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Employee advocacy is a powerful tool which can help organisations build trusted, authentic relationships with their audience and drive high value brand conversations. Building a successful employee advocacy programme is often described as a complex and difficult task. And while there are many moving parts to coordinate in order to grow a programme which delivers results. At its heart is a simple framework which puts employees at the centre. There are different approaches to employee advocacy ...
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Empower your employees like never before and learn how to own the social share of voice in your industry. Organizations all over the world in every sector are driving strategic competitive advantage by scaling the impact of their employees' voices… and now YOU can too! As we delve beyond the why and get straight to the how so that you can put employee-driven growth at the heart of your organization. Hosted by Bradley Keenan and Lewis Gray of DSMN8.
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“Does Employee Advocacy Look Like Spam Posting?” | w/Emily Paige Jones - Director of Customer Success
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In this special episode of our podcast, Lewis welcomes Emily Paige Jones, Director of Customer Success at DSMN8, as his special guest. Emily, being DSMN8's latest recruit, brings forth an important question about a misconception that she's eager to debunk - “Does employee advocacy look like spam posting?” Lewis navigates through the question, unrav…
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Employee advocacy is a powerful tool which can help organisations build trusted, authentic relationships with their audience and drive high value brand conversations. Building a successful employee advocacy programme is often described as a complex and difficult task. And while there are many moving parts to coordinate in order to grow a programme …
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In this exclusive episode, Bradley and Lewis explore an important question raised by a member of The Employee Advocacy Certification’s Alumni Network. Together, they navigate through the question and debunk the idea that employee advocacy programs inadvertently inflate performance numbers through internal engagement. Enroll for the free course: htt…
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Episode #3 How to kickstart employee advocacy with internal marketing with Kerry Ann Stimpson
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Employee advocacy is a powerful tool which can help organisations build trusted, authentic relationships with their audience and drive high value brand conversations. Building a successful employee advocacy programme is often described as a complex and difficult task. And while there are many moving parts to coordinate in order to grow a programme …
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We’re back! Bradley and Lewis are back with a bang to officially announce the launch of The Employee Advocacy Certification. In this exclusive episode, Lewis delivers insights and gives you a sneak peek into the course's offerings. Meanwhile, Brad delves into a module that explores measuring and defining success from an employee advocacy program. E…
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Employee advocacy is a powerful tool which can help organisations build trusted, authentic relationships with their audience and drive high value brand conversations. Building a successful employee advocacy programme is often described as a complex and difficult task. And while there are many moving parts to coordinate in order to grow a programme …
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Employee advocacy is a powerful tool which can help organisations build trusted, authentic relationships with their audience and drive high value brand conversations. Building a successful employee advocacy programme is often described as a complex and difficult task. And while there are many moving parts to coordinate in order to grow a programme …
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5 Essentials for Employee Advocacy Success | w/Elliot Elsley - Director of Customer Success | DSMN8
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In this special episode of our podcast, join Lewis Gray, Senior Marketing Manager at DSMN8, as he speaks with Elliot Elsley, Director of Customer Success at DSMN8. Get ready to unlock the secrets to a thriving employee advocacy program as Elliot spills the beans on FIVE game-changing tips. Discover why these tips are your golden ticket to success a…
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In this episode, Bradley and Lewis highlight quick wins that can help elevate your employee advocacy platform. They highlight the wins that may seem obvious, but that a lot of program leaders overlook. They discuss how to implement these wins and the immediate difference it will make to your employee advocacy program. Find out how you can create yo…
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In this episode, Bradley and Lewis discuss the two most common objectives of employee advocacy and the content strategies you’ll want to deploy to achieve them. Plus, Lewis explains the “Holy Trinity” of content types you’ll need to include to generate the best results from your employee advocacy program. Special offer for listeners! Grab a free co…
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BIG news! Lewis rolls out the carpet for Bradley as he introduces his first-ever book - Employee Advocacy: 101 Cheat Codes. In this special episode of the podcast, Bradley explains the reasoning and idea behind the book, even introducing the help of Amazon’s Alexa to demonstrate its purpose. No spoilers here, though! Plus, early access for listener…
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In this special episode of our podcast, Lewis sits down to speak with special guest, Shannon Loveridge. Shannon lends her insights on the legal industry and explains why employee advocacy is a crucial tool that should be utilized in this industry. Shannon highlights the challenges that come with employee advocacy in law firms and how to overcome th…
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Part two of our two-part LinkedIn algorithm special! In part two, Bradley & Lewis build on our learnings from part one and host a workshop for writing great social media posts for employee advocacy. If you haven’t checked out part one, Bradley & Lewis broke down the changes to LinkedIn’s algorithm and offered their key takeaways from the recent upd…
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Part one of our two-part special! LinkedIn’s algorithm changes have caused quite a stir in the B2B world especially, but what exactly has changed? Spoiler alert: the future looks bright for employee advocacy! In part two, Lewis & Bradley host a workshop in writing great social media posts for employee advocacy, and Lewis explains DSMN8’s PACKD anal…
