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Interesting post here by industry veteran Tac Anderson (former HP social strategist) about how strategists are changing jobs so quickly –and how it could be a detriment to their career. Be sure to read, as I know how recruiters are seeking to contact you all, … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Business Industry: April 13, 2011
Corporations must invest in at least five types of Social Media training for the corporation, they include: training for executives, for the core team “Center of Excellence”, for business units, for rank and file employees and often for partners. Our research has indicated that 37% of … Continue readingProgram Plan: Developing a Social Media Learning Program at Your Company
How should companies prioritize their social business efforts? That’s the very question we’ve been asked to tackle at today’s conference at Bazaarvoice’s Social Commerce Summit (live stream) here in Austin, Texas. This room of 600 web strategists and social strategists (on brand side) are making … Continue readingSlides: Invest in Scalable Social Business Programs (Keynote)
Definition: “Center of Excellence” This is a program deployed by companies trending in the advanced levels of social business maturity. The Social Media Center of Excellence (CoE) is a centralized program that provides resources, training, and strategy to a variety of business units that are … Continue readingProgram Plan: The Social Media Center of Excellence
The hires in the social business space continue to heat up, in fact the market research data (read the report) shows that hiring is the top spend in 2011. Expect there to be more hires over coming quarters. Both the submissions on this job announcement … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Business Industry: April 2, 2011
If you haven’t read our report on How Corporations Should Spend on Social Business, start there. This data is a segment of the research panel over 140 global national corporations with over 1000 employees, which we deem enterprise class corporations. [Predict the Future of Social … Continue readingData: How the Advanced Corporations Spend on Social Business (A Glimpse Into the Future)
I just updated the growing list of Corporate Social Strategists, you can take a look at these 280 professionals leading the charge at their corporation. For a few years now, I’ve been managing the list of Corporate Social Strategists at large corporations (over 1000 employees, … Continue readingContingent of Corporate Social Strategists Grows
The hires in the social business space continue to heat up, in fact the market research data (read the report) shows that hiring is the top spend in 2011. Expect there to be more hires over coming quarters. Both the submissions on this job announcement … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Business Industry: March 18, 2011
Front and center industry analyst disclosures: Your trust is important to us, as such, we strive to disclose our client relationships, some which are listed in the following post, read Altimeter’s disclosures page. Research Summary: Growth in Vendors and Market Demand –Yet Space Is Immature … Continue readingThe State and Future of the Social Media Management System Space
I’m writing from a Jetblue flight from Austin back to Silly Valley, it’s a great chance for me reflect on what happened in the last few days at SXSW and sober up both from last night’s party and the excess of stimuli –they both require … Continue readingSXSW 2011: Great for Networking, But No Technology Breakthroughs
