Brian Solis is a principal analyst at Altimeter Group, a Prophet company. He is also an award-winning author, prominent blogger/writer, and keynote speaker.
A digital analyst, anthropologist, and futurist, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging technology on business and society. His research and books help executives, and also everyday people, better understand the relationship between the evolution of technology and its impact on people and also the role we each play in evolution.
The Human on the Other Side of the Screen
I was in New York recently meeting with the IBM Watson team. While there, I had the the opportunity to sit with Robert Schwartz in the company’s Astor Place studio to record a podcast for a new series, “THINK Leaders,” which provides insights and advice on data-driven leadership for the C-suite. The conversation and the topics were quite provocative and eye-opening. So much so, that I wanted to share it with you here so that it may help, in some way,…
Uber Loses $1.2 Billion by Q2 2016: The Hard Costs of Innovation and Disruption
Goodbye sharing economy, hello to the on-demand economy… Bloomberg’s Eric Newcomer reported that on a recently Uber quarterly call with shareholders, the company’s head of finance, Guatam Gupta announced that Uber’s losses continue to escalate. Total losses in the first half of 2016 totaled an astounding $1.2 billion. According to Bloomberg’s sources, there are several reasons for this. For one, subsidies for Uber’s drivers are responsible for the majority of the company’s losses globally. On top of that, Uber has been investing billions…
USA Today: Yik Yak expands with new tools
Brian Solis, analyst with the Altimeter Group, feels that it’s a smart move for Yik Yak to broaden its appeal. “Even Facebook had to leave the university system to attract a broader set of users and their friends.” said Solis. “It’s time the app grew up to turn a new level of hyper-local, contextualized form of social networking that combines the social graph of Facebook, the locality of Yelp and the serendipity of Twitter.”
FrenchWeb: Les 26 tendances à suivre dans les deux prochaines années selon Brian Solis
by: FrenchWeb Quelles seront les tendances à suivre dans les deux prochaines années ? Selon Brian Solis, spécialiste des nouvelles technologies, il faudra notamment s’intéresser à l’économie à la demande, plutôt que la «sharing economy», la médecine «proactive» plutôt que «réactive» ou encore les comportements «mobile-first». Plus de détails avec ce Slideshare de Brian Solis : Read more at http://www.frenchweb.fr/les-26-tendances-a-suivre-dans-les-deux-prochaines-annees-selon-brian-solis-2/251588#HPIKVdiJpJRmkSDK.99
Expansión: Brian Solis, Analista Digital de Altimeter Group, “La tecnología está creando una sociedad narcisista”
by: Elena Arrieta, Expansión Este analista opina que la digitalización está provocando cambios profundos en la cultura, cada vez más introvertida y, al mismo tiempo, impaciente y exigente con las empresas. Brian Solis es un reputado gurú sobre transformación digital. A él se le atribuye la creación del concepto de “darwinismo digital”: las empresas que no se adapten, morirán. Para Solis, innovar es una obligación para todos. La disrupción, por lo tanto, es una opción, y no un don. “La…
Why Do Many Politicians Use Music Without Artist Consent
Guest post by Monica Corton (@momusing) Via The Guardian: Rock band Queen have lodged the latest protest against Donald Trump after the presidential candidate played the band’s famous anthem We Are the Champions at the Republican National Convention. “An unauthorized use at the Republican Convention against our wishes,” the British band said in a succinct statement posted on Twitter. What’s a songwriter to do when a song is used without authorization by a politician who espouses opposite views? This increasingly is becoming…
$99 Social: Top 25 Most Interesting Social Media Bloggers in 2016
Brian is a computer expert and digital analyst. Solis distributes yearly industry reports that track innovation and business patterns. He also offers an administration course to organizations. Solis offers his expertise as a successive keynote speaker for business and technology and innovation events. His work is credited for affecting the early digital and social advertising scene. One of his most impressive accolades is for establishing the Conversation Prism.
South Florida Interactive Marketing Association: August Speaker Q&A With Brian Solis
What excites you most about the future of digital marketing?
If done right, it will become much more human and relationship-based, which means that customers will actually enjoy engaging with marketers and companies throughout their customer life-cycle.
TrackMaven: 70 Top Marketing Influencers You Should Follow (+Twitter List)
Who are the people driving change and innovation in the marketing world? Keeping up with who’s on top can be tough, which is why we’ve creating a list of the top marketing influencers. These are individuals who are impacting how we do our jobs through blogging, books, speaking, and being amazing marketers.
