
Dell Launches Social Media Services Practice
One of the biggest concerns I hear from companies about social business in general is the lack of services / consulting expertise to help with implementation and operations. There is a skills gap today across all of the functional areas…

Influence and Business
Last week I was on a vendor briefing call (social media monitoring and response) and the subject of influence and it’s use by business came up in the discussion. It started me thinking again about influence and how (or if)…

News Analysis: Lithium’s Acquisition of Scout Labs Ups The Ante in Social CRM
Social Media Monitoring Addition Adds Social Customer Insight To Lithium’s Community and Social CRM Offerings
Lithium, a social CRM (SCRM) and community platform vendor announced today it had acquired Scout Labs, a social media monitoring (SMM) provider. According to a variety of sources, the estimated purchase price for the deal ranged between 20 and 25 million. […]

News Analysis: Biz360 Acquisition Signals Attensity Group’s Move Into Social CRM
eService Meets Social Media Monitoring, A Natural Evolution To SCRM
On April 28th, Attensity Group, an eService and semantic analytics provider announced its acquisition of Biz360, a social media monitoring (SMM) and community platform player. Conversations with Attensity’s CMO, Michelle DeHaaf, highlight the importance of listening platforms in Attensity’s overall social CRM (customer relationship management) and […]