social media strategy in multinational companies

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SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES André Lambelet Master Thesis MSc in Business Administration September 2011 Advisor Prof. Dr. Philipp Bubenzer HEG Fribourg Co-advisor Matthias Lüfkens World Economic Forum

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Speaker: André Lambelet, Project & Release Manager at Aixum Tec AG Advisor: Dr. Philipp Bubenzer, Professor HEG Fribourg Swiss Internet Marketing Day 2012

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SOCIAL  MEDIA  STRATEGY  OF  MULTINATIONAL  COMPANIES

André Lambelet

Master ThesisMSc in Business Administration

September 2011

AdvisorProf. Dr. Philipp Bubenzer

HEG Fribourg

Co-advisorMatthias Lüfkens

World Economic Forum

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AGENDA

Objectives

Studied companies

Framework

Learnings

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OBJECTIVES

Usage of Social Media by MNCs

Establish theory

Feedback

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SOCIAL MEDIA ≠ MARKETING

26%

30%19%

11%

11% 4%

Web / Social Media ManagerCommunicationDigital / eMediaPR / Public AffairsMarketingAgency

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CODESGROUPSCONSTRUCTSFRAMEWORK

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FRAMEWORK

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SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS

Listen!

Find the right tone

Monitor the activitiesKnow the tools

Strong local aspectMove fast

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SOCIAL MEDIA BENEFITS

Better company image

More legitimacy

Better brand awareness

Better employer branding

Better communication

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INTERNAL SOCIAL MEDIA

Oral culture Management support

Use internal social media

Bring down the silos

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HOW TO TAME SOCIAL MEDIA?

Target your audience

Identify the right platforms

Focus on specific channel

Reach quality

Listen!

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HOW TO REACH QUALITY

Advertisement

Risk of no interaction

Work on quality

Critical mass Objective

Needs empirical confirmation

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HOW TO TAME SOCIAL MEDIA?

Target your audience

Identify the right platforms

Focus on specific channel

Reach quality

Expand

Listen!

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LESSONS LEARNED

Decentralized ➠ Fully centralized

Social media is not about selling

Organic growth

KPI easy to find

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BARRIERS

Resources

Legal

Management

Complexity and size

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BARRIERS

Risks are manageable

Social media is a tactical game

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SOCIAL MEDIA ROUNDTABLE ?

• Round table (~10 dedicated persons)

• Meetings twice a year

• Informal casual atmosphere

• Outside competition

• Discuss among them the challenges / solutions

Interested?Come and tell us your needs

[email protected]

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SOCIAL  MEDIA  STRATEGY  OF  MULTINATIONAL  COMPANIES

Thank you!

Download the full study on:http://lambelet.me

André [email protected]