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The Center for CIO Leadership Launches New Blog

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The Center for CIO Leadership is an international, cross-industry peer community solely focused on the advancement of business competencies for technology professionals through peer insights and connections, education, and research. It provides CIOs from around the world with access to a global community of academic and practitioner experts, peer CIOs, and business leaders with a common goal of advancing the CIO profession and providing professional development.

And now it has its own brand new blog – check it out!.

Focused on advancing the CIO profession through global thought leadership, research, education, and outreach, the Center develops practical insights, sponsors a global learning community, promotes peer-to-peer mentoring, and fosters greater understanding of IT among business leaders and executive influencers. It was founded by IBM to achieve these goals as an open, collaborative network of executives and institutions from around the world. The world’s leading CIOs are actively taking a role to shape their future in this unique, collaborative community. Explore the new blog!

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- Posted by Regan Kelly. This post is part of our theme of Emerging Trends for the month of May, 2013.

How Consumer Trends Are Being Influenced by Social Media (Infographic)

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Today’s consumer is likely to be on social media, and the activity on those sites affects their decision making when it comes to purchasing. In this infographic from Mashable.com, take a look at the statistics that support this trend.

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How has the rise of social media changed how you do business? Let us know in the Leave a Reply field below.

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Do YOU Have What It Takes to Be an IBM Champion?

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DeveloperWorks program showcases excellence in IT

Greater IBMers, are you a terrific WebSphere developer or expert? Do you blog, write articles, actively participate in forums, etc.? Are you interested in speaking at Impact 2013? In other words, are you a strong advocate of IBM’s capabilities? Or do you know someone who is?

IBM Champion program logo

Do you have what it takes?

If so, we invite you to learn more about the IBM Champion program.

To Nominate a Champion, visit: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion/ or contact Daphne de Flavia (deflavia@us.ibm.com) for more details. Nominations are open August 15 – October 15, 2012. We’d love to see Greater IBMers nominated for this program!

What is an IBM Champion?

An IBM Champion is an IT professional, business leader, developer, or educator who makes exceptional contributions to the technical community and influences and mentors others to help them make best use of IBM software, solutions, and services. The IBM Champion program recognizes these innovative thought leaders and rewards these contributors by amplifying their voices and increasing their spheres of influence.

An IBM Champion is not an IBM employee. IBM Champions can live in any country.

Contributions can come in a variety of forms, and popular contributions include blogging, speaking at conferences or events, moderating forums, leading user groups, and authoring books or magazines. Educators can also become IBM Champions; for example, academic faculty can become IBM Champions by including IBM products and technologies in their courses’ curricula and encouraging students to build skills and expertise in these areas.

Benefits of being selected as an IBM Champion

IBM Champions retain their title for one year, after which they can apply for renewal. In addition to merchandise customized with the IBM Champion logo, they also receive:

  • Visibility, recognition, and networking opportunities at IBM events and conferences
  • Special access to product development teams
  • Invitations and discounts to events and conferences
  • Online recognition (via their Lotus Connections profiles) on developerWorks, with a special designation of “IBM Champion” and a listing of notable achievements

Greater IBMers who become IBM Champions will enjoy added benefits of having their activities featured on The Greater IBM Connection community site.