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 āFrom Iteration to Innovation: How Top Brands Are Surviving and Thriving in Digital Darwinismā at the 2019 Retail Innovation Conference. Believing that using smartphones ārewires your brain to essentially move faster, makes you a lot less patient, and has created a lot of āaccidental narcissism,ā Solis revealed why itās 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 heās 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, āWe think weāre getting a lot done, but…
Brian Solis Quoted in CNET SXSW Preview Article Coinciding With International Womenās Day
Solis is quoted in a CNET article by Erin Carson titled āSXSW 2019 Embraces #MeToo As International Womenās Day Kicks Off.ā 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 āwomenā in the title and 20 more with ādiversity.ā 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 āThe Two Most Important Quotes in Marketing ā Becoming and Authority and Expert in Customersā Eyes.ā The article reads: āIn 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 Radioās (HPR) Noe Tanigawa interviewing luminaries about Hawaiian participants in the 2019 event, including the stateās lone musical representative, ukulele virtuoso Taimane. The photoās caption reads: āDigital 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, SXSWās Senior Market Development Manager for Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii;…
Brian Solis Listed In SXSW Interactive 2019 Session Guide
A Linkedin preview piece called āYour SXSW Interactive 2019 Session Guideā by marketing and strategy leader David Berkowitz mentions friends and innovators attendees should not miss, including Solisā featured session on March 12 at 11 a.m. Read the entire article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-sxsw-interactive-2019-session-guide-david-berkowitz/
Brian Solisā Article on Machine Learning is Referenced in Linkedin Piece About Content Marketing Ideas
Solisā article āMarketing and CX Enter the Age of Machine Learning, But Are Businesses Readyā is mentioned and linked to in an article on Linkedin Marketing Solutions blog by Steve Kearns called āWhatās Trending: Ideas to Inspire Your Content Marketing.ā Solisā article is at #10 on a list of āWhat Marketers Were Reading and Sharing Most This Week.ā Kears introduces it by writing, āWe wrap up this week with an interesting read from Brian Solis on machine learning and how…
Brian Solis Discusses āLifescaleā On Daily Video Podcast āDigital Trends Liveā
Solis had the opportunity to discuss his book Lifescale: How to Live a More Creative, Productive and Happy Life during an interview with Greg Nibler of the daily video podcast Digital Trends. Ā He spoke about his background studying disruptive technologies and their impact on business and markets and the irony that somewhere along the way, he fell victim to those technologies. Lifescale, he explains, is about getting back on the path to focusing, breaking distractions and better routines…
Brian Solisā Report āThe State of Digital Transformation 2018-19ā Is Referenced in Enterprise Irregulars Article on Digital Transformation
In a dense, fact filled Enterprise Irregulars article titled āDigital Transformationās Missing Link Is Zero Trust,ā author Louis Columbus mentions Solisā āexcellentā report, āThe State of Digital Transformation, 2018-19 Edition,ā to support his conclusion that digitally transforming any business with the with the customer first leads to greater growth. Before discussing some of the challenges inherent in achieving effective digital transformation, he includes a graph that Solis included in the report as well: Read the entire article here: https://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/134893/digital-transformations-missing-link-is-zero-trust/
Brian Solis Quoted At The Top of an International Policy Digest Article On Innovation
In a cleverly written International Policy Digest (IPD) article (āDonāt Tell Us How To Make Watchesā) that is ultimately about the importance of innovation and a forward thinking, growth driven mindset in the corporate environment, authors Munr Kazmir and Brooke Bell enjoy mentioning the shortsighted folks and companies that missed out on major success and profits due to limited thinking. The piece begins with two key quotes that introduce the theme, including this from Solis: āWe are looking at…
