The Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast (DSMN8 - The Employee Advocacy Platform)

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 most important thing that you MUST do before launching an employee advocacy program. 
 
How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 for your organization, the number ONE ingredient to employee advocacy success AND  finally, how to find the existing influencers in your organization.
 
How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 wrong, how to decide if gamification will be right for YOUR organization, using leaderboards versus rewards, and, most importantly, how to get gamification right!

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 sales process, how to get YOUR sales leaders on board, how employee advocacy becomes effortless lead nurturing at scale, AND, finally, why social selling with employee advocacy is here to stay.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 can re-engage lapsed users. 

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 advocacy should be.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

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 REALLY simple employee-generated content framework that will get more of your employees submitting content to you today!

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 Employee Advocates, AND finally, provide you with a Checklist for Employee Success!

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 greater impact, why you should ask yourself this ONE question and what the DREAM scenario of employee advocacy really is!

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 than you may think!

In this episode,  we talk about what 60% of podcasts never do! We'll cover; the cheapest and most efficient way for your brand to communicate, how Content AND Culture are the TWO main ingredients for success, how you don’t need to overestimate the amount of content and employees needed in your program AND what the results YOU can expect to generate from employee advocacy will be!

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 thing to remember is!

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 carry out any employee advocacy training, an absolute MUST to include AND the steps to follow to effectively onboard your salespeople.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 importance of identifying and COMMUNICATING your employee value proposition.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 between B2B and B2C advocacy programs; the importance of keeping advocacy programs exciting AND the #1 question you should ask YOURSELF before you ask your employees to post to their own social media.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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, we discuss, why seeing bad implementations of other people's attempts shouldn’t stop you, including what the BIGGEST employee advocacy misconception is, the solution to this, what you need to do when running an EA program, highlight a key component that ALL the best programs have and explain what the perfect execution of employee advocacy is.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 social? 

Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 hate’, how you change behaviour in a moment, the mistake we see with post captions, how to create post caption text, AND what the anatomy of a good social media post is.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 employee advocate feedback loops.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 challenge with employee advocacy integrations, why integrations aren’t always necessary, the difference between integrations and using a dedicated platform, AND why integrations can be problematic.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 the top tips to help you succeed.

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley Keenan.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

Thanks to our friends at Hellfire Creative for helping to produce the podcast.

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 program.

Grab our social media policy template.

Is employee advocacy bridging the gap between internal and external comms? Check out the research.

The most common employee advocacy mistakes (blog post).

How active are your employees on social?  Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by: https://dsmn8.com/

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 advocacy tool.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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!

Employee Advocacy ROI Calculator
Stats on Employee Advocacy
Employee Reach Calculator

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 personas are perfect for an employee advocacy program.

Blog post on The Pyramid of Employee Influence: 

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 can lead to a successful employee advocacy program.

Template to create ideal advocate profiles here. 

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 analogy for writing better posts.

The Entrepreneur article

Part Two here.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 updates. A must-watch/listen for all marketing professionals.

Part one here.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 them. 

How to create your ideal advocate profile. 

Update your social media policy.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Lewis and Shannon.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 listeners! Enter your details to receive a free copy of the book once it’s released.

How to create your ideal advocate profiles.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment toward social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers, and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 copy of Bradley’s upcoming book, ‘Employee Advocacy: 101 Cheat Codes’, before it’s released: https://dsmn8.com/employee-advocacy-book/

LinkedIn’s algorithm changes and the PACKD acronym Lewis discussed.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 your ideal advocate profile here.

Get your free employee advocacy program feedback template here.

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Bradley and Lewis.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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 and turbocharge your employee advocacy efforts! Don’t miss out - listen now!

Special offer for listeners! Sign up to early access to the Employee Advocacy course: here!  

Grab a free copy of Bradley’s upcoming book, ‘Employee Advocacy: 101 Cheat Codes’ : here!

How regulated industries are leveraging employee advocacy

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community or connect with Lewis and Elliot.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.

