Cisco GSX 2009 Case Study from Juxt Interactive on Vimeo.
This is a pretty cool video case study of how Cisco utilized virtual technology to cut costs by 90% over their previous gobal sales event!
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A Rock Star Spouting Solid Business Stats
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009The folks at ReadWriteWeb have a pretty great post about how the band, Chester French, has used the Force.com space to develop an application to build a relationship with their fans. If you haven’t heard, the record business is desperately trying to find a way to save it’s proverbial ace (arse if you’re Scottish). Reason being that it buried it’s head in the sand for a little too long, as iTunes took a nearly irrevocable market share.
Why is this important?
As you watch the video below, you’ll hear the lead singer of this band talk about the campaign they employed to reward their fanbase for spreading the word about their music. As a result, their debut album sold $40,000 to 1,200 unique buyers. That’s over $30 spent per fan… at a time when the major labels are bending over bass-ackwards to get $.99 per song from their acts.
Still not convinced?
Here’s the stat that made my jaw drop… and I’m a Social Media junkie! Of the 1,200 fans that bought their album thru the band’s website, 95% of these buyers were already in their SalesForce database!
There’s still plenty more food for thought in this video. It’s well worth your time to give a look. Thanks to the folks at ReadWriteWeb for sharing!
Originally posted at TopherThoughts Blog
QuickBooks ProAdvisor Certification
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Collaboration Insights is proud to announce that Katie Sneed has completed Intuit’s coursework and examination and is now accredited as an official QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor® for QuickBooks. Intuit is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals.
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors are independent accounting professionals and consultants who work with small businesses that have completed a comprehensive training curriculum developed by Intuit. Katie is now available to help local small businesses better manage their finances and prepare for tax reporting with specialized training, software installation and customization, as well as recommendations on QuickBooks add-ons that can benefit their businesses.
“Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors represent those professionals who have demonstrated not only their expertise in QuickBooks, but also their commitment to excellence,” said Jody Weir, Intuit’s manager of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor program.
Adding Strength – Growing a Team
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009At Collaboration Insights, we strive to practice what we preach. Growing organically, utilizing relationships to advance and fill positions, and one of the most important aspects… surrounding ourselves with folks smarter than we are!
In the coming weeks, our team is going to be adding some key individuals that will facilitate the growth of Collaboration Insights to the next level.
Katie Sneed - Katie will serve in Business Development in the Dallas area. In addition to bringing a QuickBooks ProAdvisor credential, Katie will be spearheading our Chiropractic/Wellness area development. Coming from a family of over a dozen chiropractors and working in one of the Dallas areas top sports Chiro practices for the past year, Katie brings a depth of experience in that arena that will help us provide solid support and strategies for this arena. To help kick this off, Katie will be kicking off our wellness blog, www.chirowellnessblog.com. This will be an outlet for our customers in the Health and Wellness industries to have featured content on what we believe will become a very strong platform!
Michael Witt – Michael is also going to be working in Business Development in the Dallas area. He comes to us from a children’s ministry position in a large church where, in addition to recruiting and leading a volunteer army, he utilized many forms of new media strategy to effectively keep everyone on the same page. Michael’s entrepreneurial passion is contagious and is going to serve the small business community well! We’re also going to be developing a sort of best practices curriculum for utilizing social media, both in the marketplace and in the church.
Zach McNair – Zach has amassed an amazing portfolio of freelance genius! Seriously, check out his work at http://su.pr/18AcgQ. He is going to be taking on most of the design and layout work for Collaboration Insights. His design experience ranges from major label recording artists to enterprise level corporate design. Personally, I look forward to the creative spark that will be created when he and Michael join forces!
We should also be firming up a new Business Development position in the Houston area later this week. We’ll keep you posted as we grow… Our success is your success!
Ten Thousand Homes – Making a Difference in Africa
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Taking a few minutes today to draw some attention to a group of people who are making a tangible difference in the lives of AIDS orphans in South Africa. It’s well known that Africa is hit hard by the AIDS epidemic… and the ones hardest hit are the children left behind. Ten Thousand Homes is one organization that is taking action to impact a nation!
However, this is not a Sally Struthers infomercial… this is about a group that seeks to provide HOPE to these kids… and are actually doing it! I was talking to one of their US directors this morning who reported that they are currently feeding 500 kids a day in South Africa. They are also building care centers within the nation that provide HOMES for some of these kids.
