOBILE
APPS/
WEBSITE
CUSTOMER/PA
RTNER
COMMUNITIES
#5

#7

#8

#9

Q: What are the biggest priority (owned, earned, paid or shared) digital platforms for your organization, is it
your....(max. 3 answers):
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TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS/PLATFORMS – “MOST ESSENTIAL”
RANKED - % AGREED
#1 FACEBOOK

#6 MOBILE APPS

#2 TWITTER

#3 LINKEDIN

#4 YOUTUBE

#5 WORDPRESS

#7
HOOTSUITE/TWEETDE
CK

#8 GOOGLE +

#9 INSTAGRAM

#10 PINTEREST

Q: What is your impression of the following networks in their importance to your organization ?
(23 social network/social sharing options)
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TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS/PLATFORMS – “FASTEST MOVERS – BULLS”
RANKED - % AGREED

#1 PINTEREST

#2 INSTAGRAM

#3 MOBILE APPS

#4 GOOGLE +

#5 SLIDESHARE

Q.: What is your impression of the following networks in their importance to your organization ?
(23 social network/social sharing options)
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Mint.com –Connected and Awesome
Where You Are
Home Game

Away Game
7. Measurement, Metrics and the
pursuit of ROI:
There is no silver bullet to
measurement
Measurement - You Need to Roll Your Own

Digital Brand
(vs. objective)

=

Benefits – Risks
---------------------Cost
MEASUREMENT – TOP 10 RANKED KEY METRICS % TRACKED IN YOUR COMPANY*
84%

83%
68%

67%

61%

60%

58%

56%
50%

FAN/
FOLLOWER
COUNTS

BRAND
BRAND
TRAFFIC/
CONSUMER
CONVERSATIONS ENGAGEMENT INSGHTS
CLICKS
METRICS GENERATED
GENERATED GENERATED

USER POSITIVITY/QUALBUSINESS
SALES
IMPACT/ GENERATED
CONTENT
ITY OF
ROI
GENERATED WORD OF
MOUTH

2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands

48%

CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE
RATINGS

59

* - based on recruitment criteria, company staff profiled are likely in more sophisticated, mature digital organizations; results likely much lower in general company set
8 - Internalizing Success Get Employees on the Bus…
Charity Water’s Employees
Celebrate Their Funders on YouTube
9. Life Staging of a Connected Community
Milestone achievement
User generated content
Incentives materialized
Mass supported
Expected cycle of activity

Fresh produced content
Highlight contribution
Incentives pitched
Networked
Seeded audience

Expansion
Broadened focus
Company culture change
Self-governance
Tiered membership
10. LISTENING SYSTEM
“what’s being said? Where are they saying it? How does
that affect us? Do they know we’re listening?”
The Biggest Wikibranding Sins
- Social and Digital Deafness is Tops-

Source: Agent Wildfire 2011 Buzz Report
A battery of listening tools…
Gatorade Mission Control – The NASA of Social
Media Listening
11. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
“who will lead the conversation?”
You Can Keep Anybody Happy Initially, How Do
You Get Them To Stay in Love
Top Tasks of Community Managers

1. Communication
2. Content Creation
3. Company/brand evangelism
4. Member/Customer support
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Ongoing Facilitation
Metrics Reporting
Event Host
Community Evolution/Feature Development
Internal Rallying Cry
Community Administration
Member Recruitment/Crowdsourcing
Source: Agent Wildfire 2013 Community Management Survey
Jon Sinden, Manager – Social Media, MLSE
- Technology & tools will change over
time. Innovation never stops. One
thng that will never change is the
need for emotional connections.
- People want to be connected to
something they love. Sports teams
are one of those connections. The
closer the fans, teams, players,
staffers get; the better.
https://twitter.com/communitygurus
12. Culture and Leadership
A Culture Change is Required

MASS ERA

Control
Hype
Decisions
Features

DIRECT ERA

INFLUENCE/WIKIBRANDS ERA

Collaboration
Transparency
Dialogue
Purpose
We want the real thing…

#1 The Need for Authenticity and Transparency - 42%
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6

The rise of social networks - 38%
Increasing role of wireless/mobile - 35%
Customers/people waning attention spans - 25%
Media fragmentation - 22%
Change in mass marketing effectiveness - 20%
Agent Wildfire -The Buzz Report, April 2012
The CEO Topspin –
The Peters and Deborahs Get It
• 82% of people trust a
company more who has a
CEO involved in social
media