DSMN8 makes it easy for organizations to empower employees to become advocates, influencers, content creators, social sellers and publishers. Learn why brands big and small are using DSMN8 to scale their employees' voices across social at DSMN8.com.

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.

Enroll for the free course here. 

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here (https://dsmn8.com/resources/employee-engagement-analysis/) to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Lewis or Bradley.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.com.

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: https://dsmn8.com/employee-advocacy-course/ 

Podcast on ideal advocate profile: here.

*(link all in buzz sprout)*How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Lewis or Bradley.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.com.

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, unravelling the reasons why, with the right technology, the same content can be shared multiple times by hundreds or thousands of people and look unique every time.

Learn how this approach can help companies avoid the appearance of spam posting while maintaining authenticity.

Complete The  Employee Advocacy Benchmark Survey: https://employeeadvocacy.typeform.com/benchmarkstudy

Enroll for the free course: here.  

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here  to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Lewis or Bradley.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.com.

In this episode, Lewis brings in another special guest: April Jones, Account Executive at DSMN8. April specializes in helping companies launch and streamline their advocacy programs, so we couldn’t think of a better place to garner some fresh insights.

April picks Lewis's brain for his best practices on maximizing employee participation in advocacy programs and asks him about the benefits employees will receive from participating. Lewis dives into the importance of establishing a strong brand presence for employees and shares insights on effectively communicating these benefits across all levels of an organization.

But that's not all—Lewis also dishes out the latest tips and tricks to help employees create a habit of posting on social media. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just starting out, this episode is packed with actionable advice to boost your employee's participation in advocacy programs.

Complete The  Employee Advocacy Benchmark Survey: here.

Get your free social media policy template here.

Enroll for the free course: https://dsmn8.com/employee-advocacy-course/ 

How active are your employees on social? Often it's a great way to understand the current sentiment towards social media and provide a benchmark for your employee advocacy program. Grab your FREE analysis here (https://dsmn8.com/resources/employee-engagement-analysis/) to learn:

• How many of your employees are regularly sharing.
• What the impact of this activity looks like.
• How you’re doing vs your competitors.

+ some complimentary tips on how to improve this.

Be part of the DSMN8 employee advocacy community at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsmn8/ or connect with Lewis or Bradley.

This episode is brought to you by DSMN8.com.

The Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast is back with a special guest! In this episode, discover the top 5 ways to boost employee engagement when running an employee advocacy program.

Elliot shares valuable insights from his experience as the Director of Customer Success at DSMN8. He reveals how employee advocacy program managers can nurture their programs and unleash the competitive nature of leadership teams to ensure consistent participation.

Lewis explains a mistake he made and how speaking to one employee led to a shift in content strategy that skyrocketed engagement.

Plus, find out which group of advocates are the MOST important to engage for employee advocacy success!

Whether you’re just launching your advocacy initiative or struggling to keep your team engaged, following these tips will enable you to build a thriving community of employee influencers and thought leaders.

As mentioned in the episode, how to discover your ideal employee advocates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eD_nfg_SeM 

Learn more about DSMN8’s Newsletter Feature: https://dsmn8.org/4d1geBn

Get early access to the Employee Advocacy Benchmark Report:  https://dsmn8.org/3Tr8Fgx 

Employee Advocacy: 101 Cheat Codes by Bradley Keenan: 
https://dsmn8.org/3Zn3i5E

In this episode, Lewis Gray and Elliot Elsley are joined by Dentsu Benelux employee advocacy lead Maike Jansen. Together, they dive into the importance employee advocacy plays in maintaining brand consistency, safety, and suitability on social media.

Maike shares real-world examples and proven strategies for managing employee-generated content, navigating intellectual property risks, and addressing security concerns across regulated and non-regulated industries. 

Learn how leading organizations ensure their brand message remains strong, safe, and authentic with the right tools, guidelines, and training.

