This year, I was given the opportunity to present in Dubai at OMD Predicts, an event that explores the future of media, consumerism and brand. To be honest, it was my first time stepping out of the Dubai airport. In the past, Dubai was only a stop over en route to other countries. Needless to say, I was excited. Following my presentation, I met with Austyn Allison from Campaign Middle East in the lobby of the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi…
The Past, Present and Future of Social Media
A big part of my work as a digital analyst and anthropologist is to track emerging and disruptive technology trends and study their impact on business and society. In the early 2000s, much of that work was focused on what was Web 2.0, collaboration (office 2.0) and the rise of social media. It was a very special time in my career. I had the good fortune to be in the center of a very important shift in technology and culture….
PlanningStrat-Station: How to Pitch Your Startup To Your Grandmother
This recent PlanningStrat-Station article outlines how to compose a concise and simple startup pitch. In the article Brian Solis weighs in on the core questions every founder should consider, noting âI do not see enough founders really thinking about the problem that they are solvingâ.
Qubist: Brian Solis to present keynote speech at WAVE 2017 Influence 2.0 Marketing Summit
As the WAVE 2017 Influence 2.0 Marketing Summit keynote speaker, Brian Solis will share his vision of Influence 2.0 and why as an industry we need to completely re-think how we have approached âinfluencer marketingâ, including customer and employee advocacy.
VentureBeat: Altimeter, When it comes to digital transformation, companies are still way behind
VentureBeat reports on Brian Solis’ recent State of Digital Transformation study.
Middle East Campaign: Digital futurist Brian Solis says the technology behind psychographic marketing can be used for good, evil or advertising
As the keynote speaker for OMD Predicts event in Dubai, Brian Solis said, “People are aware that fake news exists, but not necessarily when they are being manipulated by marketers and propagandists through social media. Unfortunately, nobody is really unifying against it. Thereâs a lot of little disparate things, but we are learning every day just how deep this was within Facebook, that the Facebook team met with the Trump campaign, that they helped guide the strategies, and that the YouTube team helped guide these strategies.â
CMO by Adobe: Digital Transformation Involves More Than Technology
CMO by Adobe looks at Brian Solis’ “State Of Digital Transformation” report. Solis writes, “What we are finding is that when you interview companies, they claim they are farther along on their digital transformation journey than they really are. Weâre seeing companies of all shapes and sizes that believe because they are investing in technology that they are advanced or mature. But digital transformation is just as much about change management as it is about technology.â
Onalytica: Interview with Brian Solis on Digital Transformation and his personal influences
In this September 2017 interview with Onalytica, Brian Solis gives his thoughts on Digital Transformation and who personally influences him. “The biggest influencers in my life are the people that are part of my research within the organisation who are sharing their stories about change, how theyâre fighting in the company, how theyâre struggling, what keeps them getting up every morning and those are my real influencers and they are the reason why I continue my work.”
Small Business Trends: Brian Solis Discusses the Evolution of Customer Experience at NextCon17
At NextCon17 conference, Brian Solis explained why disruption has given us so many new tech trends and âso many new things to learn.â âThe foundation of business is so dated, we need to unlearn [what we know] in order to do things differently.â
Listpedia: Brian Solis earns spot on a list of top 100 digital transformation experts
Brian Solis has been included in a top 100 list of Digital Transformation experts.