Hi, I'm Sandy Carter and welcome to my web site.


Here you can find links to my books, blog, biography and many ongoing projects in the world of Social Business and beyond. These are exciting times for Social Media and Social Business as well as in both my personal and professional life. This is also the place I will be posting news about speaking engagements and newest publications.


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Sogeti is a Social Business!

by writer on June 17, 2013

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a great Father’s day! Here’s Sogeti telling their Social Business story! Filed under: adoption, best, BIG Data, Blogs, branding, cloud, Duck, exceptional client service, IBM, Marketing 2.0, Marketing 2.0, Social Business, social marketing, social media, sogeti Tagged: adoption, big data, BLOGHER, business, social business, social marketing, sogeti, technology

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THINK THE CHANGE If today’s company structures are often obstacles to smarter, more collaborative organizations, only a systemic perspective to social business transformation can succeed. How should we think and understand the business change in a systemic approach? The key to any Social Business strategy is understanding how it will align with core business objectives […]

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Social Forum: Social Makes me Happy!

June 12, 2013

Happy Monday!  And I am happy!  I am home from my 2 weeks in Asia and Africa with great meetings with clients and great changes in the market.  What a difference that a year makes! Here’s your request on this week’s video which is an update on Social and Happiness!  What do you guys think? [...]

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The European Training Foundation (ETF) is a Social Business!

June 12, 2013

The European Training Foundation (ETF) is an agency of the European Economic Union (EEU) that provides expertise in the area of vocational education and labor market issues to 30 non-EEU countries. Given that its teams are geographically dispersed, are in different time zones and use different languages, the ETF found it challenging and inefficient to [...]

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Amadori Group is a Social Business!

June 11, 2013

I am here in Italy with Open Knowledge, a great IBM partner in Milan, London, and US. So today I thought I would highlight an Italian company that has cross the Social Business mark. Amadori Group wanted to market its poultry and pork products to evolve with the ever-changing modern lifestyles and dietary needs of [...]

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Social Business Coffee Break: Regeneron is a Social Business!

June 9, 2013

Regeneron is a Social Business! Take a listen on how the Smarter Workforce impacts financials! Filed under: adoption, Blogs, IBM, Marketing 2.0, Marketing 2.0, Social Business, social marketing, social media, Web 2.0 Tagged: big data, IBM, Marketing 2.0, technology

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Social Media Tip of the Week – 5 Tips for Using LinkedIn Contacts

June 6, 2013

A few weeks ago, LinkedIn announced its new feature LinkedIn Contacts, giving you enhanced functionality for better managing your relationships and social engagement. As the feature is now being rolled out, we have gathered a few tips on how to get the most out of LinkedIn Contacts. 1. Import your contacts – You have multiple [...]

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At Telcommunication Conference – Some Social Stories! China Telecommunications

June 6, 2013

China Telecom serves over 220 million individuals.   They decided to use IBM’s Social Business Platform for ideation blogs to gather information from their customers to identify the most viable new services to offer to the Chinese market.  They wanted to invite a broad range of new ideas from the public. China Telecom enabled consumers to register [...]

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Build a Set of Brand Ambassadors!!

June 3, 2013

What is a brand ambassador? In the past, a brand ambassador was paid to promote a business or service. Think TV advertising. But a true brand ambassador is a client who shares a positive experience or story about your business or product. Do you know who your supporters or ambassadors are? Do you do anything [...]

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Rheinmetall is a Social Business!

June 2, 2013

Happy Monday and welcome to our Social Business Coffee Break!!! Rheinmetall is a client that has become a social business!  Listen to their story! Filed under: adoption, Blogs, IBM, Marketing 2.0, Marketing 2.0, Social Business, social marketing, social media, Web 2.0 Tagged: Add new tag, adoption, big data, BLOGHER, business, Fiskar, Get Smart, IBM, Marketing [...]

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