[global hr forum 2011] creation of a new corporate competitiveness : social marketing and utilizing...
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"Social Marketing," is the process by which marketing principles and techniques are applied to communicate the value of social issues such as safety, health, and the environment to the public. Today, social marketing is no longer a matter of preference, and is now a necessity for businesses. The renowned marketing guru, professor Philip Kotler emphasizes that companies should not restrict their social marketing to charitable activities, but rather integrate social marketing into the strategic level of a business and use it enhance competitive advantage. Businesses can benefit from social marketing in a remarkable number of ways. Social marketing helps improve public image, strengthen brand positioning, increase customer loyalty in target markets, aids the hire of talent, and facilitates investments. Thus, we will discuss specific cases and points that cover how companies can work together with governments, NGOs, and local organizations on social marketing to engage in activities that socially responsible yet business savvy.TRANSCRIPT
Creation of a New Corporate Competitiveness: Social Marketing
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Competitiveness: Social Marketing and Utilizing Human Resources
Seoul, KoreaNovember 2011
Russ HageySenior Partner
Worldwide Chief Talent Officer
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Companies need to step up to their social responsibilities
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Sustainable profitable growth;
old concept,new normal
Four messages
Employees will lead; skeptical
consumers, follow
It’s abad time to be an
opera house
New leadershipfor new
challenges
1 2 3 4
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Set youragenda beforeGreenpeacesets it for you
Build fromthe businesscase closestto home
Tackle yourvalue chain;see what’sleft over
Drive theold businessin a new way
There are a lot of buzzwords…
closed loopsgreening SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
sustainability lifecyclecivic entrepreneurship
waste reductioniso 14001triple-bottom-line takeback
voluntary regulation environmental management
from cradle to cradle urban reinvestment systems thinking
ecodesign design for environmentCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
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stakeholder managementbrownfield redevelopment
Restorative enterprisepollution prevention eco-efficiency
pollution preventioneco-effectiveness cradle-to-cradle
corporate social responsibilityFULL COST ACCOUNTING
industrial ecology green design INCLUSIVE CAPITALISM
GREENWASHING radical transactivenessleapfrog technology
ecodesign design for environmentCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
Our definition of corporate responsibility
“…the way a company integrates
social, environmental and
economic sustainability concerns
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economic sustainability concerns
into its strategy, operations and
interactions with stakeholders”
Why should companies care?
CustomersCosts Employees
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Customers care...but
don’t act on it
Opportunities for major cost
savings
Competitive advantage with
passionate employees
So how about cost…
REDUCE ELIMINATE DECREASE
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$2.4M
REDUCE ENERGY
ELIMINATE WASTE
DECREASE COST
Consumers appear inconsistent
~60% of consumers say they wantto buy more sustainable products
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<10% consumers purchase
carbon offsets
Only ~1% of UK households on Green Tariffs
~ 3% of U.S. coffee retail sales
are fairtrade
Actually they are mostly skeptical
<20% of consumers will consistently pay a premium for socially responsible goods
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“I don’t
believe product
claims about
being socially
responsible”
40% of respondents
“Insufficient
connection
between
product and
social benefit”
35% of respondents
“These
products should
exist anyway....
I shouldn’t have
to pay extra”
40% of respondents
Employees can be a powerful business case
“We’re doing this because
our employees want to.
“Sustainability will be a
key reason that the
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our employees want to.
They want to apply their
expertise to improve
society. It’s a
competitive advantage
for us.”
Kathy Pickus,
VP Abbott Fund
key reason that the
millennial generation
choose to work at
Campbell’s.”
Denise Morrison,
Campbell’s CEO
Profile of employee survey
Who did we ask
• 1,450 responses
• Range of industries & company sizes
• Predominantly developed world
• ~40% women
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What did we ask
• Importance of sustainability
• Influence on job decisions
• Involvement in related activities
• High priority issues
• Employee segments
Vast majority of employees valueemployer sustainability
80
100%
Respondents
Very
important 80
100%
Respondents
43%
25%
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0
20
40
60
Importance to
all employees
Important
UnimportantVery unimportant 0
20
40
60
Under 30 Over 30
43%
INCLUDES IN JOB SELECTION CRITERIA
53%
7%
VALUES EMPLOYER SUSTAINABILITY
100%
24%
The ‘Sustainability Enthusiast’
Sustainability
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REJECTS INDUSTRIES
13%37%
73%
ACCEPTS SALARY REDUCTION
10% cut accepted
5% cut accepted
SustainabilityEnthusiast
Enthusiasts Non-Enthusiasts
Companies greatly benefit from the passionof Enthusiasts
Invest extra time to support activities
IMPACT SCORE(10: max)
8.2
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Recommend company products/services
Recommend workplaceto friends
8.4
8.6
Employees’ priorities will change the agenda
Eliminating child labor
Sourcing green energy
Fixing domestic pollution
Ending corruption
Reducing overseas pollution
High importanceLow importance
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Offering healthy foods
Avoiding offensive ads
Planting trees
Setting up schools
Sponsoring the opera
Providing child care
Ending corruption
Paying fair wage/price
Core business
Harm and injustice
Developing world
"...we need a different approach to business,"...we need a different approach to business,
New leadership
Paul Polman
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approach to business,a new model led by a
generation of leaders with the mindset and the courage to tackle the challenges of
the future."
approach to business,a new model led by a
generation of leaders with the mindset and the courage to tackle the challenges of
the future."
Paul PolmanCEO, Unilever
Mindset of the sustainable leader
Multi year not (just) short term
Practical and idealistic
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Global and local
Holistic not siloed
Collaborativenot combative
7 week rural community
assignments
6 day global leadership
quests to Kenya
Key is to be proactive at developing these skills
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4 week community-
driven economic
development projects
Up to 6 months
working for an NGO
Sustainable profitable growth;
old concept,new normal
Four messages
Employees will lead; skeptical
consumers, follow
It’s abad time to be an
opera house
New leadershipfor new
challenges
1 2 3 4
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Set youragenda beforeGreenpeacesets it for you
Build fromthe businesscase closestto home
Tackle yourvalue chain;see what’sleft over
Drive theold businessin a new way