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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>Cleverwood</title> <link>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog</link> <description>New (ways of using) Media</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:46:12 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/cleverwood" /><feedburner:info uri="cleverwood" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /><meta xmlns="http://pipes.yahoo.com" name="pipes" content="noprocess" /><image><link>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/</link><url>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/cleverwood?bg=660000&amp;fg=FFFFFF&amp;anim=0</url><title>Cleverwood</title></image><feedburner:emailServiceId>cleverwood</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>De echte taak van Club’s Conversation Manager</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/BB0kg3rf2OQ/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/de-echte-taak-van-clubs-conversation-manager/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:45:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pieter Maenhout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cleverwood]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3523</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Respecteer je identiteit, on- en offline. Mijn Club. - Slecht begonnen - Onze Club. Club Brugge. Ken je ze? Blauw-zwart, opgericht in 1891 onder de naam Brugsche Football Club en Club van harde werkers en noeste arbeid. Op de grasmat en in de tribune, allemaal volksmensen. Gewonnen prijzen doorheen de jaren? Who cares. Ik niet. Al had mijn Club &#8211; [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Respecteer je identiteit, on- en offline.</h2><p><strong><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/club-brugge-conversation-manager-difficulties/" target="_blank">Mijn Club.</a> - <em>Slecht begonnen</em> - Onze Club. Club Brugge. Ken je ze? Blauw-zwart, opgericht in 1891 onder de naam Brugsche Football Club en Club van harde werkers en noeste arbeid. Op de grasmat en in de tribune, allemaal volksmensen. Gewonnen prijzen doorheen de jaren? <em>Who cares.</em> Ik niet. Al had mijn Club &#8211; sorry onze Club &#8211; het palmares van een gemiddelde 3de klasse club, dan nog was ik supporter geweest. Maar waarom ben ik dan supporter? Omwille van de cultuur en identiteit.</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Cultuur en identiteit bepaalt veel, zo niet alles, in wat ik onderneem. Ik werk voor Cleverwood. Bij Cleverwood kiezen ze voor de <em><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/dynamic-insourcing/" target="_blank">Dynamic Insourcing</a></em> aanpak. Kort en simpel gezegd, samen de juiste balans vinden tussen je privé / werksituatie. Deze aanpak, samen met de visie dat een bedrijf beter wordt van het doorgeven en delen van kennis maakt dat ik hier mijn plaats heb gevonden. Nooit zou ik kunnen werken voor een bedrijf waar individualistisch en asociaal gedrag bij de bedrijfscultuur hoort. Maar voor Cleverwood geef ik me 100%. Ik zal ook zonder nadenken reageren wanneer ik iemand negatief hoor praten over Cleverwood (on- en offline).</p><p>En ga ik reageren omdat ik toevallig een Twitter account heb? <em>Hell no! </em>Of ga ik kennis met mijn collega&#8217;s delen omdat wij over een intern knowledge sharing platform beschikken? <em>Hell no!</em></p><p><em></em><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/de-echte-taak-van-clubs-conversation-manager/vingerafdruk-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-3545"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3545" title="vingerafdruk" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/vingerafdruk1.jpg" alt="" width="289" height="269" /></a><em><strong>Het gaat niet over de technologie of over sociale media.</strong></em> Nee, ik doe dit omdat ik mij identificeer met de cultuur en identiteit van Cleverwood. Met plezier kom ik op voor mijn werkgever en deel ik kennis met mijn collega&#8217;s. Mijn gedrag wordt bepaald door de cultuur en ik maak dankbaar gebruik van technologie en sociale media om mij te uiten. Maar het zijn zeker niet deze technologische mogelijkheden of sociale media kanalen die mij aanzetten tot mijn gedrag.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Maar genoeg over mij. Wat heeft dit te maken met Club? Wel Club heeft als eerste club in België een <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/club-brugge-conversation-manager-difficulties/" target="_blank">Conversation Manager</a> aangeworven. Wat goed nieuws is uiteraard.</p><p>Maar wat maakt een club echt sociaal en <em>conversational</em>? Wat creëert een community waar ambassadors zullen opstaan wanneer je ze nodig hebt? Simpel. Je vasthouden aan je cultuur en identiteit. Net omdat dat de reden is waarom je supporters voor jou gekozen hebben en waarom ze je nooit meer de rug zullen keren. Want eenmaal supporter, altijd supporter. En slaag je erin om je cultuur en identiteit in stand te houden en af te stemmen met de waarde van je supporters, dan zal je succes boeken. Aan wat er zich afspeelt op het veld kan je niets veranderen maar commercieel maakt dit je sterker. Diegene die zich kunnen <em><strong>identificeren</strong></em> met je club zullen vrienden, broers en zonen overtuigen om mee te komen. Ze zullen trainingen, shirts, tassen en deurmatten kopen om een uiting te geven aan hun gevoel. En bovenal zullen ze over je praten, <em><strong>on- en offline.</strong></em> Positief en negatief. En het is leuk om je supporters 4 kanalen te bieden waar ze hun mening kunnen uiten en waar je als Club aanwezig bent. Maar de echt waarde en de echte taak van de Conversation Manager is om constant af te toetsen of de beslissingen van het management stroken met de waarden van de supporters. In <em><strong>dialoog</strong></em> gaan met ons, de supporters. Vragen wat we van een beslissing denken en toelichting geven bij deze beslissing. Daarom ben ik ook blij dat in een tijd van verandering en &#8211; daarvan ben ik zeker &#8211; vooruitgang, die onze Club momenteel doormaakt onze Conversation Manager van start is gegaan.</p><p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/de-echte-taak-van-clubs-conversation-manager/wallpaper-2560x1600/" rel="attachment wp-att-3552"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3552" title="wallpaper-2560x1600" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wallpaper-2560x1600-300x187.png" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a></p><p>Ik ga 11 jaar kijken naar Club en heb 7 trainers en 3 voorzitters overleefd. Er zijn rondom mij mensen in het stadion die al 45 jaar elke 2 weken fier hun plaats in de tribune innemen. Ze hebben 25 trainers zien komen en gaan en hebben 5 voorzitters gekend. Laat staan de spelers die ze hebben zie rondlopen op het Heilige gras. Mijn punt? Blijf praten met ons want morgen ben je misschien weg. Maar overmorgen zullen wij er wel nog staan.</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/BB0kg3rf2OQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/de-echte-taak-van-clubs-conversation-manager/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/de-echte-taak-van-clubs-conversation-manager/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Building momentum through conversations.</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/jvtDUlM9KTs/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/building-momentum-through-conversations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:15:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jochen Cloetens</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conversation manager]]></category> <category><![CDATA[event promotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iron Maiden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music promotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3446</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Time for confessions, I love Iron Maiden! Not only for their great output of timeless heavy metal classics, but surely for their unique brand management over time as well. Like many major bands, it might not surprise you Iron Maiden is more than just the artists. It is a serious business with well thought out [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/iron-maiden.