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Employee engagement describes the strength of the bond between an employee and their employer, and that bond comprises both emotional and rational connections. It is evidenced by how far an employee will go above and beyond what is required of them, sometimes described as discretionary effort.

2. What are your three tips to companies looking to drive engagement in their organisations?*

I. Articulate a Vision and Values that inspire enthusiasm and commitment (which means involving ...

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October 25, 2016 by Scoop Social

How to Automate your Social Media Campaigns

I imagine you are all on social media in some capacity. Whether it be personal Facebook or Instagram accounts or running a company Facebook page.

In both our personal and professional worlds, Social Media is taking off, it is diversifying, expanding, and the technology is evolving, it is certainly not showing signs of slowing down.

From a business perspective, Social media equals content, conversation, relationships and branding – often across multiple social media channels.

As small business owners, we know we need to ...

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June 25, 2017 by Scoop Social

Building Competitive Advantage from the Inside, Out

Making the Connection between Organisational Culture and Social Media Success

Here at Scoop Social, we see Employee Advocacy a little differently.

For us, Employee Advocacy is more than just an innovative new platform or a new way of thinking about Social. We see it as a Tipping Point; a Tipping Point at which the Marketing agenda will shift from – ‘doing a great job with the brand despite what’s happening inside the company’ to ‘doing a great ...

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August 19, 2015 by Scoop Social

10 reasons to consider the relationship between Organisational Culture and Social Media

Especially in the context of Employee Advocacy

Just as Employee Advocacy transforms Social, so great Culture transforms Employee Advocacy.
If you want to be really successful in Social Media, especially when leveraging Employee Advocacy, you need a Culture that’s fit for Social.
This is the era when customers can ‘lift the lid’ on your organisation.
This is the era when great employees and great employers can identify one another without the need for a recruiter.
Right now – Truth Trumps Spin; it’s what’s on the ...

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June 25, 2017 by Scoop Social

10 Things to look for in an Employee Advocacy Partner/Provider

Strong experience in Social Media.
Strong experience in, and a passion for your category.
Good understanding of brands and how to build them.
Strong experience in training around Social Media.
Tried and tested platform with robust 24/7 support.
Community-management experience.
Experience with Rewards/recognition.
Ability to talk/leverage data and insights.
Plus, ideally…..
Experience with Personal Branding/training
Experience with Culture Change/training

Download 10 Things to look for in an Employee Advocacy Partner/Provider

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August 19, 2015 by Scoop Social

10 ways to make your Employee Advocacy Program run better

Expand and diversify your participant group.
Tag/stream content such that participants only see content that’s likely to be appropriate for their own networks (not everyone’s networks).
Encourage participants to schedule/multi-post appropriate content.
Schedule email-reminders to encourage repeat-posting through the week.
Give participants visibility on the wider social strategy/activity.
Facilitate key participants’ ability to share into social environments not supported by the Employee Advocacy platform (where relevant).
Specifically reward/recognise content generation by participants.
Engage with HR. Build participation in Employee Advocacy into broader employee KPIs/reward/incentive structures.
Champion participants within ...

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