Resources:

• https://dsmn8.org/free-healthcheck-s3ep6
• https://dsmn8.org/Free-Social-Template 

Connect with us:

• Join the DSMN8 community: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-gray-dsmn8/
• Connect with Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-gray-dsmn8/ 
• Connect with Elliot: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-elsley/
• Connect with Maike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maikejansen/

This episode is brought to you by https://dsmn8.org/website 

#EmployeeAdvocacy #BrandConsistency #SocialMedia #BrandMessage #SocialMediaStrategy #EmployeeContent #AdvocacyProgram 

Key takeaways from the Employee Advocacy Benchmark Report.

Join us in our latest episode to explore eye-opening insights from our Employee Advocacy Benchmark Report. Lewis and Elliot highlight standout points from the report and discuss the role employee advocacy can in boosting brand visibility and engagement.

Key Topics Discussed:

• Employees having formal social media training 
• The surprising resistance to social media among employees and how to overcome it.
• How companies are using technology to streamline their employee advocacy efforts.
• The best departments to start with for employee advocacy.

Download your free copy of the report: here.

#EmployeeAdvocacy #SocialMediaMarketing #EmployeeEngagement #BenchmarkReport 

Lewis Gray and Elliot Elsley chat with Anna Bertoldini, Senior Social Media Brand Manager at NielsenIQ, to uncover strategies for launching and measuring the impact of employee advocacy. Anna brings her brand-building expertise and shares practical steps to start a program that aligns with your business goals.

Key Topics Discussed :

• Understanding ROI – From reach and engagement to website traffic, Anna outlines various ways to track the success of your advocacy efforts.
  
  
• Empowering Employees through Personal Branding – Get tips on how employees can build their personal brands for career growth, visibility, and networking.
  
  
• The Long-term Value of Advocacy – Learn why advocacy programs benefit businesses and employees, including real success stories and practical advice.

Tune in if you're a marketing or employer brand leader looking to leverage employee advocacy and personal branding to amplify your brand's reach and employee engagement.

Links & Resources:

• The Employee Advocacy Benchmark Report
• Connect with Anna Bertoldini on LinkedIn
• Connect with Lewis on LinkedIn
• Connect with Elliot on LinkedIn

#EmployeeAdvocacy #PersonalBranding #SocialMediaMarketing #ROI

Join Lewis Gray and Elliot Elsley as they chat with Jordan Tenenbaum, Head of Social Media at Talkdesk. In this episode, Jordan reveals the secrets behind Talkdesk's highly successful employee advocacy program and corporate social media strategy.

Key Topics Discussed:

• Why LinkedIn is the go-to platform for employee advocacy and how you can elevate both your company’s brand and your personal brand.
  
  
• How employee advocacy can empower your team to amplify their brand visibility with real-life examples from Talkdesk.
  
  
• Innovative techniques for motivating employees to participate in their employee advocacy program and scaling social media efforts.

If you're managing an employee advocacy program or looking to start one, this episode is packed with insights to help you succeed.

Don't forget to download the free Employee Advocacy Benchmark Report: here.

#EmployeeAdvocacy #SocialMediaTips #MarketingSuccess #LinkedInInsights #CorporateBranding

This episode features Lewis and Elliot in conversation with Roy Sexton, Director of Marketing at Clark Hill Law. They discuss how the firm launched, scaled, and now manages an employee advocacy program in a regulated industry.

Roy shares his expertise in overcoming legal pushback, training employees, and building internal excitement for the program. From real-world wins to valuable lessons, Roy’s story will inspire anyone managing or planning an advocacy initiative.

Key Topics Discussed:

• Overcoming challenges in regulated industries.
• The power of internal training.
• Keeping engagement alive.
• Clark Hill’s real-world journey as they set up, launched, scaled, and managed their thriving employee advocacy program.

Check out this special episode for lessons learned that can inspire your own employee advocacy efforts.

