In their second award-winning ebook with LinkedIn, Brian Solis and GapingVoid Culture Design Group explore the incredible art of storytelling and how to become a master storyteller.
Read this engaging (and thoughtful) story to learn the philosophy and creative process that can help you tell genuinely compelling stories:
The crucial difference between stories, narrative and anecdotes
The key pillars of effective storytelling
How to use story boarding to create more effective stories for your audiences
At a time when everyone thinks of themselves as a “storyteller”, Once Upon a Digital Time will help you to become the real deal. It’s irreverent, it’s inspiring, and it could change the way you go about creating content.
The End of Business as Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consu...Brian Solis
A book review by Michael B. Pasco, Professor, Graduate School of Business, San Beda University, Philippines.
It is amazing that Solis foresaw the need for digitalization strategies and alarmed different companies before the great requirement occurred during and after the pandemic. Today, we observe the future of business as being affected by developments in information, as he portrayed.
The reader of the book gains an awareness of the predicted conditions that made them calm, composed, and in control of their activities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. One can learn more business and management techniques from this book.
I experienced to achieve organizational heights instead of firm’s losses because of the readiness, and the processes that Solis guided.
More efficient marketing investments and inter-organizational communication were improved faster, leading to normal business as usual.
While he elaborated different frameworks to justify his arguments, there are a lot of scenarios that the business communities are now aware of to validate his principles and recommendations in the book.
Furthermore, readers can learn that the structure, technologies, and infrastructure needed to adapt to the new normal are mandatory.
Business, management, and academic communities should read this book and evaluate the fulfillment and the gaps between the premises. These efforts will drive the implementation and advancements of different digitalization business models to prevail in the new normal.
Publication Link: https://www.abem.ca/x/JABEM-2024-V4N1.pdf
FAST COMPANY: Liderler için yol haritası - Brian SolisBrian Solis
Müşteri odaklı şirketler, müşteriyi organizasyonun
merkezine koyduklarına işaret ederler ki bu harikadır. Ben müşteri davranışlarını ve eğilimlerini takip eder; yolculuklarını, temas noktalarını, hizmetleri ve ürünleri ters mühendislikle incelerim. Öncelikle müşteri deneyiminin tanımından başlamak gerek. Müşteri deneyimi, bir müşterinin şirketinizle etkileşimlerinin toplamını, her aşamada markanız hakkında nasıl hissettiklerini ve markanızın akıllarında nasıl kaldığını ve tüm o adımların deneyimi bütünsel anlamda nasıl etkilediğini ifade eder. -nin ekini ekleyerek müşterinin deneyimi demek, müşteri deneyimine (CX) dair bakış açımızı, onların bakış açısına döndürür.
LEADERS Magazine Features Brian Solis on Innovation and PurposeBrian Solis
In this must read interview in LEADERS Magazine, Brian Solis explores the challenges and opportunities executives face in this Novel Economy.
Brian also details how companies can create a culture of innovation to grow and scale in uncertain times.
"The Memo That Started It All" by Christopher VoglerBrian Solis
In 1985, Christopher Vogler, a Disney story analyst and student of Joseph Campbell, wrote a seven-page memo synopsizing the myth-master’s description of the archetypal Hero’s Journey, culled from thousands of years of stories, myths, legends and fairy tales. It was far from the first time Hollywood heard of Campbell--he’s been a conversational staple at least since George Lucas cited his influence on “Star Wars"--but outside of a few screenwriters, critics and academics, precious few people had actually read “Hero with a Thousand Faces.”
So Vogler’s memo became a sort of a Cliff’s Notes for Hollywood literati and it soon began a journey of its own. Dawn Steel in 1987 asked Vogler for a copy and made it required reading for Paramount executives, producers and writers. Other studio story departments followed suit. The memo grew to a 15- and then a 40-page essay as Vogler continued to test and refine his ideas, talking with colleagues at Disney, friends at other studios and students at the UCLA Writer’s Program, where he teaches a story analysis class.
Writers, producers and actors asked for copies. Among them was Jeff Arch, who, among other projects, wrote the story for “Sleepless in Seattle” and co-wrote the film’s screenplay, says Vogler’s work is “brilliant.” “Every time I write something, I run each charcter throuh the system Chris has outlined,” says Arch.
Finally, the memo made the ultimate metamorphosis; Vogler write “The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers & Screenwriters.” Published last year, the book presents the Hero’s Journey in 12 stages.
