Ajax Workforce Marketing Overview

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Ready or not, here they come…Social media has put all employees on the front line of brand marketing. Company affiliations are now “on” 24/7, with no downtime for either employees or executives.

Weekend warrior, still representing. Yikes. Clients saw that.Brand ambassador.


So while this is how you see your company...


This is often what the world sees.


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83% of employees’

LinkedIn profiles

lacked the keyword “digital.”

In its first research project, Ajax looked at the LinkedIn profiles of the 50 biggest digital ad agencies and their 51,608 employees.

In total, we found misalignment in 90% of employee profiles.

Beyond engagement. Alignment.


“Netflix monthly viewing exceeded 1 billion hours for the first time ever in June.” –Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, 7/3/13, via his Facebook page. The SEC took 10 months to clear Hastings for the disclosure.

A major software company gets 400,000 views to employees’ LinkedIn profiles each month—4.8 million brand touch points a year, every one of which happening outside the control of marketing.

IBM, Duke, and Rutgers studied the impact of social media usage on IBM’s business.

They found that inside sales professionals who used social media effectively closed 26% more deals.

One Ajax client in the financial services sector used his Ajax-optimized LinkedIn profile to close a new, $3 million account.

According to Morgan Stanley, 62% of advisors who use LinkedIn generate new business from it.

The benefits are significant.


Ajax makes employees better brand advocates, both for themselves and

for their employers.

Photo courtesy Sanden Daphid.


We give companies and employees a framework for working together to communicate a clear and consistent brand message.

Employee Questions

What should I say?Who’s listening?

Who should I connect with?How can I control my message?

What are the legal risks?Why should I care?

What’s the best way to engage?

Company Questions

How can we align employees?How do we measure the investment?Who’s on social media?How do we influence the message?How do we ensure compliance?What results should we expect?How does this fit with our other work?


Ajax’s program results in brand amplification and measurable efficiencies in sales, marketing, and/or recruiting.

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1. Get executive buy in.2. Put existing company

messaging into every day language.

3. Give employees a reason to make that messaging their own.

4. Show them how.5. Measure pull through.6. Measure impact.

Messaging can be customized for enterprises with multiple companies/products/geographies.

How Ajax works


We use a variety of tools to get that messaging into the hearts and minds of employees.

Our training process includes three parts. The first is a custom video webinar that walks employees through (1) common social business adoption challenges, (2) best practices for using LinkedIn day-to-day, and (3) how to optimize a LinkedIn profile.

The video webinar is used to show employees/stakeholders “why” they should care. We explain what’s in it for them, and for the company, and give them the opportunity to “opt in” to the program.


The Ajax Brand Amplifier.

Our proprietary Brand Amplifier takes employees step-by-step through the development of a personal brand that is aligned with the company. It makes executing that brand push-button simple, and gives companies the ability to provide on-brand messaging to employees to use.


Activation and support.

We hold activation webinars for employees to show them how to leverage an optimized profile to build their networks and do business more efficiently.

For influencers, managers, and self-motivated professionals, additional coaching services are available (one-time or ongoing).


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Customized

Data review.

Using the Brand Amplifier creates a feedback loop that allows management to see which messages are resonating with employees, so they can make adjustments in real-time to improve voluntary message alignment, as well as research, test, or refine employer branding.


Train-the-trainer.

Ajax works to make clients self-sufficient in the area of social business. To achieve this goal, Ajax trains internal trainers on our methodologies and helps them integrate the Ajax approach into new employee on-boarding, corporate universities, and other key areas.


Program management.

Throughout the program, Ajax works closely with its client to ensure proper i n t e r nal co m m u n i ca t i o n w i t h stakeholders at each step along the way, from project scoping to close out.


Where to startKeep it simple.

Our most common starting point is a simple, ½ day workshop for either executive decision makers or a single team.

We use the time to answer questions, address concerns, and probe into clients’ expectations. Our semi-structured format ensures engagement and prepares clients to move forward with confidence.

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• Assessment of “social readiness” of current messaging • 6 or more “social ready” versions of key brand messaging• Review and development of social media policies and

guidelines• Optimized employee LinkedIn profiles• 1:1 coaching for influencers and managers• Activation training (live or webinar)• Analytics & impact assessment• Train-the-trainer materials• Internal communication plan

Program deliverables


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Partial client roster


Sales & Marketing

About AjaxAjax is a LinkedIn preferred vendor. We provide profile optimization support and other services to LinkedIn’s enterprise and mid-size clients.


Sales & Marketing

Our Mission

We make professional communication more genuine and productive. We are a Workforce Marketing agency. We bring companies and their employers together to communicate a clear brand message to the market.

Jason Seiden | [email protected]

m 312 961-2107

Patrick Anderson | [email protected]

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