Connect with the hosts on LinkedIn:

Lewis - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-gray-dsmn8/

Elliot - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-elsley/

Roy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/royesexton/

#MarketingPodcast #EmployeeAdvocacy #SocialMediaTips #DigitalMarketing

This episode features Lewis and Elliot in conversation with Eva Baluchova, Global Employer Branding Lead at Danfoss, as she delves into the challenges of building an employee advocacy program without an employee advocacy tool in a global organization.

Eva shares how she implemented hands-on training to scale the program across regions, encouraged her employees to feel more confident on social media, and created a thriving culture of employee engagement by empowering employees from all departments to share their voices. Eva shares how she discovered the strategy of employee advocacy and how she implemented it the hard way without a tool to support her. 

Key Topics Discussed:

• Danfoss opened its employee advocacy program to all employees, fostering widespread participation.
  
  
• Training for employees focused on copywriting, storytelling, and content creation to empower employees.
  
  
• Tackling insecurities and motivating employees to share authentic stories.
  
  
• How to grow your employee advocacy strategy manually.
  
  

Check out this special episode for lessons learned that can inspire your employee advocacy efforts.

#MarketingPodcast #EmployeeAdvocacy #EmployeeEngagement 

Lewis and Elliot invite special guest Vahbiz Cooper, Digital Marketing Manager at Demandbase, to talk about the key tactics behind successful employee advocacy programs.

Vahbiz shares how Demandbase adopted an advocacy program, the best ways to keep employees engaged long-term, and the role of leadership in driving adoption. She also discusses creative onboarding strategies.

Key Topics Discussed:

• How to drive user adoption for employee advocacy programs
  
  
• The role of leadership in ensuring program success
  
  
• Creative ways to onboard and engage employees
  
  
• Making advocacy accessible
  
  

If you’re looking for practical advice to enhance your advocacy program, this episode is full of expert insights!

#MarketingPodcast #EmployeeAdvocacy #SocialMediaMarketing #BrandEngagement

Lewis and Elliot welcome Sarah Ruzgar O'Connell, Global Head of Communications at Awin, to discuss the evolution of employee advocacy and how brands can keep their advocacy programs relevant and on top of industry trends.

Sarah shares Awin's approach to integrating advocacy into company culture, the role of leadership in driving adoption, and how to keep employees engaged long-term. Sarah also shares the impact of LinkedIn's evolution, gamification, and key strategies for ensuring advocacy remains a priority.

Key Topics Discussed:

• The evolution of employee advocacy and what it means for brands
  
  
• How Awin has integrated advocacy into their company culture 
  
  
• The role of leadership in driving engagement
  
  
• Ensuring advocacy programs remain effective and sustainable

Check out this special episode if you're looking for practical strategies to enhance your employee advocacy program.

Get your free Employee Advocacy Benchmark Report here: https://dsmn8.com/employee-advocacy-benchmarks-report/ 

#MarketingPodcast #EmployeeAdvocacy #SocialMediaMarketing #EmployerBranding #BrandEngagement

Lewis and Elliot welcome Brad Nevin, the driving force behind Nissan’s global employee advocacy program, to discuss how he built and scaled an advocacy initiative with real impact.

Brad shares how Nissan went from a pilot to a full-scale global strategy. He dives into the biggest challenges, how different markets operate worldwide, and the key tactics that keep employees engaged. Plus, he reveals the measurable success of the program and what the future of employee advocacy looks like for 2025 and beyond.

Key Topics Discussed:

•  How Nissan built and scaled its employee advocacy program globally
• The biggest challenges & how to overcome them
• Strategies for keeping employees engaged long-term
• The impact of advocacy on brand visibility & LinkedIn presence
• What the future holds for employee advocacy in 2025 & beyond

If you're looking for practical strategies to build or scale an employee advocacy program, this episode is a must-listen!

Grab your free copy of Bradley Keenan's book here.

#MarketingPodcast #EmployeeAdvocacy #SocialMediaMarketing #EmployerBranding #BrandEngagement