social media

September 9, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Decoding Social Media Measurement

2 min read

Have you ever felt like measuring social media was like a trying to crack a secret code? Sometimes it’s difficult to figure out what data is important to measure out of all the information we are receiving. And as social media continues to become more of the way business is conducted, I’ve seen a shift […]

August 28, 2013

DATA CENTER

#EngineersUnplugged S3|Ep10: Community Architecture (3 Ways You Can Join)

1 min read

In this week’s Engineers Unplugged, we talk technology from a different angle–community. How can you join your community of peers to learn, grow your career, and stay on top of the latest in this ever-changing tech landscape? Listen in as Josh Atwell (@josh_atwell) and Gurusimran Khalsa (@gurusimran) talk about their experiences as co-hosts on #vBrownBag. […]

August 21, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

The Role of Executives in Employee Engagement: Crossing Your T’s and Dotting Your I’s

3 min read

In our #ciscosmt Twitter chat yesterday, we talked about how to engage employees in social media. On a very high level, I presented the pillars of our program: identify, activate, recognize and measure. And previously, I blogged about a potential framework you can use for your own Social Ambassador program (that’s what we call our […]

August 20, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Powerful Combination: Employees and Social Media

1 min read

I keep thinking about the phrase “power to the people” and thinking it’s definitely taken a whole new meaning when it comes to engaging employees in social media. During today’s Let’s Chat! #Ciscosmt Twitter chat with Cisco’s Petra Neiger (@Petra1400) and Salesforce.com’s Jennifer Burnham (@JennyDBurnham), we got a first-hand look at the ways employees can […]

August 13, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Video Integration in Social Media

2 min read

Although I have only been working in Cisco Social Media for several months, I have discovered much about its impact and the strategies for leveraging it at both the corporate and personal level. With the growing popularity of video services such as YouTube, Vine, and Instagram, it was only a matter of time before video content became […]

August 5, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Social Media: What the British royals are teaching the rest of us about social

1 min read

Many of us are turning to social media to not only give us news on our friends, but news of the day. The birth of a royal baby to Kate and William took Twitter and Facebook by storm… and the British monarchy right into the Internet age. Companies can do the same by tapping into what people are […]

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

2 min read

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 […]

July 31, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Creating Meaningful Events with Social Media

1 min read

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 […]