• 94% believe it leads to a
better brand image
• 78% believe it leads to
better communication
Source: Brandfog
ING and Marriott Leadership Leads
Are you digitally buff?
Are You Digitally Buff?
Digital Offence
 Content/Campaigns
 Social media/networks
 Influencer
outreach/paid media
Are You Digitally Buff?
Digital Midfield
 SEO/search
marketing
 Community
management/
moderation
 Mobile/Apps
Are You Digitally Buff?
Defence
 Metrics/Analytics
 Org.
Integration/Cultur
e
 User
experience/design
 CRM/eCommerce
 Hosting/platform
18 Pieces of Career Advice
I. THE RESUME
“What would you consider to be the
number one asset on a resume for new
hires out of school? “
#1 Industry Related Work Experience

41%

#2 Track record of Accomplishments

35%

#3 Variety of interests/passions

7%

Special Sauce:
Thoughtfulness, good reasons for applying
Demonstrated passion for my business
Well-researched pitch
II. GETTING IN THE DOOR…
How do the majority of new hires get made at
your company? Please choose the 3 top options:
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6

Referrals
Internship/Coop Programs
Online job recruitment sites
Serendipity – right person, right time
Social/digital media awareness
Volunteer/collaborative involvement
Who do ya know? Get off your butt
and head to events and network
like crazy.

No event, pick up the phone. No
phone, send an email, No email,
send carrier pigeon. You get the
idea… use all means enccesary to
meet people and grow your
network.
If you think networking is sending
an email to someone you’ve
never met then you are mistaken.
III. BECOMING DIGITALLY A
SOMEBODY…
What social spaces should new hires be
engaged in to attract positive online
attention? (max. 3 choices)
• LinkedIn

90%

• Personal Blog

69%

• Twitter

65%

* Negative stuff on Facebook
IV. THE INTERVIEW…FOR SOME
DREADED
What is your biggest pet peeve with
interviewing new hire job applicants?
#1 Being Unprepared
#2 Candidate Arrogance
#3 Dissing Old Employers/Managers
#4 Not Answering Questions
#5 Not Asking Questions
What question do new hire candidates "trip
up" on most frequently?
#1 Why did you apply for our company?
#2 What is your biggest opportunity/weakness?

#3 What skills do you have that would make you
valuable for this job?
#4 Are there any questions you have about
role/company?
Please list the top 3 traits of interviewees
who are consistently hired.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Inquisitive/eclectic experience
Business savvy
Outgoing/motivated
Effort and courage to stand out from the pack
Innovative
Concise/concrete examples of skills
Thank you note/personable
IV. THE EVALUATION
What are the top skills you are looking for in new hires
out of school? Please select your top 3.

#1 Communication skills
#2 Enthusiasm/perseverance
#3 Interpersonal skills
#4 Fit with company culture/values

#5 Creativity/Innovation
Career/Interviewing Advice

#1 Reinvent the Resume (Resume 2.0)
#2 Volunteer for something good
#3 Be vigilant on follow up
#4 Attend/volunteer events
Make Your
Content
Sing
Career/Interviewing Advice
#5 Network like crazy
#6 Get social network deep Twitter/LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram/Tumblr or Pinterest
/YouTube, Vines
#7 Be on Facebook, don’t be too drunk on Facebook

#8 Show your passion, for something
http://wiki-brands.com/?p=2855
Career/Interviewing Advice
#9 Meet one new senior person every month
#10 Take a design/web course – Adobe, Wordpress,
HTML/PHP, video editing, Codeacademy, Lynda
#11 Negotiate for exposure with execs, but don’t be a pest
#12 Be different
#13 If failing, let it hang out, show your passion
Career/Interviewing Advice

#14 Stay Up to Speed
• the New Web – Techcrunch, Mashable,360 Digital
Influence, Groundswell, Web Strategist
• the New PR – Brian Solis, Inside PR
• the New Collaboration – Wikinomics, Jeff Howe
• Blogging – Problogger
• the New Marketing – Seth Godin, Rohit Bhargava.
Murketing
• Trends – Buzzfeed, Springwise, Trendwatching, PSFK
• Alt-Marketing – Buzz Canuck, WOMMA, Church of the
Customer
• Community – Forum One, Francois
Gossieaux, Wikibrands

http://wiki-brands.com/webroll/
Career/Interviewing Advice
#15 Do your Google homework
#16 Be comfortable with Google Analytics, Technorati,
Alexa/Compete, Postrank/Radian, SEO,
Tweetdeck/Hootsuite, Social Media release, RSS
#17 Don’t take a first job beneath you
#18 Five Core Messages

