September 28th, 2009
10 Fortune 500 companies doing social media right
Throughout the last year I’ve highlighted several Fortune 500 companies who have a smart approach to social media. Writing about the large companies demonstrates that even giants with hundreds of thousands of employees can successfully flex to run solid social programs. I get approached by a lot of different companies for this series but I only select the ones I think are really onto something. Here are excerpts from the top 10:
Office Max: “Marketing is all about change. There’s a saying that ‘if you don’t create change, change will create you.’ It’s a great thought. I’m continually open to new ideas and new media and new approaches and new methodologies. At OfficeMax, we’ve embraced social media and incorporated it into our marketing strategy to reach today’s digital consumer through humor, entertainment and personalization.” — Bob Thacker, senior vice president of marketing and advertising
Newell Rubbermaid: “The more we engage with our consumers, they more we learn and the more we can expand our social media efforts. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to start small, be flexible and be willing to pull back and change if something does not work.” — Bert Dumars, vice president of e-business and interactive marketing
Cisco: “We see social media, such as blogs, as a great way to build your business and tap into the ideas and input of people using your products.” — Carlos Dominguez, senior vice president in Cisco’s Office of the Chairman of the Board and CEO
Texas Instruments: “First move is to always understand who we are trying to serve. What problem are we trying to solve? We want to create a customer support strategy, not a Twitter strategy! Once we understand the need we are trying to fill, we look at benchmarking against best practices. We have no shame in learning from what other companies are doing.” — Devashish Saxena, director of global Internet marketing
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Jennifer Leggio, aka "Mediaphyter," writes about the "social business" side of social media - including enterprise, security and reputation issues. See her full profile and disclosure of her industry affiliations.
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