Social Media Principles | Sabine Kostevc, Roche | iStrategy, London
1. Roche Social Media Principles
iStrategy conference London, October 5, 2010iStrategy conference London, October 5, 2010
Sabine Kostevc
Head of Corporate Internet & Social Media
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2. Roche
One of the world’s leading healthcare companies
• Founded 1896 in Basel, Switzerland
• Founding families still hold majority stake
• 81.500 employees in 150 countries
• Sales 2009: 49.1 billion Swiss Francs• Sales 2009: 49.1 billion Swiss Francs
• # 3 in pharmaceuticals
Leader in cancer medicines
• # 1 in in vitro diagnostics
• World leader in biotech
www.roche.com
3. Social Media
Where corporates are struggling
Strategy:
Why and how to engage in social media ?
Engagement:Engagement:
Who is going to manage it and are they ready?
Leadership, Legal, IT…: don’t see the value over the risks
Resources:
It’s “free” but still needs investment:
Monitoring, evaluating, responding are time consuming
4. Social Media
Where corporates are struggling
Special challenges for pharmaceutical companies:
Not allowed to directly communicate to patients for most
products “ask your doctor or pharmacist…”
Different rules for different countries – within EU and
worldwide, e.g.:worldwide, e.g.:
Information that would be legitimate in the US may be
forbidden in the UK or other countries
Which country rules apply for a tweet or a comment on
Facebook?
>> Difficult to enter in 2-way dialogue with patients
5. No “one size fits all” model
Approach will be different based on goal
• Brand building
• Reputation management
• Employee attraction & engagement
• Customer support• Customer support
• Product development
• Generating orders
• Education
• Crisis communication
• …
6. Roche
Social Media Footprint
Some examples:
• Blog on Breast cancer (sponsored by Roche)
• Communities around Diabetes
„ Accu-Chek Diabetes Link“ and Blogger Summit„ Accu-Chek Diabetes Link“ and Blogger Summit
• Activities on Facebook + Youtube by HR teams
• Employees‘ networks
• Corporate Twitter channel
„Roche is one of top 10 pharma companies in Social Media“
JD Lasica, Socialmedia.biz
7. Roche Social Media Principles
Public and online
www.roche.com/socialmedia
8. Roche Social Media Principles
Excerpt (full text on www.roche.com/socialmedia)
• 7 Rules for PERSONAL online activities
Speaking “about” Roche
• Be conscious about mixing your personal
and business lives.
• You are responsible for your actions.
• Follow the Roche Code of Conduct
• 7 Rules for PROFESSIONAL online
activities Speaking “on behalf of Roche”
• Follow the Roche Code of Conduct and
Communications Policy.
• Follow approval processes for publications
and communication
• Follow the Roche Code of Conduct
• Mind the global audience
• Be careful if talking about Roche. Only
share public available information.
• Be transparent about your affiliation with
Roche and that opinions raised are your
own
• Be a “scout” for sentiment swings and
critical issues.
and communication
• Mind Copyrights and give credits to the
owners
• Use special care if talking about Roche
products or financial data.
• Identify yourself as a representative of Roche
• Monitor your relevant social media channels
• Know and follow our Record Management
Practices
11. Sabine Kostevc
Head of Internet and Social Media, Roche
http://twitter.com/roche_com
Thank you
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