“Be Strategic”
“Get Digitally Buff”
“Stay Up to Speed”
“Be Passionate/Do Something”
“Get Networked”
Stay Connected…
Email
LinkedIn:
Twitter:

sean@wiki-brands.com
ca.linkedin.com/in/moffittsean
@seanmoffitt @wikibrands

Wikibrands, Wikicareers, Schulich November 2013

  • 1.
    - Wikibrands,Wikicareers – -Brands, New Media and Finding Your Next Job” Sean Moffitt @seanmoffitt November 2013 Schulich School @wikibrands @wikisportsnow
  • 2.
    Look in thedigital mirror… How many of you have 303 Facebook friends? How many of you use check your smartphone 150 times per day? How many of you would rather lose your sense of smell than technology? How many of you update their LinkedIn profile regularly? How many of you have been dumped via text message?
  • 3.
    Who Am I– Sean Moffitt, The Matt Damon or the Leonard Nimoy of Digital?
  • 4.
  • 5.
    What I’m ExcitedAbout Right Now!
  • 6.
    Why Even CareAbout the Intersection of Brands, Business and Technology? - THE MARKET NEEDS IT - THERE IS A WRONG AND RIGHT WAY TO DO IT - YOUR CAREER DEPENDS ON IT
  • 7.
    i. Digital Has Mainstreamed… 2008 2012 2016* 4Billion 6 Billion 9 billion Mobile Data 0.1 Billion 1.5 Billion 12.45 Billion Facebook users 0.1 Billion 1.0 Billion 1.5 Billion Mobile Subscriptions s Video (Internet) 654 PB/mth 16,880 PB/mth 45,280 PB/mth Olympic – Tweets - Athletes 0.2 Million 150 million 4,500 million A Handful 2,000 10,500 * Estimates Sources: Ericcson, Cisco, ATOS, Twitter 1 PB = 250,000 DVDs
  • 9.
    Super Bowl -3X Bigger in Ads Than Last Year
  • 10.
    TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY-AFFECTEDINDUSTRIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE HIGHEST RANKED (% RESPONDED TOP 3 CHOICES) #1 EDUCATION #6 RETAIL #2 ENTERTAINMENT #3 MEDIA #4 ECOMMERCE #5 HEALTH CARE #9 #7 #10 NOT-FOR#8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMER/HOUSEH FINANCE/BANKING PROFITS OLD GOODS ii. Digital is Reinventing Industries 2013 Proprietary and Confidential 10 Wikibrands
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  • 12.
    iv. Marketing ishealthy-ish Again
  • 13.
    v. Marketing isOutsource-able
  • 14.
    vi. So MuchMore than Facebook…
  • 15.
    Social Media’s Future vii.A Core Part of The Job …
  • 16.
    Digital engagement is#1 value driver; 12 things to get digital right in business.
  • 17.
    WIKICAREE Managing your personalbrand is very similar to managing your business brand
  • 18.
    The Power ofa Network… It is the dominant factor in obesity, smoking, loneliness, happiness, optimism, generosity, quality of relationship and YOUR CAREER
  • 19.
  • 20.
    The Hammurabi Codeof Digital Reciprocal Ethical Human Awesome Helpful Authentic Social
  • 21.
    Trivia – Top30 Social Brands
  • 22.
  • 23.
    THE WIKIBRAND 12FACTORS – FLIRT/MILCC Models Focus Language Incentives Ideas Rules Tools Measurement Internalizing Life Stage Listening Community Management Culture
  • 24.
    #1 Focus -Starting with the Y’s “Why” Internal External
  • 25.
    The Four FWords of Digital Marketing Get Found Get Fame Get Fans Get Feedback - Search Engine Exposure/Traffic - Awareness/recognition - Visibility - Market education - Improved Perception/PR - Grassroots credibility/affinity - Pass along/viralness - Thought leadership - Leads/Revenues/Funding Online community/ambassadors Word of mouth/referral User generated content/support - Dialogue & Conversation - Ideas and innovation - Competitive Intelligence - Reviews/ratings/ testing
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Movember – Energizing andFocusing a Community - Objectives – Vision – “Change the Face of Men’s Health” Brand – “Bring back the retro icon of the moustache to visibly support cause” Organizational Culture – “If it’s awesome they will use it, if it’s awesome they will talk about it.” - $125MM raised in 2011 - 850k participants - 10 times more social presence - 3 times more donations, healthy amount via
  • 30.
    #2 LANGUAGE, CONTENT& OUTREACH “do I like this/is there enough of this/can I identify with this/do they know me?”
  • 31.
    Language - Threadless– Possibly the Most Human Site in the World
  • 32.
    OUTREACH – Someof these people are not like the others
  • 33.
    Outreach – FordFiesta Movement – Ambassadors who buy in
  • 34.
    Content Quality vs.Quantity vs. Variety?
  • 35.
    CONTENT QUALITY – Shootit, Visualize It, Provoke It, List It, Link It, Friend It, Say It
