Organization: Addictive Mobility Industry: Mobile Advertising Contact Name: Cyrus Bakhtiyari, Infrastructure Engineer Web References: Addictive Mobility Description of how social media is used for business performance The value of social media is evident in it’s ability to reach audiences and engage them. Businesses are able to make meaningful connections with their customers from around the world. It’s a way for… Read more »
Organization Name: BMW Industry: Automotive Contact name: Steven Althaus, BMW’s Global Director of Brand Management Web References: 2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report Description of how social media is used for business performance What is the impact social media is having on marketing? Social media has transformed the way marketer’s market things to us. It’s as simple as remembering the… Read more »
Organization Name: JetBlue Airways Industry: Travel Name of Contact: Marty St. George, VP of Marketing and Commercial Web References: Social Fresh Description of how social media is being used for business performance How is social media being measured by organizations today? Organizations today are using social media metrics and active monitoring to measure their impact and Return On Investment (ROI)… Read more »
Organization Name: Home Depot Industry: Home Improvement Contact Name: Mark Holifield, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Product Development Web References: Supply Chain Digest Description of how social media is used for business performance: Social media can be embedded to the supply chain to gather information from various parties involved whether experts or participants. With the transparency of information across… Read more »
Organization Name: Vitamin Water Industry: Food and beverage Name of contact: J. Darius Bikoff, CEO Web references: Vitamin Water Facebook Page Description of how social media is used for business performance: It was Mohanbir Sawhney that said: “To gain customer insights, we must understand that we are prisoners of what we know and what we believe”. Inspiration can come… Read more »
Organization Name: Red Lobster Industry: Restaurant Web References: Red Lobster’s Facebook Page We live in a world where we’re all connected and information is exchanged faster than I could have typed this sentence. Social media is the new way of interacting and organizations need to be part of this world to stay relevant and build relationships by engaging with their customers…. Read more »
Organization Name: Tangerine Industry: Financial/Banking Web References: http://tangerine.ca, http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-strategy/leadership-qa-peter-aceto/, http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/tangerine-gives-employees-mobility-nudge-towards-community-volunteerism/49394, http://nudgerewards.com/, http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2013/01/30/a-bank-executive-they-call-the-social-media-ceo/ Description of how social media is used for business performance Just as the name “Tangerine” is unique in the Canadian banking industry, their approach to banking, employee engagement and social media, are no different. The Tangerine website features a link to their Forward Thinking blog which can be… Read more »
