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04.04.06
Business
Blogging: Hills To Climb In Europe
 By
Neville Hobson
Over half of the business executives in The Netherlands and Germany find blogging
a mystery; and, although French executives are ‘au fait,' few of them are bloggers.
These are among the findings from the latest UPS
Europe Business Monitor survey of 1,500 business leaders from Europe's top
15,000 companies by revenue, carried out by UPS
between September and November 2005. Countries in the survey were Belgium, France,
Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The results were published at the
end of February.
The survey reports wide-ranging findings on the business climate across Europe
and economic and employment forecasts for European companies, as well as global
economic and political concerns.
It includes some very interesting results related to how European business leaders
find and consume news and information, and their awareness levels and usage of
social media like blogs.
Newspapers are still the primary source of information for Europe's business leaders,
the survey says, although fewer now bury their heads in the papers to get business
information than the last time executives were asked, in 1999. Almost equal numbers
in the UK power-up their computers and browse online as read the papers, while
executives in Germany and Italy still rely heavily on the printed word. Few senior
executives turn on their televisions or radios to learn about business:
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However, the survey shows, no matter where business leaders are looking to get
informed, very few have got up to speed with blogging. Many of Europe's boardroom
members are in the dark about blogging, the survey says, and even those who are
aware have still not caught the wave:
This graph reveals some highly signficant data about the average overall awareness
and usage levels of blogs by senior executives across Europe:
- Heard of blogs but I don't read or contribute to them: 42%
- Not something I'm aware of: 37%
- I read blogs: 11%
- We monitor blogs about our company: 7%
- Useful source of information about our business: 7%
- I write blogs: 2%
There are some surprising variances between different countries.
For instance, anecdotal evidence says that France is at the forefront of business
blogging in Europe yet this survey doesn't entirely reflect that view - only 3%
of French executives see blogs as a useful source of information about their business
compared to 11% in the UK and Spain.
On the other hand, only 16% of French executives said they weren't aware of blogs
compared to 31% in the UK, 48% in Belgium and 57% in Germany.
Clearly there are still big hills to climb in Europe in raising awareness of blogs
among the senior executive audience and illustrating their relevance and benefits
from the business perspective.
About the Author:
Neville Hobson is the author of the popular NevilleHobson.com
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