Episode #21 - How Mercer Wins at Employee Advocacy (An Internal Marketing Case Story with Danielle Guzman)

In this special 'case story' episode, you'll learn how global professional services firm, Mercer, got started in pursuing employee advocacy as part of its growth and marketing strategy; its employee advocacy program's successes; and the lessons that it has learned along the way. You'll get the inside scoop and come away with some ideas about how you can start or grow an employee advocacy program in your company. We'll be 'flipping the marketing conversation from external to internal', with Danielle Guzman, Mercer's Global Head of Social Media.

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ABOUT DANIELLE GUZMAN

Danielle Guzman is the Global Head of Social Media for Mercer. She is a financial services and insurance industry professional with global experience in leadership positions spanning product development, learning and development, marketing, customer insights, and social media. She has over 15 years of experience in international, multilingual and multicultural work. The majority of her career has been spent working overseas, helping organizations develop and launch products and services, and drive digital innovation in more than 51 countries. Today Danielle champions that experience in her role at Mercer, bringing conversations to life on social media through an integrated brand, employee advocacy and influencer marketing strategy. Named the Communicator of the Year by Dynamic Signal, Danielle is ranked number 1 for both the Future of Work and Finance in the Global Study into Consultancy Employees’ Online Presence & Influence by Onalytica, number 8 Women in Finance: Top 100 Influencers byOnalytica, and number four influencer in The Future of Recruitment: Top 100 Influencers by Onalytica. Danielle strongly believes in giving back to the community, and dedicates time to mentoring Fintech and Insurtech startups and working with entrepreneurs and leaders to build their personal brands and social media presence.

You can follow and connect with Danielle on:

 LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/guzmandanielle) and Twitter (@guzmand).

ABOUT KERRY-ANN STIMPSON (The Internal Marketing Podcast's Producer and Host)

With 20 years of experience, Kerry-Ann is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the JMMB Group, a financial services group of companies, headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, with operations across the Caribbean. She is also the producer and host of The Internal Marketing Podcast, a passion project that was borne out of her belief that a company's growth and marketing strategies are sure to succeed, when its employees (its most powerful advocates) are authentically engaged and empowered to deliver on the brand promise and to become advocates of the company brand. You can follow and connect with Kerry-Ann on:

LinkedIn - (linkedin.com/in/kerryastimpson) or Twitter - (@kerryastimpson)

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