Are you one of the 3% of businesses making the most of social technology?

SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESSES ARE YOU IMPLEMENTING IT? Social technology in business is becoming an important tool for all companies, especially for SMES. But are organisations managing to make the most of their collaboration potential? 72% of businesses use social technology. 3% of them use social technology to its full potential." 90% of businesses say they see benefits from using social technology. 19% of our time is spent tracking down resources at work. 35% From using internal social technology, businesses have the of your searching time could potential to improve productivity by 20–25%. be saved by employing internal social technology. 13% of American nonprofits use internal operations. 75% of these have reported benefits from doing so. Using internal Benefiting from social operations internal social networks 7% 12% $900 BN $1.3 TN Depending on the sub-sector, the value for fully implementing social technologies in „profęssional services operations is predicted to be equivalent of 7 percent to 12 percènt of total operating costs to is the value that could be achieved by social technologiés in four sectors annualy. SOCIAL NETWORKING 1.5 Billion people have social media accounts. That's more people than the population of China. Naturally this huge collective is a great place to target customers and clients. FILE SHARING Social technology allows businesses to store their files socially. This means that they can be accessed more easily and tracked down quickly, saving your employees tíme. BLOGS Blogging systems and microblogging allows teams to publish and discuss ideas and experiences. Microblogging can also be used for business for announcements internally. DISCUSSIONS Communication can instantly be improved by using a tool to host discussions online. There are many benefits to this. Business save money due to the reduced need for travel. There is also a log of the conversation which can be referred back to. WIKIS Teams can share knowledge by posting internal wikis. Wikis are simple and easy to create and is even more easily accessible. COLLABORATION PLATFORMS Collaboration platforms or Enterprise Social Networks allow your team to work simultaneously, remotely. They can also undertake a load of other duties such as managing products and clients. The message the data sends is that businesses should be investing in improving their social tools. Social technology is available at costs which are hugely outweighed by the benefits, or free. Sources: McKinsey & Company: The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies C linked THE PROJECT COLLABORATION SOFTWARE FOR TEAMS www.clinked.com