close
MENU
Hot Topic EARNINGS
Hot Topic EARNINGS
1 mins to read

Gen. Colin Powell on social media, business and global politics

NBR staff
Sat, 22 Sep 2012
© All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription.

Retired General Colin Powell talked to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and GE CEO Jeff Immelt onstage at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Watch a full video of the interview below.

Gen.Powell - best known for being chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Gulf War, and US Secretary of State 2001-5 - says social media is crucial for today's media if it wants to keep up with youth. The message has already been taken onboard by the NZ Defence Force, which is a customer of Salesforce (which sells online customer relationship management and social media management tools, among other products).

NBR staff
Sat, 22 Sep 2012
© All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription.

Free News Alerts

Sign up to get the latest stories and insights delivered to your inbox – free, every day.

I’m already subscribed/joined

Free News Alerts

Sign up to get the latest stories and insights delivered to your inbox – free, every day.

I’m already subscribed/joined
Gen. Colin Powell on social media, business and global politics
24037
false