TopRank Marketing, a first-choice digital marketing agency for major brands, shared a point by point summary of Solisâ thoughts on digital distraction and business from his session at Social Media Marketing World 2019. Key points: Solis isnât suggesting that we stop using technology, heâs just suggesting we use it in a different way â for creativity rather than simply productivity. Getting over our digital distractions boils down to one thing â awareness. If weâre aware of…
Brian Solis Gets Two Key Mentions in WebProNews â5 Takeaways From SXSW 2019â Article
Solis merited two important mentions in WebProNews summary coverage of SXSW 2019. In an article by Brian Wallace entitled â5 Takeaways from SXSW 2019,â he is mentioned first in the #1 section, âLinkedIn went way bigger than last year.â Wallace writes, âThere were multiple stations for a series of creator speeches that included Brian Solis and his new book LifescaleâŠâ Solis is also referred to in the #4 section entitled âThe Mercedes TechSet Lounge is SXSWâs best kept secret. Wallace…
Grin Names Solis One of Nine Leading Speakers Who Can Help You Boost Your Influencer Network
In an article about the art of public speaking, Brandon Brown, CEO of Grin, chose Solis as one of nine public speakers from the digital marketing domain âwho make public speaking seem like an easy task.â The goal of the curated list is to help people understand how these experts can boost their influencer network. Solis is described in his entry as âa leading keynote speaker for digital marketing events globally. He speaks at conferences, summits and corporate events.â…
Brian Solis Is Quoted In A TechCentral Article On The Tech Industries Current Investment Priorities
Solis is quoted extensively at the top of an expansive article on the tech industryâs current investment priorities (âTechâs Investment Prioritiesâ) by Alex Meehan of TechCentral.ie, Irelandâs Technology News Resource. Meehan draws on Solisâ input to support his belief that the traditional walls between IT and other parts of the business are dissolving and technology is continuing to impact more and more processes outside its traditional bunker. Solis says, âChief executive officers are taking more ownership of digital transformation for…
Diginomica Debates Digital Transformation With Brian Solis: Is The Term Losing Its Meaning?
Diginomica co-founder Jon Reed digs into Solisâs annual report on digital transformation and questions if the term has become bloated and meaningless. Reed asked Solis, âWhat is sticking to the wall when we peel back the digital transformation hype? What is different this time around? Or is this just change management in a different garb?â to which Solis gamely replied, âIâm the first to say that âdigital transformationâ as a buzzword has reached eye-roll status. It is indeed a catch-all…
Why Innovation Is Key To Engaging “Generation C”
Retail TouchPoints (RTP), the premiere online publishing network for retail executives, conducted an exclusive Q&A with Solis before he delivered a keynote address titled âFrom Iteration to Innovation: How Top Brands Are Surviving and Thriving in Digital Darwinismâ at the 2019 Retail Innovation Conference. Believing that using smartphones ârewires your brain to essentially move faster, makes you a lot less patient, and has created a lot of âaccidental narcissism,â Solis revealed why itâs so vital for retailers to keep up…
Mount Bonnell Media Interviews Brian Solis at SXSW 2019
An interviewer from Mount Bonnell Media serendipitously ran into Solis at SXSW 2019 and this encounter soon led to a brief but impactful interview about the inspiration for Lifescale. Solis introduces himself and explains that heâs helped launch over a thousand startups and had three startups of his own in addition to his research career. He then discusses the distractions inherent in the world of social media and messaging apps. He says, âWe think weâre getting a lot done, but…
Brian Solis Quoted in CNET SXSW Preview Article Coinciding With International Womenâs Day
Solis is quoted in a CNET article by Erin Carson titled âSXSW 2019 Embraces #MeToo As International Womenâs Day Kicks Off.â The piece highlights the fact that the music-film-media festival has a slate of sessions and panels that deal with diversity and inclusion, including a total of 50 sessions with âwomenâ in the title and 20 more with âdiversity.â They have names like Women in the World of Venture Capital, Diversity is the New Superfood, Black Women in Entertainment: The…
Brian Solis Quoted in Reference to Effective Coca-Cola Campaign In South African Article
Solis is quoted in reference to a successful Coca-Cola marketing campaign in an article by Tiisetso Maloma on the South African website Biz Community called âThe Two Most Important Quotes in Marketing â Becoming and Authority and Expert in Customersâ Eyes.â The article reads: âIn 2015 it was estimated that the campaign increased Coke sales by 7% among young adults in Australia, and by 2% in the USA. The campaign is a success because it leaves people feeling something…
Brian Solis Photo Appears In Hawaii Public Radio Preview Of A Hawaiian Music Artist Participating in SXSW 2019
A photo of Solis conducting the keynote at SXSW 2018 appears in an article by Hawaii Public Radioâs (HPR) Noe Tanigawa interviewing luminaries about Hawaiian participants in the 2019 event, including the stateâs lone musical representative, ukulele virtuoso Taimane. The photoâs caption reads: âDigital analyst Brian Solis studies disruptive technology and its impact on business. He delivered the keynote at SXSW 2018. The article features Q&A with Phil Tripp, SXSWâs Senior Market Development Manager for Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii;…
