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A State of the Industry Report

The State of Social Business 2013:
The Maturing of Social Media
into Social Business
Altimeter Research Theme: Dynamic Organization

October 15, 2013

By Brian Solis and Charlene Li
With Jessica Groopman, Jaimy Szymanski, and Christine Tran
Based on results from Altimeter Group’s 2010-2013 annual survey of social media strategists and executives
Executive Summary

Highlights of Findings

Altimeter Group conducts regular social business surveys to learn how social media is

In terms of social business maturity, most organizations are “intermediate,” with only

evolving within enterprise organizations. While we’ve included our Q4 2012 data in previous

17% who are truly strategic in the execution of their social strategies.

reports, we are now making the survey results available to the public under a Creative
survey results from 2010-2011 to provide year-over-year comparisons. Where relevant, we

The lack of clear leadership, organization, and strategy means that many organizations
experience some form of “social anarchy,” of siloed, uncoordinated social efforts.

include results from our latest survey that was conducted in Q3 2013.

More companies are moving to the Multiple Hub and Spoke model to organize their

Analysis of our survey results reveal that social media is extending deeper into organizations

social business programs, up from 18% in 2010 using this model to 23.6% in 2013.

and, at the same time, strategies are maturing. What was previously a series of initiatives
driven by marketing and PR is now evolving into a social business movement that looks
to scale and integrate social across the organization. The following report reveals how

Most dedicated social media teams continue to report to Marketing (40%) or Corporate
Communications/PR (26%). But now, 13 different departments around the organization
are seeing dedicated staff work on social initiatives.

decade of enterprise integration, we still see experimentation in models and approach.

Companies are committing more headcount to social media across all sizes of

There is no one way to become a social business. Instead, social businesses evolve through

companies. The biggest jump is for companies with more than 100,000 employees,

a series of stages that ultimately align social media strategies with business goals.

which now report an average of 49 full-time employees (FTEs) supporting social media

Our hope is that the data shared in this report provides some perspective on where your

in the organization, compared to 20 in 2010.

company is today so that you can chart your own course for social business evolution.
Some ways to use the data include:
1. Benchmark where you are compared to the various business stages shared in this
report.

Top priorities for social include scaling for engagement, integrating data, and training/
education around social.
Measuring the impact of social is maturing, with over half of organizations able to track
the impact of social on marketing efforts.

2. Document existing challenges and opportunities that you will need to address for
your 2014 social business plan.
3. Determine how social strategies can better align with business objectives and

area — only 18% of companies said that their employees have a good or very good
understanding of their social media policies.

priorities.
4. Finally, follow along with Altimeter Group’s Seven Success Factors of Social Business
Strategy to expedite your transition from social media to social business.

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The State of Social Business: 2012 Benchmark Study
In our report, The Evolution of Social Business: Six Stages of Social Business Transformation,

We found that while most companies have an established presence, engage actively with

we found that even though social media is making its way into more and more businesses,

customers, or even have formalized programs, only 17% consider themselves at the higher

companies that adopt it are not created equal when it comes to social media maturity.

ends of social business maturity (see Figure 1).

Our research revealed a distinct gap between companies that execute social media

Figure 1: Most Enterprises Characterize Themselves as Intermediate in Social
Business Maturity

in the report, is the deep integration of social media and social methodologies into the

Q. How would you characterize where your organization
is in its social business evolution? (Q3 2013)

organization to drive business impact.

25%

stages:

26%

26%

Stage 1: Planning — Listening and learning to ensure a strong foundation of strategy and
resource development, organizational alignment, and execution. Do not currently have a

14%
Stage 2: Presence — Staking claim and moving from planning to action, establishing a
formal and informed presence in social media.

6%
3%

Stage 3: Engagement — Making a commitment where social becomes critical to
relationship-building along the entire customer lifecycle.
Stage 4: Formalized — Organizing for scale in social deployment and engagement across

Stage 1
Planning

Stage 2
Presence

Stage 3
Stage 4
Engagement Formalized

Stage 5
Strategic

Stage 6
Converged

multiple departments, business units, and sub-brands.
Stage 5: Strategic — Becoming a social business; social initiatives are gaining visibility
through business impact. Social methodologies and technologies become integrated
across functions.
Stage 6: Converged — Business is social; social media strategies weave into the fabric of
an evolving organization driven by a vision of improving customer and employee relationships
and experiences.

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Social Media Programs Still Foster “Social Anarchy”

Only Half of Executives Are Aligned with the
Social Strategy

Social media programs often exist in siloes within the organization, creating a form of

In addition, only 52% of executives are informed, engaged, and aligned with their

“social anarchy” when leadership, strategy, and organization are not aligned. We found

company’s social strategy (see Figure 3). This, of course, limits social media’s growth

that only 26% of companies approach social media holistically, operating against a

path. We found, though, that executives who get on board with social do so because

common enterprise vision (see Figure 2).

strategies track toward tangible business objectives. This places organizations across
multiple stages, including Presence, Engagement, and Formalized in their social business

Figure 2: Few Companies Approach Social Media Holistically

evolution.

Q. Which of the following statements best match your

Holistic social media approach:
Where lines of business and business functions
operate against an enterprise-level vision and
strategy — they act independently, but in

Marketing/Communications multi-channel approach:
Where activity is based on a one-to-many
distribution, i.e., same content calendar
for every social network and
controlled centrally.
Marketing/Communications single-channel focus:
Creates individual content plans
channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
YouTube, blogs, etc.
Customer-service focus:
Emphasis is on listening
to customer conversations
and resolving
customer issues.
Distributed social media approach:
Where lines of business and business
functions independently manage and fund
social media strategies to create departmental
outcomes, i.e., sales, service, marketing, HR.

