5 Marketing Lessons You Should Learn from Startups HRTech

HR Technology is big business – we already know that.   We also can clearly see there is no shortage of money in this space – just ask one of the equity or VC firms, anyone in silicon valley with half a decent (well, maybe not even decent) product idea or attend any party at [...]

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For HR, Mobile Strategy Should Be More Than Apps

March 5, 2012
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There is no question that mobile technology is the future of work. From iphones to droids, ipads to kindle fires – mobile technology is changing the way we function as a society.  This hyper-connected lifestyle is changing how we interact with our friends, family and even strangers.   With close to half (46%) of American’s over [...]

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The HCM market trends in 2013 (post Oracle/Taleo, SAP/Salesforce)

February 9, 2012
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For the last few years it was hard attending any major industry event and not hearing whispers about Taleo getting acquired by ______.  The buyer changed, but the understanding remained that Taleo wouldn’t be just Taleo for long.   With the SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors, the Oracle acquisition of Taleo seemed imminent more from a [...]

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5 Reasons VC Firms Love Recruiting Technology in 2012 #HRTech

January 26, 2012

While I love working with the established ERP vendors innovating the talent acquisition portion of their suite – there is something satisfying about working with a start up or early stage company and really being able to have a behind the scenes view of their success – eventually selling out to the big guys or [...]

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Rypple & SalesForce: A Huge Win?

December 16, 2011

Rypple, a Canadian based Social Performance Management tool, has been acquired by Salesforce.  I wouldn’t really classify them as a traditional performance tool.  To me, its a little more like a coaching, recognition, rewards, type of deal with review functionality and compete with where Achievers could be going vs a SuccessFactors or Sonar6 on performance. [...]

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Brave New Talent – The Company You don’t Watch, But Should

December 12, 2011

For the past few years I have watched a London start up called Brave New Talent grow from concept to reality in the hands of Gen Y entrepreneur Lucian Tarnowski.    The concept was simple – make it easier for people to identify, educate and engage talent that wants to work at their organization.   The reality [...]

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SuccessFactor’s Acquiring Jobs2Web is NOT about Social Recruiting

December 6, 2011

The buzz of activity in the HR Technology marketplace over the past few days has been interesting to watch to say the least. The SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors was a great strategic move. It was also a surprise, to some, after the heavy buzz at  HR Technology Conference that it was Taleo, not SuccessFactors going [...]

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HR Vendors are helping Vets find Jobs

November 11, 2011

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory…” -President Wilson 1919 In the 92 years since those words were spoken, Armistice Day has become Veteran’s Day.  We have fought 3 more [...]

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Why Gamification Should be Attractive to HR Vendors (& Buyers)

November 7, 2011

On my 9th Birthday, I got an original Nintendo Entertainment System.  While they had been on the market a few years, I was the first kid on our block to actually have one.  After beating Mario Bros, I set my sights on Q*Bert – a game where you have to be able to create logical [...]

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2nd Annual HR Technology Conference Blog Carnival #HRTechConf

October 20, 2011

If you are asking yourself – what’s the HR Tech Blog Carnival?  Its where I pull together a number of unique blogs and articles about the HR Technology Conference that you may have otherwise missed.  Some of these are from well known bloggers, others first time attendees starting to learn more about it.  Regardless, they [...]

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