  • 36.
    The age ofinfographics…
  • 37.
    Great Content –Kraft Foods Extensive, Timely, Balanced, How To
  • 38.
    CONTENT FREQUENCY – Ifthe Customer is King, then Content is Queen Activity per Month Great Good Minimum Blog Posts 30+ 12 5 Tweets 400 200 100 Facebook Posts 60 30 15 Video 8 4 1 Email 8 4 1
  • 39.
    Mucho Burrito –Fueling Burrito Love with Content Weekly Seasonal Tribal Contextual
  • 41.
    3. Ideas trumpTechnology Great ideas that spread are rare and valuable #1 Conversation Worthy Idea/Concept #2 Great Product/Brand #3 Customer Experience provided #4 The Audience who Participates #5 Culture/employees of a Company #6 Method in which it interacts w/ its audience #7 Incentives for referral #8 Strong process #9 Creative/design used #10 Tools/technology platforms built Source: Wikibrands Buzz Report
  • 42.
    Nike + -Members/CustomersValues/Lifestyle/Desires
  • 43.
    OREO – BeingAgile and In Touch
  • 44.
    4. INCENTIVES &MOTIVATIONS “what’s in it for me?”
  • 45.
    Buzz and wordof mouth engagement is Core Belief the art of the “unexpected surprise” 45
  • 46.
    Three Reasons WhyPeople Join Anything The Feel Goods – The Look Goods “How do I identify with, “How do I appear to help the community?” others?” Fun & enjoyment (#1) Recognition by company (#1) The Get Somethings - “What is my direct, tangible reward?” Invitation to Events (#1)
  • 47.
    Kiva – LeveragingIntrinsic, Extrinsic and Explicit Rewards 75 employees, $250 million in loans, 1 million people in Kiva Community, 20k Lending teams, 435k on Twitter, 140k on Facebook, Number of Loans per Kiva lender 7.3
  • 48.
    5. RULES, GUIDELINES& RITUALS “what can/can’t I do here?”
  • 49.
    GOVERNANCE % EXISTENCEOF CONDITIONS IN PLACE* 63% 62% 40% 29% 22% 11% DIGITAL EMPLOYEE ABILITY TO ROUTE SERVICE TRAINING GUIDELINES/RU QUESTIONS PROGRAMS LES DIGITAL CRISIS MGMT. PLAN ISSUE CERTIFICATION SCENARIO PROGRAM ROLEPLAYING Q: On the governance of digital engagement tools with your employees, do you have: 2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands 49 * - based on recruitment criteria, company staff profiled are likely in more sophisticated, mature digital organizations; results likely much lower in general company set
  • 50.
    IBM Guidelines –Simple, Reasonable, Visual and Public
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    6. TOOLS &PLATFORM “how and where does it work?” A home and away game
  • 52.
    MOST IMPORTANT DIGITALPLATFORMS % RESPONSE – TOP 3 PLATFORMS SOCIAL NETWORK PAGES CORPORATE WEBSITE CORPORATE BLOG SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION CORPORATE EMAIL/DATA BASE ONLINE COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST #6 #4 #2 #1 #3 INFLUENCER/ BLOGGER OUTREACH MOBILE APPS/ WEBSITE CUSTOMER/PA RTNER COMMUNITIES #5 #7 #8 #9 Q: What are the biggest priority (owned, earned, paid or shared) digital platforms for your organization, is it your....(max. 3 answers): 2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands 52
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    TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS/PLATFORMS– “MOST ESSENTIAL” RANKED - % AGREED #1 FACEBOOK #6 MOBILE APPS #2 TWITTER #3 LINKEDIN #4 YOUTUBE #5 WORDPRESS #7 HOOTSUITE/TWEETDE CK #8 GOOGLE + #9 INSTAGRAM #10 PINTEREST Q: What is your impression of the following networks in their importance to your organization ? (23 social network/social sharing options) 2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands 53
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    TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS/PLATFORMS– “FASTEST MOVERS – BULLS” RANKED - % AGREED #1 PINTEREST #2 INSTAGRAM #3 MOBILE APPS #4 GOOGLE + #5 SLIDESHARE Q.: What is your impression of the following networks in their importance to your organization ? (23 social network/social sharing options) 2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands 54
  • 55.
    Mint.com –Connected andAwesome Where You Are Home Game Away Game
  • 56.
    7. Measurement, Metricsand the pursuit of ROI: There is no silver bullet to measurement
  • 57.
    Measurement - YouNeed to Roll Your Own Digital Brand (vs. objective) = Benefits – Risks ---------------------Cost
  • 59.