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Bradley and Lewis host another workshop-style episode. Bradley explains how to create the ideal advocate profiles for your employee advocacy program, which can be used to identify the pain points and objectives of your potential employee advocates ahead of launching your program. They highlight the importance of creating these profiles and how this…
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In this episode of the podcast, Bradley and Lewis highlight why an employee advocacy program won’t work if you only focus on achieving quick wins. They expand on the importance of putting together a great launch strategy that focuses on social media training to ensure continued use of your employee advocacy tool. How active are your employees on so…
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In this unique episode of the podcast, Bradley hosts a workshop-style episode with Lewis and explains the four types of ideal advocates for an employee advocacy program. Lewis expands on this and offers valuable insight from his experiences dealing with these four personas. They touch on the challenges and motivations of each persona and why these …
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In this episode of the podcast, Bradley and Lewis discuss the business case for employee advocacy and offer tips to get sign-off from your CFO to launch a program. They touch on statistics that highlight the impact that employee advocacy has and how an employee advocacy tool can save your company money. All valuable information to take to your CFO!…
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In this episode of the podcast, Bradley and Lewis debunk the idea that employee advocacy programs solely benefit marketing teams. They highlight that although an employee advocacy tool is perceived as being a marketing function, it can have an equally significant impact on other departments in a business, such as sales and employer branding teams. …
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In this episode of the podcast, Bradley and Lewis discuss how to use employee advocacy for content idea generation. They highlight the importance of employees being active on social and why social activity and employee advocacy should be treated as one combined activity. How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand …
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In this episode, our CEO, Bradley and Senior Marketing Manager, Lewis discuss how to step up from manual employee advocacy to a formal program. They highlight the key differences between manual employee advocacy and a formal program and the issues that may occur when you rely on manual employee advocacy. Blog post on why you need an employee advoca…
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We’re back for season 2! Welcome to the new and improved version of our show. In this new format, Bradley Keenan is joined by DSMN8’s very own Lewis Gray (Senior Marketing Manager) as a co-host. In this episode, Bradley and Lewis discuss what they consider to be the three most common/problematic roadblocks (or “enemies”) of an employee advocacy pro…
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In this episode, Bradley discusses the common misconception that employee advocacy can’t work for companies within regulated industries, and outlines the features and processes needed to make it a success, no matter which industry you’re in. How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards …
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In this episode, find out what enterprises need to consider when choosing an employee advocacy platform. Plus, find out how to distribute your content in a smart way, and learn our tips for managing an enterprise employee advocacy program! How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards so…
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In this special episode, find out how Dropbox approached the first 30 days of launching an employee advocacy program with actionable tips to help you improve your E.A. game! Whether your organisation is a first-timer or you're looking to give your existing initiative a boost, Katherine Keenan, Dropbox’s Head of Talent Brand Programs runs through th…
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In this episode, find out why consistency is the key to employee advocacy community building. What does employee advocacy consistency look like? Find out how to build your EA community and consistently provide content for employees to share. How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards …
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In today’s episode of the podcast, our CEO, Bradley Keenan, shares another of our best Employee Advocacy tips, chosen at random from our upcoming book! In this episode, Bradley discusses the challenges of integrating employee advocacy platforms with your wider tech stack and outlines why integrations are not always necessary. We discuss the challen…
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The importance of a Test, Listen & Learn approach and creating feedback loops to guide your employee advocacy success. In this episode, we discuss, why an authentic tone of voice is a must, would your employees share content, how to tell if employee shares resonate with audiences, the dark social impact of employee advocacy AND how to create employ…
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Exciting announcement: we’ve got a book coming out! In the next 4 episodes of the Employee Advocacy & Influence podcast, our CEO Bradley Keenan will share some of the best Employee Advocacy tips, chosen from the book at random! In today’s episode, find out about how to encourage employee advocacy program sign-ups, and why you shouldn’t force it. Ho…
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You’re interrupting people’s day - so, you better make it worth their while if you want employee advocacy success! A well thought out, and structured post caption can be the difference between impact for your social content and failure. THIS is how to get it right and hit your goals. In this episode, we discuss, why you shouldn't worry about ‘link …
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When life gets in the way, posting to social media falls by the wayside. Scheduling content and keeping your content “evergreen” are your secret weapons to keep your employees’ social media presence consistent. How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benc…
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What is the Pyramid of Employee Influence? Find out how it can help you decide which employees to include in an advocacy program. Do you really need 100% of your employees engaged in advocacy for it be successful? How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a b…