Figure 3: Half of Executives Are Informed, Engaged, and Aligned with Social
Strategy

26%

Q. Below are number of statements that describe elements of a social strategy. Please indicate the
extent to which you agree that each statement describes your organizations. (Q4 2012)
Risk management around social media
is well understood by Legal/Compliance, and risk
mitigation/crisis management policies and
processes are in place throughout the organization.

20%

18%

65%

Roles, responsibilities, and governance
of people directly and indirectly responsible for
the execution and support of social efforts ar
resourced, and in place throughout the organization.

60%

Social strategy
is connected to
business goals and
outcomes.

61%

A long-term vision for
how social media will improve
customer relationships
has been articulated.

9%

27%

52%

Top executives are
informed, engaged, and
aligned with our
social strategy.

52%

The social strategy includes a
detailed road map for what
it will do — and also not do — over
the next 1+ years.
There are clear metrics used
throghout the organization
that associate social activities
with business outcomes.
Employees at all levels are aware and trained
on how to use (or not to use) social media
in both their jobs as well as personal lives
in ways that will positively impact the organization.

48%

34%

27%

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Social Business Gains Traction Throughout the
Organization

Organizations Still Experiment with Several
Models to Support Social Media

A key part of social business is how and where it lives in the organization. We found that

Organizations continue to use a variety of models to support social media programs. We

78% of companies have a dedicated social media team — with 22% having them at both

found that no one format is permanent or dominant. Many companies start with a model

the corporate and division level (see Figure 4). Only 22% do not have a dedicated team

that mirrors the culture of their company today. As programs develop, new models are

yet.

tested to expand social media across disciplines, departments, and lines of business.

Figure 4: Three-Quarters of Companies Have a Dedicated Social Media Team

Most companies continue to organize as Hub and Spoke (35%), but the biggest shift

Q. Does your company have a dedicated social media team that serves the entire company or
division as a shared resource? (Q3 2013)

was companies moving toward Multiple Hub and Spoke, increasing from 18% in 2010
to almost 24% in 2012 (see Figure 5). Multiple Hub and Spoke is gaining traction with
organizations that move along the stages of social media maturity as it brings disparate
groups together to solve for challenges that prevent social integration into everyday

Yes, at the
corporate and
division level

22%

22%
14%

Yes, at the
corporate level

42%

Not yet

Figure 5: Companies Continue to Organize for Social Media as Hub and Spoke,
with a Shift Toward Multiple Hub and Spoke

Yes, at the
division level
2012

9.4%

29.1%

35.4%

23.6%

2.4%

2010

10.8%

28.8%

41%

18%

1.4%

Decentralized
No one department
manages or coordinates;
efforts bubble up from
the edges of the company.

Hub and Spoke
A cross-functional team
sits in a centralized position
and helps varios nodes such
as business units.

Centralized
One department
(like Corp Communications)
manages all social activities.

Holistic
Everyone in the company
uses social media safely
and consistently across
all organizations.

Multiple Hub and Spoke
(“Dandelion”)
Similar to Hub and Spoke but
applicable to multinational
companies where
“companies within companies”
act nearly autonomusly from each
other under a common brand.

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Social Media Headcount Expanded Rapidly

Marketing and Communications Become
the Social Media Core

The number of full-time employees supporting social media is on the rise. Between 2010

By far, most core social media teams reside in Marketing or Corporate Communications
and PR, accounting for 66% of all businesses surveyed (see Figure 8). Social media is
also making headway as its own group, now matching core digital teams at 14%. As

has also increased over time (see Figure 7).

social media becomes part of everyday engagement across the enterprise, the core social

Figure 6: Social Media Headcount Across the Organization Is Blooming
Q. Approximately how many full-time equivalent staff currently support social efforts
in your organization, for external and internal engagement?

media team will continue to grow as a critical enabler that helps the business learn how
to be social. With the expansion of social media across the enterprise, businesses will
move along the Formalized and Strategic stages of social business evolution. This sets the
stage for social media to operate in alignment with overall business, lines of business, and

Average # of Staff

functional goals.

2010

2012

1,000 to < 5,000

3.1

3.1

Figure 8: Core Social Media Teams Reside Largely in Marketing or Corporate
Communications/PR

5,000 to < 10,000

5.2

19.4

10,000 to < 50,000

5.4

12.0

50,000 to < 100,000

23.8

27.9

Marketing

More than 100,000

20.4

49.4

Corporate Comm/PR

Employees in Company

Q. In which department does your CORE social me team reside? (Q4 2012)

26%

Social Media

Figure 7: The Core Social Media Team Increases in Size
Q. How many full-time or full-time equivalent employees make up this dedicated social media team?
(Answer for the team(s) you are most familiar with.)
Role

40%

14%

Digital

14%

Advertising

2%

Customer Support

2%

2011 Average

2013 Average

Social Strategist

1.5

1.6

Business Unit Liaison

1.5

1.7

Executive

1%

Content Strategist

N/A

1.7

IT

.5

1%

Education/Training Manager

0.8

3

2.5

Community Manager
Web Developer

1.5
2

2.2

Social Analyst

1

1.6

Total

11

6%

3.4

Social Media Manager

Other

15.6

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Social Media Expands into Social Business

2013 Viewed as the Year Where Social
Scales and Integrates

In just a few years, dedicated employees have spread out beyond marketing and

While priorities such as metrics and training remain top priorities, new initiatives are getting

communications to proliferate other key functions and lines of business. At least 13

attention, such as scaling social programs, making sense of social data, and integrating

different business units across the enterprise may deploy social media (see Figure 9). Most

with digital and mobile efforts (see Figure 10). This is supported by related objectives to

notably, customer support (40%) and digital (37%) have become part of the everyday

develop internal education and training, up to 43%, and connect employees with social

social mix. And while HR has traditionally used social for recruitment, social is also now

tools, at 23%. Companies can’t scale social media across the enterprise with a core

expanding to be used for employee engagement, development, and retention.