    MEASUREMENT – TOP10 RANKED KEY METRICS % TRACKED IN YOUR COMPANY* 84% 83% 68% 67% 61% 60% 58% 56% 50% FAN/ FOLLOWER COUNTS BRAND BRAND TRAFFIC/ CONSUMER CONVERSATIONS ENGAGEMENT INSGHTS CLICKS METRICS GENERATED GENERATED GENERATED USER POSITIVITY/QUALBUSINESS SALES IMPACT/ GENERATED CONTENT ITY OF ROI GENERATED WORD OF MOUTH 2013 Proprietary and Confidential Wikibrands 48% CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE RATINGS 59 * - based on recruitment criteria, company staff profiled are likely in more sophisticated, mature digital organizations; results likely much lower in general company set
  • 60.
    8 - InternalizingSuccess Get Employees on the Bus…
  • 62.
    Charity Water’s Employees CelebrateTheir Funders on YouTube
  • 63.
    9. Life Stagingof a Connected Community Milestone achievement User generated content Incentives materialized Mass supported Expected cycle of activity Fresh produced content Highlight contribution Incentives pitched Networked Seeded audience Expansion Broadened focus Company culture change Self-governance Tiered membership
  • 64.
    10. LISTENING SYSTEM “what’sbeing said? Where are they saying it? How does that affect us? Do they know we’re listening?”
  • 65.
    The Biggest WikibrandingSins - Social and Digital Deafness is Tops- Source: Agent Wildfire 2011 Buzz Report
  • 66.
    A battery oflistening tools…
  • 67.
    Gatorade Mission Control– The NASA of Social Media Listening
  • 68.
    11. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT “whowill lead the conversation?”
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    You Can KeepAnybody Happy Initially, How Do You Get Them To Stay in Love
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    Top Tasks ofCommunity Managers 1. Communication 2. Content Creation 3. Company/brand evangelism 4. Member/Customer support 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Ongoing Facilitation Metrics Reporting Event Host Community Evolution/Feature Development Internal Rallying Cry Community Administration Member Recruitment/Crowdsourcing Source: Agent Wildfire 2013 Community Management Survey
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    Jon Sinden, Manager– Social Media, MLSE - Technology & tools will change over time. Innovation never stops. One thng that will never change is the need for emotional connections. - People want to be connected to something they love. Sports teams are one of those connections. The closer the fans, teams, players, staffers get; the better. https://twitter.com/communitygurus
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    12. Culture andLeadership A Culture Change is Required MASS ERA Control Hype Decisions Features DIRECT ERA INFLUENCE/WIKIBRANDS ERA Collaboration Transparency Dialogue Purpose
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    We want thereal thing… #1 The Need for Authenticity and Transparency - 42% #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 The rise of social networks - 38% Increasing role of wireless/mobile - 35% Customers/people waning attention spans - 25% Media fragmentation - 22% Change in mass marketing effectiveness - 20% Agent Wildfire -The Buzz Report, April 2012
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    The CEO Topspin– The Peters and Deborahs Get It • 82% of people trust a company more who has a CEO involved in social media • 94% believe it leads to a better brand image • 78% believe it leads to better communication Source: Brandfog
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    ING and MarriottLeadership Leads
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    Are You DigitallyBuff? Digital Offence  Content/Campaigns  Social media/networks  Influencer outreach/paid media
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    Are You DigitallyBuff? Digital Midfield  SEO/search marketing  Community management/ moderation  Mobile/Apps
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    Are You DigitallyBuff? Defence  Metrics/Analytics  Org. Integration/Cultur e  User experience/design  CRM/eCommerce  Hosting/platform
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    18 Pieces ofCareer Advice
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    “What would youconsider to be the number one asset on a resume for new hires out of school? “ #1 Industry Related Work Experience 41% #2 Track record of Accomplishments 35% #3 Variety of interests/passions 7% Special Sauce: Thoughtfulness, good reasons for applying Demonstrated passion for my business Well-researched pitch
