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January 5th, 2010
The Pert Group
SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES
Prepared by: Nate Riggs, Mike Brown
Prepared for: Barb Murphy, Cheri Tabel
Social Business Strategies, LLC
614.348.2646
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INTENT AND APPLICATION
The Pert Group is leading innovations in the use of social media platforms in the market research industry
to increase and enhance communication with both external and internal audiences.
We may use many tools to do this as the available technology evolves, but the primary outlet that we
utilize is our company blog located at the URL: blog.thepertgroup.com. Accordingly, this policy is
intended to assure that the use of Social Media by employees, both during and outside work, is consistent
with The Pert Group values and commitment to customers, as well as its legal and ethical responsibility to
protect its own confidential information and that of its customers and employees.
This policy does not apply to, nor is it intended to interfere with, acceptable posts on personal pages,
profiles and walls or blogs that do not relate to The Pert Group and confidential information over which
The Pert Group has no duty to monitor or control.
THE PERT GROUPS POSITION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The Pert Group recognizes the value and utility of social media and encourages employees to engage
appropriately in such forums. Employees are encouraged to actively participate on The Pert Group Social
Media sites, including its blog and future outposts that may be developed, subject to understanding of and
compliance with values and the guiding principles of The Pert Group set forth below.
Overall Principles
1. Use common sense.2. Be respectful.3. Think before you post.4. Consider who might see the site, profile, post or blog now and in the future.
Disclosures
5. Acknowledge that you are personally responsible for the content of what you publish. Be mindfulthat what you publish will be public for a long time protect your privacy.
6. Identify yourself name and, when relevant, role at The Pert Group when you discuss The PertGroup or The Pert Group-related matters. Always write in the first person. You must make it clear
that you are speaking for yourself and not on behalf of The Pert Group.
7. Dont cite or reference clients, partners or suppliers without their approval. When you do make areference, where possible link back to the source. However, you must disclose the nature of the
client/provider relationship when a link is used.
8. Be aware of your association with The Pert Group in online social networks. If you identifyyourself as a member of The Pert Group team, ensure your profile and related content is
consistent with how you wish to present yourself with colleagues and clients.
Content Creation & Usage
9. Respect copyright, fair use and financial disclosure laws.10.Dont disclose confidential or other proprietary information of The Pert Group or its clients.
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11.Respect your audience. Dont use ethnic slurs, personal insults, obscenity, or engage in anyconduct that would not be acceptable in The Pert Group workplace. You should also show
proper consideration for others privacy and for topics that may be considered objectionable or
inflammatory such as politics and religion.
12.Find out who else is blogging or publishing on the topic on which you are writing, and cite them.13.Dont pick fights, be the first to correct your own mistakes, and dont alter previous posts withoutindicating that you have done so.14.Try to add value. Provide worthwhile information and perspective. The Pert Groups brand is best
represented by its people and what you publish may reflect on The Pert Groups brand.
Employees may not create a social media site, profile or blog that appears to represent The Pert Group,
nor may an employee post content that appears to speak on behalf of The Pert Group without obtaining
prior, express, written authorization.
NO EXPECTATIONS OF PRIVACY OR GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY
Users of social media should have no expectation of privacy with respect to content they enter, create,transmit, forward or keep on their own pages, profiles, walls, blogs, or those of others. The Pert Group,
customers, co-workers, or the public may view social media content, even if the content occurs outside of
or is done during non-working time.
Users of social media are responsible for the content of all their sites, profiles, posts and blogs. If The
Pert Group receives a report, or if it discovers a social media site, profile, post or blog that, in The Pert
Groups sole discretion, contains unacceptable content, it may require the employee to remove the
unacceptable content immediately.
Case studies mentioned on The Pert Group blog or other social media outposts should not identify client
work until the clients product or offering has gone to market. Once again, if a client is named on the blog
and a link is given a leading back to the clients website or any other online destination such as a blog,review site, or social media page or profile, The Pert Group content contributor is required to disclose the
nature of the client/provider relationship.
COLLABORATIVE BLOGGING PROCESS
The blog and approval for its content is ultimately the responsibility of The Pert Group. The
administrators/editors will review all posts to ensure they fit the blog's strategy and are grammatically
correct. If there are questions about a blog post based on its strategic fit or grammar, the
administrators/editors will either:
1. Make suggested corrections for review and discussion with the author2. Offer suggested changes for the author to incorporate3. Decide to not publish the article in its current format
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If a blog contributor has a question about a post's suitability, the contributor should first review the post
and content with another approved contributor on the blog team. If a clear resolution cannot be reached,
the blog team contributor responsible for the content will arrange an in-person or phone meeting to review
it with one of the named Blog Administrators.
OWNERSHIP OF CONTENT
All content that is created for and hosted on The Pert Group blog by approved blog team contributors
becomes the sole property and responsibility of The Pert Group, once uploaded to The Pert Groups
InnoBlogs Collaborative Blogging PlatformTM
. Employees named as The Pert Group Administrators
maintain ultimate responsibility for approving all blog content and design changes.
EXAMPLES OF UNACCEPTABLE CONTENT
Photographs or videos recording unprofessional behavior in an identifiable Company setting. Uses The Pert Group name, logo or other Company identifier in a manner that would make it
appear that the user is acting or speaking as an authorized agent of Company, without prior,
express written authorization.
Impersonates another employee through the creation of a false profile or otherwise. Contains critical or disparaging comments that could erode customer and public confidence,
erode good will, and damage The Pert Group reputation.
Contains obscene or inappropriate sexual language, photographs, videos or texts or otherunprofessional or offensive behavior that could detract from employee's effective performance of
job responsibilities, or interfere with the performance of others in the workplace.
Has the effect or intent to bully, defame, discriminate, disparage, embarrass, harass, harm, hurt,impersonate, injure, misrepresent, ridicule, slander, threaten or torment another person(s) or
entity.
Disrupts the orderly operation of The Pert Group.REPORTING
Employees and other persons who are aware of unacceptable content should report to the any of the Blog
Administrators, without fear of retaliation.
Employees who do not use social media consistent with this Policy, including those who do not remove
unacceptable content immediately, may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate
discharge.