IBM: Leading the Way with Social Business

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2 Define evaluation criteria and methodology 3 Select vendors to be benchmarked 4 Conduct research 5 Prepare the benchmark study Leading the Way with Social Business The Social Business for Communication & Collaboration (SB4CC) market will grow by an average 50% between 2012 and 2016 in Germany. of companies improve their productivity through the use of SB4CC. More than 70% of German companies with more than 100 employees use SB4CC. 40% This will grow to 60% by the end of 2014. German companies with more than 100 employees use SB4CC solutions mainly for enterprise-wide or departmental scenarios: Blogs Activity Streams Wikis Social collaboration with customers and partners will increase in the wake of a more wide-spread adoption Social business, based on standardized integration, is the key competitive factor in 2014. 41% of the companies surveyed use microblogging within their organization. Enterprise Adoption 74% use blogging within the company, but only 26% include third parties while using this tool. 63% use Wikis within the company, 22% include third parties. Activity Streams Usage 54% 17% Collaborative Writing 46% 27% Within the Organization Include Third Party The Social Business Landscape The State of the Social Business Market in Germany Experton’s benchmark study and positioning of IBM The Process Social Business Advantages 51% use file sharing within the company. Advantages for HR 20% increase of employee productivity rates achieved within three years 70% accelarated recruitment of new talent Advantages for CIOs CIOs have to face the barrier of complexity & the conflict between legacy & new apps. IT departments should proactively take responsibility in the sense of an overall strategy There needs to be close communication with the business departments to identify their needs early Advantages for Employees Better comms. and collaboration internally Freedom to establish modern, flexible work styles. Independence from fixed working hours and locations Advantages for Companies It has the potential to increase employee efficiency Social business facilitates the achievement of a corporate culture with common values and concept for an adequate working atmosphere It allows companies to share and access knowledge of individual employees and departments It enables more spontaneous, transparent and easy communications and collaboration Balance between formal and informal hierarchies Advantages for Marketing & Communications External social media channels are increasingly important for customer engagement and lead generation Involving customers has a huge impact on the buying process New feedback and service channels can be established 30% of newly hired staff is used more effectively 40% of new talent get productive in half the time Social Talent Management “With Kenexa, IBM provides a comprehensive solution and additional key functionalities such as integration with external remuneration data and integrated skills/competence taxonomy.” Socialytics “The functional scope of the IBM solution leaves nothing to be desired. Social analytics by IBM can be provisioned on-premise or as software as a service and is part of the most comprehensive social business product and service portfolio.” Consulting and Integration “IBM has one of the best service units for user organizations to provide strategic advice in times of change.” Software & Service Components IBM is a Leader Social Enterprise Networking Suites Yes Social Collaboration – Filesharing Yes Social Talent Management Yes Social Commerce Yes Social Media Marketing Management Yes Social Analytics (Socialytics) Yes Consulting Services Yes Integration Services Yes Social CRM *IBM doesn’t have an offering in this area No 1 Define Social Business Target market Portfolio Attractiveness • Product details • Range of products • Momentum • Strategy • Technologies Competitive Strengths • Know-how • Customer Satisfaction • Client base • Sales • Management How Experton evaluated the vendors: For more information about Social Business and IBM: ibm.com/social-business Vendor Selection Process Experton created an initial list of 250 candidates and then selected 97 suitable vendors which Experton deems relevant for the German market for social business services and technologies. IBM Identified as Leading Vendor Social Commerce “IBM demonstrates a high degree of social emphasis and has a good understanding of its customers' requirements.” Social Media Marketing Management “IBM has recognized the increasingly strong interaction of a customer's individuality and opinions with today's marketing approaches.” Enterprise Social Networking Suites “IBM Connections is the all-in one SENS (Social Enterprise Network Suites) solution for all kinds of purposes.” Collaborative FileSharing “IBM provides customized file sharing features with deep integration of the file content sharing functionality into IBM Connections.”

