Social Media Usage Amongst FTSE 100 Companies – Company Profile – GlaxoSmithKline

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.”

Let’s take a look at how pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) stacked up.

FTSE 100 Company RSS Webcast Blog Online Video Audio Facebook, Twitter, etc
GlaxoSmithKline Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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You’re Hired! How to sell better than the BBC’s The Apprentice – What I learnt at a Ruth Badger Master class

Chi-chi Ekweozor Meets Ruth Badger

Chi-chi Ekweozor meets Ruth Badger the most famous star of popular BBC show The Apprentice

I’ve been on the excellent LEAD programme at the University of Salford’s Salford Business School since September last year.

LEAD is a leadership development programme developed and piloted by Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) in conjunction with the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA).

Since its inception in 2004, over 150 businesses have benefited from the programme which combines personal development of the owner-manager with support and development of the business itself.

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Social Media Usage in the FTSE 100: Company Profile – BT Group

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 global telecomms giant, BT (BT-A.L) stacked up.

FTSE 100 Company RSS Podcast Blog Online Video Audio Facebook, Flickr, etc
BT Group Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

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Social Media Usage in the FTSE 100: Company Profile – BP

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.”

Here’s how petroleum giant, BP (BP.L) stacked up.

FTSE 100 Company RSS Podcast Blog Online Video Audio Facebook, Flickr, etc
BP Yes Yes No Yes No No

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