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how enterprise social software can be used to manage better business during a downturn

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WHOAMI?

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Thisishowac/veIaminourinternalsocialnetwork

ThisiswhatIdo

ThisiswhatIsaythatIknow

ThisiswhatIactuallyknow,

basedonwhatIdo

Herearemyexternallinks…(twiBer,blogetc.)

ThisismyonlineCV(availableonmyuser

profile)

Twocolleaguesofminealsousedtoworkat

MicrosoL…

Thisismypersonalnetwork.It’sgeneratedautoma/callybasedonwhoIworkwith.Idon’t“add

friends”tomynetwork

Thesearepeoplethatshareinterestswithme

Thesearethepeoplethatreadandcommentmyworkthemost…asyoucanseeCarlosDiazisthe

personthatreadsmystuffthemost.

CarlosisourCEO

ENOUGHABOUTME…

Thispollwills/llbeopenforafewdays,andispostedtohBp://robgray.org/?p=66

YoucanvoteifyouhaveaUKmobile

Ina/meofcrisis,thereisatendencytofocusoncostreduc/on…

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts

Innova/onProduc/vity

ButacrisisisoLentheright/metobefocusingoninnova/on…

ThisisoLenoverlookedbecauseeveryone’sfocusingonthecrisis…

Getridofthismachinegunsalesman–can’tyouseeI’mbusyfigh/ngawar?

ThreeareaswhereEnterpriseSocialNetworking(ESN)canprovidebenefit…

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts

Innova/onProduc/vity

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts

Innova/onProduc/vity

Herearesomeexamplesofhoworganisa/onshaveusedESNtoreducecosts…

SavingMoney

MarketResearch

Events

Stafframp‐up/me

Intheseexamples…“nameshavebeenchangedtoprotecttheinnocent”

Savings

Insurance

Investments

Pensions

Mortgages

“TheBank”sellsvariousproducts

MikeisanIndependentFinancialAdvisor(IFA)

“TheBank”valuesMikeasheistheonewhoactuallysellstheseproductsto

customers.He’slikeanemployeetothem…

…andhemakesthemalotof….

Savings

Insurance

Investments

Pensions

Mortgages

“TheBank”needstocommunicatenewproductsto

MikeandotherIFAsacrossthecountry

TheyalsoneedtogatherfeedbackfromMike,inordertounderstandhowtheycanbeBerservertheircustomers

Savings

Insurance

Investments

Pensions

Mortgages

“TheBank”communicatesnewproductlaunchesto

IFA’sthroughmul/pleregionalevents(costly)

FeedbackfromallIFA’sisgatheredafew/mesayearviaaMarketResearch

company

Theresultsaregatheredtogetherinareportfor“TheBank”whichcostsalotof…

So...theBank’srela/onshipwiththeir“valued”virtual

employeeswashandledbyathirdparty…

ThiswayofdoingthingswasaliBleoutdated…

andquiteexpensive…

Fortunatelytherewasanotherway…

Withaprivatesocialnetwork,theycan

connectcommuni/esofmarketers,expertsandIFAsinoneplace

MarketResearchinthisareacanbeeliminated,

because….

Mycustomersarenotbuyingitbecausenosavingguaranteeforbusiness

Ihadthesameproblem.Itwouldbegreatif…wecouldofferthistosmallbusiness,mycustomersareinpanicmode

Customersareleaving...sameproblemupinManchester….

Let’sguaranteeethisforsmallbusiness

NewSavingsProductforsmallbiz…it’swonderful,brilliant,great,blahblahblah

Everyonewillwantone,massiveinterestratesforbusiness

SeeourexclusiveObamavideo….

Thereisnowa2‐way‘conversa/on’

NewSavingsProductforsmallbiz…it’swonderful,brilliant,great,blahblahblah

Everyonewillwantone,massiveinterestratesforbusiness

SeeourexclusiveObamavideo….

Communica/ongoesdirectlytomul/ple“peoplegroups”/communi/es

These“cross‐group”conversa/ons,leadtoac/onwithinhoursordays…

Customersareleaving...sameproblemupinManchester….

Ihadthesameproblem.Itwouldbegreatif…wecouldofferthistosmallbusiness,mycustomersareinpanicmode

Let’sguaranteeethisforsmallbusiness

NewSavingsProductforsmallbiz…it’swonderful,brilliant,great,blahblahblah

Everyonewillwantone,massiveinterestratesforbusiness

SeeourexclusiveObamavideo….

Mycustomersarenotbuyingitbecausenosavingguaranteeforbusiness

“cross‐group”conversa/onsincludepeoplefromalltherelevantcommuni/es

Communica/on

Feedback

TakeAc/on

Thebenefitsareclear:

(easier,cheapercommunica/ontoIFAsaboutnewproducts,withaninstantfeedback

mechanism)

Butthebusinesscaseisbuiltaroundsavingmoney($$$$$$$$$$)

Savings

£268K

£164K

£32K£55K

MarketResearch Events

Before

ALer

Savings

£236 £109

MarketResearch Events

BeforeALer

+ = £345K

Savings:£345Kofcostperyeareliminated

Costs:Approx£75Kperyearspentonimplemen/ngthesocialnetwork(includinghardware,soLware,hos/ng,maintenance,management)

Future:Nextyeartheyplanonreducingthenumber“IFAhelpline”callcentrestaff=addi/onal*significant*saving

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts

Innova/onProduc/vity

TheInnova/onProcess–howdoesanideabecomeamarketableproductorservice?

