Enterprise Social Networking is More Than Facebook Behind a Firewall

Organization Name: Altimeter Group

Industry: Research

Name of Contact if Available: Brian Solis

Web Reference: www.briansolis.com

Description of how social media is used for business performance

In this case study, Brian Solis examines if internal social networks can improve employee engagement. Brian points to how the implementation of Enterprise social networks (ESN) also requires philosophy, vision and leadership behind the implementation to serve as the foundation for internal engagement. He cautions people to think about and strategize how to add value before deploying an ESN and ensure there are goals, processes and reward systems developed first.

Lessons for others

We are learning more and more about how social networks are improving customer engagement, and Brian believes that there are four key ways to deliver value to a social business to drive employee engagement. Theses include the following:

1. Encourage sharing

2. Capture knowledge

3. Enable action

4. Empower employees

Submitted By: Beverly Pirie, SMBP, University of Waterloo

To contact the author of this entry please email at: bpirie@rogers.com

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About Beverly Pirie

Communications @BlackBerry. Social butterfly. Always On. Always Connected.
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