team alone. As businesses move toward Formalized, Strategic, and Converged stages,

The number of social media practitioners is also increasing in areas where social hasn’t

strategists learn that housing social in one group hinders growth, scale, and internal
distribution, leaving strategy development and execution in either the core or among
external agencies. To truly scale social throughout the enterprise takes empowerment

migration continues, the need for all groups to work together and in line with one overall
vision and philosophy will set the stage for a Converged social business.

where it becomes a new instrument to achieve business goals.
Figure 10: In 2013, Companies Prioritized Measurement, Training, and Scaling
Programs

Figure 9: At Least 13 Business Units Have Dedicated Social Media Staff

Q. In 2013, what are your top internal social media objectives?

Q. In which of the following departments are there dedicated people
(can be less than one FTE) executing social? (Q4 2012)

Create metrics that demonstrate
the value of social media

Marketing

73%

Corporate Comm/PR

66%

Customer Support

40%

Digital

37%

Social Media

35%

HR

29%

Product Department/R&D

16%

Advertising

16%

Customer/User Experience

15%

IT

14%

Executive

11%

Legal

9%

Market Research

8%

48%
48%

Develop internal
education and training

43%
37%

Scale our
social programs

40%
25%

Connect social data to other enterprise data
sources to deliver actionable insight

33%

Integrate social media
with digital and mobile

27%

Connect employees
with social tools

23%
26%

Develop a
listening/monitoring solution

15%
30%

Determine an
organizational/governance model

15%
35%

Apply social insight to
the product roadmap

15%
35%

Get buy-in
from stakeholders

13%
32%

Create policies
and procedures

7%
22%

2012

2010

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Social Strategies Focus on Content,
Engagement, and Support

Outcomes and Measurement Favor Marketing
and Customer Experience Objectives

Content marketing, engagement, listening, and providing direct customer support became
higher social priorities in 2013, with more than half naming content marketing (see Figure

respondents shared that they were able to see and measure positive outcomes for
marketing optimization, customer experience, and brand health social initiatives (see

as a means to tell stories, market, and create awareness, preference, and even demand.
On the other hand, notable decreases in social commerce, advocacy, and collaboration
programs signify a need to prioritize objectives rather than spread investments, time, and
resources across too many initiatives.

Figure 12). In progress toward a fully Converged social business, customer experience
promise, reputation, and engagement strategy.
Figure 12: Social Media Programs Demonstrate Positive Outcomes for Marketing
Optimization, Customer Experience, and Brand Health

Figure 11: Top External Social Priorities Focus on Content, Engagement,
Listening, and Support

Q. Which of the following outcomes can you atribute to your social business program
in the last 12 months? (Q3 2013)

Q. In 2013, what are your top three external social media objectives?
57%

Marketing Optimization:
Improvement in effectiveness
of marketing programs

Developing ongoing dialog and
engagement with customers

50%
43%

Customer Experience:
Improvement in relationship with
customers, experience with brand

45%

23%

29%

Listening/learning
from customers

41%
38%

45%

26%

29%

Providing direct customer support
through social channels

32%
16%

Brand Health:
Improvement in attitudes, conversation,
and behavior toward our brand

relations
or ambassador program

27%

Website
integration

25%
47%

Reduction in company
expenses, e.g., customer service

19%

Formalizing an
advocacy program

16%
25%

18%

Collaboration with customers on
new products/services

14%
20%

Innovation:
Increase in product R&D
and innovation

Mobile/
Location

13%
21%

Enabling
peer-to-peer support

9%
14%

Social
commerce

9%
22%

Content
marketing

2012

Revenue Generation:
Increase in actual product
revenue, leads, conversions

53%

24%

23%

35%

39%

37%
29%

21%

42%
52%

We have formalized metrics that show positive outcomes
We have not been able to tie this to positive outcomes
We have not formally measure this yet

2010
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Social Budgets Stayed Constant in 2013

Social Media Spending Focuses on
Enabling a Social Business

In 2013, there was little movement in social budgets from the previous year (see Figure 13).

Social media investments are distributed across all aspects of social business enablement,

Nearly half of companies’ social budgets are less than $100K or between $100K to $500K.

with companies mostly planning to increase spending on social media management

Within those budgets, the highest technology spend was for listening/monitoring platforms,

systems (SMMS) to help scale engagement (see Figure 15). The second area is spending

followed closely by analytics and community platforms (see Figure 14).

on training and education as organizations seek to educate those outside of the core
social media teams on how to integrate social into everyday processes.

Figure 13: Social Budgets Stayed Constant in 2013
Less than $100,000

$100,000 to < $500,000

25%
23%

$500,000 to < $1 million

6%
4%

Figure 15: In 2013, Nearly Half of Social Strategists Planned to Increase Spending
on Social Media Management Systems and Internal Training and Education

26%
34%

Social media management systems
(Hootsuite, Spredfast, Sprinklr)

5%
5%

More than $5 million

Figure 14: Listening/Monitoring, Analytics, and Community Platforms Are the
Biggest Social Technology Spends in 2013
Listening/monitoring platforms

$62,000

Analytics platforms

$54,600

Community platforms

$51,900

Social media management systems

$34,700

Enterprise social networks
Social CRM

45%
43%

Listening/monitoring platforms
(Radian6, Scout Labs, Crimson Hexagon, NetBase)

11%
9%

$1 million to < $5 million

47%

Social app
development

2012

Training and education
(workshop, conferences, webinars)
Custom technology development
or data integration services

