social networking strategy for business

A one pager that describes a social media strategy framework.

This excellent presentation discusses five best practices in business to business marketing including social media marketing.

 Abstract

Initiated as a consumer-oriented technology, social media is increasingly being leveraged as a powerful, low-cost tool for enterprises to drive business objectives such as enhanced customer interaction, greater brand recognition and more effective employee recruitment. While social media affords enterprises many potential benefits, information risk professionals are concerned about its inherent risks such as data leakage, malware propagation and privacy infringement. Enterprises seeking to integrate social media into their business strategy must adopt a cross functional, strategic approach that addresses risks, impacts and mitigation steps, along with appropriate governance and assurance measures.

This research reviews the use of social media networks by people while on the job. This use is of concern to some employers. This research recommends that instead of banning the use of social media, employers are better served using it for work!

This presentation discusses the legal issues that can arise with the increasing use of social media in the workplace and how to avoid them.

This social media toolkit provides guidelines for the use of social media in the workplace - to maximize business value and minimize risks. The toolkit discusses 1) social media policy 2) Web 2.0 legal issues and concerns, and 3) guidelines for employees

How do HR professionals and HR consultants use social media and Web 2.0 technologies? A survey of HR professionals found that many of them are fully aware of the potential of these technologies. However, opportunities exist to improve their knowledge and experience.

This Simple Social Media Strategy Template can be used to create a social media strategy for your business. It uses nine reference points, which are applied to the key stages of a social media strategy - diagnostic, strategy development, implementation, assessment and refinement.

This social business plan templates can be used as a framework to think about the issues in creating your social enterprise.

This article discusses social media and discusses the five key elements of a social media strategy.