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This article forms part of a study on social media usage amongst FTSE 100 companies.

Each company in the FTSE 100 index was reviewed on its usage of such social media tools as RSS feeds*, blogs, online video, podcasts and social media platforms like Flickr and Facebook on its main website and on occasion, on websites of well-known subsidiary companies.

*RSS feeds are a simple way of delivering fresh versions of a website’s content to online readers automatically.

According to the Guardian.co.uk Business Glossary:
“The FTSE 100 index comprises the 100 most highly capitalised blue chip companies on the London Stock Exchange, representing approximately 81% of the UK market.”

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Here’s how specialist insurance and reinsurance underwriting group, Amlin (AML.L) fared.

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Ten companies into a study of FTSE 100 companies and social media usage, some trends are starting to appear.

Whilst most of the more ‘consumer facing’ brands have enabled automatic fetching of content from the corporate website using RSS feeds, less than a handful are publishing any regular company information using a blog. It would appear that the addition of the occasional annual report video webcast is deemed sufficient as far as dynamic content goes.

The FTSE 100 list this study is derived from can be found on Yahoo! Finance’s FTSE 100 page.

The table below illustrates current social media usage amongst five companies: Antofagasta, Aviva, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems and Barclays.

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This article forms part of a study on social media usage amongst FTSE 100 companies.

Each company in the FTSE 100 index was reviewed on its usage of such social media tools as RSS feeds*, blogs, online video, podcasts and social media platforms like Flickr and Facebook on its main website and on occasion, on websites of well-known subsidiary companies.

*RSS feeds are a simple way of delivering fresh versions of a website’s content to online readers automatically.

According to the Guardian.co.uk Business Glossary:
“The FTSE 100 index comprises the 100 most highly capitalised blue chip companies on the London Stock Exchange, representing approximately 81% of the UK market.”

This is how the biggest insurance group in the UK, Aviva (AV.L) measured up.

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This study of social media usage amongst FTSE 100 companies is the first of its kind and will hopefully form a benchmark for assessing the impact of the digital revolution on online marketing and consumer engagement in the UK.

According to the Guardian.co.uk Business Glossary:

“The FTSE 100 index comprises the 100 most highly capitalised blue chip companies on the London Stock Exchange, representing approximately 81% of the UK market.”

Over time, the table below will grow to include information about all 100+ companies in the FTSE 100 index, providing an at-a-glance look at how well these multinational corporations are engaging the UK’s digitally savvy consumer.  Initially devised and written by company founder, Chi-chi Ekweozor, the study is now maintained by Ross Enston, Abid Ramtoola and Dan Crabtree.

Click on the company name to read a detailed analysis of its usage of social media.

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I’ve embarked on a study of social media usage amongst FSTE 100 companies.

For those not particularly up on UK corporate speak, I will define FTSE 100 by providing Wikipedia’s comprehensive description:

The FTSE 100 Index (IPA: /ˈfʊtsiː/, footsie) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalised companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. The index began on 3 January 1984 with a base level of 1000; the highest value reached to date is 6950.6, on 30 December 1999.

FTSE 100 companies represent about 80% of the market capitalisation of the whole London Stock Exchange. Even though the FTSE All-Share Index is more comprehensive, the FTSE 100 is by far the most widely used UK stock market indicator.

This is an introductory post covering some of the key points I have observed so far. The study aims to be a company-by-company analysis of social media adoption by FTSE 100 companies and I will be assessing usage of Social Media tools like RSS feeds, blogs, podcasts and online video on each company’s website.

The objective is to highlight best practice amongst UK companies that recognise that social media offers the most effective way to publish information instantaneously to a global audience.

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