Social Computing Reports

Thumbs Up! Customer Engagement for a New Generation A Benchmark Study of the Impact of Social Media on Customer Service
sponsored by DMG Consulting
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews a study of the impact of social media on customer service and how to plan and implement social media for maximum effectiveness within your business.
Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

DMG Consulting

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine: Taking a swing at social CRM
sponsored by TechTarget Customer Experience
EZINE: This edition of the CEM e-zine examines the role social media can play in your company. Learn how Major League Baseball is capitalizing on this revolution to fill its stands even during the darkest of times of the season, why Pinterest is such a success and how Dell measures it's social media success by tracking 22,000 daily online comments.
Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 16 May 2012

TechTarget Customer Experience

The Social-Powered Enterprise
sponsored by Salesforce.com
EBOOK: This e-book is designed to help you embrace the rise of social media, to harness its power and put it to work throughout the company. It’s based on our experience helping thousands of companies put the power of social media to work. It also discusses the benefits of social-powered selling, including greater reach and better close rates.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

Salesforce.com

The Social Sales Revolution
sponsored by Salesforce.com
EBOOK: This e-book examines how some of today’s most successful reps approach social sales. Among others, you’ll meet a wine salesman with almost a million Twitter followers, a global manufacturer who is taking orders on Facebook, and a storage saleswoman who used Twitter and other tools to exceed her quota by 200%.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

Salesforce.com

Successfully Move Your SAP Business Core to the Social Enterprise
sponsored by Salesforce
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this brief presentation transcript to learn how easy it is to get plugged into today's social, mobile business world by creating cloud apps that seamlessly integrate with your SAP applications and data.
Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

Salesforce

Presentation Transcript: Mobile Strategies, Part 1: Harnessing the IT Consumerization Deluge
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript reveals key findings from a recent consumerisation poll and provides recommendations and best practices to help organisations address these key topics. Obtain predictions for the future of the media tablet market and gain insight into five trends that are shaping the consumerisation landscape.
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

 CIO Strategies for Consumerization
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: New technology and the expanding role of the Internet are forever changing social relationships, management philosophies, and business models around the world. Access this white paper for insights into current mobile computing trends and recommendations for making the most out of these trends in the enterprise.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino
sponsored by IBM
TRIAL SOFTWARE: IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Administrator clients form the backbone of a simplified, security-rich, and real-time work environment designed to foster an increase in knowledge sharing, business insight and productivity. Download the trial for an evaluation period of 90 days.
Posted: 16 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 16 Dec 2011

IBM

Using IBM Social Business to Take Your Business Relationships to the Next Level
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This publication provides information about IBM Social Business and includes details about the business need and the value of transformation to a social business. It presents a high-level Social Business component diagram, highlights key capabilities, and includes customer case studies that exemplify how some of these capabilities can be applied.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

IBM

Social Business in the Cloud
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Deepen your customer relationships. Drive operational effectiveness. Optimize your workforce. Read this white paper and see how using LotusLive services to become a social business can help your organization simplify, speed up and enhance interactions in practically all areas of the business.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

IBM

Social media analytics software going through growing pains
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: In this e-guide, you’ll find expert advice, news and best-practice tips to help you decide if social media analytics is right for your business. You’ll also learn about the maturity level of social media analytics software and the skills and cultural attributes that companies need to have for a successful social media analytics project.
Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

IBM

Social/collaborative trends, techniques and technologies for case management
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: In this tip guide, consultant and ebizQ.com contributor Stephanie Quick explains the top social/collaborative trends, techniques and technologies involved in case management today.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

IBM

How social/collaborative approaches can build bridges in case management
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: In this tip guide, well-known industry analyst Neil Ward-Dutton discusses trends and best practices in social networking and collaboration for case management. Readers will learn how social/collaborative approaches can build bridges and improve service in case management.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

IBM

Five guidelines for avoiding common social-collaboration challenges in case management
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: This Tip Guide offers expert advice for avoiding social/collaborative headaches in case management. Also included are key findings from ebizQ.com's own just-completed survey of business and IT professionals who are using case management at their organization.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

