From The Sydney Morning Herald, January 3, 2014 There’s nothing like a few quiet days, a lounge chair and a couple of good books to expand our horizons. In the first of two articles, we’ve asked executives from a range of technology businesses for their summer reading recommendations to give you a handy guide to the must-read books of the season – from social media to security, privacy and more. What’s The Future of Business (WTF), Brian Solis See why…
800-CEO-READ Publishes Its 2013 Bestseller List
Each year, 800CEOREAD compiles a bestseller list each month to recognize the books they’re shipping out to businesspeople, business schools, and entrepreneurs to help spread ideas, solve problems, promote change, and inspire leadership. They’ve now compiled and collated the numbers for the entire year, giving weight to both total sales numbers and how long each book stayed on the list (and at what number) and are now happy to announce 800-CEO-READ’s bestsellers of 2013. From Values to Action: The Four…
Jive Software Publishes Insights from Social Business Thought Leaders as a Slideshare
Insights from Social Business Thought Leaders – December 2013 from Jive Software Jive Software assembled social business insights from the following thought leaders’ recent publications: Jacob Morgan, Jeremiah Owyang, Charlene Li, Tony Zingale, Brian Solis, Elizabeth Brigham, Rajat Paharia, Vala Afshar and Rachel Happe.
5 Steps to Improving the Customer Experience with Big Data
Guest post by Lisa Arthur, CMO of Teradata Applications and author of the new book Big Data Marketing (Wiley). Follow her on Twitter @LisaArthur. Technology advancements are making it easier for people to constantly, effortlessly and sometimes unknowingly generate massive amounts of data every second. Lurking in the sprawling data pipelines of global corporations are complex tangles of information that have the potential to become your company’s most profitable resource. The opportunity has never been greater for savvy marketers and…
The Future of Business is Creating Meaningful and Shareable Experiences
Special guest post by Peter Guber, noted business leader and author of best-seller, Tell to Win While everyone’s talking about social media, professional motivation, or the need for change in business, people who are actually looking for answers to bring about change are left to draw upon the classic treatises of Peter Drucker, Dale Carnegie, Geoffrey Moore, Tom Peters, et al. Yet, what those pundits don’t provide is the “how to” shape your role and opportunity in this evolving landscape…
Forbes: Must-Follow Marketing Minds On Twitter 2014
Scott Goodson assembled a list of must-follow marketing minds on Twitter. The comprehensive list was published on Forbes. The entire list is included below… • Elena Bululete @aderwise • Todd Wasserman @ToddWasserman • Kent Huffman @KentHuffman • Richard Branson @richardbranson • Fast Company @FastCompany • Inc. Magazine @Inc • Leeann Leahy @Leeannorama • Adam Morgan @eatbigfish • Priya Parker @priyaparker • Maria Popova @brainpicker • Guy Kawasaki @GuyKawasaki • Seth Godin @thisissethsblog • Nilofer Merchant @nilofer • Daniel Pink @danielpink…
INBOUND 2013 – Big Ideas – WTF: What’s the F#!*&$ Of Business
This year, Brian Solis keynoted HubSpot’s #inbound13 in Boston. He had the tough act of following Ariana Huffington, but he rocked the stage his way. Now HubSpot has released a video of his presentation in its entirety. Enjoy…
Solis in ‘Real Time’ for Brand Innovators at CES 2014
Brian Solis will be the guest speaker at the Brand Innovators annual International CES VIP Dinner January 6 in Las Vegas. Solis is Principal Analyst at Altimeter Group, a San Mateo, CA-based firm that provides research and advice to companies challenged by technology disruptions. In addition to doing custom work, Altimeter’s website is a rich repository of studies and analysis shared freely with members of the marketing community. More details here. Altimeter Research available on SlideShare.
21 nuggets of wisdom to inspire your 2014 marketing strategy
VisionCritical collected 21 insights from respected business leaders to inspire your 2014 marketing strategy. The quotes were artistically arranged and assembled as a free Slideshare download. The list includes thoughts by Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos, Meg Whitman, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, Larry Page, Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Zuckerberg, among 12 other noted business leaders. Brian Solis author of What’s the Future of Business and Principal Analyst at Altimeter Group is also featured. His quote is sourced from an inspiration…
Broadview Networks Names Best Blogs for Entrepreneurs in 2013
Broadview Networks published its list of best blogs for entrepreneurs this year. Brian Solis’s blog at briansolis.com explores the impact of disruptive technology on business and society to help strategists learn and grow. As a digital analyst, anthropologist and futurist, Solis takes both an analytical and philosophical approach to make difficult subjects approachable and even inspirational. As he says, technology is a constant. Innovation is now part of our everyday life. Disruption is becoming a real threat to everything and…
