by CMO.com staff So many âme tooâ campaigns simply repeat how digital marketers seek to influence people, leaving analyst and anthropologist Brian Solis of Altimeter Group fearing we may have lost sight of the simple fact brands are dealing with people more than apps. âIn a world of machines, humanity is the killer app,â he told Adobe Summit EMEA delegates. Solis believes the problem with so-called digital innovation is that marketers are developing for specific devices or screens…
JDN l’Ă©conomie demain: Attention au piĂšge des derniĂšres tendances marketing
Nicolas Jaimes, JDN L’un des plus grands spĂ©cialistes en matiĂšre de marketing online explique comment les marques doivent apprĂ©hender ces nouveaux territoires que sont l’Apple Watch ou Snapchat. Analyste de renom chez Altimeter, Brian Solis s’exprimera le 4 juin prochain lors de Digital marketin one to one dans une keynote intitulĂ©e “Le futur du marketing n’est pas le marketing“. C’est en prĂ©vision de sa venue Ă cet Ă©vĂ©nement, dont le JDN est partenaire, que nous l’avons interrogĂ©. JDN. Dans votre…
Brian Solis Says the Future of Marketing is screwedâŠMaybe
Barb Mosher Zinck writing for InsideCXM dissected a recent CMO.com interview with Brian Solis. Excerpt… We are surrounded by digital transformation, both personally and professionally, but just because we see it and acknowledge that itâs happening and that we need to adjust accordingly, doesnât mean we are (and if we are, we may not be doing it right). The focus for the column this week is how marketing and IT need to first think differently, then make the right changes…
Inc.: 20 Quotes on How Your Business Must Change by 2020
Inc. Magazine published an inspiring article by John Brandon (@jmbrandonbb) that features 20 prominent voices in the future of business and innovation including Brian Solis. He came in at number 1! 20 Quotes on How Your Business Must Change by 2020 1. “Businesses are no longer the sole creator of a brand; it is co-created by consumers through shared experiences and defined by the results of online searches and conversations.” Brian Solis 2. “I think the biggest change, and the…
AutoServiceWorld: 99% of consumers cite CX as a deciding factor
Brian Solis keynoted AudaVision Toronto 2015 and AutoServiceWorld published a recap with some of his thoughts. Excerpt: Brian Solis, principal and âdigital anthropologistâ at the technology research firm Altimeter Group, admits that the rapid change of the past 15 years or so has left many businesses in reaction rather than proaction mode. This will sort itself out soon enough â by 2020, over 50% of our workers will be WIFI-friendly millennials. Once society as a whole is more in sync…
Brian Solis Interviewed in London About Digital Darwinism [VIDEO]
While in London promoting What’s the Future of Business (WTF): Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, Brian Solis spent some time with the folks who produce The Digital Marketing Show. In this short video, he introduces the rise of Generation C and how an era of connected consumerism created the perfect storm for digital Darwinism to accelerate. He also discusses how the future of marketing takes more than technology, it takes a philosophical shift to create meaningful and shareable experiences….
Small Business Trends: Brian Solis is a Voice for Our New Media Generation
Deborah Shane published a thoughtful piece in Small Business Trends to help entrepreneurs and business owners succeed. In her article, “14 Keys For Creating Your Business Success Story,” Shane referred to Brian Solis as “a voice for our new media generation.” Excerpt: Brian Solis is a voice for our new media generation. Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, and culture. His book, âThe End of Business as Usual,â explores the emergence of Generation C,…
Canadian Underwriter: The decisions that you are making on behalf of your customer experience are actually not for your customer at all
On April 7, 2015, Brian Solis keynoted AudaVision in Toronto Canada, an event for North American insurers. The event was held at the Palais Royale on the shore of Lake Ontario west of downtown Toronto. Canadian Underwriter was on hand and published a summary of highlights from the event. Here’s an excerpt featuring Brian Solis… Businesses tend to use information technology to improve processes, efficiency, margins and scale, rather than customer experience, suggested Brian Solis, principal analyst for the Altimeter…
Brian Solis and Hugh MacLeod Share Why Art and Storytelling Inspire Engagement [VIDEO]
While at SXSW, Brian Solis and Hugh MacLeod joined Trisha Hersheberger and Khail Anonymous on stage in the PayPal TechSet lounge to talk about art in a new era of engagement. What you may not know is that Hugh and Brian have combined talents and passions for a new project that helps business better engage customers or employees through art and storytelling. Following this episode, Hugh and Brian released an exemplary ebook, The 25 Most Interesting Things You Missed at…
Marketing Cannot Be Built On Happenstance
Via Gregarious Narain in Content Marketing Institute Marketing cannot be built on happenstance. As Brian Solis said during a recent Chute webinar: Donât compete for the moment. Compete for meaning. If you compete for the moment youâre irrelevant. Even if we could reliably predict when meaningful moments would arise, most brands simply donât know how to work in real time. They arenât making a massive investment to be at the ready when a major event unfolds â and rightly so….