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Social Media Management at Cisco with Jeanette Gibson


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Jeanette Gibson, Social Media & Digital Marketing Executive, goes on the record to discuss Cisco's online newsroom, internet first and social media management strategies.



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05:19 - Jeanette Gibson details the creation and evolution of Cisco's new media team and how they have adapted and continue to adapt to the new media explosion.



06:39 - Gibson divulges how Cisco's entrepreneurial culture has allowed the new media team to shake their initial reputation as a renegade faction and the effects of that culture shift on the way the company's internal communication is conducted today.



09:04 - Gibson lists the benefits of online news rooms and explains how Cisco's online news room has helped Cisco become a world class organization.



10:52 - Gibson explains why social media can't be ignored and how the new media team at Cisco determines the most appropriate vehicle for delivering information.



12:42 - Gibson discloses why it is imperative that PR personnel, rather than web technicians, direct social media content.



14:11 - Gibson reveals why Cisco's news room is the second most visited page at cisco.com.



15:59 - Gibson describes the objectives of Cisco's news room and explains why the site promotes return business.



17:04 - Gibson divulges the new media team's official three-pronged marketing strategy for Cisco's online news room.



19:18 - Gibson reveals why podcast subscriptions and blog readership is up.



20:37 - Gibson explains how the company tracks their relative success and how they have made cisco.com more user friendly.



23:59 - Gibson discusses why a website should be an experience.



25:12 - Gibson describes the methodology that has allowed the new media team to remain small and nimble.



26:18 - Gibson gives her expert opinion on why every company should incorporate new media into their traditional PR campaigns.



27:47 - Gibson offers advice to companies who wish to expand into new media.



28:57 - Gibson talks about the culture shift that is occurring regarding the nature of media, and what she looks forward to in the future.



31:04 - End.



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