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Why The Term “Social CRM” Is Just STUPID!

SocMed Sean

Social CRM. Does adding Twitter to your CRM process make it more social? SalesForce has really gone eyeballs-deep into the Social CRM space by recently purchasing Radian6 , the leading social monitoring tool on the market. ALL CRM IS SOCIAL. Let me repeat that.

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What Does Salesforce-Radian6 Deal Mean for Everyone Else?

Net-Savvy Executive

Every few seconds this morning, TweetDeck brings another comment on today's announcement that Salesforce.com is buying Radian6. The announcement's not exactly a surprise—Radian6 was the obvious acquisition target in social media analysis (SMA), and their platform had supported Salesforce integration since mid-2009.

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Sysomos Acquired By Marketwire

Dave Fleet

In recent months we’ve seen several interesting moves within the social media monitoring/social CRM space. As Ray Wang suggests , expect to see more of this kind of activity in the coming months with other companies such as Alterian , BuzzGain , Cymfony , Radian6 , Viralheat and Visible Technologies.

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The 3 Building Blocks of Social Business Evolution

Convince & Convert

Organizations need to be smart and think long term before investing in technology applications that facilitate internal collaboration (Jive, Lithium, Yammer), social listening (Radian6, Meltwater), measurement (Rowfeeder, Argyle), social relationship management (Sprinklr, Syncapse Platform) and social CRM (Nimble, JitterJam, Pivotal).

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Is this the end of Choice and Innovation in Social Media Measurement?

Jeff Esposito

Last week, the social media world was rocked about the acquisition of social media monitoring company Radian6 by CRM vendor Salesforce.com to the tune of $326 million. I also see this as the first step for social media to be embraced and measured by the masses. So what does this mean?

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

It’s one piece of information that needs to be combined with (ideally) several others to do social CRM well. I fear that lazy companies use it as a replacement for sound CRM and database marketing initiatives that bolt together multiple data points for better business intelligence.

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The Specialization of Social Media Analysis

Net-Savvy Executive

The response might come from a customer service or PR function, but the basic idea is what Radian6 calls "the social phone:" social media represent a new customer-service touchpoint, and companies need to respond to every mention that merits or requires a response. But wait, there's more!