Brian is rarely on the answer side of a fireside chat. As host of the Webby Honored Revolution Web series and executive producer and host of The Pivot Conference, he is usually the one to ask the questions. But this year at the inaugural Social Shakeup in Atlanta, Robin Carey used a keynote slot to ask Brian pressing questions about the future of marketing and business. The audience saw a side of Brian that few have seen. Here are some…

Brian Solis, award-winning author and principal at Altimeter Group, was recently interviewed by Google Think Insights, which was published online and as a digital download, “Give Them Something to Talk About: Brian Solis on the Art of Engagement.” Google’s new hub for marketing insights and inspiration for advertisers and agencies. As part of Google’s Engagement Project, Solis discussed how brands inspire people to share meaningful product experiences. Google has studied how first impressions are formed online and the big impact…

Following his keynote at Telefonica’s annual Campus Party at the O2 Arena in London, Brian Solis joined Co-anchors: Shivvy Jervis and Hugo Pinto for an episode of Digital Futures: ‘Innovate! Inspire! Invent!’. What’s it going to take to really drive innovation and entrepreneurship? Telefonica Digital tracked down an MIT data scientist, programming prodigy and ‘father of the internet’ plus 7 other global thought leaders (including Brian Solis) at the world’s largest electronic entertainment event – Campus Party. Here’s their take…

For a second year in a row, Brian Solis’ blog (www.BrianSolis.com) has been named one of the Top 50 Must-Read IT Blogs by BizTech Magazine. According to BizTech, “When it comes to understanding the intricate relationship between social media and business, Brian Solis wrote the book — literally. As the principal at research firm Altimeter Group, Solis is often regarded as the authority on social business. With the trends pointing toward the growing influence of social media in business, you…

Sara Ashley O’Brien of the The New York Post interviewed Brian Solis in a story that examined SnapChat’s business model and its ongoing challenges with keeping pictures private as well as the feud between its co-founders. Here are some of Solis’ thoughts… “What makes Snapchat so promising and popular is the illusion of self-destructing images. It is still genuinely misunderstood that Snapchat is a safe environment,” explains Brian Solis, principal analyst at Altimeter Group. Illusion is now very much the…

Scott Steinberg interviewed Brian Solis for his column in Huffington Post to discuss “The New Rules of Advertising, Marketing, and PR.” In an age of constant change and connectivity, everything has changed for working professionals, brands and businesses. Regardless of your chosen industry or field of expertise, famed social media expert and Altimeter Group analyst Brian Solis proposes a better approach to navigating these increasingly choppy and uncertain waters in his new book What’s the Future of Business? Outlining what…

While in New York for Integrated Marketing Week, All Analytics spent a few moments with Brian Solis to hear his thoughts how marketers can stay competitive in the new digital economy.  Brian Solis, author of What’s the Future of Business and principal analyst at Altimeter Group, advocates going back to the basics: what customers think, believe and share with others. That, he says, may be the key to marketing principal analyst at Altimeter Group, advocates going back to the basics:…