August 6, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Engaging Teams in Social Media: Twitter Chat – August 20, 2013 #CiscoSMT

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As organizations transform to social business, encouraging employees to use social media on behalf of the brand is a key element in a successful social strategy. Teams can use social media to amplify brand messaging as well as provide key subject matter expertise and customer service where available.  As teams build community engagement, they learn […]

August 5, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

What the British royals are teaching the rest of us about social: What companies can learn to do

2 min read

Social media is quickly becoming ubiquitous in our lives — not only giving us news on our friends, but news of the day. We found out all about the recent birth of the newest heir to the British throne on social. The royal baby is merely two weeks old and already doing a lot to […]

August 1, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Get your online writing out of the summer doldrums

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Even our writing needs a vacation once in a while and to come back more inspired. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and forget about all the fun things we can try. Here are some tips I’m starting to resurrect: Be timely Try to include references (or even visuals) to things people are […]

August 1, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Cisco and WIRED.com #IoE Tweet Chat Recap

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What do you think should be connected to the Internet of Everything? Last week, Cisco and WIRED.com asked that very question as part of an all-day Tweet Chat, stirring up a huge amount of conversation around the connection possibilities of the future! Throughout the day, readers submitted their ideas of what could connect on IoE, […]

July 31, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Creating Meaningful Events with Social Media

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The ins and outs of how to use social media effectively for on- and offline events can be overwhelming. What technologies do we use…how do we integrate social media, mobile, physical and virtual environments…and how do we make it a meaningful experience for participants? It’s a lot to think about before moving forward. The good news […]

July 29, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Using Social Media to Create ‘The Event’

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As final preparations are underway for the July 31st (9am PT) Let’s Chat! #Ciscosmt Training Series USTREAM broadcast, let’s get the conversation going early! Are there certain social media examples used for on- and offline events that stick out in your mind? What made them great or perhaps ideas to avoid? And what was used […]

July 23, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Cisco IT University Program Innovation: Leveraging Social Media to Attract Top Talent

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Are you an ambitious tech-savvy college student looking for an internship or full time career? Do you want to work for a company that has been ranked as one of the happiest places for young professionals? Then, Cisco IT is the place for you! The Cisco IT University Program recruits college students from all over […]

July 22, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Raising the Bar at Cisco Live 2013 (Orlando) with the Social Media Hub

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Cisco Live 2013 (Orlando) was bigger than ever this year. There was a record breaking 20,000 registered customers, partners, press and analysts. More than 200 of our top partners were in the World of Solutions, representing a year-over-year increase in partner participation. Our host was none other than Blair Christie. She informed and wooed the […]

July 18, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Some Nice Improvements to Cisco.com Search

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We’ve made some important updates to the search experience on Cisco.com: For some top product searches, we delivering a “product information box” of the most important information in one place. We’ve done some significant redesign of the user front-end to improve the user experience Searches using Product IDs Significant work to greatly reduce the number […]