Trends on Social ! Pacesetters are more than 6X more to use social to improve experience

We just published our new Business Tech Trend report with over 1400 decision makers.    From this report, take a look at gains in Social deployment over the last 2 years.   It is up 106%

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Then we studied the Pacesetters.  Pacesetters are those who have dedicated their competitive focus through technology and are seeing better business value.

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But what I find most exciting -- is the way these Pacesetters are using Social.   They 6X more likely to use Social for communication and to improve client experience.    In addition, they use social 3X more than those laggards for expanding into new segments and markets.

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Namaste India... Happy Independence Day!

I wish all my friends from the land of innovation HAPPY INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY!

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Talking of innovation, if you want to see how the latest technologies set pacesetters apart, make sure you check out the August 21 webcast where I'll be releasing the findings of our latest Business Tech Trends Study!


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