Posted on 04/02/2013
by glarocque
in Branding, Differentation, Enterprise 2.0, HR Tech, Human Capital, influencehr, Marketing, marketing strategy
Companies have never had more opportunities to target the right audience than today. Marketing doesn’t have to be a shotgun approach, hoping your message hits someone who will listen. Instead, you can target with laser focus to market to the right people. That’s what ReTargeter helps people do. I’m happy to say that ReTargeter, a [...]
Posted on 01/31/2013
by glarocque
in Differentation, influencehr, innovation, Marketing, marketing strategy
I’m really excited to announce something we’ve been working on for months. Last fall numerous Executives at vendors started asking me if there was a place where they could learn about marketing strategies and tactics that were working and that were specific to HCM. What trends were going to impact HCM Marketing in the near [...]
Posted on 12/21/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Consumerization, Differentation, HR Tech, Mobile, Talent Management, Video
One of the trends that emerged through the 120+ #hrwins briefings was the emergence of so many video interviewing solutions. Three years ago there were 2 or 3 vendors to speak of. Today there are at least 10 firms providing video interviewing capabilities to the marketplace. New ones are still popping up on our radar. [...]
Posted on 11/09/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Branding, Differentation, HR Tech, Human Capital, Uncategorized
As I went through the #hrwins process this year, looking at more than 120 HR Tech Vendors, the lack of differentiation within and even across segments was incredible to me. It’s still a huge challenge in our space. Vendors need to get better at differentiation, but what the market needs is HONEST DIFFERENTIATION. Let me [...]
Posted on 10/24/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Consumerization, Differentation, Enterprise 2.0, Gamification, HR Tech, Human Capital, innovation, Mobile, social media, Talent Management, user adoption, Work Management
One of the emerging trends that presented itself through this year’s #hrwins process results from the convergence of several other, already established, trends. As Cloud Computing has been accelerating toward the eclipse of OnPremise software in overall market share, Application development has been described more and more as becoming almost an art form or [...]
Posted on 10/18/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, CRM, Differentation, Enterprise 2.0, HR Tech, Human Capital, innovation, Mobile, salesforce.com, social media, Talent Management, Talent Sourcing, Uncategorized
For some of us that have been in the Cloud Computing Revolution from its start in the 90s it’s easy to overlook the fact that this trend isn’t old news. When you roll up the forecasts and market estimates for the Cloud (here’s a really good roll up from Louis Columbus) you suddenly realize [...]
Posted on 10/11/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Branding, Company Culture, Consumerization, Differentation, Employee Engagement, Employee Incentives, Employee Referral Programs, Employer Brand, Gamification, HR Tech, Human Capital, innovation, Social Brand, Talent Sourcing, Uncategorized
Culture. The HR Technology market is filled with vendors attempting to quantify it for Employers via cumbersome survey instruments. Once quantified, the idea is that it can then be leveraged to match employees that fit best, and the result is an employee will be more engaged, more productive, and stay with you longer. No one [...]
Posted on 10/05/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Analytics, Big Data, BPO, Branding, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Consumerization, CRM, Differentation, Employee Engagement, Employee Referral Programs, Enterprise 2.0, Gamification, HR Tech, HRO, Human Capital, innovation, Mobile, Payroll, Performance Management, salesforce.com, Social Brand, social media, Talent Management, Talent Sourcing, Uncategorized, user adoption, Work Management
The results of the 2012 #hrwins program are in. The first ever complete look at truly innovative HR Technology products across all categories. The program spanned 9 months, and consisted of comprehensive HR Technology briefings, where more than 120 vendors were evaluated on their solution’s innovation, the value their technology delivers to the Human [...]
Posted on 10/01/2012
by glarocque
in #hrwins, Big Data, Bill Kutik, Branding, Collaboration, CRM, Differentation, Enterprise 2.0, HR Tech, Human Capital, innovation, Mobile, social media, trade shows
Gone are the days where trade show results can only be measured in hindsight. Social Media and other Marketing & Sales technologies have changed all of that. If your idea of pre-show #hrtechconf marketing is flooding email and twitter with “come meet us at Booth #XXX to see the new, win a new, get a [...]