social media
How Do You Get Executives Involved in Social Media?
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“How do you get executives involved in using social media themselves? How do I make it relevant for them and their business initiatives? And how do I show them value for participating right away? ” Our social media training team is approached regularly with questions like these in hopes that there is a simple formula […]
Social Media Is Like Stir-From-the-Bottom Yogurt, Culture and All
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Security and its integration with social media continues to be a topic of conversation amongst my colleagues in Security Intelligence Operations. We observe how “being connected” has become an integral part of many lives around the world: each voice has an opportunity to be heard, provided those voices are given unfettered access to the Internet. […]
Cisco Support Community Wins Stevie Award for Innovation in Customer Service
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The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are part of an international competition designed to recognize excellence in disciplines that are crucial for business success. Organizations of all sizes from all over the world altogether entered over 1,100 entries for this year’s competition. Recently, winners of the 7th Annual Stevie Awards were unveiled at […]
Big Data in Retailing: Follow the Money!
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Retailers looking at the Big Data opportunity may well find themselves with an array of choices: the opportunities seem so vast, where does one begin? Well, a pragmatic way forward is to focus on some pragmatic possibilities and then “follow the money”! In examining the Big Data opportunity for retailers, Cisco IBSG has identified three […]
How to build the future you
Most of us did not grow up sharing our private feelings with the world. Today we are faced with the challenge of needing to build our brand. This test can help you understand how socially connected you already are. Be as web savvy as a librarian When was the last time you visited a library? […]
Three Social Media Writing Tips. You Know You Want ‘Em!
1. Define Your Voice Writing for social media is its own discipline and different from traditional writing: it is more like writing a story, a story that you want people to share with their friends and so on and so on. Defining your voice is the combination of knowing what you want to say and […]
“The Network:” Cisco’s Technology Newsroom Garners Industry Awards
Cisco is honored to be recognized by the industry for having the best online, social media newsroom.
20 Years Teleworking: $291,200 Savings and 435,200 Pounds of Pollutants Spared
Cisco, in partnership with Mobile Work Exchange, is eager to kick off the third-annual Telework Week from March 4-8. Telework Week 2013 is a global effort to encourage agencies, organizations, and individuals to pledge to telework anytime during this week. I plan not only to pledge to telework that week, but also to continue in […]
Bring a Teacher to Twitter
Have you been doing your Twitter homework? Educators are using social media to share their lesson plans and get new ideas. If your favorite teacher is not already doing this, help them set up their Twitter account: description, photos; first tweet.