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-3491 aligncenter" title="Iron Maiden" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/iron-maiden-500x331.jpg" alt="Iron Maiden" width="500" height="331" /></a></p><p>Time for confessions, I love Iron Maiden! Not only for their great output of timeless heavy metal classics, but surely for their unique brand management over time as well. Like many major bands, it might not surprise you Iron Maiden is more than just the artists. It is a <strong>s</strong><strong>erious business</strong> with well thought out marketing budgets.</p><p>However, while many major bands still use traditional promotion pushed through various new media channels, Iron Maiden seems to understand the <strong>power of conversations</strong>. Next to their advanced experience marketing programs (join singer Bruce Dickinson on board of his Boeing 747), presences on Google+, Facebook and Twitter, they dare to reach out to the fans in a unique way. Let&#8217;s explore what happened earlier this week.<span id="more-3446"></span></p><h2>Building Momentum</h2><p>Building momentum is a proven marketing technique and easy to execute on a maintained Twitter and/or Facebook account. With little effort, static announcements can be turned into <strong>vivid conversations</strong>. A technique that is clearly well understood by Iron Maiden’s marketing machine.</p><p>The story started with the following official tweet on New Year&#8217;s Day.<br /> <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/building-momentum-through-conversations/screen-shot-2012-01-04-at-09-58-09-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-3495"><img class="size-full wp-image-3495 aligncenter" title="Tweet01" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-shot-2012-01-04-at-09.58.091.png" alt="" width="313" height="87" /></a></p><p>Few minutes later, a small banner on the official Iron Maiden website appeared :</p><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><dl id="attachment_3488" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 346px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=167811"><img class="size-full wp-image-3488   " title="Something of primal interest to all Maiden fans" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/something-of-primal-interest-to-all-maiden-fans.jpg" alt="Something of primal interest to all Maiden fans" width="336" height="73" /></a></dt></dl></div><p>Simultaneously, another teaser was spread through the official Iron Maiden Twitter account:<br /> <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/building-momentum-through-conversations/screen-shot-2012-01-04-at-09-58-50/" rel="attachment wp-att-3496"><img class="size-full wp-image-3496 aligncenter" title="Tweet02" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-shot-2012-01-04-at-09.58.50.png" alt="" width="311" height="61" /></a></p><h2>Real Conversations</h2><p>These official messages <strong>increased the attention</strong> of the Iron Maiden fans and various <strong>rumors</strong> rapidly started spreading around the internet. Many other bands would then continue either teasing (classic promotion) or do nothing (lack of a plan). Not so with Iron Maiden.</p><p>T<a title="Iron Maiden on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/IronMaiden">he official @IronMaiden Twitter account</a> &#8212; with nearly 125.000 followers &#8212; was used to counter most false rumors, to keep the conversations positive and to reassure their fans it would be ‘good’ news. Iron Maiden had a voice and <strong>talked to the fans. </strong>Real conversations started and made the community buzzing. The teasing was now done by the fans, not by the brand; the art of great momentum building.</p><h2>Don&#8217;t Disappoint</h2><p>Although the outcome may not have pleased all Iron Maiden fans (an announcement about a small studio sideproject started up by Iron Maiden guitar player Adrian Smith), it certainly <strong>increased conversations</strong> about the band, kept the brand alive and helped promoting the sideproject at little cost.</p><p>But <strong>beware</strong>: bad momentum building can result in negative conversations. If your community or brand positioning is weak, avoid the mountain to give birth to a mouse. Make sure you have something to announce of great importance to your fans before you start developing such promotional tactics. Avoid teasing non-events or non-news.</p><h2>5 Points to Keep In Mind</h2><p>Building momentum through conversations is great to <strong>trigger your community</strong> and <strong>engage your fans</strong>. Five points we can learn from the Iron Maiden case:</p><ol><li>Building momentum works only as an <strong>integrated</strong> part of a long term strategic marketing plan. (Iron Maiden started Twittering officially early 2009 and maintains regular contact with their online fans.)</li><li>Don’t tease your fans with <strong>non-news</strong>. Avoid the mountain to give birth to a mouse.</li><li>Have a <strong>communication/promotion plan</strong> ready. Which channels to use? When to announce? Teasing period?</li><li>Have a <strong>content plan</strong> ready. What to tease? What kind of tips to give away?</li><li><strong>Be present </strong>and talk with your fans. Expect your community to ask questions, answer them. Don’t sit and wait.</li></ol><div><p>Curious to see how event promoters and festival organisers will use this tactic next spring. Can they deal with the amount of fans?</p><p>Follow on Twitter <a title="@JochenCloetens" href="http://twitter.com/JochenCloetens">@JochenCloetens</a></p></div><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/jvtDUlM9KTs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/building-momentum-through-conversations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2012/01/building-momentum-through-conversations/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Celebration time – 4th anniversary of Cleverwood</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/L-TUxcXTQLE/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/celebration-time-4th-anniversary-of-cleverwood/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:56:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pieter Maenhout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Trends Session]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#SocialFoot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[whitepaper]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3408</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Thomas Edison once said &#8220;There is a time for everything&#8221;. At Cleverwood the time was come to gather our network of friends, clients, consultants and partners to celebrate our 4th anniversary. Future ahead With the Tweets flying by on the TweetwallPro, Olivier Beaujean, Managing Partner of Cleverwood, welcomed everyone on this rather special 6th Trends [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thomas Edison once said &#8220;There is a time for everything&#8221;. At Cleverwood the time was come to gather our network of friends, clients, consultants and partners to <strong>celebrate our 4th anniversary</strong>.