2013 Projection

47%

43%

External agency to support engagement
(e.g., moderate Facebook page)

38%

Social
CRM

37%

Analytics platforms
(Webtrends, Omniture, Coremetrics)

33%

Community platforms
(Lithium, Jive, Get Satisfaction)

25%

(Federated Media, NetShelter, BlogHer)

23%

Enterprise social network
(Yammer, Chatter)

22%

$29,400
$14,800

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Social Media Risk Management
Needs Improvement

Social Media Education Is at Best Fair

While 65% of companies have risk mitigation/crisis management policies in place, only

Our survey revealed that employee knowledge of social media usage and company

27% say that employees are properly trained on how to use (or not use) social media

policies is lacking across the board (see Figure 18). This ties back to the “social anarchy”

(see Figure 16), risking social media violations or crises by employees. And while most

that’s brewing within the organization today. Only 18% of those surveyed believed that

companies have internal social media policies, only half have consumer-facing community

employees have a good or very good understanding of social media and organizational

policies in place that help set expectations (see Figure 17).

policies (see Figure 19).

Figure 16: Most Companies Have Risk Mitigation and Crises Management
Processes for Social Media, But Few Say Employees Are Properly Trained

Figure 18: Most Organizations Admit Employees Have Little Knowledge of Their
Social Media Policies

Q. Which of the following outcomes can you attribute to your social business program
in the last 12 months? (Q4 2012)

Q. What is the knowledge level of employees about social media usage and
the organizational social media policies? (Q4 2012)

Risk management around social media is well
understood by Legal/Compliance, and risk
mitigation/crisis management policies and
processes are in place throghout the organization.

65%

Employees at all levels are aware and trained on
how to use (or not to use) social media in both their
jobs as well as personal lives in ways that will
positively impact the organization.

27%

Very Good

30% Poor

Good 14%

Figure 17: Internal Social Media Policies Are Largely in Place, But Only Half of
Companies Have External, Customer-Facing Community Policies

Fair 45%

Figure 19: Only a Third of Companies Have Formal Social Media Training

Q. Which of the following social media policies does your organization currently have?
(Select as many as applicable) (Q4 2012)

85%

7% Very Poor

4%

39%

38%
of companies

75%

26%
22%

52%

12%

5%
Organizational
Social Media
Policy

Privacy
Policy

Community
Policy

Not sure if we
have a social
media policy

2%
None of
the above

No program:
We have not
rolled out a program

Ad hoc:
We have
ad hoc education

In progress:
We are in the process of
formalizing education

Formalized:
We have formalized
and ongoing education

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In Summary

Related Reports

The evolution of social business is constant. While models, budgets, and investments will

The data that appears in this report was also used in the following reports and books:

shift over time, the biggest impact of social media will be in the social contract companies

The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy
by Charlene Li and Brian Solis, July 2013

establish with customers and employees. Doing so allows companies to think through the
investment and the expected return for employees and customers so they can introduce

As a function of social business evolution, social becomes part of the DNA and culture
in organizational transformation. Everything begins with the articulation of a vision for
how social impacts customer and employee relationships and experiences. From there,

The Evolution of Social Business: Six Stages of Social Business Transformation
by Charlene Li and Brian Solis, March 2013
A Framework for Social Analytics
by Susan Etlinger, August 2011

Related Altimeter Services

and technology to effectively scale social throughout the organization while aligning with a

Social business champions need to take strategies to the next level. Altimeter has a suite

new or renewed vision and also business goals.

of solutions to help strategists guide organizations through an important series of steps

In the next two years, we expect social to become part of a bigger movement where

that lead to social business transformation.

social joins web, mobile, and other digital initiatives to lead an integrated and orchestrated

Altimeter’s Social Business Strategy Suite is designed as a complete process, or it can be

transformation. Social becomes just one part of the overall approach to successfully
engage, learn from, and lead connected customers and employees. But it is the evolution
into a Social Business as outlined above where stakeholders learn what it takes to adapt
existing models, processes, and methodologies as part of an overall change management
initiative.

Discovery:
Social Readiness Roadmap
Social Media Policy & Risk Assessment
Opportunity Analysis
Socialgraphics

Methodology
Each year, Altimeter Group conducts an online survey of social media strategists and
executives. Survey results in this report are only from companies with more than 1000
employees for 2010-2012 and 500 employees for 2013.

Strategy Development:
Social Business Vision
Strategy Roadmap
Metrics Development & Alignment
Identify and Prioritize Initiatives

Survey Date

Number of Respondents

Q2 2010

140

Q2 2011

144

Q4 2012

130

Social Data & Analytics Roadmap

Q3 2013

65

Training Program Roadmap

Organizational Development
Governance & Organizational Structure
Content Strategy Roadmap

Technology Assessments
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About Us
Brian Solis, Principal Analyst

Open Research

Brian Solis (@briansolis) is a principal analyst at Altimeter Group. He
is also an award-winning author, prominent blogger, and keynote
speaker. Solis works with enterprise organizations and technology
vendors to research the state and direction of markets, competitors,
and customer behavior. Through the use of proven frameworks and
best practices, Solis analyzes trends, opportunities, capabilities, and
areas for improvement to align new media initiatives with business
priorities.

This independent research report was 100% funded by Altimeter Group. This report is published under the
principle of Open Research and is intended to advance the industry at no cost. This report is intended for you to
read, utilize, and share with others; if you do so, please provide attribution to Altimeter Group.

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Disclosures
relationships. With permission, we publish a list of our client base on our website. See our website to learn more:

Charlene Li, Altimeter Founder and Partner, Analyst
Charlene Li (@charleneli) is Founder of the Altimeter Group and the
author of the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership. She
is also the coauthor of the critically acclaimed, bestselling book
Groundswell, which was named one of the best business books
in 2008. She is one of the foremost experts on social media and
technologies and a consultant and independent thought leader
on leadership, strategy, social technologies, interactive media, and
marketing.

http://www.altimetergroup.com/disclosure.

