Yammer Overview

Yammer is an employee communication platform within Microsoft Viva Engage. It enables organizational connections through communities and conversations.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Collaboration, Engagement Management, Communication Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Yammer.

Other use cases:

  • Content Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Sales Document Management
  • Social Media Management
  • Product Marketing
  • Training & Onboarding
  • Helpdesk Management
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Business Priorities

Improve Internal Communications and Scale Best Practices are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Yammer.

Other priorities:

  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Acquire Customers
  • Launch New Products
  • Grow Market Share
  • Improve Visibility
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve ROI
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Manage Risk
  • Shorten Ramp Up Time
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
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Yammer Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Yammer works with different mediums / channels such as E-Mail. and Social Media.

Yammer's features include Alerts: Popups & Notifications, Personalization, Recording, etc. and Yammer support capabilities include AI Powered, Phone Support, Email Support, etc. also Yammer analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"Thanks to Microsoft Teams, we have developed a complete project using Teams applications (TeamsChamp and PlayQuiz) in the other side of the world. Without this technology, we could not even imagine collaborating with DCS. In this project, Microsoft ...Teams has been crucial for communicating among the users and administrators. Furthermore, through a gamification campaign, we spread the knowledge among the users of Microsoft 365, Compliances and the best security practices using Azure Information Protection." - Ignacio Dolz

Yammer, Claromentis, Zapnito, Mural, Chanty, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Team Collaboration. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

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Top Industries

  • Information Technology and Services
  • Education
  • Computer Software

Popular in

  • Large Enterprise
  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise

Yammer is popular in Information Technology And Services, Education, and Computer Software and is widely used by Large Enterprise, Mid Market, and Enterprise.

Yammer Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How efficiently Does Yammer manage your Collaboration?

How can Yammer optimize your Engagement Management Workflow?

How does Yammer address your Communication Management Challenges?

How does Yammer facilitate Content Management?

What solutions does Yammer provide for Knowledge Management?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Yammer solved their Team Collaboration needs. Cuspera uses 6816 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Team Collaboration needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Yammer testimonial

Ignacio Dolz

Product Manager

ENCAMINA
Thanks to Microsoft Teams, we have developed a complete project using Teams applications (TeamsChamp and PlayQuiz) in the other side of the world. Without this technology, we could not even imagine collaborating with DCS. In this project, Microsoft Teams has been crucial for communicating among the... users and administrators. Furthermore, through a gamification campaign, we spread the knowledge among the users of Microsoft 365, Compliances and the best security practices using Azure Information Protection.

Testimonial By Ignacio Dolz
Yammer testimonial

Sergey Dunaev

CIO

Severstal
People are connecting, writing comments, voting, posting polls, learning how to use tabs and chats. My staff gain new digital skills every day. Testimonial By Sergey Dunaev
Yammer testimonial

Doug Stalter

Senior Solution Architect

Avanade
We have various communities across the company, and we see people broadcasting through Yammer, email, or Teams chats asking, ‘Who knows about this offering?’ We have multiple knowledge hubs—some are Centers of Excellence or community-specific and are quite valuable, whereas others are old and pollu...te our search results.

Testimonial By Doug Stalter
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Yammer testimonial

Ignacio Dolz

Product Manager

ENCAMINA
Thanks to Microsoft Teams, we have developed a complete project using Teams applications (TeamsChamp and PlayQuiz) in the other side of the world. Without this technology, we could not even imagine collaborating with DCS. In this project, Microsoft Teams has been crucial for communicating among the... users and administrators. Furthermore, through a gamification campaign, we spread the knowledge among the users of Microsoft 365, Compliances and the best security practices using Azure Information Protection.

Testimonial By Ignacio Dolz
Yammer testimonial

Sergey Dunaev

CIO

Severstal
People are connecting, writing comments, voting, posting polls, learning how to use tabs and chats. My staff gain new digital skills every day. Testimonial By Sergey Dunaev
Yammer testimonial

Doug Stalter

Senior Solution Architect

Avanade
We have various communities across the company, and we see people broadcasting through Yammer, email, or Teams chats asking, ‘Who knows about this offering?’ We have multiple knowledge hubs—some are Centers of Excellence or community-specific and are quite valuable, whereas others are old and pollu...te our search results.

Testimonial By Doug Stalter
 

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St John Ambulance - Non Profit Organization Management

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Microsoft Advertising helped Samsung Electronics Germany boost e-commerce sales with AI-powered advertising tools. Samsung used Performance Max and Microsoft Copilot to run smarter, multichannel camp...aigns. The solution used predictive targeting to reach more customers and improve ad relevance. Samsung worked with Starcom and relaunched campaigns for Black Friday 2024 with better goals and creative assets. The new approach helped Samsung expand market share and improve campaign performance.

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

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What is Yammer?

Yammer is an enterprise social networking platform for employees to connect and communicate across their organization.

It provides the ability to connect and engage with employees within the organization. It can deliver live and on-demand events and share rich social experiences to Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and other Office 365 apps. It allows employees to share, create, and edit files directly from Yammer conversations within the Office for the web. It comes with web as well as mobile app.

It uses virtual office and can be integrated with Microsoft sharepoint for creating social layer across all enterprise applications.

What is Yammer used for?

Yammer is a Team Collaboration Software mainly used by its customers to Improve Internal Communications and Scale Best Practices by Collaboration, Engagement Management and Communication Management .

What are the top features of Yammer?

Alerts: popups & Notifications, Personalization and Recording are some of the top features of Yammer.

Who uses Yammer?

Yammer is used by Information Technology And Services, Education and Computer Software among other industries.

What are Yammer alternatives?

Claromentis, Zapnito, Mural and Chanty are popular alternatives for Yammer.

Where is Yammer located?

Yammer is headquartered at Redmond, WA.
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Peers used Yammer for collaboration and engagement management

Yammer Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.87/5 ★

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Analytics

4.80/5 ★

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Custom Reports

3.49/5 ★

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.87/5 ★

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Analytics

4.80/5 ★

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Custom Reports

3.49/5 ★

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Microsoft Corporation News

Product

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Microsoft has established a new Superintelligence team within its AI division, led by Mustafa Suleyman, to develop "humanist superintelligence." This initiative aims to create advanced AI systems that remain under human control, focusing on practical applications in healthcare and clean energy. The team includes key Microsoft AI leaders and researchers, emphasizing safety and control in AI development.

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Microsoft forms superintelligence team to rival Meta's, stresses 'humanist' focus

Microsoft has announced the formation of the MAI Superintelligence Team, led by Mustafa Suleyman, to focus on "humanist superintelligence." This initiative aims to develop practical AI technologies that serve humanity, distinguishing itself from competitors like Meta by rejecting the notion of a race to AGI. The team emphasizes solving real-world problems with a grounded approach.

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Company

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman to head Superintelligence Team - Times of India

Microsoft has launched the MAI Superintelligence Team, led by Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI. This team will focus on developing specialist AI models aimed at solving concrete problems with minimal existential risk. The initiative emphasizes "humanist superintelligence" to enhance healthcare and disease detection, contrasting with other companies pursuing generalist AI.

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Partnership

Lambda inks multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft - TechCrunch

Microsoft and Lambda have signed a multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal to deploy Nvidia GPUs, enhancing their long-standing partnership. This collaboration aims to build massive AI supercomputers, leveraging Nvidia's GB300 NVL72 systems. The deal underscores Microsoft's commitment to expanding its AI capabilities alongside other major cloud agreements.

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Microsoft Corporation Profile

Company Name

Microsoft Corporation

Company Website

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us

Year Founded

1975

HQ Location

Redmond, WA

Employees

10001+

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