The Open Source Alternative to Social Business Software



 Jay Batson                       Bryan House
 Co-Founder, Product Lead         Sr. Director, Marketing
 Acquia                           Acquia
 @batsonjay                       @bryanhouse
Introduction




               Jay Batson
               –Co-founder and Drupal Commons
                product lead, Acquia
You’re talking, but
are you engaging?
This is what one-way
conversations look like
Creates
 Social     Loyal
            customers
Business    Passionate
Software    employees
            Business
            leverage
Choice 1:
a pre-packaged
     social
    business
    software
    solution
Regimented
community
Software
 license
   fees
Until now.
Drupal enables three key freedoms
FREE  to let your
   community
  be themselves
FREE   to adapt
  to your unique
      needs
FREE of old-world
  software license fees
Enough
 talk!


Show
 me
 the
demo!
FREE
To let your community
grow

To adapt & extend

Of software license
costs
What does this mean for you?
Lowers the risk of experimenting
on the social web

Makes everyone in your
organization a marketer

Stay ahead of your competitors,
serve your community better
What’s Happened To Date?
 Built rapidly in a short time
 – Functionality defined by key customers

 Five launch customers
 – World-known organizations

 Community site launched
 http://commons.acquia.com
Our roadmap?   Community.
What’s the Community Process?
 Future feature discussions on
http://commons.acquia.com/groups/commons-feature-requests

 – Why? Lots of end-users there, who will naturally comment there
     They don’t know about drupal.org
 – So stay focused



 Issues / patches / ... on d.o
Social Business Strategy is More than Technology
Social Business Strategy is More than Technology




   Community
   Management
Social Business Strategy is More than Technology




   Community                              Content &
   Management                           Programming
Social Business Strategy is More than Technology




   Community                              Content &
   Management                           Programming




                      Measurement &
                         Metrics
About The Community Roundtable

A private peer network for community managers and
social media practitioners offering:
• Weekly roundtable calls
• Comprehensive library of best practices
• Interactive online community
• Professional concierge services

For more information:

                 h"p://bit.ly/Acquia-­‐TheCR

                                       @TheCR	
  	
  @jimstorer	
  @rhappe
Community Maturity Model              TM




          h"p://bit.ly/Acquia-­‐CMM
The Acquia Advantage

     Social Business Application +
         Training and Education +
           Professional Services +
       Managed Drupal Hosting +
         Expert Drupal Support +
Global Partner Thought Leaders +
      [A Social Business Sure Thing ]
Questions

 For more information, visit:
 – http://acquia.com
 – http://twitter.com/acquia
 – http://twitter.com/drupalcommons
 – http://acquia.com/facebook
                                  Recording of today’s event and slides
 Contact us:                               will be posted at:
                                        http://acquia.com/resources/
  – sales@acquia.com                          recorded_webinars

  – 888.9.ACQUIA
 Try Drupal Commons today, for free
  – Join the conversation at http://commons.acquia.com
  – Download at http://acquia.com/drupal-commons

Commons webinar post

  • 1.
    The Open SourceAlternative to Social Business Software Jay Batson Bryan House Co-Founder, Product Lead Sr. Director, Marketing Acquia Acquia @batsonjay @bryanhouse
  • 2.
    Introduction Jay Batson –Co-founder and Drupal Commons product lead, Acquia
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    This is whatone-way conversations look like
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    Creates Social Loyal customers Business Passionate Software employees Business leverage
  • 7.
    Choice 1: a pre-packaged social business software solution
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    FREE tolet your community be themselves
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    FREE to adapt to your unique needs
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    FREE of old-world software license fees
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    FREE To let yourcommunity grow To adapt & extend Of software license costs
  • 20.
    What does thismean for you? Lowers the risk of experimenting on the social web Makes everyone in your organization a marketer Stay ahead of your competitors, serve your community better
  • 21.
    What’s Happened ToDate? Built rapidly in a short time – Functionality defined by key customers Five launch customers – World-known organizations Community site launched http://commons.acquia.com
  • 22.
    Our roadmap? Community.
  • 23.
    What’s the CommunityProcess? Future feature discussions on http://commons.acquia.com/groups/commons-feature-requests – Why? Lots of end-users there, who will naturally comment there They don’t know about drupal.org – So stay focused Issues / patches / ... on d.o
  • 24.
    Social Business Strategyis More than Technology
  • 25.
    Social Business Strategyis More than Technology Community Management
  • 26.
    Social Business Strategyis More than Technology Community Content & Management Programming
  • 27.
    Social Business Strategyis More than Technology Community Content & Management Programming Measurement & Metrics
  • 28.
    About The CommunityRoundtable A private peer network for community managers and social media practitioners offering: • Weekly roundtable calls • Comprehensive library of best practices • Interactive online community • Professional concierge services For more information: h"p://bit.ly/Acquia-­‐TheCR @TheCR    @jimstorer  @rhappe
  • 29.
    Community Maturity Model TM h"p://bit.ly/Acquia-­‐CMM
  • 30.
    The Acquia Advantage Social Business Application + Training and Education + Professional Services + Managed Drupal Hosting + Expert Drupal Support + Global Partner Thought Leaders + [A Social Business Sure Thing ]
  • 31.
    Questions For moreinformation, visit: – http://acquia.com – http://twitter.com/acquia – http://twitter.com/drupalcommons – http://acquia.com/facebook Recording of today’s event and slides Contact us: will be posted at: http://acquia.com/resources/ – [email protected] recorded_webinars – 888.9.ACQUIA Try Drupal Commons today, for free – Join the conversation at http://commons.acquia.com – Download at http://acquia.com/drupal-commons