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HuffPo: Review of X

via Huffington Post, Simon Mainwaring Bestselling author, renowned digital analyst and futurist, Brian Solis has released his 7th book, X: Where Business Meets Design. Over three years in the making, X explains the importance of creating memorable moments for customers in every encounter they have with a brand, and how this is the defining element of future success. X provides business professionals at all levels, from entry to executive, the reasoning, motivation and tools to put customer experience at the…

Entrepreneurs Reveal Their 10 Favorite Business Books of 2015

via Business News Daily If you’re busy running your own business — or laying the groundwork to launch a startup — it’s impossible to find the time to read the bevy of books published each year on business and leadership. But choosing the right titles is important to gaining those valuable insights that could translate into success. So, in order to help all the literary-minded entrepreneurs out there narrow down their immense reading lists, Business News Daily asked business professionals,…

The 2015 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Longlist

via 800CEOREAD Forty books might sound like a fairly sizable number of titles to make up a longlist, but when you consider hundreds upon hundreds of entries, the number forty is excruciating to reach. As Dylan, our Editorial Director, so eloquently wrote last year, “The culling process we undertake during the awards process is always painful. As great as it is to dive into the stacks and discover some books for the first time, and rediscover and revisit some past favorites…

Why ‘X’ by @BrianSolis is a Must-Read for Business and Marketing Leaders

A review of X by Lisa Petrilli Business and marketing leaders need only hear the words, “Your customers will pay more for this,” for their interest to be piqued and attention to be grabbed. Brian Solis does a masterful job in his new book ‘X: The Experience When Business Meets Design‘ of making it clear why it’s so critical for business leaders of all types to understand how to architect superior customer experiences: because consumers (85% of them!) will pay a premium for…

CMO.com: Experiences Are The New Brand, And CMOs Are Their Architects

via Giselle Abramovich, Senior & Strategic Editor, CMO.com “Marketing experiences are the new marketing,” according to Altimeter Group principle analyst Brian Solis. Unfortunately, few marketers understand what the word “experience” means, all the while investing in brand architecture to scale those experiences across multiple platforms. “It is really important for CMOs to understand that brand architecture is sort of representative of a bygone era where brands would tell people through creative campaigns what that brand stood for and why you…

Huffington Post: The Top 10 People to Know in Silicon Valley

via Richard Lorenz (@rlorenzen), Huffington Post When it comes to navigating the difficult waters of Silicon Valley, it is important to know who the big movers and shakers in the industry are. These are some of the top people that have shaped the Silicon Valley that the world knows today. These are also the most important individuals that anyone looking to make their way in this market should know. 4. Brian Solis Digital marketing analyst Brian Solis, focuses on the…

Built in Chicago: The 3 Rs of influence

via Built in Chicago, Marketwired Getting the key players who have the power to influence purchasing decisions for your company on your side can supercharge awareness and lead-generation, but the effort you put into building relationships with them is only as impactful as the effect those influencers have on their communities. How do you find and interest the key players who have the power to amplify your brand message to the right audiences – those people who are looking for…

Graphics.com: X: The Experience When Business Meets Design

Excerpt of X via Graphics.com Experience is the New Brand Close your eyes for a moment and think about the last time you truly had a great experience with a company as a consumer, an experience that captured your heart, mind and spirit. What about it was special? Let’s call it “X” – that je ne sais quoi that makes something so special. X: The Experience When Business Meets Design is about X, creating such memorable moments for your customers…

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