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Jay Baer is the founder of Convince & Convert, a Hall of Fame keynote speaker and emcee, host of the award-winning Social Pros podcast, and the author of six books including Talk Triggers: The Complete Guide to Creating Customers with Word of Mouth.   Every year, Edison Research and Triton…

Partner Success Story These days, great hotel Wi-Fi is a must. Because it’s the #1 thing guests look for when they book. And it can mean the difference between a frustrated or five-star review. So it’s also top of mind for the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG). They know they need to give their gue…

When is the last time you have been out and about and not had a connection for your smartphone? Do you walk into a business, be it retail, restaurant or bar, or even the doctor’s office and not expect a connection to the internet? But the pervasive nature of wireless does not stop there; insurance c…

Many significant events have been etched in the walls of history on the same date as this posting, May 29th. Who can forget the 53rdNational Spelling Bee when Jacques Bailly won by correctly spelling elucubrate…or Australian Paul McManus barefoot water skiing for 1:30:19? As fascinating as some of t…

I love getting out into the field with partners and our sales teams because I get remarkably candid feedback on what Cisco can do better. Over the last 90 days I have had the pleasure of spending time with more than 150 partner executives in meet-and-greets, roundtables, 1-1s and advisory boards acr…

Partner Success Story Bringing technology into schools isn’t just about buying laptops and tablets. A lot needs to happen behind the scenes, including entire IT system upgrades, installation – and management. Oh and, of course, there is always a budget to contend with. In Central New York, school di…

In March we announced our new vision for Cognitive Collaboration, where context and intelligence run throughout all collaboration experiences. Amy Chang’s energizing keynote at Enterprise Connect revealed the heart of the X Factor and the impact AI/ML will have on personalized experiences. I am exci…

What an honor. Thank you CRN, and a hearty thank you to our partners for voting to recognize the efforts of some incredible women at Cisco. This year 16, that’s right 16, Cisco leaders were named to CRN’s Women of the Channel! Each year, this list recognizes women leaders for their influence, extrao…

As I explained last month, we’ve put together a series of vlogs on Cisco’s hottest offerings. We call the series The Fast Five, and it has been especially developed for our distributors and 2-tier partners. In a few minutes, you will learn how to position our innovation to your customers, what progr…