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IGNITING CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
Using social media to establish your professional identity and
benefit your career
Brendan DoddsSocial Media, Search and Advertising Leader
EY
26 October 2014
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The power of social media
Networking
Learning
Building reputation
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The power of social media
Networking
Learning
Building reputation
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What do we mean by a network?
• Supportive system of people with a common interest
• Often used for sharing information• People, not technology• Connections and relationships
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Connections vs followers
YOU THEM
Connection
Follower
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Who is a “right” connection?
• People who you care about• People who influence you• People who share useful insights• People who value your insights
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When to accept a connection
Anyone at all – open networking
Would they recognize your name?
Have you met them in person?Would you give them your cellphone no.?
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How to get more followers
Leak a sex tape
How to get the right followers
• Contribute!
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A good contribution
Contribution
Relevant
Useful
Insightful
Authentic
Distinctive
Accurate
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You don’t have to create to add value
Stuff
Creators
Selected stuff
Curators
Commentary on stuff
Commentators
Valued stuff
Consumers
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The power of social media
Networking
Learning
Building reputation
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Learning
Tools
• News• Information• Skills
People
• Insights• Shared
information• Behaviors
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Great tools
• Flipboard• Paper• Google News• LinkedIn Today• SlideShare• Twitter (use lists)• RSS Readers
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Great people
• Your coworkers• Your boss• Industry peers• Anyone who shares useful, relevant information
(on professional networks)
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Where do you want to be in 3-5yrs?
• Who do you want to be?• “Dress for the role you want”.• Observe and learn from their behavior. Use the tools
they use.• Network and collaborate with them.• Find the value you can add to them.
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Learn to listen. Listen to learn.
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”
Ernest Hemingway
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The power of social media
Networking
Learning
Building reputation
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Personal brand
You’re hired (in part) for your reputation
Your digital reputation• has never been more
visible• has never been more in
your control
Your brand
Education
Resume
Interview technique
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Digital handshake
• 94% of recruiters rely on social recruiting• 93% use LinkedIn to search, contact, and keep tabs
on candidates• 65% use Facebook and 47% use Twitter to promote
company culture• 18% use Twitter and 25% use Facebook to vet
candidates after the interview process
Source: Jobvite survey, 2013
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Clean up
1. Google yourself (log out first)2. Assess the results3. Improve the results4. Monitor
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Assess your digital reputation
The good The bad
Naked
Holding a beer
Unprofessional
Negative
Controlled by you
Professional
Positive
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Managing your digital reputation
Fix the bad stuff
Improve existing
stuff
Add more good stuff
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Add more good stuff
• Create great content• Establish new profiles (selectively)• Organize your online presence
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Improve existing stuff
• Update social profiles• Optimize social profiles
• LinkedIn• Google +
• Understand and lock-down privacy settings
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Fix the bad stuff
• Delete or replace what we control
• Can we influence what we don’t?
• Add good stuff• Learn from it, smile
and move on
flickr.com/arvindgrover
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Improve your LinkedIn profile
• Add a good photo• Fix your headline• Build out your network
• Always personalize invitations to connect
• Fine-tune your summary and current role• What do you want to be known for?• Keyword optimize• Show some passion
• Turn off unwelcome emails
Hello?
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Social media guidelines
A few healthy assumptions:
1. Assume your colleagues are following you2. Assume you’ll be quoted in the media3. Assume you’re talking about a client4. …and don’t do anything stupid
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In closing
Social media offers a differential advantage in your career.
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Thanks
Get in touch: @BrendanDodds
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