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  • 1. A State of the Industry Report The State of Social Business 2013: The Maturing of Social Media into Social Business Altimeter Research Theme: Dynamic Organization October 15, 2013 By Brian Solis and Charlene Li With Jessica Groopman, Jaimy Szymanski, and Christine Tran Based on results from Altimeter Group’s 2010-2013 annual survey of social media strategists and executives
  • 2. Executive Summary Highlights of Findings Altimeter Group conducts regular social business surveys to learn how social media is In terms of social business maturity, most organizations are “intermediate,” with only evolving within enterprise organizations. While we’ve included our Q4 2012 data in previous 17% who are truly strategic in the execution of their social strategies. reports, we are now making the survey results available to the public under a Creative survey results from 2010-2011 to provide year-over-year comparisons. Where relevant, we The lack of clear leadership, organization, and strategy means that many organizations experience some form of “social anarchy,” of siloed, uncoordinated social efforts. include results from our latest survey that was conducted in Q3 2013. More companies are moving to the Multiple Hub and Spoke model to organize their Analysis of our survey results reveal that social media is extending deeper into organizations social business programs, up from 18% in 2010 using this model to 23.6% in 2013. and, at the same time, strategies are maturing. What was previously a series of initiatives driven by marketing and PR is now evolving into a social business movement that looks to scale and integrate social across the organization. The following report reveals how Most dedicated social media teams continue to report to Marketing (40%) or Corporate Communications/PR (26%). But now, 13 different departments around the organization are seeing dedicated staff work on social initiatives. decade of enterprise integration, we still see experimentation in models and approach. Companies are committing more headcount to social media across all sizes of There is no one way to become a social business. Instead, social businesses evolve through companies. The biggest jump is for companies with more than 100,000 employees, a series of stages that ultimately align social media strategies with business goals. which now report an average of 49 full-time employees (FTEs) supporting social media Our hope is that the data shared in this report provides some perspective on where your in the organization, compared to 20 in 2010. company is today so that you can chart your own course for social business evolution. Some ways to use the data include: 1. Benchmark where you are compared to the various business stages shared in this report. Top priorities for social include scaling for engagement, integrating data, and training/ education around social. Measuring the impact of social is maturing, with over half of organizations able to track the impact of social on marketing efforts. 2. Document existing challenges and opportunities that you will need to address for your 2014 social business plan. 3. Determine how social strategies can better align with business objectives and area — only 18% of companies said that their employees have a good or very good understanding of their social media policies. priorities. 4. Finally, follow along with Altimeter Group’s Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy to expedite your transition from social media to social business. Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 1
  • 3. The State of Social Business: 2012 Benchmark Study In our report, The Evolution of Social Business: Six Stages of Social Business Transformation, We found that while most companies have an established presence, engage actively with we found that even though social media is making its way into more and more businesses, customers, or even have formalized programs, only 17% consider themselves at the higher companies that adopt it are not created equal when it comes to social media maturity. ends of social business maturity (see Figure 1). Our research revealed a distinct gap between companies that execute social media Figure 1: Most Enterprises Characterize Themselves as Intermediate in Social Business Maturity in the report, is the deep integration of social media and social methodologies into the Q. How would you characterize where your organization is in its social business evolution? (Q3 2013) organization to drive business impact. 25% stages: 26% 26% Stage 1: Planning — Listening and learning to ensure a strong foundation of strategy and resource development, organizational alignment, and execution. Do not currently have a 14% Stage 2: Presence — Staking claim and moving from planning to action, establishing a formal and informed presence in social media. 6% 3% Stage 3: Engagement — Making a commitment where social becomes critical to relationship-building along the entire customer lifecycle. Stage 4: Formalized — Organizing for scale in social deployment and engagement across Stage 1 Planning Stage 2 Presence Stage 3 Stage 4 Engagement Formalized Stage 5 Strategic Stage 6 Converged multiple departments, business units, and sub-brands. Stage 5: Strategic — Becoming a social business; social initiatives are gaining visibility through business impact. Social methodologies and technologies become integrated across functions. Stage 6: Converged — Business is social; social media strategies weave into the fabric of an evolving organization driven by a vision of improving customer and employee relationships and experiences. Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 2
  • 4. Social Media Programs Still Foster “Social Anarchy” Only Half of Executives Are Aligned with the Social Strategy Social media programs often exist in siloes within the organization, creating a form of In addition, only 52% of executives are informed, engaged, and aligned with their “social anarchy” when leadership, strategy, and organization are not aligned. We found company’s social strategy (see Figure 3). This, of course, limits social media’s growth that only 26% of companies approach social media holistically, operating against a path. We found, though, that executives who get on board with social do so because common enterprise vision (see Figure 2). strategies track toward tangible business objectives. This places organizations across multiple stages, including Presence, Engagement, and Formalized in their social business Figure 2: Few Companies Approach Social Media Holistically evolution. Q. Which of the following statements best match your Holistic social media approach: Where lines of business and business functions operate against an enterprise-level vision and strategy — they act independently, but in Marketing/Communications multi-channel approach: Where activity is based on a one-to-many distribution, i.e., same content calendar for every social network and controlled centrally. Marketing/Communications single-channel focus: Creates individual content plans channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs, etc. Customer-service focus: Emphasis is on listening to customer conversations and resolving customer issues. Distributed social media approach: Where lines of business and business functions independently manage and fund social media strategies to create departmental outcomes, i.e., sales, service, marketing, HR. Figure 3: Half of Executives Are Informed, Engaged, and Aligned with Social Strategy 26% Q. Below are number of statements that describe elements of a social strategy. Please indicate the extent to which you agree that each statement describes your organizations. (Q4 2012) Risk management around social media is well understood by Legal/Compliance, and risk mitigation/crisis management policies and processes are in place throughout the organization. 