Involving the team in Enterprise Social Networks
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We’ve been talking a lot about strategies for engagement and participation in social networks recently: communicating transparently, involving the audience, encouraging the company’s customers to participate… It’s an extremely important marketing activity these days.
In Enterprise Social Networks, it’s no different. Having a social tool in your company that can boost your collective intelligence results isn’t much use if there’s no involvement.
Getting employees to participate requires good planning, which starts even before implementing and configuring the tool.
Everyone must be open to change and to the introduction of the social network in the company. So that this happens, the whole company needs to be informed beforehand. Before activating your social network, it’s a good idea to hold a general presentation of the tool, explaining how it works and what the company hopes to achieve with it.
Another delicate issue is many people are afraid to express their ideas in a corporate environment, as they feel insecure. For this reason, democratizing access to the tool is essential. A truly rich Intranet 2.0 is built from everyone’s participations. It’s the application manager’s job to make this clear and educate users on how to take best advantage of the tool.
Encouraging involvement using rewards is a good start, but it’s not about seeing rewards as a prize, rather as a recognition. This type of information makes employees feel motivated about continuing to participate and encourages others to start. The key lies in focusing on the user.
With proper planning and follow-up, an Enterprise Social Network, as well as saving time and money, can become a vital resource for solving problems and even a way for the company to discover potential experts among their employees.
Zyncro is one of the many tools available on the market. Choose the one that suits your business most, get your team involved and prepare yourself for the excellent returns.