<span id="more-3408"></span></p><p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7WBBUVDQvss" frameborder="0" width="420" height="315"></iframe></p><h3>Future ahead</h3><p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/celebration-time-4th-anniversary-of-cleverwood/img_4830-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-3410"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3410" title="Olivier Beaujean" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_48301-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a>With the Tweets flying by on the <a href="http://www.tweetwallpro.com/" target="_blank">TweetwallPro</a>, Olivier Beaujean, Managing Partner of Cleverwood, welcomed everyone on this rather special 6th <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/cleverwood-trends-session/">Trends Session</a>. During his welcome word, a moment was reserved to highlight the 3 Cleverwood pillars &#8211; <strong>Knowledge sharing</strong>, <strong>Flexibility</strong> and <strong>Collaboration</strong> - that played a major role in the 4 years of growth. In those 4 years, <strong>Cleverwood worked with over 60 clients and 80 consultants on New Media missions, with focus on web, mobile, social media and other digital channels</strong>.</p><p>After Olivier&#8217;s introduction, Caroline Maerten, Partner and Head of Social Media, summarized the year 2011  in terms of Social Media projects, with <strong>11 new clients who chose Cleverwood as their partner to work on innovative Social Media activities</strong>. She then did a quick fast forward and shared her vision on the evolution of New Media and detailed some of the <strong>many opportunities for Social Media in 2012 to develop cross-departement Social Media activation programs</strong>.</p><h3></h3><h3></h3><h3></h3><h3>Social Foot</h3><p>We promised to combine fun and knowledge sharing : Pieter Maenhout, Junior Consultant, worked for several months on an <strong><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/football-social-media-in-belgium/">overview on how Football clubs in Belgium use social media</a></strong>. The main goal of this research was to understand how professional football clubs in Belgium use social media. Not by looking at numbers of Facebook fans and Twitter followers, but by exploring the field, by visiting clubs and interviewing communication and marketing managers. During an interactive presentation, Pieter provided the context for the <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/football-social-media-in-belgium/">white paper</a> he wrote and detailed two different topics: <strong>Football fan engagement</strong> and <strong>what brands can learn from this engagement</strong>.</p><p>You can view the presentation and dig into the results of the white paper via <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/football-social-media-in-belgium/" target="_blank">his blogpost</a>. In case you feel the urge to discuss the topic or results, you can keep the conversation ongoing via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23socialfoot" target="_blank">#SocialFoot</a>.</p><h3>Social Food</h3><p>As mentioned in one of the tweets in the audience, after the session the hashtag changed slightly from SocialFoot to Socialfood. We enjoyed the delicious drinks and food delivered by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Artfood-traiteur/180085496854" target="_blank">Artfood</a>.</p><p>Last but not least, we want to thank everyone who contributed to this success so far. Can&#8217;t wait for the 5th anniversary!!</p><p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/celebration-time-4th-anniversary-of-cleverwood/img_4841/" rel="attachment wp-att-3425"><img title="Tweet Cleverwood" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_4841-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/L-TUxcXTQLE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/celebration-time-4th-anniversary-of-cleverwood/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/celebration-time-4th-anniversary-of-cleverwood/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Football and Social Media in Belgium</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/77b1rxvijQ4/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/football-social-media-in-belgium/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:46:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pieter Maenhout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trends Session]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#SocialFoot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trends session]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3337</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Football and social media in Belgium Cleverwood white paper by Pieter Maenhout. As announced in my previous blogpost, I&#8217;ve worked for several months on an overview on how Football clubs in Belgium use social media. Today it seems like most companies and brands are conquering their fear of social media, one step at a time. [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Football and social media in Belgium</h2><p>Cleverwood white paper by Pieter Maenhout.</p><p><img class="size-medium wp-image-3324 alignright" title="Cleverwood white paper Football Social Media" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Schermafbeelding-2011-12-09-om-14.09.19-300x260.png" alt="" width="125" height="141" /><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/club-brugge-conversation-manager-difficulties/" target="_blank">As announced in my previous blogpost</a>, I&#8217;ve worked for several months on an overview on how Football clubs in Belgium use social media. Today it seems like most companies and brands are conquering their fear of social media, one step at a time. They realize that online presence and reputation matters. A multi-million business like the professional football world can not leave behind.<span id="more-3337"></span></p><p>The main goal of this whitepaper is to understand how professional football clubs in Belgium use social media. Not by looking at numbers of Facebook fans and Twitter followers, but by exploring the field, by visiting clubs and interviewing communication and marketing managers. 13 out of 16 first division clubs agreed to talk to me. The data you find in this white paper is varied and covers different aspects of social media.</p><p>On the 5th of December, during a <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/cleverwood-trends-session/" target="_blank">Cleverwood Trends Session</a> to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Cleverwood, I&#8217;ve presented some of my findings. My main objective of the day was to make people aware of what real fan engagement and passion is all about. The presentation create context, the white paper delivers the data.</p><div id="__ss_10561183" style="width: 425px;"><p><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a title="Football and Social Media in Belgium" href="http://www.slideshare.net/cleverwood/football-and-social-media-in-belgium" target="_blank">Football and Social Media in Belgium</a></strong> <iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10561183" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="425" height="355"></iframe></p><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cleverwood" target="_blank">Cleverwood Belgium</a></div></div><h2>Download the whitepaper</h2><p>There are 3 ways for you to receive a PDF copy of this whitepaper.</p><p>Tell your Twitter friends about whitepaper and receive a DM with the free download link.</p><h3>1. Pay with a tweet</h3><p>Tell your Twitter friends about whitepaper and receive a DM with the free download link.</p><p><iframe id="paytweet_button3" name="paytweet_button3" src="http://www.paywithatweet.com/dlbutton03.php?id=4f60e3621e5bfd46e0553005a29a1b51" frameborder="no" scrolling="No" width="292px" height="48px"></iframe></p><h3>2. Like us on Facebook</h3><p>The Facebook fans of Cleverwood can gain exclusive access to the whitepaper.