In his popular column in Forbes, business author Rob Asghar interviewed Brian Solis for two in-depth, back-to-back stories on how to build a true Social Business and why most businesses are Anti-Social in a Social Media era. Building A Truly Social Business: A Conversation With Brian Solis Digital technology expert Brian Solis is one of those lucky souls who seems to be described more often than not as a āvisionary,ā for the manner in which he has seen and described…
USA TODAY Ponders The Selfie with Brian Solis
USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham talked to Brian Solis for his piece, “Talking Tech: The art of the selfie ā some tips.” You’ve seen folks doing it all summer long: taking those silly pictures of themselves directly into the smart phone. They’re called “selfies.” Some tips to get your best shot. Brian Solis, an analyst with the Altimeter Group, says teens and young adults look to the selfie as an “evolution” of visual chat. “They communicate not through text, but imagery…
CNBC Explores the Role Twitter Plays in Customer Service with Brian Solis
CNBC’s Meghan Lisson spoke to Brian Solis about his views on Twitter’s new role in customer service and whether or not businesses are ready to Tweet back. Here are some of Solis’ thoughts from the article. Faced with shrinking digital attention spans, brands must compete to stay relevant. It’s adapt or die, said Brian Solis, principal analyst at the Altimeter Group and the author of ”What’s the Future of Business?” “This is a true customer revolution,” Solis said. “Once you…
Altimeterās Brian Solis and Charlene Li Publish New Book, āThe Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategyā
Concise E-book outlines seven powerful factors for designing and supporting an effective social business strategy Bestselling authors and noted technology analysts Charlene Li and Brian Solis are helping businesses get serious about social media. Their new book, The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy, was written to help readers learn how to better align social media strategies with business objectives to deliver real results and ROI. The book is available for on Kindle, iTunes, and Nook. At just 100…
CNN Talks to BrianSolis about Hate and Free Speech on Twitter
An advocate for honoring women on British currency was thanked for her efforts on Twitter with dozens of rape threats. A female writer who recently spoke out against rape jokes, almost predictably, got the same treatment. CNN’s Doug Gross asked Brian Solis for his thoughts on the subject based on his views around “Freedom of Tweet, is it a Right or Wrong?” Following are some of Brian’s thoughts as published in, “Twitter faces new pressure to limit hate speech.” …
The Next Web Reviews Seven Success Factors of Social Business by Charlene Li and Brian Solis
The Next Web’s Ken Yeung took a read of the new ebook by Charlene Li and Brian Solis and shared his takeaways here… In Seven Success Factors, Solis and Li follow up to their research report The Evolution of Social Business, which looked at the six stages a company undergoes to become a social business. Solis tells us they explored what separated one company from another and this is what they found: 1. Define the overall business goals: Companies that…
Brian Solis Makes an Appearance on TechCrunch TV
Noted author and technology pundit Andrew Keen invited Brian Solis to join for an episode of TechCrunch TV’s Keen On to discuss Brian’s new book, WTF. Post excerpt… Known as one of Silicon Valleyās smartest observers of social media, Altimeter Group analyst Brian Solis is now thinking way beyond Twitter and Facebook. The future of digital business, Solis says, is āshared experiencesā. Shared experiences. WTF? Yes, exactly. In his lavishly illustrated new book (itself a memorable media experience), Whatās The…
Brian Solis publishes fourth edition of popular infographic, The Conversation Prism
Brian Solis, award-winning author and principal at Altimeter Group, unveiled the fourth edition of his Conversation Prism, an ever-evolving infographic that captures the state of social media, organized by how important social networks are used by professional and everyday consumers. Viewed and downloaded millions of times over, the Conversation Prism in its various stages captures a snapshot of important moments in the history and evolution of Social Media. Itās the only research-driven map to explore the evolution of the social…
The 2013-2014 Social Media Landscape [Infographic]
After almost two-and-half years, it is with great pleasure that I officially unveil the fourth edition of The Conversation Prism. Viewed and downloaded millions of times over, The Conversation Prism in its various stages has captures snapshot of important moments in the history and evolution of Social Media. For those unfamiliar with The Conversation Prism, it is an evolving infographic that captures the state of social media, organized by how important social networks are used by professional and everyday…
sas Runs Five-part Series Based on Brian Solis’ Vision of the Future [of Business]
The crowd before newly-elected Pope Francis in 2013. Photo credit: Associated Press / Michael Sohn Brian SolisĀ of theĀ Altimeter GroupĀ envisions a future brimming with potential, and a key part of hisĀ vision of the future are connected customers. These people are connected thanks to amazing technologies that enable the shared experience to take center stage, and for whichĀ new measures of success highlight many big opportunities. The connected customer is the focus of this post, theĀ second in a five-part series that I’ve devised…
