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Social business by design : transformative social media strategies for the connected company
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First edition.
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San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.
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ix, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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9781118273210
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"How to rethink modern organizations for the social media eraSocial Business by Design begins by exploring how the social, cultural, and technological trends provoked by the social media explosion are transforming the business environment. From this big picture view, the book then steps down to closely analyze the various tools of social media strategy: social media marketing, social product development, crowdsourcing, social customer research management, and more. The author then shows how to choose and implement a social business strategy and reveals the exact playbook to maximize its impact. These strategies are grounded in real-world examples from high-profile organizations such as Accenture, Best Buy, DIA, GEICO, ING, LG, Missile Defense Agency, Gucci, World Bank, and IBM.Social Business by Design draws on the rich unique set of assets of the Dachis Group. With a leading consulting business for numerous senior executive clients in Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies, Dachis uses its "front row" seat in the industry to complete research work with large enterprises in their industry-leading Social Business Council. The books combines compelling explanation, hard-hitting research, and strategic recommendation, very much in line with the way Dachis practices"-- Provided by publisher.
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From the Dachis Group--the global leader in social business--comes the groundbreaking book on transformative social business strategies.

Social Business By Design is the definitive management book on how to rethink the modern organization in the social media era. Based on their research and work through the Dachis Group, thought leaders Dion Hinchcliffe and Peter Kim deftly explore how the social, cultural, and technological trends provoked by the social media explosion are transforming the business environment. Designed as both a strategic overview and a hands-on resource, Social Business By Design clearly shows how to choose and implement a social business strategy and maximize its impact. Explains the mechanisms, applications, and advantages of a strategic array of social media topics, including social media marketing, social product development, crowdsourcing, social supply chains, social customer relationship management, and more Features examples from high-profile companies such as SAP, Procter & Gamble, MillerCoors, Bloomberg, HBO, Ford, and IBM who have implemented social business strategies Draws on the extensive research and expertise of the Dachis Group, which has helped numerous Fortune 500 clients plan, build, and activate effective social business solutions

Containing actionable, high-impact techniques that save time and the bottom line, Social Business By Design will transform any organization's strategy to ensure success and avoid disruption in a fast-moving world.


Author Notes

Dion Hinchcliffe is executive vice president of strategy at Dachis Group. He is an internationally recognized thought leader on enterprise social media, business agility, open business models, and information technology. He writes, speaks, researches, and consults on these topics for clients in the Fortune 500 and public sector.

Peter Kim is chief strategy officer of Dachis Group. He is a leading advisor on social business, working with clients on strategy formulation and driving global industry discourse.

Dachis Group is a consulting firm that helps large enterprises implement social business design to formulate business strategies; plans, builds, and activates social solutions for customer, workforce, and enterprise engagement; and provides data aggregation and analysis. www.dachisgroup.com


Table of Contents

Jeff Dachis
Forewordp. vii
Introductionp. 1
Part 1 Adapting Organizations to the Twenty-First Centuryp. 5
1 Social Media: Drivers of Global Business Opportunityp. 7
2 Social Media: A Way of Life, a Way of Businessp. 17
3 Who's Winning in Social Business and Whyp. 25
4 The Global Business Transition to Social Mediap. 45
5 How Business Will Make the Transitionp. 53
Part 2 The Techniques of Social Businessp. 63
6 Social Media Marketingp. 65
7 Social Product Developmentp. 87
8 Crowdsourcing: Community-Powered Workforcesp. 93
9 Social Customer Relationship Management and Customer Communities: Social Customer Carep. 99
10 Social Business Ecosystems: Engaging with Business Partnersp. 107
11 Workforce Engagement: Creating a Connected Company Using Social Businessp. 127
12 Social Business Supporting Capabilitiesp. 143
Part 3 Social Business Design and Strategyp. 157
13 Identifying Priorities and Planningp. 159
14 Building Blocks: The Elements of Social Businessp. 169
15 Business Cases, Pilots, Return on Investment, and Value: Tying Them Togetherp. 185
16 Building a Social Business Strategy: The Outputsp. 191
17 Getting Started with Social Businessp. 195
18 Maturity: The Social Business Unitp. 205
Epiloguep. 211
Appendix: The Ten Tenets of Social Businessp. 215
Notesp. 217
Acknowledgmentsp. 229
About the Authorsp. 231
Indexp. 233