Partners

We partner with technology, service, and content providers that add value to social initiatives.  We work with as many partners as possible to expose our audience to a wide variety of providers we trust and recommend. However, we also avoid exclusive partnerships as we think there are many excellent organizations providing value to the social business marketplace and every organization needs a unique approach.

Service Partners

	Burton Group provides in-depth, IT research and advisory services to executives and technologists at Global 2000 organizations. Focused on strategic business technologies and the unique needs of enterprise organizations, Burton Group provides clients company-wide access to its world-renowned analysts and a suite of powerful, intuitive research and decision support tools unmatched in the industry.
	Powered creates social marketing programs that help brands connect and build relationships with their customers through managed online communities. Unlike other marketing programs, online communities allow businesses to engage with customers through a combination of expert content and online community interactions. Throughout the Customer Lifecycle–from Awareness to Advocacy–clients achieve measurable results with real-time data and insights.	Aaron Strout, VP of Marketing
	For nearly 20 years, Rosetta has been translating customer connections into measurable business growth for clients. Our passionate team of over 600 strategy, marketing, creative and technology experts has positioned us as one of the top ten interactive agencies in the country. Our dedication to client work within Consumer Products & Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, Consumer Technology & Media, B2B, and Travel & Hospitality industries has created enduring partnerships with our clients including Scholastic, Coach, Borders, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Nationwide, Marriott and Microsoft.	Adam Cohen, Partner

Technology Partners

	Acquia enables organizations of all sizes to build social publishing websites faster, easier and with a lower total cost of ownership, by leveraging Drupal, the widely popular open source social publishing platform that blends web content management and social media capabilities. Our products, services and support enable companies to leverage the power, technical innovation and economic value of Drupal while simplifying the experience, removing the complexity and minimizing the risk.
	Awareness builds online communities for companies who want to leverage social media marketing to engage with their customers, build their brand, and increase revenues. An early leader in enterprise social media, Awareness works with some of the world’s most respected companies, including Kodak, McDonalds, Procter and Gamble, and Hershey’s, to transform their marketing and create deeper relationships with customers.	Mike Lewis, VP of Marketing
	The introNetworks smart social network is a true white-label social network that can be molded to suit the needs of any type of community, including large-scale open communities and small, private ones. Corporations, organizations, event planners, trade associations, and publishers can create an innovative online community for a product launch, a user group, an annual sales meeting, a global all-hands, or a special event to bring together customers and employees.	Mark Sylvester, CEO
	KickApps provides brands, enterprises and web publishers with solutions that enable them to create and manage next generation web experiences that are social, interactive, dynamic, distributed, and data-informed. KickApps solutions consist of a suite of hosted social and media applications and services that are used by some of the world’s largest websites and brands to grow & engage their online audiences and foster deeper relationships with customers.	Michael Chin, VP of Marketing