By Michael Krigsman on January 24, 2014
New research from Gartner and CIO Magazine describe the shift from infrastructure to digital transformation. But, not all organizations are ready to change.
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By Paul Greenberg on July 7, 2013
CRM Musings and Miscellany: Short Bits Every now and then I get a hankering to just do these short, pithy (there’s no lisp involved here) things rather than my usual long-winded posts. This is the result of one of those hankerings. CRM, BPMonline, Kiev For those of you that don’t follow CRM Idol, shame on […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on July 1, 2013
Oracle’s recent partnership announcements to supply Oracle technology to key cloud vendors such as Microsoft, NetSuite, and Salesforce.com create serious implications for the market.On June 28, 2013, Esteban Kolsky, Holger Mueller, and R “Ray” Wang discussed the implications of Oracle’s recent partnerships for: Salesforce customers Microsoft customers NetSuite customers Oracle customers Cloud competitors such as Amazon, Google, […]
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By Vinnie Mirchandani on March 21, 2013
Let me start off by saying if I was walking the halls of Convergence in New Orleans this week, I may have a somewhat more generous point of view. But I am not there so catching up on what colleagues are reporting. And it just reinforces what I have felt for a few years – […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bing, Convergence 2013, Esteban Kolsky, microsoft, new orleans, Ray Wang, yammer
By John Taschek on January 4, 2012
Depending on whom you ask, 2011 was either the year of the iPad or the year of social. The truth is that they were and are equally weighted because they are catalysts for each other, and while each can exist without the other, imagining such a thing is like trying to imagine a world where […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on June 6, 2011
THE GENESIS Today, we announce an award that celebrates and recognizes leaders who have overcome the odds to successfully apply emerging and disruptive technologies for their organizations. In Search of Protostars Most award programs recognize the technology suppliers for their advancements in the market. Few, if any programs, have recognized individuals for their courage in […]
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By Michael Krigsman on August 6, 2010
To cut through the noise surrounding Social CRM, star analyst, Esteban Kolsky, and I held a spirited debate at the CRM Evolution 2010 conference, held in New York this week.
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged CRM Evolution 2010 conference, CRMe, customer service, Esteban Kolsky, SCRM, Social CRM
By Paul Greenberg on July 21, 2010
I’ve been doing some thinking about the 1st half of 2010 and have some observations, some of which deserve a probably longer treatment than I’m about to give them and some of them that only need a sentence or two. They are not entirely random but they are a series of slightly disconnected thoughts on […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Altimeter Group, Dion Hinchcliffe, e20, Enterprise 2.0, Esteban Kolsky, Sameer Patel, SCRM, Social CRM |
By R "Ray" Wang on March 5, 2010
Analyzing The Demand For Use Cases In Social CRM
Since joining Altimeter Group, I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with my colleague Jeremiah Owyang on Social CRM. On a daily basis, the requests for Social CRM strategies escalated from all parts of the organization. In fact, requests reflected all facets of CRM including the usual sales, marketing, […]
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