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Video of a cat barking like a dog

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I was watching a programme on television last night which was reviewing it’s top 20 list of animal videos.  I thought that this one was quite funny.  I wish I had a cat like this:

People like Social Media because people are social – People are social by nature

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When calling to talk to people about social business,  I very quickly draw their attention to one thing – People are social by nature Stop and think about this for a moment.  What do people like to talk about the most? Themselves, perhaps?  Not only that but we find that people like to hang out [...]

Taking care with Social Media – remember your reputation is on the line

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Today, I was doing some research online with twitter.  I came across a tweet which caught my eye when I was looking through a few things on twitter. Over the past few months I have been talking to a number of people in business, who have had issues with fraudulent staff.  The problem has been [...]

Transform or go out of business – it isn’t an option

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Recently, one of New Zealand largest music festivals, The Big Day Out, announced that this year would be the last.  It was not longer a profitable event and therefore it had run its course and it was time for the organizers to move onto something else.  I don’t think that this will be the last of these [...]

Why I.T. should not be in control of your business

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Recently, I have been involved in some interesting conversations whereby IT people are enforcing restrictions onto users without fully thinking through the consequences for the rest of the business.  What interests me more is that they are able to connivence the management of the business that it is the best way to work.  Care needs to be taken to ensure [...]

Sandy Carter (IBM) Interview on Social Business – Le Web 2011 #SMCH7

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I just came across this video of an interview with Sandy Carter being conducted by Chris Heuer.  This is a great video which talks about company culture and the need to “Get Bold” to overcome obstacles to Social Business.  Sandy has a way of making sense when applying social strategies to business.

The question needs to be asked, how do you protect your brand from the savage world of social media?

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I don’t want to sound pessimistic, but the truth of the matter is, that your all important brand is not as good as you think, nor is it important.  Today, it is risky business to sit behind an office desk, reviewing great ratings in customer satisfaction, but while your brand is at its best, it [...]

I am not sure that we will be talking about Social Business in as little as five years

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My wife is a primary school teacher and she has been pioneering a “digital classroom”.  While a lot of this has been experimental, she has seen amazing results.  Take for example, children with learning difficulties who are able to substantially advance their potential through the use of an iPad.  Not only are the kids using [...]

User Adoption Strategies – moving second wave people

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While on a flight to Christchurch today, I decided that it was high time (that’s a pun) that I read a book which I had downloaded onto my iPad some time ago. Michael Sampson’s book, User Adoption Strategies – moving second wave people, is so far an excellent read.  I have only covered the first [...]

Social business is a competitive differentiator – The dream of being a market leader now has to become reality

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On the tail end of a global financial crisis and as the world tries to avert another, the businesses which are going to flourish are those who are able to recreate themselves as their industry defines who they are to be.  It would seem that every system and process needs to be realigned to changing [...]