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This is the single BIGGEST piece of advice for onboarding new users to your advocacy program. In this episode, we talk about the mistakes we’ve seen made when launching an employee advocacy program and HOW you can ensure success when it comes to getting employees to join your program and maintaining engagement. How active are your employees on soci…
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Think all employee advocacy programs are just people sharing the same message over and over again? Or that you can spot an initiative a mile off when people are sharing the exact same thing? Well, GOOD employee advocacy really isn’t this and the assumption shouldn’t be that all employee advocacy programs follow the same strategy. In this episode, w…
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Employee advocacy works incredibly well for B2B companies, but can it be successful for a B2C business? Which social networks are right for B2C employee advocacy? Consider taking a different approach to advocacy: maybe it’s time to open up your advocacy program to consumers too! In this episode, we discuss; the social media spectrum; the difference…
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Unhappy with the results of your employee advocacy program? Inherited an employee advocacy program but disappointed with employee engagement? Well, there are times where a program just needs a re-boot to take results to the next level. We talk about why you need to establish what went wrong the first time, how to create your NEW gameplan, plus the …
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Content tumbleweeds…. Are you creating loads of content that nobody shares? Worse. Your Sales team don’t see the value? In this episode, we discuss how you can effectively onboard your sales team to your advocacy program. We talk about how salespeople have the most vested interest, the easiest way to get salespeople onboard, what to do BEFORE you c…
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Sliding door moments… Say hello to your new career launch pad! In this episode, we look at how employee advocacy can be a career-launch pad. We talk about the network effect of employee advocacy, its purpose, how to increase impact by 300%, provide a career differentiator AND how to build your personal business case! How active are your employees o…
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Counter-intuitive? Maybe. Maybe not. Hear us out as there is a logic to our madness of why you SHOULD limit your employee advocacy. In this episode, we talk about the four types of employees, what wise program leaders do, what we advise clients to limit daily shares to, the content economics of employee advocacy AND explain what the MOST important …
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When times get tough, it’s even more important to assess what is and isn’t working for your organization. BUT how do you avoid going silent and continue to communicate regularly with your target audience in the most cost-effective way? Well, it starts with your employees - the people already closest to your business AND moving the needle is easier …
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How does internal communications impact employee advocacy? Are they the same thing? In this episode, we talk about the first step and how employee advocacy forms an internal communication function. We'll cover; what we found from analysing over 1,000 social media posts from employees, how to utilize your existing internal comms tools for even great…
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This is how to make your social media policy ‘employee-ready’! In this episode, we talk about how you can evolve from a "Do Not Post on Social Media" strategy to a "Post on Social Media" strategy with your employees. We'll cover; what 55% of Employees have NO idea about, what your Employee-Ready Social Media Policy MUST include, how to support your…
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Want to encourage employees to become content creators? In this episode, we talk about how to get more employees to submit content to you. We'll cover; why creating B2B social that doesn’t suck is difficult, what you can do to help your B2B social presence, the one thing you have to accept, what many get so wrong, AND finally, introduce you to the …
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We get asked this question all the time! In this episode, we talk about how you can get your CEO to post on social media. We'll cover; what to do if your CEO doesn’t get social, how you can show the value, how to build a business case for employee advocacy, AND finally, introduce you to the Social CEO Framework which features the steps you can take…
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This has to be the NUMBER 1 employee advocacy blunder we see! In this episode, we talk about the biggest blunder employee advocacy programs make. We'll cover; what YOU need for Employee Advocacy SUCCESS, the power of dynamic content, how time-effective distribution can equal continued program value, AND finally, what the true aim of good employee a…
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Mastering user engagement is the key to success for your employee advocacy program. BUT, how do you ensure this? In this episode, we talk about how to master user adoption with your employee advocacy program. We'll cover; HOW to lead from the front, the benefits of creating a feedback loop, harnessing the POWER of new recruits, AND finally, how you…
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Social selling is every salesperson's greatest asset, and it's employee advocacy's secret weapon! In this episode, we talk about how your social selling efforts can be taken to the next level with an employee advocacy platform. We'll cover; how to become THAT go-to person in your industry, why you should embrace employee advocacy as part of your sa…
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Should employees be rewarded for participating in your company's employee advocacy program? As with most things in business, the answer is: it depends. In this episode, we discuss gamification, how it can impact your program, and whether or not employees should be rewarded for participating. We'll cover; the downsides and how gamification can go wr…
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It's no secret that tech companies love alliteration, and we're no different! In this episode, we talk about the 3 C's of Employee Advocacy - content, culture and coordination. We'll cover; the content that will make your employee advocacy take off, how to power your employee advocacy program with FREE content, the ULTIMATE hack to finding talent f…
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We're starting at the start, well, before the start! In this episode, we talk about the things you need to do way ahead of choosing a technology partner in order to run a successful employee advocacy program. We'll cover; choosing a program manager, defining what advocacy-ready content actually means, what success will look like AND finally, the mo…
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