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Social Media: Employers Increasingly Monitor Employee On-line Activities

By Dick Weisinger

While less than 10 percent of companies now are monitoring employee use of social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and others, that is likely to change over the next few years.  Gartner predicts that 60 percent of companies will

Digital Business: Most CEOs Love the Idea

By Dick Weisinger

Most CEOs are enthusiastic about the current wave of digital technologies.  Big Data and analytics, digital marketing/social media, and cloud computing are the top three strategic priorities for many companies. One reason why digital business is so popular is the

Social Media: Gartner Expects Half of Social Media Campaigns to Fail

By Dick Weisinger

“Doing social media because everyone else is doing it is not a strategy,” said Scott Nelson, a Gartner analyst who focuses on social media strategies for enterprises.  “One of the keys to being successful is to know what you’re trying

Social Media: Facebook and Twitter are Becoming Staples of Customer Support and Service

By Dick Weisinger

59 percent of organizations are using Twitter as a tool for customer service and support.  Almost the same number, 60 percent, are using Facebook.  Generally, organizations that use one of these two social media channels also choose to use the

Collaboration: Businesses Struggle to Build a Consolidated View of their Customers

By Dick Weisinger

Goal number one at a majority of companies is  to increase revenues.  And many believe that the best way to grow revenues is to focus on the needs of existing and potential customers.  But a survey by Coveo, conducted by