Leader Networks Making businesses stronger
through online communities and professional networks

With Leader Networks, clients get:

• Focus on professionals: We work with companies who need a professional community or Web 2.0 features incorporated into a business-to-business site. We help our clients reach professionals, executives, business buyers, and decision makers in their industries.
• Proven expertise: We've been around the block. And we combine a keen understanding of what makes executives and leaders tick with expertise in the newest digital tools. Vanessa DiMauro, president of Leader Networks, is a pioneer in community building and an expert on executive decision-making in online environments.
• Business-driven results: Where do you want to end up? That's where we start. Every engagement begins with a hard look at our clients' business objectives. We follow a process and methodology for building online communities and professional networks that support clients' business goals and generate measurable business value. Our deep experience with business strategy underpins everything we do.

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Just in ....

Vanessa DiMauro is speaking at LegalTech LA in June 2009>

Together with Mark Beese and David Gottlieb, Vanessa DiMauro will be presenting on "5 Things Every Legal Practice Must Know about Web 2.0" on June 25th, 2009.

Recent review of Vanessa DiMauro's New Comm Forum presentation >

Well known blogger Marketing Mystic recently reviewed DiMauro's New Comm Forum presentation "Enterprise Community Best Practices"  and outlines key learnings from the session.  DiMauro is a 2009 Research Fellow for the Society of New Communication Research (SNCR).

Vanessa DiMauro featured in an IT Business Edge article by Carl Weinschenk "Social Networks find their Enterprise Niche" (April, 2009) >

This in-depth article discusses the business uses and applications of social networks in enterprise.  As social networks are now being considered a competitive advantage for many big companies, best practice and practical applications are explored.

Vanessa DiMauro named 2009 SNCR Fellow >

The Society for New Communications Research (http://www.sncr.org), a global, nonprofit think tank focused on the latest developments in media and communications named Vanessa DiMauro, CEO of Leader Networks among its 2009 Fellows.
View the press release >

Leader Networks Essential Reading
Patricia Seybold Group White Paper: What are the best practices for building professional peer communities? This in-depth white paper, based on an interview with Leader Networks' President Vanessa DiMauro, provides valuable insight, real-world examples, and expert advice.
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