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Cleverwood?sk=app_211427168875708"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3301" title="Cleverwood on Facebook" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/find-us-on-facebook-300x90.jpg" alt="Cleverwood on Facebook" width="300" height="90" /></a></p><h3>3. Sign up for our mailing</h3><p>If you don&#8217;t use Twitter of Facebook and still want to receive a copy of our whitepaper, please enter your details and e-mail address here and you will automatically receive a download link per e-mail.</p> <br/>[contact-form-7]<div id="wpm_download_1"  style="display:none;"></div><p>Enjoy reading, we&#8217;ll hope it inspires you and let&#8217;s keep the conversation ongoing on Twitter via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23SocialFoot" target="_blank">#SocialFoot</a>. Please do not hesitate to <a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/contact/" target="_blank">contact us</a> for any request.</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/77b1rxvijQ4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/football-social-media-in-belgium/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/football-social-media-in-belgium/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Top Tweets of 2011: Predictable vs Surprise</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/WOATj7gz0WQ/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/top-tweets-of-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:45:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stijn Vogels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[statistics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stijn Vogels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3312</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>With Saint Nicolas behind us, the final stretch to Christmas and the New Year is in sight. It&#8217;s the time of year where we review all that&#8217;s happened in the past year. For this reason, Twitter is publishing an overview of their most populair stories, topics and hashtags. Tweets per second So what were the [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-tweets-2011.jpg"><img src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-tweets-2011-500x350.jpg" alt="Top tweets of 2011" title="Top tweets of 2011" width="500" height="350" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3318" /></a></p><p>With Saint Nicolas behind us, the final stretch to Christmas and the New Year is in sight. It&#8217;s the time of year where we review all that&#8217;s happened in the past year. For this reason, Twitter is publishing an overview of their most populair <a title="Twitter stories" href="http://stories.twitter.com/index_en.html">stories</a>, <a title="Twitter Topics" href="http://yearinreview.twitter.com/en/hottopics.html">topics</a> and <a title="Twitter Hashtags" href="http://yearinreview.twitter.com/en/hottopics.html">hashtags</a>.<span id="more-3312"></span></p><h2>Tweets per second</h2><p>So what were the <strong>top tweets of 2011</strong>, expressed in <a title="Twitter's 2011 Year in Review" href="http://yearinreview.twitter.com/en/tps.html">tweets per second</a>.</p><ol><li>8.868: MTV Video Music Awards (Aug 28)</li><li>7.671: Troy Davis executed (Sep 20)</li><li>7.196: End of FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup (Jul 17)</li><li>7.166: Brazil eliminated from the Copa America (Jul 17)</li><li>7.064: Steve Jobs resigns (Aug 25)</li><li>6.939: New  Years (Jan 1)</li><li>6.436: BET Awards (Jun 27)</li><li>6.303: UEFA Champions League (May 28)</li><li>6.049: Steve Jobs passes away (Oct 6)</li><li>5.531: NBA Finals (Jun 13)</li><li>5.530: Japanese earthquake and tsunami (Mar 11)</li><li>5.449: East Coast earthquake (Aug 23)</li><li>5.106: Raid on Osama bin Laden (May 2)</li><li>4.995: Home Run Derby (Jul 11)</li><li>4.064: Superbowl (Feb 6)</li><li>3.966: UK Royal Wedding (Apr 29)</li></ol><h2>Predictable vs Surprise</h2><p>A closer look at these topics shows us which event receive the most attention.</p><ul><li><strong>Sports</strong> is definitely number 1 with footbal, basketball, baseball and American football as most commented topics.</li><li>Planned <strong>social events</strong> such as the royal wedding in the UK, and award shows by MTV and BET receive a lot of attention.</li><li>Global <strong>disasters</strong> like earthquakes and the tsunami in Japan generated a lot of instant chatter.</li><li><strong>Political events</strong> such as the executions of Osama bin Laden (global) and Troy Davis (local).</li><li><strong>Steve Jobs</strong>, first his resignation and then later his passing.</li></ul><p>Some of these high-volume topics are relatively predictible (sports finals, social events) while a lot of others come out of nowhere. For 2012 it&#8217;s a pretty safe bet the US elections will receive a fair share of predictable attention. When it comes to the <em>unpredictable</em> events, let&#8217;s just hope there won&#8217;t be too much disasters in 2012.</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/WOATj7gz0WQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/top-tweets-of-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/12/top-tweets-of-2011/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>How to: create Google+ Brand Pages</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/TRkj4EfWEbk/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/11/create-google-plus-brand-pages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:02:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stijn Vogels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Plus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3273</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Brand pages for Google+ have finally arrived. In this article we will show you how to create a page for your brand, and share our first impressions after a week of use. Keep in mind that the platform is still young and under development. When Google launched their social network in June 2011, an immediate [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/google-plus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3274" title="Google Plus" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/google-plus-500x348.jpg" alt="Google Plus" width="500" height="348" /></a></p><p>Brand pages for Google+ have finally arrived. In this article we will show you how to create a page for your brand, and share our first impressions after a week of use. Keep in mind that the platform is still young and under development.</p><p>When Google <a title="Introducing the Google+ project: Real-life sharing, rethought for the web" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-google-project-real-life.html">launched their social network in June 2011</a>, an immediate battle for precious invites ensued. Companies and brands were left a bit out in the cold. Brand pages was a much-requested feature and <a title="Google+ and businesses" href="https://plus.google.com/105923173045049725307/posts/E3mVj6nskaX">Google commented that their were working on it</a>.</p><p>So now the moment has finally arrived where we can all setup a page for our own brand.<span id="more-3273"></span></p><p><object width="500" height="281"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Ccf5GxM7vg?version=3&#038;feature=oembed"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Ccf5GxM7vg?version=3&#038;feature=oembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="281" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p><h2>Beware: shared account?</h2><p>A quick word of advice before you begin. Keep in mind that it is not yet possible to have multiple people administrate a single brand page. If it is just you managing the brand, you&#8217;ll be fine if you use your personal account for the setup. However, if you plan to have multiple people manage your account, you will have to agree on a single account and login &#8212; for now.</p><h2>Setup procedure</h2><p>1. First things first: click the big, blue <strong>Create</strong> button on to <a title="Pages for Google+" href="http://www.google.com/+/business/">Google.com/+/business</a>.