In an article on Themediaonline by Herman Degener titled, “We need to like you: why client/agency relationships matter,” the author makes reference to Solis’ concept of “digital Darwinism.” He mentions it after discussing the premise of the article in a question: “Just how relevant, or valid, is the client-agency relationship these days?” Degener writes: “There’s a saying that Brian Solis coined called digital-Darwinism, it’s when technology and society evolves faster than humans. Scary, I know. But similar to how we…
Personal Innovation During Times of Digital Disruption
Note: For mobile users, please subscribe to my new feed here and unsubscribe from the old Feedburner feed. Ever have one of those conversations with someone you care about where you’re left feeling inspired and motivated? They’re rare occurrences in my life. I can count on one hand how many people I’m lucky to know who leave me feeling this way. One recent conversation was with Jim Marous, Publisher at The Financial Brand. If you’d like to listen to that conversation,…
Digital Transformation: Executives Need a Sense of Urgency to Compete Against Digital Natives
Note: Please subscribe to my new feed here and unsubscribe from the old feed. Digital transformation is one of those trends that everyone is talking about, but few can pinpoint exactly what it means and why it’s business critical. Yet, it’s the very catalyst that puts companies on a path to business modernization. Companies need a sense of urgency. This is the conversation I had with TechRepublic’s Karen Roby. We discussed the changes shaping digital transformation, including operational models and the…
The Beginning of the End of Likes: Instagram Expands Tests Removing Likes from Public View to U.S.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced that the platform will start hiding “likes” for some U.S. users starting this week. This is an extension of a rolling test in seven countries around the world over the last several months. This is the moment that Mosseri shared the news. As you can hear from the audience reaction, it’s unclear how the market is going to react.https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1192962986224128005 At face value, the move is commendable. Hiding likes is aimed at helping Instagram become “the…
How to Keep Digital Distractions from Killing Your Creativity
I was on Twitter recently and saw a link to a page titled, “5 must-read Harvard Business Review articles” by The Enterprise Project. Then I noticed that it specifically referenced an article on “how to keep digital distractions from killing your creativity.” “That sounds familiar!” I thought. I was pleasantly surprised when I clicked through see that my article in HBR was selected and also created as a stand-alone PDF. I wanted to share it with you here… “There are…
Silicon Angle Interview With Brian Solis Focuses On Customer Expectations and the Increasing Importance of Experience to the Design Process
Solis is featured in a SiliconANGLE article by Betsy Amy-Vogt titled “Designing for the accidental narcissist: Focus on experience is driver for Gen C innovation.” The article is based on a podcast interview of Solis by Jeff Frick, host of theCUB, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, during the Comcast CX Innovation Day event in Sunnyvale, CA. She begins her article by writing: “Experience is what counts. An incoming wave of connected consumers — known as Generation C — are not…
QSRweb Article on Recent Rakuten Study of QSRs Features Quote from Brian Solis
Solis is quoted at the end of an article on QSRweb entitled “Study finds QSRs struggling to serve growing order-for-pickup audience. The piece begins with its premise: “As much as the restaurant world debates home delivery, it remains a fact that order-ahead, pickup-in-store sales are racing forward and now, a recently completed industry study by mobile commerce platform, Rakuten Ready, shows many brands are struggling to keep up.” The author reveals details of the study of 25 U.S. QSR,…
CMO by Adobe Article On Quantum Computing Features Quote By Brian Solis
Solis is quoted in an article by CMO by Adobe contributing writer Mercedes Cardona titled “Can Quantum Computing One Day Solve All of Our Business Problems?” The author starts the article with a unique premise: “Autonomous cars that can avoid traffic jams. A computer that can create life-saving drugs. A robot portfolio manager that can predict and avoid risky investments. It sounds like Minority Report-type sci-fi, but these advances could become reality sooner than you think. These are the developments…
Singularity University Features New Articles by Brian Solis on the SU Blog
Singularity University is now featuring articles on its SU Blog by Brian Solis. His contributions will focus on exponential innovation, business transformation and digital anthropology. His first three articles include: 5 Laws of Resilient Innovation Ideas are Denied by the Dozen: Why We Need to Celebrate Ideas, Ideation, and Innovation to Succeed Selfie-Aspiration: Social Engineering Is Changing our Biology and our Norms and Values
EA Puts Customers and Data at the Center of its Innovative Marketing Organizational Model
EA CMO Chris Bruzzo sees the direct relationships between customer experience, data, user experience and marketing as a new operational mode. That’s what I call X. Marketers who prioritize customer data in their work will find new opportunities to deeply engage their customers on a personalized level. And that’s what customers are now expecting from their favorite brands. But, marketers who simply use new technology to be on trend will find themselves limited to the same old thinking and results….
