: used to define the appearance of an application. It defines a common style to be used and adopted by multiple components.
when applied to innovation, refers to the process of asking a large group of people to brainstorm new ideas for products, services, or even content
Employees are grouped together based on some factor such as geographic location, product lines, or even customer demographics. For example, restaurant chains use geographical areas to arrange several restaurants in a division.
Refers to obtaining the acceptance and support of social media integration and initiatives by company leaders.
also called horizontal structures, usually do not have executives, managers, seniority, or job titles. Other than the company owner or very few managers, everyone is seen as equal and has an equal voice in the company decisions.
Employees are grouped together based on their activity, such as marketing, sales, or customer service. A functional structure usually has a central manager for communication with other departments.
combine traditional hierarchical structures with flat structures to be more efficient or increase productivity in some areas by increasing communication and collaboration.
: Employees are grouped together combining functional and divisional groupings. A company may have traditional departments, but then assign a team for each product that includes sales, marketing, and other professional members
essentially adaptive to the dominant mode of production in a society. The concept describes the formation of the shared character structure of the people of a society
communication is both inbound and outbound communication between a business and other businesses, such as partners, resellers, distributors, or even competitors on social media.
how well consumers can correctly identify your business, brand, or products just by viewing product images, a company logo, tag line, packaging or advertising.
communication is all outbound communication the business publishes for consumers. Outbound communication can be one to one conversation between the business and a single consumer or it can be one to many conversations between a business and all of its followers on a social media platform.
the behaviors, beliefs, and practices of all employees that contribute to the work environment inside the company.
communication is inbound from the customer to the business. This type of communication has greatly expanded in companies that are active on social media.
communication is two-way communication between consumers. C2C is very important in social media and for businesses because it is the social media equivalent of word-of-mouth advertising.
Company owners or executives develop the core business goals that directly support the company’s mission. These goals relate to the entire business and do not focus on any one department, product, or service.
reacting to data about a group of people and making changes to the situation in real time
The practice of employees being brand promoters
has a traditional hierarchical backbone, but contains flat groups that allow for distributed decision making. Everyone can focus on what they do best. With holacracy, roles are formed around the work, not the people.
a page on your site that is designed to convert visitors into leads. It is different from other pages on your website in that it follows both of these criteria: It has a form that allows you to capture a visitor’s information in exchange for a desired offer.
have fewer layers but still have a hierarchical structure. There is still a command structure in place, but communication moves freely in both directions.
defines why the company exists and its purpose
how a company groups its employees together
of a company refers to the number of managerial layers a company has (its hierarchy)