20% 18% 65% Roles, responsibilities, and governance of people directly and indirectly responsible for the execution and support of social efforts ar resourced, and in place throughout the organization. 60% Social strategy is connected to business goals and outcomes. 61% A long-term vision for how social media will improve customer relationships has been articulated. 9% 27% 52% Top executives are informed, engaged, and aligned with our social strategy. 52% The social strategy includes a detailed road map for what it will do — and also not do — over the next 1+ years. There are clear metrics used throghout the organization that associate social activities with business outcomes. Employees at all levels are aware and trained on how to use (or not to use) social media in both their jobs as well as personal lives in ways that will positively impact the organization. 48% 34% 27% Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 3
  • 5. Social Business Gains Traction Throughout the Organization Organizations Still Experiment with Several Models to Support Social Media A key part of social business is how and where it lives in the organization. We found that Organizations continue to use a variety of models to support social media programs. We 78% of companies have a dedicated social media team — with 22% having them at both found that no one format is permanent or dominant. Many companies start with a model the corporate and division level (see Figure 4). Only 22% do not have a dedicated team that mirrors the culture of their company today. As programs develop, new models are yet. tested to expand social media across disciplines, departments, and lines of business. Figure 4: Three-Quarters of Companies Have a Dedicated Social Media Team Most companies continue to organize as Hub and Spoke (35%), but the biggest shift Q. Does your company have a dedicated social media team that serves the entire company or division as a shared resource? (Q3 2013) was companies moving toward Multiple Hub and Spoke, increasing from 18% in 2010 to almost 24% in 2012 (see Figure 5). Multiple Hub and Spoke is gaining traction with organizations that move along the stages of social media maturity as it brings disparate groups together to solve for challenges that prevent social integration into everyday Yes, at the corporate and division level 22% 22% 14% Yes, at the corporate level 42% Not yet Figure 5: Companies Continue to Organize for Social Media as Hub and Spoke, with a Shift Toward Multiple Hub and Spoke Yes, at the division level 2012 9.4% 29.1% 35.4% 23.6% 2.4% 2010 10.8% 28.8% 41% 18% 1.4% Decentralized No one department manages or coordinates; efforts bubble up from the edges of the company. Hub and Spoke A cross-functional team sits in a centralized position and helps varios nodes such as business units. Centralized One department (like Corp Communications) manages all social activities. Holistic Everyone in the company uses social media safely and consistently across all organizations. Multiple Hub and Spoke (“Dandelion”) Similar to Hub and Spoke but applicable to multinational companies where “companies within companies” act nearly autonomusly from each other under a common brand. Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 4
  • 6. Social Media Headcount Expanded Rapidly Marketing and Communications Become the Social Media Core The number of full-time employees supporting social media is on the rise. Between 2010 By far, most core social media teams reside in Marketing or Corporate Communications and PR, accounting for 66% of all businesses surveyed (see Figure 8). Social media is also making headway as its own group, now matching core digital teams at 14%. As has also increased over time (see Figure 7). social media becomes part of everyday engagement across the enterprise, the core social Figure 6: Social Media Headcount Across the Organization Is Blooming Q. Approximately how many full-time equivalent staff currently support social efforts in your organization, for external and internal engagement? media team will continue to grow as a critical enabler that helps the business learn how to be social. With the expansion of social media across the enterprise, businesses will move along the Formalized and Strategic stages of social business evolution. This sets the stage for social media to operate in alignment with overall business, lines of business, and Average # of Staff functional goals. 2010 2012 1,000 to < 5,000 3.1 3.1 Figure 8: Core Social Media Teams Reside Largely in Marketing or Corporate Communications/PR 5,000 to < 10,000 5.2 19.4 10,000 to < 50,000 5.4 12.0 50,000 to < 100,000 23.8 27.9 Marketing More than 100,000 20.4 49.4 Corporate Comm/PR Employees in Company Q. In which department does your CORE social me team reside? (Q4 2012) 26% Social Media Figure 7: The Core Social Media Team Increases in Size Q. How many full-time or full-time equivalent employees make up this dedicated social media team? (Answer for the team(s) you are most familiar with.) Role 40% 14% Digital 14% Advertising 2% Customer Support 2% 2011 Average 2013 Average Social Strategist 1.5 1.6 Business Unit Liaison 1.5 1.7 Executive 1% Content Strategist N/A 1.7 IT .5 1% Education/Training Manager 0.8 3 2.5 Community Manager Web Developer 1.5 2 2.2 Social Analyst 1 1.6 Total 11 6% 3.4 Social Media Manager Other 15.6 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 5
  • 7. Social Media Expands into Social Business 2013 Viewed as the Year Where Social Scales and Integrates In just a few years, dedicated employees have spread out beyond marketing and While priorities such as metrics and training remain top priorities, new initiatives are getting communications to proliferate other key functions and lines of business. At least 13 attention, such as scaling social programs, making sense of social data, and integrating different business units across the enterprise may deploy social media (see Figure 9). Most with digital and mobile efforts (see Figure 10). This is supported by related objectives to notably, customer support (40%) and digital (37%) have become part of the everyday develop internal education and training, up to 43%, and connect employees with social social mix. And while HR has traditionally used social for recruitment, social is also now tools, at 23%. Companies can’t scale social media across the enterprise with a core expanding to be used for employee engagement, development, and retention. team alone. As businesses move toward Formalized, Strategic, and Converged stages, The number of social media