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    II. GETTING INTHE DOOR…
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    How do themajority of new hires get made at your company? Please choose the 3 top options: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Referrals Internship/Coop Programs Online job recruitment sites Serendipity – right person, right time Social/digital media awareness Volunteer/collaborative involvement
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    Who do yaknow? Get off your butt and head to events and network like crazy. No event, pick up the phone. No phone, send an email, No email, send carrier pigeon. You get the idea… use all means enccesary to meet people and grow your network. If you think networking is sending an email to someone you’ve never met then you are mistaken.
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    What social spacesshould new hires be engaged in to attract positive online attention? (max. 3 choices) • LinkedIn 90% • Personal Blog 69% • Twitter 65% * Negative stuff on Facebook
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    What is yourbiggest pet peeve with interviewing new hire job applicants? #1 Being Unprepared #2 Candidate Arrogance #3 Dissing Old Employers/Managers #4 Not Answering Questions #5 Not Asking Questions
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    What question donew hire candidates "trip up" on most frequently? #1 Why did you apply for our company? #2 What is your biggest opportunity/weakness? #3 What skills do you have that would make you valuable for this job? #4 Are there any questions you have about role/company?
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    Please list thetop 3 traits of interviewees who are consistently hired. • • • • • • • Inquisitive/eclectic experience Business savvy Outgoing/motivated Effort and courage to stand out from the pack Innovative Concise/concrete examples of skills Thank you note/personable
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    What are thetop skills you are looking for in new hires out of school? Please select your top 3. #1 Communication skills #2 Enthusiasm/perseverance #3 Interpersonal skills #4 Fit with company culture/values #5 Creativity/Innovation
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    Career/Interviewing Advice #1 Reinventthe Resume (Resume 2.0) #2 Volunteer for something good #3 Be vigilant on follow up #4 Attend/volunteer events
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    Career/Interviewing Advice #5 Networklike crazy #6 Get social network deep Twitter/LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram/Tumblr or Pinterest /YouTube, Vines #7 Be on Facebook, don’t be too drunk on Facebook #8 Show your passion, for something
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    Career/Interviewing Advice #9 Meetone new senior person every month #10 Take a design/web course – Adobe, Wordpress, HTML/PHP, video editing, Codeacademy, Lynda #11 Negotiate for exposure with execs, but don’t be a pest #12 Be different #13 If failing, let it hang out, show your passion
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    Career/Interviewing Advice #14 StayUp to Speed • the New Web – Techcrunch, Mashable,360 Digital Influence, Groundswell, Web Strategist • the New PR – Brian Solis, Inside PR • the New Collaboration – Wikinomics, Jeff Howe • Blogging – Problogger • the New Marketing – Seth Godin, Rohit Bhargava. Murketing • Trends – Buzzfeed, Springwise, Trendwatching, PSFK • Alt-Marketing – Buzz Canuck, WOMMA, Church of the Customer • Community – Forum One, Francois Gossieaux, Wikibrands http://wiki-brands.com/webroll/
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    Career/Interviewing Advice #15 Doyour Google homework #16 Be comfortable with Google Analytics, Technorati, Alexa/Compete, Postrank/Radian, SEO, Tweetdeck/Hootsuite, Social Media release, RSS #17 Don’t take a first job beneath you
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    #18 Five CoreMessages “Be Strategic” “Get Digitally Buff” “Stay Up to Speed” “Be Passionate/Do Something” “Get Networked”
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Editor's Notes

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