Via VMSD Magazine The 21st annual International Retail Design Conference presented by VMSDmagazine played host to a throng of visual merchandisers, store designers and retail executives at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Centered around the theme “Rethink Retail,” the conference opened with keynote speaker and digital anthropologist Brian Solis, who shared how the emerging customer experience economy is transforming retail design. Among his insights were keys to surviving what he called “digital Darwinism.” “With every tech revolution, society changes, business…
Generation C and why healthcare must adapt to meet their expectations
via Jason Considine, MedCityNews Who is Generation C and how will healthcare adapt to meet their expectations? The term “Gen C” was first introduced circa 2012 by futurist Brian Solis as a way of describing a generation of connected consumers defined not by their age, geography, or income but by their hyper-connected, mobile-first mentality. While the term “Gen C” was first introduced circa 2012 by futurist Brian Solis as a way of describing a generation of connected consumers defined not…
Shifting Strategy from Customer Experience to the Customer’s Experience
Originally published at CMO Perspectives by Jessica Denny The pandemic transformed us into a digital-first society, and now digital-first customers are driving total market transformation. World-renowned digital anthropologist and futurist Brian Solis is Salesforce’s Global Innovation Evangelist. Recently, he led a CMO Club virtual roundtable about how the pandemic’s hyper-acceleration to digital substantially changed the opportunity to improve customer relationships. It starts by recalibrating our perspective and seeing the world through their experiences. In a digital-first world we meet our…
Digital Experience Is Your Brand’s Superpower
A special video/audio conversation recorded for the Invoca Summit that explores how #DX will shape #CX. Description: A conversation between Kenneth Kinney, host of “A Shark’s Perspective” and Brian Solis, the Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce; a world-renowned keynote speaker often referred to as one of the greatest digital analysts of our time; and an award winning author of eight best-selling books including “Lifescale: How to Live a More Creative, Productive, and Happy Life”. Video version here.
Shifting Mindsets from Customer Experience to the Customer’s Experience
I recently had the opportunity to partner with my colleague Jon Suarez-Davis on a fireside conversation for the CMO Club. What an incredible experience to hear from so many CMOs leading through change in these uncharted times. Jessica Denny summarized the conversation at CMO Perspectives and it’s well worth your time. Please take a moment to read (and share!) Thank you. The pandemic transformed us into a digital-first society, and now digital-first customers are driving total market transformation. World-renowned digital…
readwrite: Customer Experience Speakers for Your Event
Readwrite published an article that lists the top CX speakers for events exploring customer trends and the future of behaviors, expectations, and preferences. Brian Solis was named to the list along with many of his long-time friends As a pioneer in digital anthropology, we believe Brian should be ranked at the very top of the list for events where audiences need to understand the human side of the evolving digital story. Brian outlines in a very approachable and engaging way…
The Future Of Marketing Starts Now
A summary of Brian Solis’ keynote presentation at the recent Martechvibe Fest event in South Africa by Suparna Dutt DCunha People keep saying it: everything has changed. As the days spent in our homes blur together, outside in the world of marketing, huge shifts in consciousness are happening. The pandemic is teaching marketers not just to be digital, but to use it to bring new experiences that are more intuitive, productive, efficient and exciting for customers, and also be empathetic,…
The Augmented Workforce: How Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and 5G Will Impact Every Dollar You Make
When my friend Cathy Hackl asked me to write the foreword for her new book with John Buzzell (@buzzxr) the answer was of course, “yes!” Not only is she a long-time friend, but the’s also a leading authority on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and spatial computing. I geek out on this stuff! But when I actually read the manuscript, I felt lucky to have been asked. It’s an incredibly important and timely topic for every business and for entrepreneurs…
The Future CMO: Driving the Seamless Customer Experience with Seth Godin and Brian Solis
The role of CMOs globally has been on a continuous path of transformation. The digital era has created new ways for businesses to connect with audiences on a deeper level, and in turn deliver more seamless, personalized customer experiences at scale. Today’s CMO is uniting brand, sales, commerce, service, and loyalty to own the end-to-end customer journey. Join Seth Godin, Brian Solis, and Canadian business leaders as they discuss how the role of the CMO is becoming more dynamic, strategic, and…
PhocusWire: A new age for customer engagement in travel
Via PhocusWire There is no time like the present to consider whether or not you engage your customers in the best and most valuable way. Travel brands are desperate to be doing the right thing for passengers or guests, at the same time as getting operations running smoothly and efficiently once more. Social media is one element of that effort but customer engagement through any channel has a lot more potential now than ever before. This is due to the…