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Derek serves Enterprise Architecture Professionals. He is an internationally recognized expert in business process management (BPM) and organizational transformation. He has worked in this area for more than 20 years, dealing with major brands, governmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Derek's research focuses on the methods, approaches, frameworks, tools, techniques, and technologies of business architecture; BPM; business process improvement; business transformation; and organizational change. He places special emphasis on an outcome-based, customer-focused approach.
Derek is a well-known keynote speaker and chair of major EA conferences. As co-chair of BPMI.org, he helped merge the organization with the Object Management Group (OMG).
Derek completed the Early Growth Program at London Business School.
Targeting Your Social Media Marketing Programs By Country And Language
The groundswell has gone global: The majority of users on sites like Facebook and Twitter now come from outside the US, and if your social media content reaches the wrong audience, you risk...

The Rise Of The Joiners And The Conversationalists
Social media adoption in Europe continues to grow: 68% of online Europeans now use social technologies each month, up from 61% in 2009. Not only has the use of social networks grown significantly in...
Strategies For Connecting With Increasingly Overwhelmed Audiences
As consumers' use of social media matures, a new challenge faces marketers: connecting with their target audiences in increasingly cluttered social platforms. Many interactive marketers are falling...
How To Navigate The Regulatory Minefield And Build Effective Social Media Programs
Financial services firms are beginning to adopt social technologies: In fact, we found that 79% of companies in the industry have some social media presence. But, held back by regulatory concerns and...
The 2010 Viral Video WebTrack And Consumer Survey
More people are watching online video than ever before, and most share their favorite videos with their friends — but that doesn't mean creating a successful viral video is getting any easier....
How And Where To Tap Into China's Hypersocial Online Population
Chinese online adults are among the most socially active we survey anywhere in the world — so if you're aiming to reach Chinese audiences you'd be wise to invest in social media. But this...

Using Facebook Login To Your Advantage
This report, originally written for eBusiness and channel strategy professionals, contains important insight and recommendations for interactive marketing professionals as well. Since the...

The 2010 European Peer Influence Analysis Report
While most marketers struggle to generate reach through their social media marketing programs, a handful have unlocked the secret to finding large audiences: Mass Influencers. Our Peer Influence...
Performance Management: The Social Marketing Playbook
You've no doubt heard the question: "How do we know that social marketing drives sales?" But just as not all TV spots or billboards are intended to drive direct response, not every social marketing...
Landscape: The Social Marketing Playbook
Social media has gone global: The large majority of online adults in North America, Europe, metro Asia, and Latin America use social media regularly. For marketers, the question is no longer whether...

Global Social Media Adoption In 2011 And What Interactive Marketers Should Do About It
It's no secret that the groundswell has gone global: Internet users all over the planet have embraced social media. But there are strong differences from country to country in how people use social...

Provide Each Local Team With The Right Mix Of Assets And Support
There are lots of reasons multinational companies' global and local interactive marketing teams are rarely on the same page: Global teams prefer uniform programs and technologies, local teams fear a...
A Review Of Forrester's Social Technographics® Data From Around The World
Social media has gone global: The majority of online adults in North America, Europe, metropolitan Asia, and Latin America use social media regularly. But usage patterns vary widely by country and...

And Why Google, Not Facebook, Will Dominate Affinity Marketing
Every day, huge numbers of people tell us what they like by voting for things, talking about things, reviewing things, and engaging in other online social interactions. All these behaviors add up to...

Strategic Plan: The Social Marketing Playbook
We're several years into the social marketing boom, but still many executives are going about social strategy backward: picking technologies like Facebook or Twitter first instead of focusing on what...

Best Practices: The Social Marketing Playbook
After years of aimlessly chasing fans, it's time marketers start driving real business results from Facebook. This requires building a Facebook page that has a clear focus and offers value to...