GetVOIP published a list of the “35 Best Blogs” to help entrepreneurs pursue their dreams. Brian Solis was ranked number 1. Excerpt: The road of the entrepreneur can be challenging and exhilarating, frustrating and isolating, inspiring and exhausting, sometimes all in the same week. For people invested in starting their own business, the perspective of others who have been there, who are there right now, can be invaluable. Blogs play a huge role in sharing information, opening up experiences, and…
Broadcasting & Cable: Snapchat Gets in the ‘Not Social Media’ Game
Daniel Holloway, writing for Broadcasting & Cable, attempted to unravel Snapchat’s new Discover media platform. The company described it as “not social media.” As Holloway assessed, the partnership between old media and not-social-media unlocks new revenue streams and new growth potential for both, and does so with relatively little investment. Additionally, Holloway sought comments from outside experts including Brian Solis. Excerpt: “The incentive for Snapchat to do this is it monetizes,” said Brian Solis, principal analyst for Altimeter Group. In…
20 Blogs Every Content Marketer Should Read
Optixor assembled a list of 20 blogs that content marketers should read. Brian Solis is proud to be one of them. Excerpt… To help marketers stay updated and gain more expertise in content marketing, here is a list of powerful blogs that they can read and study. Brian Solis In the digital marketing world, Brian Solis is a big name. He has contributed much particularly in the social, content and conversational marketing field. Therefore, his stories and insights about content…
Variety: Amy Pascal, A Cautionary Tale in an Age Without Privacy
Variety’s Brent Lang shared the story of Amy Pascal, Sony’s now infamous hack, and the lessons learned about digital privacy. Lang spoke with Brian Solis about Pascal, hacking, morals and ethics and even the recent news about Julian Edelman’s privacy violation. Quote: “There is no such thing as a reasonable supposition of privacy,” said Brian Solis, a digital analyst at the research and advisory firm Altimeter Group. “Privacy isn’t what it used to be, and in an era of Anonymous…
TheStreet: Live Video Becomes the New Selfie and More Social Predictions for 2015
TheStreet’s Jennifer Van Grove assembled a list of important digital trends for 2015. Among the experts she cited, Brian Solis shared his views on Dark Social, Live Social Video and Social Commerce Dark Social Dark social is one of the Internet’s best kept secrets,” Altimeter Group Principal Analyst Brian Solis told TheSteet. “It’s the undercurrent of the web. Once people really start to better understand the power and promise of dark social, we’re really going to treat social media a…
Brian Solis Featured in CapGemini’s 7th Edition of The Digital Transformation Review
CapGemini asked Brian Solis to assemble some of the hottest, disruptive and promising startups around the world. His list, “The 15 Companies to Watch in 2015” is featured in latest Digital Transformation Review on page 36. Introduction… Which startups are likely to emerge to disrupt sector value chains over the coming years? Brian Solis is a digital analyst, anthropologist, and futurist at Altimeter Group. He studies the effects of disruptive technology on business and society. He identifies a select set…
WTF Makes the List: 8 eBooks Marketers Should Read in 2015
Jonha Revesencio writing for Huffington Post assembled a list of eight eBooks that marketers should read in 2015. Among the notable books on the list is Brian Solis’ new classic, What’s the Future of Business (#WTF). 8. Brian Solis – What’s the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences A book about right approach towards every step of your business’ growth from zero to hero. It makes you think and analyze. Highly recommend the digital version of the…
Brands rush to reach young millennials with Snapchat’s Discover
USAToday’s Jefferson Graham covered Snapchat’s new Discovery App and its impact on the media industry. Graham spoke to Brian Solis for his thoughts on how brands can engage the elusive demographic of SnapChat’s young users. Brian Solis, an analyst with the Altimeter Group, calls Snapchat’s reinvention of media for mobile “monumental. This forces information providers to rethink how they deliver news to a new medium,” he says. Millennials have flocked to Snapchat as their own private network, but they have…
Brian Solis Ranked as Influential Keynote Speaker
Futurist Ross Dawson assembled an impressive list of top speakers stacked according to digital influence. Brian Solis ranked third. The list is uniquely valuable as it introduces event organizers, brands, and speaker bureaus to 150 speakers who in their own way carry clout online which can apply in many ways to events, webinars, thought leadership/expertise strategies or highly qualified advisory. View the entire list here. Well done @RossDawson!
Brian Solis Contributes Chapter to New eBook on CX, “The 2015 Customer Experience Outlook”
Brian Solis joins CX pioneers Joe Pine, James Gilmore, Brandon Schauer, Jeanne Bliss, among other greats in Kerry Bodine’s new ebook, The 2015 Customer Experience Outlook. It is available for immediate download here. His chapter focuses on the intersection of CX and UX and shares why the future of customer experience takes Human Centered Design.
