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Social Media in the Utilities Sector
15 April - 16 April 2013
Social Media in the Utilities Sector

The SAE Media Group are pleased to present their 2nd Annual Conference on Social Media in Utilities scheduled for 15th-16th April 2013, Central London.

Social media use in utilities is now well established in the US and has really started to take off in the UK and Europe in the last year. It is no secret that the utilities industry is suffering from a lack of customer confidence and social media is a proven way of mending this broken relationship. Recently there have been significant developments in social media in utilities for both in-house communications such as recruitment and more customer-facing practices such as crisis management. Not only have there been technological advances in social measurements and social media on your mobile but also in measuring the efficacy of your social media with a real emphasis on targeted research and social listening. Utilities companies are starting to realise the benefits an effective social media campaign can bring them and this conference will guide you on how to really make the most of this.
 

This conference will be looking in particular at the developments in social media in the utilities sector in the last 6 months both within in-house use and in outward-facing strategies, researching your users and establishing the right social media strategy to impact them, the latest advances in social media technology and the political side of social media use. With in depth case studies, insights from industry experts and updates on the issues that matter, this conference is a must attend for anyone involved in this field.

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairwoman's Opening Remarks

Heleana Quartey

Heleana Quartey, Head of Digital UK, Lewis PR

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9:10

Develop an idea into a story- entertainment leads to engagement

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9:50

Ensuring a consistent narrative across all channels- keeping to the same theme

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Why creative content is so crucial to your social media strategy and how this in turn builds your ROI

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11:40

Discussion Session

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12:20

Closing Remarks and End of Workshop

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Tim Field

Tim Field, Head of Press and Public Affairs, Energy Networks Association

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9:10

Generating ROI from Social Marketing

Ben Harknett

Ben Harknett, Head of Regional EU Sales & Client Services, Wildfire Google

•  How can marketers apply analytics to measure ROI?
•  What metrics should marketers track?
•  How can marketers leverage analytics to improve social ROI?
•  Based on actual data, what are the best social activities that are proven to generate ROI?

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9:50

Overview of the political situation of the utilities market and how social media ties into that

Angela Knight

Angela Knight, CEO, Energy UK

  • Outline of the government’s plans to intervene in the utilities market
  • How to combat the lack of public confidence in the utilities market
  • Competitive market in the UK-is forcing the energy companies to provide lower tariffs an effective way of sustaining this
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Panel Discussion - how can social media be used to influence decisions and promote campaigns?

  • Energy and the public trust deficit – how organisations can rebuild reputations on social media
  • Encouraging consumer switching and collective buying behaviours
  • Campaigning in public – Twitter’s role for journalists and policymakers
  • Social media content  –  Moving beyond the press release
  • Chris Pratt

    Chris Pratt, Senior Associate Director, Energy & Industrials, Hill & Knowlton

    Angela Knight

    Angela Knight, CEO, Energy UK

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    11:40

    Listening for strategic insights: breaking down the morass of social media data with a targeted approach

    Eoghan O'Neill

    Eoghan O'Neill, Social Listening Analyst, Ipsos MORI Social Media Exchange

  • Using social media to support traditional market research
  • Targetting social media listening to specific strategic objectives
  • An example: insights on customers switching provider from social media conversations
  • Know the limitations: validity and benchmarking
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:50

    Social media at British Gas

    Phil Livingstone

    Phil Livingstone, Head of Digital Channels, British Gas

  • Linking all departments together under one social media strategy
  • British Gas case study- customer service comes first
  • Process modelling-developing a strategy internally
  • Creating content and campaigns which build relationships with customers
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    14:30

    Customer Services and Communications Teams Working Together to Achieve Social Media Success

    Toni Kinslow

    Toni Kinslow, Marketing Communications Manager, UK Power Networks

  • UK Power Networks social media journey
  • Which department owns social media in an organisation?
  • How communications and customer services teams can overcome the challenges of working together
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    Recruitment using the power of social media

    Adam Templeman

    Adam Templeman, Resourcing Manager, RWEnpower

  • Moving with the times- experimenting with different avenues for recruitment
  • Npower case study regarding  the success social media has had in recruitment
  • Cultivating the best customer experience in the recruitment process
  • Multi-channel  approach- How to ensure the latest technologies feed into your social media strategy and in turn how that fits within the wider attraction strategy
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    16:20

    Social media as a means of bettering customer service

    Bernard Mooney

    Bernard Mooney, Customer Care Manager, Bord Gáis Networks

  • Pros and cons of social media as a customer channel
  • Doing more for less – reducing unwanted calls
  • Keeping in contact- alternative channels of communicating with customers
  • Proactively informing customers during a crisis to divert large volumes of inbound traffic
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    17:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Malcolm  Wells

    Malcolm Wells, Director, Malwell Corporate Projects Ltd

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    9:10

    Devising a successful social media campaign

  • Shell Eco-marathon case study - Social Media for sustainability
  • Strategy and governance - key to delivering successful social media
  • Cultural differences in social media and learning from other cultures to achieve your goals
  • Dana Poole

    Dana Poole, Digital Network Manager, Unilever Plc

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    9:50

    Change the game, change the customer - The social gamification of energy consumption

    Robert J. Feeney

    Robert J. Feeney, President & Co-founder, Vergence Entertainment

  • IBM global utility survey- customer trust and behavior is improved by a simple yet elusive accomplishment:  knowledge retention
  • How do we use social and gaming mechanics to influence knowledge gain and measurable retention?
  • The secret to engagement that the industries of entertainment, advertising and education have known for a century
  • ASK Platform case study- changing the paradigm of how utilities educate their employees and customers alike
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Q & A- Demo of the ASK Platform

    Robert J. Feeney

    Robert J. Feeney, President & Co-founder, Vergence Entertainment

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    11:20

    Social media and content marketing – Bauer Media’s approach to social media

    James Carson

    James Carson, Director (Former Marketing Specialist in Search, Social & Content, Carson Content

    <ul> <li>Getting departments geared to a new way of thinking</li> <li>Unifying accounts and dealing with politics</li> <li>Creating content, spatially-driven content and engagement via social media</li> <li>Case Studies - Grazia Street Fashion Week &amp; Motorcycle News on YouTube</li> </ul>

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    12:00

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    Planning for a Social Media crisis in the Energy sector

    Sean Walsh

    Sean Walsh, Head of Social Media, Blueclawsearch

  • Charting the journey how a tweet influences your online and offline presence - and share price!
  • How companies can limit damage by creating a necessary social media crisis plan
  • How utilities companies have reacted in the past to crisis and what they should've done instead
  • Building brand ambassadors & protecting from social media activists
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    14:10

    Risk avoidance - the legal implications case study

    Joanne Frears

    Joanne Frears, Solicitor, Jeffery Green Russell

  • Copyright and social media: who owns postings, pictures, content?
  • Cookies to get the cream: Considering why we use cookies, what to do about advising of use, what to do with information you get from using them.
  • Bouquets or Tomatoes: legal aspects of dealing with criticism, outspoken users/abusers
  • New customer protection law & social media
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    14:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:30

    Panel discussion: Buy-in from Other departments, Senior Management and the Board

    Tim Gibbon

    Tim Gibbon, Director, Elemental Communications Ltd.

    James Carson

    James Carson, Director (Former Marketing Specialist in Search, Social & Content, Carson Content

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    16:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Malcolm  Wells

    Malcolm Wells, Director, Malwell Corporate Projects Ltd

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