</p><p>2. You will be presented with a <strong>category selection</strong> screen where you can indicate the type of brand or business you are running. At the moment you can choose from either: Local business or place; Product or brand; Company, institution or organization; Arts, entertainment or sports; and &#8220;Other&#8221;.</p><div id="attachment_3290" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/create-google-plus-page.gif"><img class="size-large wp-image-3290" title="Create a Google Plus page" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/create-google-plus-page-500x344.gif" alt="Create a Google Plus page" width="500" height="344" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Creating a Google+ brand page starts with picking a category.</p></div><p>3. After selecting your category, you can <strong>add your info</strong>. Within this selected category, you can further specify a sub-category. Lastly, if you are running a business aimed at adults, you can indicate the type of content you will be sharing on your page.</p><div id="attachment_3279" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/add-brand-info.gif"><img class="size-large wp-image-3279" title="Add your brand info" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/add-brand-info-500x344.gif" alt="Add your brand info" width="500" height="344" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Add your brand info: name, website, content, etc.</p></div><p>4. The next step lets you add even more information: you can <strong>add a logo and tagline</strong> describing your missions statement. Adding a good logo and tagline is crucial, as they will be displayed in search results for your brand name.</p><div id="attachment_3282" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/google-plus-logo-tagline.gif"><img class="size-large wp-image-3282" title="Google+ logo and tagline" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/google-plus-logo-tagline-500x197.gif" alt="Google+ logo and tagline" width="500" height="197" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Add a logo and tagline for your page.</p></div><p>5. Be sure to proofread your tagline one more time. Once you&#8217;re done, you can <strong>finish the setup</strong> and after a brief wait your page will be created. Here is <a title="Cleverwood on Google+" href="http://plus.google.com/102253677511313121807">the Cleverwood page we setup for ourselves</a>. Be sure to post a first message, so the fans you invite will have something to read, share and talk about.</p><div id="attachment_3277" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cleverwood-google-plus.gif"><img class="size-large wp-image-3277" title="Cleverwood on Google Plus" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cleverwood-google-plus-500x328.gif" alt="Cleverwood on Google Plus" width="500" height="328" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The final result: our Cleverwood page on Google+.</p></div><h2>Our first impressions</h2><p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/google-plus-pages-logo.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3292" title="Google+ Pages logo" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/google-plus-pages-logo.png" alt="Google+ Pages logo" width="150" height="150" /></a>For now the abilities seems to be <strong>pretty basic</strong> still. Google seems to be treading very carefully in these (for them) uncharted territories. It would have been easy to just copy everything Facebook does, but Larry Page &amp; Co seem to be following a different course.</p><p>The search giant is said to be working on <strong>additional features</strong> such as deeper analytics, integration with AdWords and other Google products. The <a title="Google ad +1" href="http://www.google.com/ads/innovations/+1button.html">+1 button on ads</a> has already appeared. We&#8217;ll have to wait and see what else they come up with.</p><p>Meanwhile, a lot of <strong>Belgian companies</strong> are already taking their first steps in Google+ with the creating of their company page. For those who would like to follow the example of early adopters, be sure to check this <a title="Belgian companies on Google+" href="http://gpc.fm/l/belgianfirms">list of Belgian companies with a Google+ page</a>.</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/TRkj4EfWEbk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/11/create-google-plus-brand-pages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/11/create-google-plus-brand-pages/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>e-Reputation Management, presented by Olivier Beaujean</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/bAKYaUtDu4s/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/11/e-reputation-maturity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:01:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stijn Vogels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[e-reputation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Briard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johann Bollinger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luc Malcorps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olivier Beaujean]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ORM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reputation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rossel]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3241</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A web 2.0 toolbox for community management, online buzz, video and e-reputation. That was the theme being discussed by the seventy participants of Rencontres de la communication publique on Friday the 28th October 2011. Amongst the participants was Cleverwood&#8217;s Olivier Beaujean, who talked about e-reputation maturity. You can review his presentation embedded here or on our [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3242" title="Olivier Beaujean presents e-Maturity" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/olivier-beaujean-e-reputation-300x200.jpg" alt="Olivier Beaujean presents e-Maturity" width="300" height="200" />A web 2.0 toolbox for community management, online buzz, video and e-reputation.</p><p>That was the theme being discussed by the seventy participants of <a title="Rencontres de la communication publique" href="http://www.communicationpublique.be/node/34">Rencontres de la communication publique</a> on Friday the 28th October 2011.<span id="more-3241"></span></p><p>Amongst the participants was Cleverwood&#8217;s Olivier Beaujean, who talked about <em>e-reputation maturity</em>. You can review his presentation embedded here or <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cleverwood/rencontre-de-la-communication-publique-ereputation-olivier-beaujean" title="Rencontre de la communication publique e-reputation - olivier beaujean">on our Cleverwood SlideShare account</a>.</p><p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/9939683" width="425" height="355" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p><p>Other speakers included: Emmanuel Briard, Johann Bollinger and Luc Malcorps. This <a title="Vidéo des Rencontres de la communication publique" href="http://www.communicationpublique.be/node/35">video of the event</a> gives you a good idea of what the day was about.