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| 03.03.08
UK Businesses Slow To Take Up Social Media
 By Neville Hobson
The results of a survey in the UK published last week concludes that UK businesses are slow to take up social media.
According to a report in Marketing Week, the survey results show that only 18% of executives from participating UK companies see blogging and social networking as valuable, compared to 50% of US businesses questioned.
The survey was conducted by TNS Media Intelligence/Cymfony. There's no public information on that firm's website about the survey, but Marketing Week has these choice highlights:
• Companies in the UK are lagging behind foreign counterparts in getting up to speed with social media, with 22% of participants claiming that they are still "learning", compared with a global average of 18%. Only 9% of UK businesses claimed to be at the "experimentation" stage.
• 23% of respondents blame a lack of senior management commitment for the slow uptake, while 36% say it is due to a lack of skills. However, budget restrictions were not seen as hurdles in the UK, compared with a 10% global average.
• Viral marketing in social networks is also disregarded by UK companies and, according to 25% of UK executives, viral campaigns have very little brand impact. In contrast, three quarters of US executives believe the opposite.
It's a pretty bleak story the way Marketing Week tells it.
Although this survey does embrace the wider spread of social media, it offers a stark contrast to the picture presented last September in UK research from Loudhouse.
That firm's survey suggested a rosier picture in how blogs drive business opportunities for UK companies
In particular, two of Loudhouse's key results showed that 50% of companies undertake some form of blogging, either having a blog, or encouraging employees to comment on blogs; and that 31% of businesses state that their blog has generated 'significant' business opportunities
Maybe one difference between the two is how the results are reported.
In the case of Cymphony's, Marketing Week's view is less than positive:
22% of participants claiming that they are still "learning", compared with a global average of 18%. Only 9% of UK businesses claimed to be at the "experimentation" stage.
On the other hand, the picture is presented in a more encouraging light by Loudhouse:
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About the Author:
Neville Hobson is the author of the popular NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology.
Neville is a UK-based communicator, blogger and podcaster. He helps companies use effective communication to achieve their business goals. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: NevilleHobson.com. |
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