Last week, InfoWeek released their buyers guide for social business software and its really nothing surprising. They have what one could consider leaders: Jive, IBM, SocialText – all dependent on the end solution. But as I always say, this isn’t a build it and they will come. A prime example of this is LinkedIn. I know of industries and leaders in industries that still think twice about joining LinkedIn – the worlds largest professional social network. Below is a graphic from the report:
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There is still an adoption and management hurdle. 15% of companies have issues of employees using it too much (not a bad problem). Still user adoption, explaining role of social business and application management. I have a solution for that.
Perficient just launched our Social Business Bootcamp. What if you could take our experience deploying social apps and get going in three weeks flat? We do that. In three weeks we address the who, what and how through a managed social application (your choosing), detailed social business roadmap and a few weeks of our smartest social business consultants helping your company get the network seeded, primed and ready to go. What does a business need? You need the desire to succeed through social software. Imagine a clutter-free email inbox, true silo breakdowns, transparency and accountability and much more. I am pretty sure you will see returns from social software that you didn’t have in mind. Interested? Email us (jonathan.distad@perficient.com) and we will make you a successful social business.