</p><p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a7WEL8DN5co" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/bAKYaUtDu4s" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/11/e-reputation-maturity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/11/e-reputation-maturity/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Club Brugge’s conversation manager: facing the difficulties</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/0MJONl1s3Hs/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/club-brugge-conversation-manager-difficulties/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pieter Maenhout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Club Brugge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conversation manager]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sport marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3214</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Last week the following tweet appeared in my feed: “Club Brugge is looking for a conversation manager.” All kinds of emotions struck me. As a long time fan: joy and pride. As a new media consultant: excitement. As a combination of both: even more excitement. Could this be the first step that makes the rather [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3218" title="Club Brugge supporters" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/club-brugge-supporters.jpg" alt="Club Brugge supporters" width="460" height="286" /></p><p>Last week the following tweet appeared in my feed: “<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/clubbrugge/status/127301988034678784">Club Brugge is looking for a conversation manager</a>.” All kinds of emotions struck me.</p><ul><li>As a long time fan: joy and pride.</li><li>As a new media consultant: excitement.</li><li>As a combination of both: even more excitement.</li></ul><p>Could this be the first step that makes the rather conservative football world realize what great things they can achieve by using new media? Could this be the right moment?<span id="more-3214"></span></p><h2>Football fever</h2><p>Soon reality pulled me back. It was the moment I realized the enormous challenge a future conversation manager of Club Brugge would be facing.</p><p>On one hand it’s the greatest job on earth. On the other hand it’s the most difficult one…</p><p>Now I hear you all thinking: “Why? There are already some great conversation managers. And there are already examples of conversation managers who succeed in their objectives. Can&#8217;t be too difficult, can it?!”</p><p>Well, you&#8217;re wrong. A very wise man told me once: &#8220;For those involved, no explanation is necessary. For those who aren’t involved, no explanation is possible.&#8221;</p><p>The ones who are involved with conversation management on a professional basis and got infected by the football fever, will understand what I’m saying. The rest, hmmmm, probably not…</p><p>Nevertheless I will try to explain why!</p><h2>Five factors to consider</h2><h3>1. Football is not just a game</h3><p>It’s a cliché but it is what it is. It’s more than 22 players who run after a ball. To fans, it often is a way of life. It&#8217;s a generational and cultural thing. Fans travel thousands of kilometres for a game that ends on 0-0. And they often give their skin to the club, by getting a tattoo. Talking about engagement&#8230;</p><p>A conversation manager needs to take this into consideration when communicating with fans. Reactions will be more direct and can be very emotional, with the heart on the tongue. It’s the task of the conversation manager to find a right tone of voice, in the way he communicates, that fits all parties.</p><h3>2. There are 30.000 trainers in the stands</h3><p>And 100.000 on the web. Every fan has his opinion and they will all vent their frustrations. Not only on team performance but also on everything that seems like a detail to you. For example: the new club shirts, the song you play when the home team scored, the colour of the football shoes of one of the players, etc.</p><p>What do you do with such conversations? How do you comment on transfer rumours? Clear conversation guidelines need to be developed.</p><h3>3. The right content</h3><p>In most communities it’s mostly accepted that content flows in through the week. Football fans however are eager for content throughout the whole week and weekend. You have to animate those football club fans 7/7. And to do this you need to be organised: decide which content is relevant, and which is not.</p><h3>4. The online platform</h3><p>Football has existed for ages and has been food for discussion since the beginning:</p><ul><li>Yesterday: on match days in the stands and during the week in the pub.</li><li>Today: on match days in the stands, on Twitter, on Facebook, and during the week in the pub, on Twitter on Facebook, etc.</li></ul><p>It will be difficult to decide where you want to be present. In most cases an official Facebook page of a brand is very welcome for fans to get the right information and discuss the products. For football fans it’s totally different. They can get their news almost everywhere and participate in discussions on hundreds of interesting web and/or fan pages. If they don’t like the platform you provide, the discussion will take place somewhere else and you will lose your audience.</p><h3>5. Players are stars</h3><p>Regular companies involved in online conversations often do their best to make their employees shine. They want them to be heroes. Football players are already heroes to certain fans. Every Tweet, every Facebook post will be picked up by their fans and will represent in a certain way the club. As all players have their own little ego it will be hard to control the messages they’re sending out.</p><h2>Conclusion</h2><p>Of course those 5 factors aren&#8217;t the only ones to take into consideration. There are many other difficulties that a conversation manager from a professional club will face. But I hope this is the start of an interesting discussion. So please do not hesitate to give me your cpinion.</p><p><strong>Please note:</strong> After months of interviewing both players and communication managers from 13 professional football clubs I already have a clear view on the way professional football clubs are using, and will use, social media. On the 5th of December I will present the results of my survey in a trend session organized by Cleverwood.</p><p>You can follow Pieter&#8217;s tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/pieterm23" target="_blank">@PieterM23</a></p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/0MJONl1s3Hs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/club-brugge-conversation-manager-difficulties/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/club-brugge-conversation-manager-difficulties/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>The BEL20 companies on Social Media: Innovators or Laggards?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/NqGRZ8GLBcI/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/bel20-companies-on-social-media/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:35:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lionel Groetaers</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Friday Session]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AB InBev]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bekaert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BEL 20]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BEL20]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BEL20 companies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Belgacom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cleverwood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colruyt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Delhaize]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dexia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friday session]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GDF Suez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KBC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lionel Groetaers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mobistar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solvay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Telenet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3145</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In a report published in March 2009, the marketing and advertising research company Nielsen called social networks « the global