http://blog.helixcommerce.com Collaboration Commerce Accelerators Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:21:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the last couple of years, Facebook has gone from a college photo-sharing site to a burgeoning business- networking platform for self-promotion, advertising and multimedia interaction. With new apps and add-ons, Facebook users can send each other a virtual drink, create and host events, advertise their businesses through social ads, ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/uncategorized/2008/02/17/making-sense-of-facebook-and-marketing-tips-and-techniques-2/ This blog post is relevant as it highlights a stark example of Yum Brands, a leading food chain company which runs KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut—announced disappointing U.S. results in early February. To restart growth, the company plans to aggressively introduce new products and attempt to refresh existing brands. Its ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/innovation/2008/02/16/yum-brands-opportunities-for-turnaround-case-study-blog/ Virtual Worlds continue to evolve and enchant marketing professionals as rich media experiences continue to improve and integrate blogging, instant messaging, podcasting, discussion forums, gaming, and rich communication interaction experiences. One of the major opportunities for Virtual Worlds is to help sell real estate property as it provides an opportunity ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/uncategorized/2008/02/15/virtual-worlds-and-real-estate-2/ First, I apologize I have been remiss writing the last few months due to a new book project - just now released with the CEO of Webex, Subrah Iyar, called: Why Buy The Cow, available at www.lulu.com. This was a year plus research project on leading approaches to Software as ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/uncategorized/2007/12/21/the-twelve-days-of-holiday-innovations-a-tribute-to-the-season-make-that-six-days/ The number one priority for CEO's globally is recruiting the right talent. Securing optimal talent fit that embodies the knowledge, cultural values, and emotional smarts to get the job done continues to be a top of mind priority for organizations competing in the war for talent. Although we have all heard ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/human-capital/2007/08/23/recruiting-the-right-talent/ Workplace Stress - A Business Productivity Killer! Stress in the workplace has become an increasingly hot topic over the past few decades. Increased stress in the workplace has been shown to increase absenteeism and employee turnover. Increased stress in the workplace also increases medical and insurance costs because of rising. Workers compensation ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/human-capital/2007/08/06/workplace-stress-a-business-productivity-killer/ The twenty first century is moving more rapidly than the last century. Knowledge used to double world-wide in decades; three years ago knowledge doubled every twelve months. Today, we are doubling global knowledge in less than six months and are rapidly approaching a period where knowledge will double world-wide not ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/knowledge-management/2007/07/04/wikis-are-a-powerful-knowledge-accelerator/ It won't be long before enterprise software pricing strategies are totally dead - as the market for Software as a Service (SaaS) continues to grow at twenty five percent per year, and this trend is anticipated to continue through 2010. Bill McNee, Founder and CEO of Saugatuck predicts that by 2012 ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/innovation/2007/07/03/disruptive-software-solutions-software-as-a-service/ Is your organization prepared to meet the collaboration needs of young adults to attract, develop and retain the workforce of the future? Fact - Generation X and Generation Y Talent use more real-time collaboration tools over asynchronous (non real time like email). According to a recent survey by The Associated Press ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/knowledge-management/2007/06/28/collaboration-and-young-adults-changing-business-realities/ I was fascinated to read the blog postings from speakers attending the upcoming SuperNova conference in California next week.Supernova is a unique conference that brings together business, government, and technology thought leaders to understand how decentralization and pervasive connectivity are changing our world. Intelligence is rapidly moving to the edges, ... http://blog.helixcommerce.com/innovation/2007/06/24/super-nova-grand-challenges/