GROU.ps OEM Hosting Brochure

Grow
 Revenue
 and
 Increase
 Profit
 Margin
 with
 a
 Deployable
  Social
 Software
 Platform
 Purpose-­‐built
 for
 Hosting
 Companies
 
 
• Minimizes
 time
 to
 market
 –
 go
 to
 market
 with
 a
 branded
 externally
 facing
  social
 software
 and
 private
 social
 networking
 solution
 quickly
 and
  efficiently.
  • Expands
 customer
 base
 and
 market
 penetration
 –
 create
 an
 up-­‐sell
  opportunity
 
 that
 creates
 stickiness
 and
 reduces
 customer
 churn.
 
 

Customer
 Use
 Cases:
 
§ § § § § § Professional
 Private
 Social
 Networks
 for
 Internal
 Collaboration
  Classroom
 Web
 Sites
 for
 Teachers
  Learning
 Management
 Systems
 for
 Schools
  Patient
 Relationship
 Management
 for
 Healthcare
  Social
 CRM
 for
 Companies
  Online
 Community
 Management
 Tools
 for
 
  o Teams,
 
  o Clubs,
 
  o Bands,
 
  o Organizations
 (NGOs
 etc.)
 

Hosting
 companies
 are
 looking
 for
 new
 ways
 to
 grow
 revenue,
 add
 new
 customers,
  increase
 profit
 margin
 and
 differentiate
 their
 offerings
 in
 a
 crowded
 marketplace.
 As
  the
 explosion
 of
 social
 networking
 increase,
 so
 does
 the
 demand
 for
 externally-­‐facing
  social
 software
 and
 private
 social
 networks
 for
 internal
 collaboration.
 
  The
 OEM
 GROU.PS
 DIY
 Social
 Network
 Platform
 is
 a
 deployable
 software
 solution
 that
  enables
 hosting
 companies
 to
 quickly
 enter
 the
 fast
 growing
 social
 software
 market
  with
 competitive
 and
 attractively-­‐priced
 social
 software
 services.
 
GROU.PS
 Inc.
  530
 University
 Ave
  Palo
 A lto,
 CA
  94301
 
  650.383.9975
 

Purpose-­‐built
 for
 Hosting
 companies,
 the
 GROU.PS
 Platform
 is
 a
 highly
 scalable
 and
  multi-­‐tenant
 solution
 that
 supports
 pay-­‐for-­‐use
 and
 premium
 feature
 pricing
 models
  and
 provides
 easy
 access
 using
 Web,
 desktop
 and
 smartphone
 clients.
 The
 GROU.PS
  API
 enables
 advanced
 services
 and
 programmatic
 access
 to
 GROU.PS
 powered
 social
  networks.
 GROU.PS
 solutions
 can
 be
 quickly
 deployed
 in
 any
 technology
 environment.
 
 

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Some
 of
 the
 popular
 platform
 features
 are:
 
• Forums
 -­‐
 Connect
 your
 power
 members
 and
 enthusiasts
 through
 peer-­‐to-­‐peer
  discussions.
 Through
 gamification,
 SEO
 optimization,
 and
 advanced
  management
 tools,
 set
 the
 bar
 for
 vibrant
 online
 communities
 with
 rich
 user-­‐ generated
 content.
 
  Knowledge
 Base
 -­‐
 Empower
 customers
 /
 employees
 /
 fans
 /
 students
 /
  patients
 /
 teammates
 /
 members
 to
 turn
 peer
 generated
 conversations
 and
  knowledge
 from
 GROU.PS
 Communities
 into
 polished,
 searchable
 articles.
  GROU.PS
 puts
 the
 power
 of
 Wikipedia
 into
 your
 hands.
 
 

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Fig
 1.
 Actual
 Private
 Social
 Network
 For
 Internal
 Collaboration
 

Fig
 2.
 Look
 and
 feel
 and
 functionality
 of
 GROU.PS
 OEM
 solutions
 are
 extremely
  customizable.
 


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  • Blogs
 –
 Build
 an
 audience
 by
 publishing
 content
 from
 your
 top
 experts.
 Blogs
  are
 one
 of
 the
 best
 ways
 to
 grow
 your
 following
 and
 keep
 your
 community
  informed.
  Groups
 -­‐
 Empower
 trusted
 customers
 and
 employees
 to
 create
 and
 run
 their
  own
 areas
 of
 your
 online
 community.
 Create
 open
 or
 closed
 spaces
 for
  product
 betas,
 advisory
 boards,
 user
 groups,
 interest
 groups,
 and
 more.
  Ideas
 -­‐
 Crowd-­‐source
 innovation
 by
 enabling
 members
 to
 submit
 ideas,
 vote,
  and
 provide
 comments.
 Generate
 thousands
 of
 prioritized
 ideas
 that
 help
 you
  deepen
 member
 loyalty.
  Q&A
 –
 Enlist
 expert
 customers
 to
 answer
  questions
 from
 peers.
 
 


 

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Fig
 3.
 Private
 Social
 Network
 Growth
 Pace
 in
 the
 US.
 Based
 on
 data
 provided
 by
 Yammer
 

Fig
 4.
 Nevertheless,
 GROU.PS
 comes
 with
 strong
 mobile
 support.
 

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