consumer phenomenon of 2008 ». Indeed, they attracted a lot of people: almost two-third of the population on the Web registered on a social network. This consumer phenomenon makes traditional media, the advertising industry and commercial companies [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a report published in March 2009, the marketing and advertising research company Nielsen called social networks « <a title="Nielsen report" href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nielsen_globalfaces_mar09.pdf">the global consumer phenomenon of 2008</a> ». Indeed, they attracted a lot of people: almost two-third of the population on the Web registered on a social network. This consumer phenomenon makes traditional media, the advertising industry and commercial companies face new challenges. For these actors, social networks represent as many opportunities as threats. This study realized and presented by <a title="Lionel Groetaers" href="http://be.linkedin.com/in/lionelgroetaers">Lionel Groetaers</a> between August 1 and October 31 2010 aims to understand the use of social sites by stock index <a title="BEL20 companies" href="http://www.euronext.com/trader/indicescomposition/composition-4411-EN-BE0389555039.html?selectedMep=3">BEL20 companies</a>.<br /> <img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3162" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The-BEL20-companies-on-Social-Media-500x333.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /><span id="more-3145"></span></p><h2>Have BEL20 companies integrated social media in their communication?</h2><p>On the <a title="Facebook" href="http://fr-fr.facebook.com/">Facebook platform</a>, half of the companies have a presence; <a title="AB InBev website" href="http://www.ab-inbev.com/">AB InBev</a>, <a title="GDF Suez website" href="http://www.gdfsuez.com/">GDF Suez</a>, <a title="Delhaize website" href="http://www.delhaizegroup.com/fr/Home.aspx">Delhaize</a>, <a title="KBC website" href="https://www.kbc.be/IPA/D9e01">KBC</a>, <a title="Bekaert website" href="http://www.bekaert.com/">Bekaert</a>, <a title="Colruyt website" href="http://www.colruytgroup.com/colruytgroup/static/fr.shtml">Colruyt</a>, <a title="Dexia website" href="https://www.dexia.be/info/fr/iws/home.html#page=%2Finfo%2FFR%2Findex.aspx">Dexia</a>, <a title="Telenet website" href="http://telenet.be/5/0/1/fr/prive.html">Telenet</a> and <a title="Mobistar website" href="http://www.mobistar.be/fr">Mobistar</a> have at least one Facebook page. Except for Colruyt and Dexia, the companies mentioned above also own at least one <a title="Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a> account.</p><p>Based on the <a title="ICB classification" href="http://www.icbenchmark.com/">ICB classification</a> (Industry Classification Benchmark), the ten companies of the BEL20 with a presence on Facebook equally represent different industries. On the other hand, some industries seem to ignore social networks. From all Bel20 companies, those within the financial services industry, real estate industry, chemicals industry and healthcare industry have no Facebook or Twitter integrated in its communication.</p><p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3168" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/public1-500x333.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></p><p>To better understand the <strong>use of social media</strong> by the BEL20 companies, we compared our results with a <a title="Burson Marsteller study" href="http://www.burson-marsteller.fr/2010/03/79-des-grandes-entreprises-internationales-ont-choisi-les-reseaux-sociaux-comme-mode-d%E2%80%99interaction-privilegie-avec-leurs-parties-prenantes/">study from Burson-Marsteller</a>, one of the largest communication agencies in the world.</p><ul><li>According to this study, 65% of the 100 largest global companies are present on Twitter, which is significantly higher than the 40% use by the BEL20 companies, pointed out above.</li><li>For Facebook, we see rather similar figures between the BEL20 use of this social network (50%) and the 100 global companies use (54%).</li></ul><p>Next to the social media presence figures, the Burson-Marsteller study focuses on the <strong>activity by the large global companies</strong> on these platforms (communication intensity).</p><ul><li>On average, they feed 4.2 Twitter accounts and 2.1 Facebook pages. Additionally, on a weekly basis they tweet 27 times and post 3.6 times.</li><li>When we compare these figures with the BEL20 companies activity, we see their intensity of interaction lacks far behind. The BEL20 companies averagely only feed 1.9 Twitter accounts and 1.5 Facebook pages while we record merely 2.5 tweets and one Facebook post on a weekly basis.</li></ul><p>One reason that explains this <strong>gap in activity</strong> might be the difference of industries between the BEL20 list and the 100 largest companies list used by Burson-Marsteller. Thirty of these companies represent oil companies and automotive, two areas away from the benchmark index of Brussels. A more sustained communication of these sectors on social sites is not excluded.</p><p>Although the interaction with stakeholders on Facebook and Twitter is limited, we see an <strong>increased interaction when topics directly impact the life of the internet users.</strong> Technical problems solved by Telenet on Twitter, GDF Suez recruitment on Facebook, a poll about new Belgacom advertising (both on Facebook and twitter) or the collection and exchange of loyalty cards by Delhaize on Facebook are examples were a solid growth in social interactions was noticed.</p><div id="attachment_3177" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-large wp-image-3177" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Lionel-Groetaers-presentation1-500x333.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lionel presented a very multifaceted analysis</p></div><h2>How do they use this new communication channel?</h2><p>The BEL20 companies use social media <strong>mainly to promote products and provide service</strong> to their consumers. During this three months study, marketing represents more than half of the messages posted: 54.7%. Rather surprisingly, communication on social responsibility and sustainable development is second with 17% of updates. This topic is particularly strong with Delhaize, Bekaert and GDF Suez. Next to marketing and social responsibility, financial communication completes the podium with almost 14% of updates.</p><p>Research of the links used in the content shared on social networks is revealing: 72% of the hyperlinks lead to an owned corporate website. This trend reflects the desire of <strong>companies to use social networks as traffic driver</strong> for their websites, online places where communication is under control. On Twitter, we see links are used primarily to give visibility to corporate press releases. Surprisingly, only 5.6% of the links refer to the blogs of the BEL20 companies.</p><p>Moreover, the BEL20 companies mainly use social media in a <strong>unidirectional way</strong>. The data collected show that 88% of updates are one way communication. In addition, 74% of shared content is textual. It is clear that these major Belgian companies do not use the multimedia potential of social media and thus, do not communicate optimally with stakeholders. Mainly driven by Telenet and AB InBev, two way communications represents only 12% of the activity.</p><p>Regarding the <strong>tone of the messages</strong> issued by companies of the BEL20, the results are widely divergent. We can’t identify a trend throughout this three months analysis. However, a likely correlation between a rational and sovereign tone and an emotional and close tone appears. We can account 53% of updates to the &#8220;rational-sovereign&#8221; type of tone and nearly 34% to the &#8220;emotionally-close&#8221; type of tone.