When ringing in 2020, Consumer Electronics website Tom’s Guide conducted a review of The 15 best tech products of the decade celebrating and analyzing 10 years of innovation in gadgets and online-integrated technology. In the piece, Solis lauded the idea that gave birth to Instagram as “a simple visual medium when most social networks were text-based.” “Instagram has embraced a fast-follow strategy, meaning it looks at trends from emerging rivals to mimic those capabilities,” Solis said. “Like Stories from Snapchat, for example….
Grit Daily Covers Brian Solis’ Talk on Lifescale in San Francisco
Brian Solis was recently asked to give a talk on his latest book Lifescale at the long-standing and highly regarded SFNewTech event in San Francisco. Grit Daily’s Sandra Ponce de Leon, and long-time friend of Brian, attended to cover the talk. Her excellent summary of the event is published here. Lifescale is a guide for unleashing creativity and a path to true happiness. We are checking our smartphones an average of 47 times per day and spending close to 3…
The modern consumer is done with average; It’s time for America’s Restaurant Chains Need to Redefine Themselves
Prior to his 2020 keynote at RestaurantSpaces in Los Angeles, the team interviewed Brian on his thoughts for the future of restaurant experiences. Here’s the story… Mobile ordering, ghost kitchens, third-party delivery, voice assistants, social media, AI, personalization… As the restaurant industry stands on the dawn of a new decade, never before has there been so many factors influencing consumer behavior. But so far, being able to transform alongside today’s customer has proven a difficult task for much of the…
Brian Solis Adds to Digital Marketing Lexicon with Term Fast Advertising
The Travel Vertical website, subtitled “Weekly stories curated exclusively for digital tourism marketers,” credits Solis with coining the up-to-the-minute term “Fast Advertising.” In the article “Two Digital Trends to Watch: Fast Advertising and Cheap Video,” Laurie Jo Miller Farr compares Peloton’s holiday ad and Aviation Gin’s creative, rapid response. She writes, “Speed matters; the faster the better. If you’ve followed the marketing fiasco over “The Gift That Gives Back,” Peloton bike’s holiday commercial, you’ll appreciate what Brian Solis, digital analyst,…
Top Futurist Speaker, Brian Solis Can Help Your Audience Win the Innovation Game
We live in an era of what leading digital anthropologist, futurist and best-selling author Brian Solis coined as #DigitalDarwinism. These are disruptive times and they challenge everyone…leaders and executives, employees, customers, and partners…the list goes on. Brian has dedicated his career to understanding digital disruption, predicting trends and helping leaders shape the future they want to see. As a world-renowned keynote speaker, Brian also has a unique gift of humanizing digital trends to make transformation and innovation meaningful and even inspiring. He’s…
Brian Solis Discusses the Symbiotic Relationship Between Brands, Influencers and B2B Influencer Marketing
In an in-depth conversation with influencer marketing software platform Onalytica’s CEO Tim Williams, digital analyst Brian Solis discussed the value of the influencer relationship in brand building. “Any time a brand wants to partner with an influencer, what they have to think about is what’s the value that they’re bringing to that influence,” Solis said. “Because essentially, beyond just paying them to be an influencer, they’re drafting/borrowing their social capital. And that social capital is earned.” Solis added, “I think…
CBT Automotive Network Features Brian Solis in An Article on The Auto Industry and the “On-Demand Society”
Solis is prominently mentioned in an article on the CBT Automotive Network by Glenn Pasch entitled, “Is the automotive industry forgetting how to connect?” The author begins his piece by mentioning pundits who are talking about the new face of business – technology, connectivity, speed and customization. He then writes, “I was listening to a podcast from Brian Solis and he mentioned the term ‘On-Demand Society’ while discussing Uber and its effect on not just business, but the economy in…
Brian Solis’ Lifescale is a Featured Part of a #LinkedInHolidayReads Giveaway
Solis’ book Lifescale is featured prominently in a LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Blog Article by Judy Tian titled “Enter to Win an Awesome New Marketing Book in Our Holiday Giveaway!” For short, it’s #LinkedInHolidayReadsGiveaway. After detailing how to enter the contest by posting a comment on the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Page, she mentions that they will be giving away five copies of “one of these excellent works from authors you might recognize.” The first on the list is Lifescale. The description…
Thinkers360 Lists Brian Solis in Top 20 List #Marketing Influencers
Thinkers360 lists Brian Solis in Top 20 List of #Marketing Influencers Read the entire tweet here.
TechRepublic’s Karen Roby Interviews Brian Solis About Hurdles To Overcome In Digital Transformation
In an article titled “Digital transformation: Business modernization requires a new mindset,” Karen Roby of TechRepublic interviews Brian Solis (described as a “futurist”) about the hurdles that companies must overcome while working through a digital transformation. A video of the nine-and-a-half minute interview appears atop the page, followed by an edited transcript. Some highlights from Solis: “Digital transformation means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. I’ve been covering it for the better part of a…