practitioners is also increasing in areas where social hasn’t strategists learn that housing social in one group hinders growth, scale, and internal distribution, leaving strategy development and execution in either the core or among external agencies. To truly scale social throughout the enterprise takes empowerment migration continues, the need for all groups to work together and in line with one overall vision and philosophy will set the stage for a Converged social business. where it becomes a new instrument to achieve business goals. Figure 10: In 2013, Companies Prioritized Measurement, Training, and Scaling Programs Figure 9: At Least 13 Business Units Have Dedicated Social Media Staff Q. In 2013, what are your top internal social media objectives? Q. In which of the following departments are there dedicated people (can be less than one FTE) executing social? (Q4 2012) Create metrics that demonstrate the value of social media Marketing 73% Corporate Comm/PR 66% Customer Support 40% Digital 37% Social Media 35% HR 29% Product Department/R&D 16% Advertising 16% Customer/User Experience 15% IT 14% Executive 11% Legal 9% Market Research 8% 48% 48% Develop internal education and training 43% 37% Scale our social programs 40% 25% Connect social data to other enterprise data sources to deliver actionable insight 33% Integrate social media with digital and mobile 27% Connect employees with social tools 23% 26% Develop a listening/monitoring solution 15% 30% Determine an organizational/governance model 15% 35% Apply social insight to the product roadmap 15% 35% Get buy-in from stakeholders 13% 32% Create policies and procedures 7% 22% 2012 2010 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 6
  • 8. Social Strategies Focus on Content, Engagement, and Support Outcomes and Measurement Favor Marketing and Customer Experience Objectives Content marketing, engagement, listening, and providing direct customer support became higher social priorities in 2013, with more than half naming content marketing (see Figure respondents shared that they were able to see and measure positive outcomes for marketing optimization, customer experience, and brand health social initiatives (see as a means to tell stories, market, and create awareness, preference, and even demand. On the other hand, notable decreases in social commerce, advocacy, and collaboration programs signify a need to prioritize objectives rather than spread investments, time, and resources across too many initiatives. Figure 12). In progress toward a fully Converged social business, customer experience promise, reputation, and engagement strategy. Figure 12: Social Media Programs Demonstrate Positive Outcomes for Marketing Optimization, Customer Experience, and Brand Health Figure 11: Top External Social Priorities Focus on Content, Engagement, Listening, and Support Q. Which of the following outcomes can you atribute to your social business program in the last 12 months? (Q3 2013) Q. In 2013, what are your top three external social media objectives? 57% Marketing Optimization: Improvement in effectiveness of marketing programs Developing ongoing dialog and engagement with customers 50% 43% Customer Experience: Improvement in relationship with customers, experience with brand 45% 23% 29% Listening/learning from customers 41% 38% 45% 26% 29% Providing direct customer support through social channels 32% 16% Brand Health: Improvement in attitudes, conversation, and behavior toward our brand relations or ambassador program 27% Website integration 25% 47% Reduction in company expenses, e.g., customer service 19% Formalizing an advocacy program 16% 25% 18% Collaboration with customers on new products/services 14% 20% Innovation: Increase in product R&D and innovation Mobile/ Location 13% 21% Enabling peer-to-peer support 9% 14% Social commerce 9% 22% Content marketing 2012 Revenue Generation: Increase in actual product revenue, leads, conversions 53% 24% 23% 35% 39% 37% 29% 21% 42% 52% We have formalized metrics that show positive outcomes We have not been able to tie this to positive outcomes We have not formally measure this yet 2010 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 7
  • 9. Social Budgets Stayed Constant in 2013 Social Media Spending Focuses on Enabling a Social Business In 2013, there was little movement in social budgets from the previous year (see Figure 13). Social media investments are distributed across all aspects of social business enablement, Nearly half of companies’ social budgets are less than $100K or between $100K to $500K. with companies mostly planning to increase spending on social media management Within those budgets, the highest technology spend was for listening/monitoring platforms, systems (SMMS) to help scale engagement (see Figure 15). The second area is spending followed closely by analytics and community platforms (see Figure 14). on training and education as organizations seek to educate those outside of the core social media teams on how to integrate social into everyday processes. Figure 13: Social Budgets Stayed Constant in 2013 Less than $100,000 $100,000 to < $500,000 25% 23% $500,000 to < $1 million 6% 4% Figure 15: In 2013, Nearly Half of Social Strategists Planned to Increase Spending on Social Media Management Systems and Internal Training and Education 26% 34% Social media management systems (Hootsuite, Spredfast, Sprinklr) 5% 5% More than $5 million Figure 14: Listening/Monitoring, Analytics, and Community Platforms Are the Biggest Social Technology Spends in 2013 Listening/monitoring platforms $62,000 Analytics platforms $54,600 Community platforms $51,900 Social media management systems $34,700 Enterprise social networks Social CRM 45% 43% Listening/monitoring platforms (Radian6, Scout Labs, Crimson Hexagon, NetBase) 11% 9% $1 million to < $5 million 47% Social app development 2012 Training and education (workshop, conferences, webinars) Custom technology development or data integration services 2013 Projection 47% 43% External agency to support engagement (e.g., moderate Facebook page) 38% Social CRM 37% Analytics platforms (Webtrends, Omniture, Coremetrics) 33% Community platforms (Lithium, Jive, Get Satisfaction) 25% (Federated Media, NetShelter, BlogHer) 23% Enterprise social network (Yammer, Chatter) 22% $29,400 $14,800 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 8
