social business archive

Social Business is still young, moving rapidly and is still on the curve of inflated expectations. There are still organisations looking for answers as to how the role of social business questions. But ehre as the magic bullet to solve their business problems, produce leads or suddenly transform the empty idea box into a stream [...]

Do you want to be a thought leader in your sector? Why I hear you ask and is it worth it? Well no matter how you look at it the people or businesses that lead with regular advice, useful information and provide helpful tips lead get more traffic and more business. At the top of [...]

Our Networked Intelligence Being networked and understanding your market, employees, competitors and the changes and dynamics of these systems is now vital to running a business. The case studies abound with good and bad case studies of how effectively people use social technologies. What is interesting though is being networked affects value and is being [...]

Does a social HR strategy hold half the key to successful innovation

What is marketing 3.0? Philip Kotler, a guru in marketing, released a book called Marketing 3.0 in which he discusses how people are searching for meaning, identity and spirituality. People want to have context, meaning and purpose not just on a personal level but in their wider sphere of relationships and that includes businesses and brands. Social media then enables people [...]

Social Business Leadership I recently have had a number of discussions with senior executives about the changing role of leadership and what it means. As many organisations evolve into being more open and social debates are arising around how structures, roles and relationships need to change to fit social business, but it is the leadership [...]

IBM GLOBAL CEO STUDY The IBM Global CEO Study was released yesterday and presents a striking analysis of how CEO’s are placing greater focus on open and collaborative business. The IBM Global CEO Study, entitled Leading Through Connections, was produced through interviews with almost 2,000 CEOs across the globe and from multiple industry sectors. This report echoes [...]

What Is A Social Business? I produced this quick illustration to highlight the different elements of a social business. With so much noise in the market there is a need to emphasise good business practice rather than the hype that surrounds many platforms. The major benefit of social business is open relationships between customers, employees [...]

Are you staying competitive in these times of change, do you have an innovation culture? Innovation Doesn’t Work Here [box style="quote"]INNOVATION DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN A LEADER AND A FOLLOWER. -Steve Jobs, Apple, Inc.[/box] Innovation holds the promise of kick starting the economy, creating jobs, wealth and delivering economic growth. In this tough economic times governments and [...]

The Problem In this tough economic times getting investment for your start-up can be difficult. Banks are risk adverse, despite the rhetoric of wanting to help businesses,  they are constrained by their processes and policies. Banks have come under a lot of fire recently for a variety of reasons, not least off which is their [...]