Transcript of IBM: Leading the Way with Social Business

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Define evaluation criteria and

methodology

3

Select vendors to be

benchmarked

4

Conduct research

5

Prepare the benchmark

study

Leading the Way with Social Business

The Social Business for Communication & Collaboration (SB4CC) market will grow by an average

50% between 2012 and 2016 in Germany.

of companies improve their

productivity through the use of SB4CC.

More than

70%

of German companies with more than 100 employees use SB4CC. 40%

This will grow to 60% by the end of 2014.

German companies with more than 100 employees use SB4CC solutions mainly for enterprise-wide or departmental scenarios:

Blogs

Activity Streams

Wikis

Social collaboration with customers and partners will increase in the wake of a more wide-spread adoption

Social business, based on standardized integration, is the key competitive factor in 2014.

41%of the companies surveyed use microblogging within their organization.

EnterpriseAdoption

74% use blogging within the company, but only 26% include third parties while using this tool.

63% use Wikis within the company, 22% include third parties.

Activity StreamsUsage54% 17%

CollaborativeWriting46% 27%

Within the Organization Include Third Party

The Social Business LandscapeThe State of the Social Business Market in Germany

Experton’s benchmark study and positioning of IBMThe Process

Social Business Advantages

51%use file sharing within the company.

Advantages for HR

20% increase of employee productivity rates achieved within three years

70% accelarated recruitment of new talent

Advantages for CIOs

CIOs have to face the barrier of complexity & the conflict between legacy & new apps.

IT departments should proactively take responsibility in the sense of an overall strategy

There needs to be close communication with the business departments to identify their needs early

Advantages for Employees

Better comms. and collaboration internally

Freedom to establish modern, flexible work styles. Independence from fixed working hours and locations

Advantages for Companies

It has the potential to increase employee efficiency

Social business facilitates the achievement of a corporate culture with common values and concept for an adequate working atmosphere

It allows companies to share and access knowledge of individual employees and departments

It enables more spontaneous, transparent and easy communications and collaboration

Balance between formal and informal hierarchies

Advantages for Marketing & Communications

External social media channels are increasingly important for customer engagement and lead generation

Involving customers has a huge impact on the buying process

New feedback and service channels can be established

30% of newly hired staff is used more effectively

40% of new talent get productive in half the time

Social Talent Management

“With Kenexa, IBM provides a comprehensive solution and additional key functionalities such as integration with externalremuneration data and integrated skills/competence taxonomy.”

Socialytics

“The functional scope of the IBM solution leaves nothing to be desired. Social analytics by IBM can be provisioned on-premise or as software as a service and is part of the most comprehensive social business product and service portfolio.”

Consulting and Integration

“IBM has one of the best service units for user organizations to provide strategic advice in times of change.”

Software & Service Components IBM is a Leader

Social Enterprise Networking Suites Yes

Social Collaboration – Filesharing Yes

Social Talent Management Yes

Social Commerce Yes

Social Media Marketing Management Yes

Social Analytics (Socialytics) Yes

Consulting Services Yes

Integration Services Yes

Social CRM*IBM doesn’t have an offering in this area No

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Define Social Business

Target market

Portfolio Attractiveness

• Product details• Range of products• Momentum• Strategy• Technologies

Competitive Strengths

• Know-how• Customer Satisfaction• Client base• Sales• Management

How Experton evaluated the vendors:

For more information about Social Business and IBM: ibm.com/social-business

Vendor Selection Process

Experton created an initial list of 250 candidates and then selected 97 suitable vendors which Experton deems relevant for the German market for social business services and technologies.

IBM Identified asLeading Vendor

Social Commerce

“IBM demonstrates a high degree of social emphasis and has a good understanding of its customers' requirements.”

Social Media Marketing Management

“IBM has recognized the increasingly strong interaction of a customer's individuality and opinions with today's marketing approaches.”

Enterprise Social Networking Suites

“IBM Connections is the all-in one SENS (Social Enterprise Network Suites) solution for all kinds of purposes.”

Collaborative FileSharing

“IBM provides customized file sharing features with deep integration of the file content sharing functionality into IBM Connections.”