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- 1. We are the Champions... Amanda Bauman Oliver Heinz And you can be one, too!
- 2. Who are the IBM Champions? 548 IBM Champions 8 IBM Brands >15 Countries Top influencers in our community who go above and beyond to evangelize IBM's products and solutions, share knowledge, and grow the community.
- 3. What the IBM Champion program ISN'T... Incentive program ● No obligations ● No quotas to meet ● No minimum participation requirements
- 4. What the IBM Champion program IS... Recognition program ● Rewarded for your contributions for the past year. ● Nominations held yearly ● Identified as special to IBM in profiles ● Invited to private community ● Provided special access and privileges ● Your content promoted by IBM
- 5. What are the benefits? For IBM... Build a community around IBM's products and solutions Share knowledge and expertise to a wide audience Amplify IBM's messages
- 6. IBM Champions by the numbers 87 IBM Champions Since January 1, 2014: 255 Blog Posts 336 Forum Posts 283 ICONUK Mentions
- 7. Twitter metrics for ICS Champions Since January 1, 2014: 102,055 Tweets 412 Tweets per day 17 Tweets per hour
- 8. What are the benefits? For the IBM Champion... VI P z Recognition and promotion via IBM's Social Channels Conference discounts, VIP access, and logo merchandise Exclusive communities and feedback opportunities
- 9. Ben Menesi Head of Product at Ytria Areas of expertise: ● Domino Administration ● Domino Development ● Replication and Security About Ben: Collaboration tech enthusiast with interests in business process re-engineering and enterprise security Community involvement: Speaker at events around the world, like: ● IBM Connect ● Engage ● MWLUG ● ICONUK Links: @BenMenesi http://techlab.ytria.com/
- 10. Femke Goedhart Business Consultant | Partner Silverside - IBM Premier Business Partner in the Netherlands Community involvement: ● Speaker ● Blogging ● Organising / supporting roles with several community events (local events, Social Connections) ● Social Media ● Feedback & Usability Areas of expertise: ● Social Business / Adoption ● Collaboration Solutions ● Document Management & ECM Links: @FemkeGoedhart http://FemkeGoedhart.com
- 11. What makes a Champion? Shares Knowledge Highly active in local User Groups Active in Social Media Prolific Blogger Responds to Community Speaks Questions at Events Provides Feedback
- 12. Who can become a Champion? Customers Business Partners Developers Admins Sales Consultants Large Multi-national Company SMB Independent North America Latin America Europe Japan Australia South Africa
- 13. ConnectED 2015 A Champion Event Involvement in Content Team Complementary Registration Invitation to Leadership Alliance Networking Events Exclusive Executive Events
- 14. An invitation to current ICS Champions Pilot the Social Champions Dashboard: https://socialchampions.voicestorm.com/ IBM Content Your Blogs Relevant Stories ● Share via LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | custom link ● Submit and share content that is interesting to you ● Friendly competition – Earn points for sharing ● Leader board refreshes weekly Register and start sharing today!
- 15. Nominations Nominations are open now until Sept. 17. Announce 2015 Champions November Criteria Evangelize and advocate for IBM and ICS products Help grow And nurture The community Expand reach Across the IBM Portfolio Present feedback, both negative and positive, in a constructive manner Share knowledge and expertise
- 16. Do you know a Champion? Nominations are open! https://ibm.biz/NominateChamps Things you will need to know about the nominee: ● Email address ● Company ● Job title ● IBM relationship ● Social account names ● Social contributions ● User group involvement and contributions ● Speaking engagements ● Authored content, courses and curriculum, and forum contributions ● Beta or other development program participation
- 17. Links IBM Champion News and Views: http://ibm.biz/IBMChampBlog IBM Champions landing page: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion/ Social Champions Hub: http://www/SocialChampion.voicestorm.com Nominate an IBM Champion: https://ibm.biz/NominateChamps @IBMChampions @OliHeinz @AmandaBauman
Editor's Notes
- Numerous grous of IBM Champions spanning 8 brands: ICS Tivoli Rational Information Management Business Analytics ECM Power WebSphere Champions span over 15 countries, and growing!
- NOT an incentive program. Meaning you are not required to do anything on our behalf once you become a champion. We hope you will continue to do what you already have done to become a champion!
- Recognition for the work you did over the past year. Nominations are held every year. All activities are OPTIONAL Your IBM Champion merchandise is a thank you and helps identify you as someone special to IBM We (Oliver and I) look for ways to promote your efforts via social and other means throughout the year.
- So why does IBM have a Champion program? It helps build a sense of community around IBM's portfolio. A strong community is vital with complex software. You help amplify IBM's message. You fill the gaps in knowledge between the product documentation and the real-world experience.
- Since January, tweets by IBM Champs. Not all are about IBM. Many are you interacting. Interestingly, a spike in January! Wonder what that's about?
- Since January, tweets by IBM Champs. Not all are about IBM. Many are you interacting. Interestingly, a spike in January! Wonder what that's about?
- Passing it over to Oliver now to talk about the benefits to the IBM Champions!