Tired of social media “experts” telling you to start Twittering and wanting to sell you a Facebook page? But still habouring nagging thoughts that there may just be something in this “social media” if you could understand more how it could be used for your business?
At NewLeaseG2M we think that you should be harbouring those thoughts, because we believe that the world’s leading companies including Microsoft, EMC, Cisco and IBM would not be investing so much in social media if it was a waste of time.
Each of these companies has made massive commitments, and in fact Microsoft was recently found to be the most “social media savvy” company in the US, with the others all in the Top 50.
Why are they doing this?
Because they think it will make them more money - improve their competitive strength, lower their customer support costs, build deeper engagement, and improve their service offers through better feedback.
And each of these businesses have to make that money through you, their partners and resellers, so they are doing this to help you improve your business.
That’s why we want you to know if social media is right for you. Because if you can build your business then we will build ours.
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And that’s why we’re working with one of the world’s leading practitioners of social business to bring you a “once only in 2010″ opportunity to meet and to hear how social business and social sales works for others and how it might work for you. On July 26th, in Melbourne, we’re hosting a breakfast with Axel Schultze, San Francisco Entrepreneur of the year 2008, Founder of the Social Media Academy, Author of the book Channel Excellence, past Chair of the the SaaS Channel Committee of the SIIA (Software and Information Industry Association) and passionate about action and creating wealth through better customer engagement. |
Forget Facebook,Twitter and the noise, Axel will give you an update on the lastest ways in which business is using social media for profits, and the most productive ways to get started, and answer you questions on how it can work for you. And remember, Axel has spent his whole career in the IT industry and in channel development, so he understands your partner and reseller issues better then any other social media practioner on the planet.
Sorry, Melbourne only, Monday July 26th
Start 7:30am, Finish 9:00am.
RACV Club, Bourke Room 1, Level 2, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Newlease is sponsoring this event as a value-added service to you, so there is no charge. However places are limited to 50 participants to enable sufficient participation.Reserve your seat now by completing this Registration Form or contacting your Newlease Account Manager.
At NewLeaseG2M, we believe that when used effectively, respectfully and with purpose social media can help position your business and generate a buzz about what you do in your market. It can help you build new business with existing customers and start you in meaningful conversations with potential customers.
If your new to social media, see our 10 Tips for Resellers Just Starting Out in Social Media.
NewLeaseG2M is the exclusive Australia Partner of the Social Media Academy, and we provide social media training and implementation for business lead by our Certified Social Media Consultants. We also are also a reseller of the Xeesm social business tools, which accelerate your productivity in social media.
You can read more about the investments of Microsoft and EMC and others in some of the articles written by Walter Adamson, NewLeaseG2M’s CEO, on his blog:
Microsoft tops social media savvy companies - survey
Social media savvy Microsoft’s new competitive edge - culture change
EMC, its Communities, and social media
How with just 3 Asks EMC encourages staff to embrace Facebook for business
Walter is a Certified Social Media Consultant, is a Founding Council Member of Social Business One, and recently had post among the top 10 posts of the week on Customer Think a community focused on improving customer engagement.