  • 10. Social Media Risk Management Needs Improvement Social Media Education Is at Best Fair While 65% of companies have risk mitigation/crisis management policies in place, only Our survey revealed that employee knowledge of social media usage and company 27% say that employees are properly trained on how to use (or not use) social media policies is lacking across the board (see Figure 18). This ties back to the “social anarchy” (see Figure 16), risking social media violations or crises by employees. And while most that’s brewing within the organization today. Only 18% of those surveyed believed that companies have internal social media policies, only half have consumer-facing community employees have a good or very good understanding of social media and organizational policies in place that help set expectations (see Figure 17). policies (see Figure 19). Figure 16: Most Companies Have Risk Mitigation and Crises Management Processes for Social Media, But Few Say Employees Are Properly Trained Figure 18: Most Organizations Admit Employees Have Little Knowledge of Their Social Media Policies Q. Which of the following outcomes can you attribute to your social business program in the last 12 months? (Q4 2012) Q. What is the knowledge level of employees about social media usage and the organizational social media policies? (Q4 2012) Risk management around social media is well understood by Legal/Compliance, and risk mitigation/crisis management policies and processes are in place throghout the organization. 65% Employees at all levels are aware and trained on how to use (or not to use) social media in both their jobs as well as personal lives in ways that will positively impact the organization. 27% Very Good 30% Poor Good 14% Figure 17: Internal Social Media Policies Are Largely in Place, But Only Half of Companies Have External, Customer-Facing Community Policies Fair 45% Figure 19: Only a Third of Companies Have Formal Social Media Training Q. Which of the following social media policies does your organization currently have? (Select as many as applicable) (Q4 2012) 85% 7% Very Poor 4% 39% 38% of companies 75% 26% 22% 52% 12% 5% Organizational Social Media Policy Privacy Policy Community Policy Not sure if we have a social media policy 2% None of the above No program: We have not rolled out a program Ad hoc: We have ad hoc education In progress: We are in the process of formalizing education Formalized: We have formalized and ongoing education Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 9
  • 11. In Summary Related Reports The evolution of social business is constant. While models, budgets, and investments will The data that appears in this report was also used in the following reports and books: shift over time, the biggest impact of social media will be in the social contract companies The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy by Charlene Li and Brian Solis, July 2013 establish with customers and employees. Doing so allows companies to think through the investment and the expected return for employees and customers so they can introduce As a function of social business evolution, social becomes part of the DNA and culture in organizational transformation. Everything begins with the articulation of a vision for how social impacts customer and employee relationships and experiences. From there, The Evolution of Social Business: Six Stages of Social Business Transformation by Charlene Li and Brian Solis, March 2013 A Framework for Social Analytics by Susan Etlinger, August 2011 Related Altimeter Services and technology to effectively scale social throughout the organization while aligning with a Social business champions need to take strategies to the next level. Altimeter has a suite new or renewed vision and also business goals. of solutions to help strategists guide organizations through an important series of steps In the next two years, we expect social to become part of a bigger movement where that lead to social business transformation. social joins web, mobile, and other digital initiatives to lead an integrated and orchestrated Altimeter’s Social Business Strategy Suite is designed as a complete process, or it can be transformation. Social becomes just one part of the overall approach to successfully engage, learn from, and lead connected customers and employees. But it is the evolution into a Social Business as outlined above where stakeholders learn what it takes to adapt existing models, processes, and methodologies as part of an overall change management initiative. Discovery: Social Readiness Roadmap Social Media Policy & Risk Assessment Opportunity Analysis Socialgraphics Methodology Each year, Altimeter Group conducts an online survey of social media strategists and executives. Survey results in this report are only from companies with more than 1000 employees for 2010-2012 and 500 employees for 2013. Strategy Development: Social Business Vision Strategy Roadmap Metrics Development & Alignment Identify and Prioritize Initiatives Survey Date Number of Respondents Q2 2010 140 Q2 2011 144 Q4 2012 130 Social Data & Analytics Roadmap Q3 2013 65 Training Program Roadmap Organizational Development Governance & Organizational Structure Content Strategy Roadmap Technology Assessments Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 10
  • 12. About Us Brian Solis, Principal Analyst Open Research Brian Solis (@briansolis) is a principal analyst at Altimeter Group. He is also an award-winning author, prominent blogger, and keynote speaker. Solis works with enterprise organizations and technology vendors to research the state and direction of markets, competitors, and customer behavior. Through the use of proven frameworks and best practices, Solis analyzes trends, opportunities, capabilities, and areas for improvement to align new media initiatives with business priorities. This independent research report was 100% funded by Altimeter Group. This report is published under the principle of Open Research and is intended to advance the industry at no cost. This report is intended for you to read, utilize, and share with others; if you do so, please provide attribution to Altimeter Group. Permissions The Creative Commons License is Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States at http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0. Disclosures relationships. With permission, we publish a list of our client base on our website. See our website to learn more: Charlene Li, Altimeter Founder and Partner, Analyst Charlene Li (@charleneli) is Founder of the Altimeter Group and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership. She is also the coauthor of the critically acclaimed, bestselling book Groundswell, which was named one of the best business books in 2008. She is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies and a consultant and independent thought leader on leadership, strategy, social technologies, interactive media, and marketing. http://www.altimetergroup.com/disclosure. Disclaimer ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION AND DATA USED IN THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND PROCESSED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE, AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS OF THE INFORMATION AND DATA SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN OR FOR INTERPRETATIONS THEREOF. REFERENCE HEREIN TO ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCT OR VENDOR BY TRADE NAME, TRADEMARK, OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY ITS ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR FAVORING BY THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS AND SHALL NOT NOTICE. Altimeter Group provides research and advisory for companies challenged by business disruptions, enabling them to pursue new opportunities and business models. Contact Us Advisory Opportunities Altimeter Group 1875 S. Grant Street, Suite 680 San Mateo, CA 94402-2667 info@altimetergroup.com www.altimetergroup.com Email: sales@altimetergroup.com Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States | © 2013 Altimeter Group | 11