Deloitte Launches Customized Social Business Innovation Workshops

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte today announced the availability of its customized Social Business Innovation Workshops, which harness the power of social and mobile cloud solutions from salesforce.com to analyze a client's own data and utilize social media monitoring tools to identify specific opportunities for social business innovation.

During the all-day workshops, Deloitte will leverage Salesforce technologies, including Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Chatter to work with clients to determine how social business can create value for their companies.  The workshops are designed to help clients understand marketplace perception about their organizations as well as their competitors; know which social business capabilities are most important to their strategies; and plan the course of action for their organizations.

"We've found that most of our clients understand the value of social media. However, many are hesitant to embrace it because they just don't know where to start, or they have started but have only scratched the surface," said Andy Main, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and marketplace leader of Deloitte's salesforce.com alliance.  "Our workshops are designed to give organizations the head start they need to begin realizing business value from social technology."

"Companies around the globe are looking to advance their businesses for the social revolution," said Ross Piper, senior vice president, Enterprise Strategy & Alliances, salesforce.com. "We are thrilled that Deloitte is using social and mobile cloud solutions from salesforce.com to help enterprises change the way they connect with customers, partners and employees, and promote their achievements in the cloud."

Social Business Innovation at Dreamforce 2012

Deloitte is featuring Social Business Innovation at its booth (#1001) at salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco from Sept. 18-21.

Deloitte's salesforce.com Global Alliance

Deloitte's global alliance with salesforce.com helps Deloitte meet the emerging needs of its clients by providing multinational and international companies with social and mobile cloud computing technologies. Led by Paul Clemmons, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, the alliance leverages Deloitte's cloud computing services to provide companies with a broad set of capabilities, including business model development, solution delivery and talent management, as well as development, advisory, implementation, and operational services. Global salesforce.com delivery capability is available through Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited network of member firms, including practices in over thirteen countries. To learn more, visit http://www.deloitte.com/us/salesforce.com.

About Deloitte's Technology Services practice and Social Business solutions

Deloitte helps organizations leverage technology to develop practical business solutions.  From strategy through implementation, Deloitte takes a business-led, technology-enabled approach to help clients jump-start their social strategies with broad solutions. We work closely with leading social software vendors, giving us an insider's view of the evolving landscape. And we deliver integrated solutions that tap the full range of Deloitte's strategy, technology, human capital and risk management capabilities. Learn more about the offering.

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SOURCE Deloitte