An incredible write up of Brian’s presentation at LinkedIn by Derek Handova at B2B News Network. Wow. Terms like content marketing and more recently âbrand journalismâ have captured the attention of B2B marketers for some time. However, many people talk about brand journalism but nobodyâs doing it. At least nobodyâs doing it very well. That could be the one of the takeaways  from last weekâs Content Marketing Summit at LinkedIn, presented by Ragan Communications and PRSA. For the first time,…
The Top 50 Marketing Gurus
 Top50 MARKETING GURUS Ever wonder how good the Marketing Guru you have discovered is at marketing themselves? Top50 Marketing Gurus is an interesting way to rank the best of the best in marketing gurus based on their own current online presence. Top50 Marketing Gurus is maintained by PIVOTSTACK. While Brian thinks that most list processes are rarely on the mark and thus misinform the public about who can really help who and how, he is appreciative of being included.
#GROWconf spotlight: Brian Solis says innovate or perish
by John Gray, BETAKit Itâs simple in thought, but in reality being innovative is excruciatingly difficult. The GROW Conference is in its sixth year and all about the future of innovation, growth, and entrepreneurship. From August 19-21, Whistler, BC will play conference host for a second year. Once again, GROW is delivering an impressive line-up of speakers, sessions, events, and networking opportunities. After organizer Debbie Landa kicks off the event, Brian Solis will be first on stage to present âLiving…
Mashable: BuzzFeed Television? Maybe it’s closer than you think
by Jason Abbruzzese, Mashable Arianna Huffington built The Huffington Post into a global digital media empire, while Jonah Peretti, who helped found HuffPo, went on to co-found BuzzFeed, turned into a digital juggernaut that could soon be valued at $1.5 billion. The former colleagues now stand at the vanguard of the new media industry, watched and discussed and speculated about all the time for clues about where digital media is going. But both of digital media’s big empire-builders are looking…
WSJ: Paced by Facebook, Customer Satisfaction Up for Social-Media Sites
by Jeff Elder, WSJ User satisfaction with social media websites is improving, paced by Facebookâs success with its mobile app and advertising, according to new data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Facebook, which was the lowest-ranking social-media site in 2012, has climbed to the middle of the pack with the largest improvement since then, driven by growing user satisfaction with its mobile app, said ACSI Director David VanAmburg. The latest index was released Tuesday. Brian Solis, principal analyst at…
USAToday: Much of Twitter’s opportunity already has been lost
by John Shinal, Special for USA TODAY (includes quote by Brian Solis) The second-quarter surge in digital advertising revenue just reported by Google, along with the large quarterly gain also expected from Facebook, shows just how much of Twitterâs market opportunity is being captured by its competitors. The huge gains in sales and profit at its much-larger rivals come as Twitter on Tuesday is expected to report yet another quarterly operating loss for the same period amid disappointing user growth….
Creating Truly Personal Omni-Channel Customer Experiences
During a recent trip to London, I spent time with the Smart Focus team to discuss the promise and shortcomings of omni-channel strategies. It was a pretty productive collaboration resulting in a video that explores the new digital customer, an ebook focused on omni-channel experiences and a webinar on the future of marketing. Customers are more connected and more informed than ever. Digital marketers now need an entirely fresh perspective to succeed in a world where customers and prospects experience their brand in multiple ways…
e-marketing.fr: 10 leaders du marketing Ă suivre sur Twitter
via emarketing.ft La rĂ©daction a sĂ©lectionnĂ© pour vous les dix personnalitĂ©s anglo-saxonnes incontournables du moment, qui ont rĂ©volutionnĂ© l’univers du marketing. Brian Solis est considĂ©rĂ© comme l’un des experts dans le domaine des nouveaux mĂ©dias. Analyste au sein d’Altimeter Group, Brian Solis dĂ©livre une vision claire de la convergence du marketing avec la communication et les mĂ©dias numĂ©riques. Il est l’auteur de plusieurs ouvrages notamment The End of Business As Usual, Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the…
SF Station: 30 Top SF Twitter Users To Follow
via Carlos Olin Montalvo, SF Station San Francisco is home to Twitterâs headquarters and some of the social networkâs most active and interesting users, which makes for a robust list of local Twitter users to follow. The main office for the global short messaging platform is located near the Civic Center, and a decent chunk of its active, online users are located in SF as well. Twitter is the most effective tool for consuming real-time news, making it a great…
MarketingLand: Reach Your Maximum Potential With Intent Data
Via James Green, Marketing Land Just a few short years ago, the marketing industry was focused on understanding and leveraging the surplus of digital technologies rapidly being developed to help improve customer retention and acquisition. While marketers have made huge strides since the birth of e-commerce two decades ago, theyâre still not utilizing the digital space to its full potential. Digital analyst Brian Solis found that while 88% of companies report undergoing a digital transformation, only 25% have mapped the digital customer journey and…
