Members
Testimonials: Why we joined
“If you want your organization to be relevant in the marketplace, you need to get with the program.”
- John Pope, Dell
“Participating in the Blog Council has given Starwood a community to be able to ask questions and share ideas about the best ways to implement social media. You can’t put a price on the benefit of having a private space to be able to talk about the issues and learn from others.”
- Burt Rosen, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
“The Blog Council provides a great platform for collaborating with industry peers on social media opportunities and challenges.”
- Doug Childs, Intel
“It’s so nice getting to meet face to face and talk with people who are doing what you do, know what you’re talking about, and have dealt with issues that you are dealing with. I am bringing SO much knowledge and enthusiasm back to my company!”
- Tonia Hammer, Molson Canada
"The Blog Council has been an essential resource to our team. The guidance and insights we’ve gained from other members has been instrumental in helping us shape our social media practices."
- Debbie Curtis-Magley, UPS
“Joining the Blog Council was a good decision as the opportunity for open discussion and idea sharing with other like-minded companies has proven beneficial to our team, their work, and our outreach.”
- Mark Squires, Nokia
“Being involved with the Blog Council has had a positive impact by contributing real value to our social media thinking and efforts. We are proud to be a part of this organization.”
- Mike Prosceno, SAP
“The Blog Council is a great place to share the best practices that we’re utilizing, see what other people are doing, and understand all the opportunities out there.”
- Lindsay Lebresco, Newell Rubbermaid
“For us to continue to be successful in this area, we see the Blog Council as a highly important platform for us to share best practices with our peers.”
- Paul Squires, E.ON
“The Blog Council meeting was an unmatched day in terms of formulating new strategies for our social media efforts. Building upon our existing strategy, I was able to get the ‘best of breed’ strategies and tactical implementation spelled out in detail from the social media rock stars at top brands. I can’t imagine going into our 2009 strategic planning sessions without the information I’m now armed with."
- Sean Cheyney, AccuQuote
“We decided to join because we wanted to connect with companies that have the same kind of concerns, and see how we can share best practices, benchmark against each other, and learn from that.”
- Lee Aase, Mayo Clinic
"I found that being with my peers, the Blog Council has helped validate ideas and generate new ones. The Blog Council is a valuable resource helping people at companies learn to become part of the conversation."
- Rob DeRobertis, Analog Devices
"Social media is all about conversations, and this group is all about a larger conversation among companies who face similar challenges."
- Molly Schonthal, Nokia
"The Blog Council provides a valuable forum for innovative companies to validate and intellectually stress-test their social media strategies and tactics. Regardless of industry, the level of member interaction and responsiveness of the Blog Council staff has been a huge asset in successfully navigating the highly dynamic social space."
- Matt Lehman, Progressive
"The Blog Council is above all a unique opportunity to meet with our peers from other large companies who have embarked on social media projects. We all have - more or less - the same questions and we are also trying to solve the same issues. The council is the right place for us to pick each other’s brains and hear the answers to our questions straight from the horse’s mouth. The issues that large companies are facing are umpteen times more complex and deserve a special forum. This forum in my eyes is what the Blog Council is all about."
- Yann Gourvennec, Orange Business Services
"Meeting my social media counterparts at leadership companies is an invaluable resource to help me think through the challenges my team faces both internally and externally. I have been able to achieve a great network of marketers that I can rely on to help me consider different approaches to social media. What’s more, I’m even starting to execute co-marketing social media projects with some of the partners I’ve met through the Blog Council."
- John Andrews, Walmart
"As a member of Blog Council, you’re able to share, connect, and learn best practices with the top people in the industry. As leaders in the social landscape, we are frequently siloed in our own corporations, and don’t take the time to learn from others. With the Blog Council, I have the ability to build relationships with my peers who face the same opportunities and challenges I’m presented with on a daily basis."
- Ali McCourt, Intuit
"Blog Council has proven to be an ideal forum to connect with other ‘corporate social media pioneers’ to compare notes, explore new challenges and start to add some structure to the untamed territory known as Web 2.0. The Blog Council members are accessible for a quick question when you need it, and there are also opportunities during the year to go deeper on topics, either on conference calls or when we meet in person. I think it adds a great deal of value for big brands using social media."
- Hilary Weber, Kaiser Permanente
"The Blog Council is very valuable to me because it allows me to get insights from peers at other companies who are dealing with the same challenges I face when implementing social media efforts."
- Andy Rose, Analog Devices