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A presentation first given at the CMA's 50th anniversary conference in London, UK on 24th February 2009. (Slide notes don't exactly match presentation!)
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- 1 - The Business Value of Social Networking CMA Annual Conference – February 2009 Copyright 2009 Freeform Dynamics Ltd www.freeformdynamics.com The Business Value of Social Networking David Tebbutt Freeform Dynamics Ltd +44 1895 677 845 +44 7711 567 726 [email protected] www.freeformdynamics.com www.tebbo.com
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- 1 - The Business Value of Social NetworkingCMA Annual Conference – February 2009

Copyright 2009 Freeform Dynamics Ltd www.freeformdynamics.com

The Business Value of

Social Networking

David TebbuttFreeform Dynamics Ltd

+44 1895 677 845+44 7711 567 726

[email protected]

www.tebbo.com

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Caveats

Hierarchies get flattened

Silos get breached

Intermediaries get sidelined

Openness increases

Transparency increases

Trust is vital

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What is social networking?

Publish expertise

Self-promote

Find expertise

Make connections

Collaborate

Recommend

Communicate

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Discover

People

Information

Places

Networks

Make discovery faster & more effective

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Validate through:

blog posts

other published material

inbound links

bookmarks

tags

Communities

Make validation faster & more effective

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Dialogue

Direct, unfiltered, unmediated

Within the organisation

With suppliers

With customers and prospects

Accelerate and improve communication

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Reputation

The organisation’s responsiveness

Your own, through profile and metadata

Enhance reputation and prospects

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Morale

Belonging

Retention

Communities

Newcomers

Improve effectiveness and reduce churn

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Innovation

External – respond to feedback

Internal – virally drive new ideas

Quickly improve products and processes

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Harness

Bring expertise to bear quickly

Capture and surface knowledge

Get newcomers up to speed quickly

Preserve and exploit all information

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So, what is the value of social networking?

Accelerate discovery and validation

Reduce disruption of others

Accelerate and improve communication

Enhance reputation and prospects

Improve effectiveness and reduce churn

Quickly improve products and processes

Preserve and exploit all information

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Thank you

David TebbuttFreeform Dynamics Ltd

+44 1895 677 845+44 7711 567 726

[email protected]

www.tebbo.com


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