Why corporates are still “scared” to invest in social media

As far as social media integration on the enterprise level goes, these are early days. Scratch that. These are “scary”, early days for corporate executives, says digital pioneer Jeff Dachis, the founder in the 1990s of Razorfish, and now, the Dachis Group. Companies are still in the trial-and-error mode in terms of using the latest social media innovations and technologies to engage with customers and employees. Why the hesitancy?
Because social media integration involves more than getting sign-off from the marketing department. It involves top-to-bottom corporate cultural change and a profound shift in business processes and, yes, the organizational structure. Dachis and Dell’s Adam Brown spoke with us on the sidelines of Social Media Influence 2010 about what to expect from the business leaders of tomorrow about how they will tackle social media integration. Hint: it may involve a whole new generation of corporate leaders.

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