IBM

Executive Brief Digital Transformation: Creating New Business Models Where Digital Meets Physical
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: As businesses embrace the digital revolution, they're rethinking what customers value most and creating operating models that take advantage of what’s newly possible for competitive differentiation. This report is designed to provide senior executives with analysis and insight on how fast and how far to go on the path to digital transformation.
Posted: 17 Nov 2011 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

IBM

eGuide: Best practices for streamlined, successful case outcomes
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: Great case management results don't happen by magic, and they don't even happen just by hard work. They're often due to following proven best practices. This e-guide will introduce readers to our tried-and-true best practices for effective case management and five potential barriers to successful case outcomes—and advice for addressing them.
Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

IBM

Aberdeen Group: The 2011 Growth Imperative: Optimizing Speed and Cost in New Product Development
sponsored by IBM
ANALYST REPORT: This Aberdeen Business Review found that over one half of manufacturers are focused on profitability and margin growth.  The review offers insight into how leading companies are approaching the task to excel in innovation and new product development despite lean organizations budgets.
Posted: 10 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Oct 2010

IBM

AIIM Industry Watch, Social Business Systems: success factors for Enterprise 2.0 applications
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this report, look at the business drivers and adoption levels for social business, the benefits and issues being highlighted by users, and what platforms and infrastructures are being used for delivery.
Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

IBM

E-Guide: Best practices for SAP in-memory analytics applications
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
EGUIDE: This e-guide gives insight to SAP's application launch plans for the year.
Posted: 13 Oct 2011 | Published: 13 Oct 2011

SAP America, Inc.

6 Things Every Manager Should Know About Microsoft Sharepoint
sponsored by Rackspace Hosting
WHITE PAPER: Wouldn’t it be great if you could quickly find company information, work closely with teams in different locations, and securely share documents with major customers? You can do all that with SharePoint. This resource presents six key concepts that every IT pro should be aware of before adopting SharePoint into the enterprise
Posted: 11 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

Rackspace Hosting

Using IBM Social Business to Take Your Business Relationships to the Next Level
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This IBM Redguide™ publication provides information about IBM Social Business and includes details about the business need and the value of transformation to a social business. It presents a high-level Social Business component diagram, highlights key capabilities, and includes customer case studies.
Posted: 01 Oct 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

IBM

The Eight Truths of Social Learning. Now.
sponsored by SkillSoft Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper seeks to uncover the fundamental requirements for a successful social learning program. Based on early experience with our own social learning tool, this list of eight “truths” has been compiled to provide a foundation for learning professionals who are launching social learning in their organizations.
Posted: 30 Jun 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

SkillSoft Corporation

Editorial Tip: CRM Expert Predictions for 2011
sponsored by Infor
EGUIDE: With 2010 behind us, SearchCRM.com asked some industry experts what they see in store for 2011. It's clear that CRM practitioners can look forward to a heavy dose of social CRM, mobile requirements and a continued emphasis on the customer experience.
Posted: 14 Feb 2011 | Published: 14 Feb 2011

Infor

Editorial Tip: Measuring the ROI of Social CRM: No easy task
sponsored by Infor
EGUIDE: As more organizations invest in social channels, the question of value becomes increasingly important. In social media, ROI alone may not tell the value of the effort, and benefits to the business from the customer service approach could be gauged by a variety of factors. Uncover how to measure the real value of an investment in social CRM.
Posted: 14 Feb 2011 | Published: 14 Feb 2011

Infor

Web 2.0 @ Work: How CIOs Can Help Drive Business Returns by Improving Organizational Effectiveness
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Without access to historical information, organizations today would be severely limited in their ability to make informed, appropriate decisions regarding even the most basic aspects of their business. This whitepaper outlines the four keys to success and discusses the ROI of Web 2.0.
Posted: 18 Jun 2010 | Published: 15 Jan 2009

IBM