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Vanessa DiMauro

Vanessa DiMauro
Vanessa DiMauro is CEO of Leader Networks, a research and strategy consulting company that helps organizations succeed in social business and B2B online community building. DiMauro is a popular speaker, researcher and author. She has founded numerous online communities, and has developed award winning social business strategies for some of the most influential organizations in the world. Her work is frequently covered by leading publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

Have You Appreciated Your Community Members Today?

A community is only as strong as its membership base. The members of any community are the lifeblood of the organization - be it...

Do you trust a virtual handshake?

This is the sixth in a series of posts that Don Bulmer and I will publish over the next few weeks, highlighting the more...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Telling Online Marketers What It Means To Professional Networks

Companies worldwide are focused on how to influence and manage online communities to grow their company brands. This is all well and good --...

Traditional Decision-Making Process is Disrupted By Social Media

The New Symbiosis for Professional Networks research suggests that social media plays a starring role in the decision-making process as professionals increasingly rely on...

The New Symbiosis of Professional Networks: Social Media’s Impact on Business and Decision Making

I am thrilled to share key findings from research that Don Bulmer  and I conducted  called The New Symbiosis of Professional Networks.  The research...

What Enterprise Can Learn From the FDA Social Media Hearings

"May you live in interesting times" is as much a Chinese curse as it is a blessing and in so many ways it can...

Building Global Social Media Programs For Business

Is your company global? Are you building or running an online community for business for a global audience? If this is the...

What Customers (Really) Want and How To Give It To Them

Social media is undoubtedly changing the relationship companies have with their clients. In the past, when we wanted to know what customers or...

Moderating B2B Communities: Keeping the Fire Lit

My friends over at eModeration invited me to be a "guest blogger" on their fantastic blog which covers topics on all things social. eModeration...

Palladium Group Case Study on B2B Community

For those of you who are following the business to business (B2B) world of social media, there is a new player in town that...

When Legal and Social Media Programs Collide

On Monday I was on an exciting panel called "social media best practices" at a conference "Social Media Risk and Reward" with John Lipsey...

What Teens and Executives Have in Common

What do executives and teenagers have in common? While this may seem like a trick question, the answer is the ability and desire to...

Networks for Counsel 2009 Study Results

For the past two years, my company, Leader Networks has embarked on the Networks for Counsel Study - a global study of the legal...

Building online communities for business: A Season Of New Beginnings

Fall is such a magical time of year; the start of school for children, falling leaves and crisp evenings in New England, project kickoffs...

How to kill an online community in 10 easy steps

There has been a lot of buzz lately about the how many empty or failed online communities litter the web. As with any hype-cycle,...

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