Author Archives: Steven Beauchem

About Steven Beauchem

Director of Digital Strategy at Acquity Group

Social Enterprise ROI? You can get there from here!

It’s been fascinating to observe the growing interest in justifying the ROI of Social Enterprise investments over the last three to six months. It’s right on schedule, of course; the Innovators and Early Adopters have been cleared off of the

Social Enterprise ROI? You can get there from here!

It’s been fascinating to observe the growing interest in justifying the ROI of Social Enterprise investments over the last three to six months. It’s right on schedule, of course; the Innovators and Early Adopters have been cleared off of the

word-cloud-210x210

Want to build the social enterprise? Stop getting in the way!

Let’s start by stating that there is no shortage of technology solutions upon which you can build a social enterprise. While no one vendor has yet pulled together all the components (including social media, unified communications, synchronous collaboration, asynchronous collaboration,

word-cloud-210x210

Want to build the social enterprise? Stop getting in the way!

Let’s start by stating that there is no shortage of technology solutions upon which you can build a social enterprise. While no one vendor has yet pulled together all the components (including social media, unified communications, synchronous collaboration, asynchronous collaboration,

Snow Boots and the Warm Handoff: Improving the Channel Shift Experience

I was holiday shopping for my son this weekend, comparison-shopping for a new pair of snow boots (full disclosure: snow boots are not a gift that thrills my son). I looked up initial options and prices on Google, then narrowed

Snow Boots and the Warm Handoff: Improving the Channel Shift Experience

I was holiday shopping for my son this weekend, comparison-shopping for a new pair of snow boots (full disclosure: snow boots are not a gift that thrills my son). I looked up initial options and prices on Google, then narrowed

Personalization & Targeting for Fun & Profit!

We spent some time earlier this year with a F500 networking / telecommunications equipment provider helping them to define a personalization & targeting strategy for their digital properties, especially their website. During the discovery process, one thing became clear: those

Personalization & Targeting for Fun & Profit!

We spent some time earlier this year with a F500 networking / telecommunications equipment provider helping them to define a personalization & targeting strategy for their digital properties, especially their website. During the discovery process, one thing became clear: those

You’re not Facebook: Confusing personal and corporate motivations when deploying Enterprise 2.0 solutions

In a previous post, I discussed tactics you can leverage in Enterprise 2.0 initiatives to increase the likelihood of user adoption. In this post, I want to focus on a significant mistake organizations make when rolling out E2.0 capabilities: confusing

You’re not Facebook: Confusing personal and corporate motivations when deploying Enterprise 2.0 solutions

In a previous post, I discussed tactics you can leverage in Enterprise 2.0 initiatives to increase the likelihood of user adoption. In this post, I want to focus on a significant mistake organizations make when rolling out E2.0 capabilities: confusing

Enterprise 2.0 Initiatives: Don’t Expect Adoption

I recently spent some time facilitating collaboration strategy development for a Fortune 500 life sciences company. In one of our discovery sessions, a divisional CIO expressed a sentiment that I hear with surprising frequency. It goes something like this: “You

Enterprise 2.0 Initiatives: Don’t Expect Adoption

I recently spent some time facilitating collaboration strategy development for a Fortune 500 life sciences company. In one of our discovery sessions, a divisional CIO expressed a sentiment that I hear with surprising frequency. It goes something like this: “You