IBM Connections Overview Presentation

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction What is Business Social? What is Connections Setting Up a Profile Applications Community Example Best Practices Understanding Roles

Introduction Social Media Community Management, eDG Help clients design, develop, and manage both internal collaborative and external marketing communities Formalized community development process Requirements gathering Community design and development Training Monitoring SOPs Community roll out and marketing Management of community activity focusing on user adoption and engagement Report gathering IBM Connections Introduction

What is Connections? IBM Connections Social networking software for the enterprise that allows you to leverage expertise in your organization and collaborate with colleagues in a time-efficient way Create profiles for individual users and communities Organize and share information Build up a network of contacts Manage projects and activities Brainstorm ideas To access, type ‘connections’ in your browser address bar IBM Connections What is Connections?

Setting Up a Profile ??? IBM Connections Setting Up a Profile

Applications Tools to Optimize Connections Blogs – online journals for sharing information Forums – online discussion boards focusing on a particular topic Wikis – web pages about a particular topic Files – upload and store files in a central repository Communities – group of people who share a common interest Bookmarks – store and retrieve bookmarked web links Activities – organize your team’s work around project tasks IBM Connections Applications

Community Example Enterprise Veterans Initiative IBM Connections Community Example

Best Practices Ways to Optimize Connections Community Manager team Content calendar ??? IBM Connections Best Practices

Roles Insert Header ??? IBM Connections Roles

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