</p><div id="attachment_3176" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-large wp-image-3176" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/interaction-500x333.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A good discussion on the use of social media</p></div><h2>Does their presence or absence on social media serve strategic insights?</h2><p>Based on the interviews, many elements suggest that the BEL20 companies are still trying to tame the social networks.</p><p>Firstly, communicators have <strong>difficulties finding good examples</strong> from their direct competitors to use as basis for developing a well structured social media communication strategy. Meanwhile, companies using social media seem to be aware that online communication is addressed to all stakeholders. Therefore, the companies active on social media we spoke to, work with multidisciplinary teams including representatives from marketing, customer service, communication, press relations and even human resources.</p><p>Secondly, there are <strong>no clear goals set</strong> and interviewees say they do not have trustworthy indications to measure and control their action plan. Except for Belgacom, none of the four BEL20 companies interviewed use professional monitoring tools. This makes identifying influencers and opinion leaders almost impossible. Consequently, online communication through social networks is pointless. Only Belgacom, with an activity of three years on new media communication shows a more professional approach than other BEL20 companies. Although access to social networks is prohibited in most departments, Belgacom has set clear social media guidelines for their employees.</p><p>To finish, we remark that all communication leaders of the BEL20 <strong>companies fear negative criticism</strong> when tapping into social media. This could explain why companies are not too keen on trusting their online communication to intermediates (agencies). It could also justify the absence on new media by industries operating within touchy areas such as chemistry or health industry. While, on the contrary, social networks offer an effective way to develop a close and personalized communication, a statement all interviewees agreed on.</p><p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3181" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Lionel-Groetaers-333x500.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As shown in this summary, the study of Lionel Groetaers tries to understand the current use of social networks by the BEL20 companies. <strong>Many questions remain</strong> though and ask for further investigation.</p><ul><li>Is the BEL20 audience interested in receiving communication through social media?</li><li>If so, what kind of content do they expect?</li><li>Do various stakeholders really speak on this kind of media?</li></ul><p>To answer these questions, identification of public expectations could be a complementary approach to ours.</p><p>Lastly, we should add that &#8212; at the moment of writing &#8212; some initiatives have taken off. We notice an increase in creation of new fan pages, a set-up of video based recruitment on Facebook and customer service through an avatar on Twitter and Facebook. This indicates BEL20 companies are slowly but surely adopting social media. To better understand this evolution, a similar study should be done in six months.</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/NqGRZ8GLBcI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/bel20-companies-on-social-media/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/bel20-companies-on-social-media/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>3 nouvelles métriques pour Facebook Insights</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cleverwood/~3/7pT1PvSysOg/</link> <comments>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/3-nouvelles-metriques-pour-facebook-insights/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:35:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christelle Deliens</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New (ways of using) Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook insights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook Statistics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[metrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/?p=3125</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Facebook a lancé de 3 nouvelles &#8220;unités de mesure&#8221; dans l&#8217;outil Facebook Insight. A savoir, &#8220;People Talking About This&#8221;, &#8220;Number of Friends of Fans&#8221;, and &#8220;Weekly Total Reach&#8221;. Mais à quoi peuvent bien servir ces 3 nouvelles métriques? People Are Talking About This Arrivera cette semaine pour tous les Admin des Pages, cette nouvelle métrique [...]</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook a lancé de <strong>3 nouvelles &#8220;unités de mesure&#8221;</strong> dans l&#8217;outil Facebook Insight. A savoir, &#8220;People Talking About This&#8221;, &#8220;Number of Friends of Fans&#8221;, and &#8220;Weekly Total Reach&#8221;. Mais à quoi peuvent bien servir ces 3 nouvelles métriques?</p><p><a href="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/3-nouvelles-metriques-pour-facebook-insights/capture-d%e2%80%99ecran-2011-10-06-a-11-33-33/" rel="attachment wp-att-3126"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3126" title="Capture d’écran 2011-10-06 à 11.33.33" src="http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Capture-d’écran-2011-10-06-à-11.33.33-300x145.png" alt="" width="300" height="145" /></a><span id="more-3125"></span></p><h2>People Are Talking About This</h2><p>Arrivera cette semaine pour tous les Admin des Pages, cette nouvelle métrique mesure les &#8220;stories&#8221; ou le contenu que l&#8217;utilisateur partage sur Facebook qui peut être mis en vedette dans le News Feed des utilisateurs.<br /> Pour faire plus clair, cela compte le nombre de personnes qui:</p><ol><li>like votre page (qui en sont devenues fan);</li><li>postent un message sur votre wall;</li><li>like, commentent ou partage du contenu (posts, videos, photos, albums,etc.) sur votre mur/page;</li><li>répondent à une question que vous avez posée,</li><li>répondent à une event créee;</li><li>like ou partagent un &#8220;check-in deal&#8221;; ou qui se checkent à votre lieu via Places.</li></ol><p>De plus, <strong>cette nouvelle mesure d&#8217;engagement de vos fans avec votre page</strong> sera disponible via Facebook Insights ET visible par tous. Elle sera située en dessous du nombre de fans de la page.</p><h2>Number of Friends of Fans</h2><p>Cette métrique donne aux Admins des Pages une overview du nombre total d&#8217;amis que tous les fans ont collectivement. Permet donc de pouvoir voir le &#8220;reach&#8221; potentiel de la Page.</p><h2>Weekly Total Reach</h2><p>Facebook Insights permettra également d&#8217;avoir un rapport sur le reach total par semaine ce qui correspond au nombre total de personnes ayant posté sur votre page, le nombre de nouvelles organisations (Page) ayant référencé la vôtre ainsi que la viralité générée par vos posts.</p><p>Voila donc 3 nouvelles métriques qui donnent une overview sur les nouvelles possibilités de mesurer l&#8217;importance de la marque sur Facebook.</p><p>Qu&#8217;en pensez-vous? Est-ce déjà apparu chez vous? Quelle importance allez-vous leur donner dans votre stratégie sur Facebook?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><hr/>To follow @Cleverwood on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/cleverwood">click here</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cleverwood/~4/7pT1PvSysOg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/3-nouvelles-metriques-pour-facebook-insights/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.cleverwood.be/blog/2011/10/3-nouvelles-metriques-pour-facebook-insights/</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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