Maria Ogneva

Maria Ogneva is the Head of Community at Yammer, the enterprise social network used by 100,000 organizations, including more than 80% of the Fortune 500. At Yammer, she is in charge of social content, as well as community programs, fostering internal and external education and engagement. You can follow her on Twitter at @themaria or on her blog, and Yammer at @yammer and company blog. Maria has a social media bent and a over a decade of experience in various roles in consumer products, fashion / retail and technology. She is passionate about building communities and very excited about bringing social to the business world.

 

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What’s The Future Of Business? Brian Solis Tells Us In A Fireside Chat

Last week, we welcomed Brian Solis, Altimeter principal analyst, thought leader and book author, to Yammer HQ to give a fireside chat, followed by signing of his new book: “What’s The Future of Business?” I was thrilled to interview Brian, … Continue reading

Designing And Developing Communities of Practice As A Competitive Advantage

A few weeks ago, I gave a talk at the Microsoft Community Summit about communities of practice — their business value, how they are different from other internal and external communities, and strategies for success in starting them up and … Continue reading

How To Get Your Executives To Participate On Yammer

You have 15 minutes of your Senior Manager’s time. Your goal: encourage his/her participation on Yammer. What are the three items you would focus on?  Sounds like an awesome challenge, doesn’t it? This was exactly the challenge that one of … Continue reading

Thank You For Making Yammer On Tour A Success, London and Amsterdam!

Last week, Yammer went on tour in two cities: London and Amsterdam. Firstly, we wanted to thank you, our community, for sharing your afternoons with us, for speaking, participating and actively engaging in person and in social media. Secondly, we … Continue reading

Meet Roland Hulme, March Customer of the Month!

Please meet Roland Hulme, our March Customer of the Month! The Customer of the Month series profiles the movers and shakers in enterprise social, as they champion and move their Yammer networks forward. Self proclaimed Digital Don Draper with a … Continue reading