Innova/on

Idea Refinement Failure/Success Perseverance

MarketableProduct/Service

Italwaystakesmorethan

onepersontobringanideatofrui/on

Anexamplefromourownorganisa/on,howanideabecameanewpartofourproduct…

Hereisagraphshowingideasinsideourcompanyover/me…andafeedofnotes

star/ngwiththelatest

ThesearespecificideasfromourownUKcommunity,inorderofnumberofviews…

ThisoneisanoteaboutApple’s

announcementofEnterpriseappsforthe

iPhone

ChristopheourCTO,askswhetherweshoulddevelopaniPhoneapp

Hisideahasbeenviewedover127/mesandgenerates14commentsfromdevelopers,sales,

marke/ng,execteam,ourpartnersandcustomers.

Withinaday,we’vegatheredenoughopinioninordertomakeourdecision….“It’stechnicallyfeasible,customerswant

it,andcouldwealsodosomethingforblackberry?”

Westartdevelopment3weekslaterandwillincludeitinourfutureproductrelease

OneofourcustomersisusingblueKiwiasan“ideagenera/onspace”…sofaremployeeshavegeneratedover50newideasforthecompany,whicharenowintheproduct

developmentpipeline….

Innova/on

Idea Refinement Failure/Success Perseverance

MarketableProduct/Service

Recap:beingmorecompe//ve

NewIdeas

Faster/metomarket

MarketIntelligence

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts

Innova/onProduc/vity

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts

Innova/onProduc/vity

Produc/vity

FindExperts

ReduceDuplica/onofeffort

Highperformancevirtualteams

Produc/vity

FindExperts

ReduceDuplica/onofeffort

Highperformancevirtualteams

Exper/seisgeneratedautoma/callybasedonwhatyouread,writeandcommentabout.Eachpersonhasa“personaltagcloud”

Remembermyprofilefromtheintroduc/on?

Here’sareminder…

ThisiswhatIactuallyknow,

basedonwhatIdo

Thishelpswhenitcomestofindingexperts

Exper/seisbasedonmyself‐profiledtags,aswellasmydynamicpersonaltagcloud

VIDEODEMO:FINDINGEXPERTS

I’veuploadedthepreviousvideoonmybloghBp://robgray.org/?p=60

Findingpeoplehelpsgetthejobdonefaster.Verybeneficial,butit’sverydifficultto

measurethisagainstacostsaving,whichiswhyweseldomdoabusinesscasearoundproduc/vityalone…butyouMUSTincludeit

Produc/vity

FindExperts

ReduceDuplica/onofeffort

Highperformancevirtualteams

The“ParetoPrinciple”ofTeamPerformance

Inanyteamyouhaveafewstars,thenmostly“normal”performers,andafewpoor

performers

AccordingtotheSalesBenchmarkingIndex13%ofSalespeoplebringinover80%ofthe

revenue

Afewstarsbringinmostoftherevenue

Inaglobalsalescommunity,thestarscansharetheirsuccessstories,visibletotheirpeers,managersandtheexecu/veteam

“Stars”ShareSuccessStories

Allsalesteamsgloballyhave

visibilityofthis

Thewholecommunitylearnsfromeachother

Andbecomesmoreeffec/ve

ToRecapsomeofthebenefits….

MMM2.0

ReducingCosts• £345Kevents&research

• Futuresavingoncallcentrecosts

Innova/on• 50Newproductsindevelopment

Produc/vity• Findexper/se•  Improveteameffec/veness

• Reduceramp‐up/me

Idea Refinement Failure/Success Perseverance

MarketableProduct/Service

Howtogetrapidresults…

Experience(successfulandunsuccessfulprojects)hastaughtushowtogetbuy‐in…

anddeliverquicklyatalowcost

Gexngbuy‐in

FOCUS:Iden/fyONEbusinessgoal

Iden/fymeasurableoutcomes

Createavision

Communicatethevision

AchievableImplementa/onplan

Thedecisiontogoaheadisjustthebeginning

Implementa/onPlan

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Identify steering group, champions & pilot members

Identify Executive sponsors

Focused Event (real / virtual)

End user training Internal Marketing, Community stimulation,

Analysis & review

With steering group

Measuringsuccessisimportant

• MarketResearch:£250K•  Events:£100K• CallCenter:over£300K

ReduceCosts

• RevenueperIFA

IncreaseRevenue

• Reduceramp‐up/me(/metofirstdeal)

Staff

• Communityac/vity• Ac/vevsInac/ve•  #readers,#commenters

Engagement

SuccessScorecard

Measuringengagementandsuccessofthecommunity

againstyourgoals…

Thanks!

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