Link to the original: https://livingspirit.typepad.com/files/chris-vogler-memo-1.pdf
'Decentraler internet komt er, maar moet eerst door fase van desillusie' | De...Brian Solis
De antropoloog en futurist van de digitale wereld Brian Solis is optimistisch over de pogingen het web te hervormen, decentraler te maken en de gebruikers meer macht te geven. Hij waarschuwt wel dat dat zogeheten web3 eerst door een 'vallei van de desillusie' moet.
Link: https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/technologie/Decentraler-internet-komt-er-maar-moet-eerst-door-fase-van-desillusie/10398532
Digital Darwinism An Interview with Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist...Brian Solis
Leaders Magazine features Brian Solis in an in-depth interview that explores innovation, digital Darwinism, distractions and wellness, and the future of business.
The Digital Change Agent's Manifesto: How the People Behind Digital Transform...Brian Solis
By Brian Solis
In a world where digital technology is evolving faster than organizations can adapt, it’s no secret that companies are investing in digital transformation and corporate innovation. But who is leading the charge? Often, it’s the individuals who share a deep expertise and passion for digital. And while these “digital change agents” are striving to bring change from within their respective group in the organization, they aren’t necessarily seasoned or trained at navigating the cultural dynamics that drive change throughout an organization.
With support and guidance from the C-Suite, change agents spread digital literacy, drive collaboration between silos, build internal bridges with executives, and help accelerate their organization’s progress across the “Six Stages of Digital Transformation.”
The Digital Change Agent’s Manifesto is the result of more than five years of research and 30 interviews with those who have led digital transformation initiatives within the world’s most renowned brands, including Coca-Cola, Equifax, FCC, NFL, Samsung, Starbucks and Visa, among many others.
Key Takeaways:
Although digital transformation is one of the biggest trends in business today and companies are investing heavily in new technologies and innovations, many still do so as a grassroots effort driven by expert individuals — digital change agents — across the organization.
Digital change agents are passionate about digital innovations and ardent believers in their potential to help the organization succeed — but are sometimes reluctant to step into a leadership or change-management role
Change agents can rise from anywhere in the organization and often begin as digital advocates — employees who introduce or promote new digital ideas or products — and can eventually progress to experienced transformers
To garner support across the organization, change agents quickly realize that they must acquire basic change-management skills if they are to secure cross-functional collaboration and leadership support
Without support, digital change agents may become disenchanted and lose moral and seek to take their expertise and passion elsewhere
Mobile is Eating the World - Four ways to rethink customer experiences as mob...Brian Solis
Demand more from mobile
When was the last time you checked your smartphone? Was it a few minutes ago? Or maybe it was a few seconds ago. In fact, you might even be reading this article on your phone, on your daily commute to work or in the comfort of your couch at home on a tablet.
The point is, mobile is big. It’s so big that in May last year, Google has revealed that mobile search has overtaken desktop search. Effectively what this means is that we are searching more information with our mobile devices than on laptops or desktops.
For brands this is huge – it redefines the way they become discoverable. However, this also means that the competition to catch a consumer’s attention is fiercer than ever as smartphones and smart devices continue to evolve and take over the market.
This mobile consumer looks at their phone about 1500 times a day on average and they spend 177 minutes interacting with it daily. Their gestures, the way they act, their process to finding information – business are expected to understand that and act upon it.
This new generation is defined by digital, mobile, real-time and an always-on lifestyle. They’re nothing like your traditional customers.
So, in order to understand them and how they think, you need to redefine and rethink your mobile-first approach to customer experiences. Here are 4 ways you can do just that.
The End of Business as Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consu...Brian Solis
A book review by Michael B. Pasco, Professor, Graduate School of Business, San Beda University, Philippines.
It is amazing that Solis foresaw the need for digitalization strategies and alarmed different companies before the great requirement occurred during and after the pandemic. Today, we observe the future of business as being affected by developments in information, as he portrayed.
The reader of the book gains an awareness of the predicted conditions that made them calm, composed, and in control of their activities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. One can learn more business and management techniques from this book.
I experienced to achieve organizational heights instead of firm’s losses because of the readiness, and the processes that Solis guided.
More efficient marketing investments and inter-organizational communication were improved faster, leading to normal business as usual.
While he elaborated different frameworks to justify his arguments, there are a lot of scenarios that the business communities are now aware of to validate his principles and recommendations in the book.
Furthermore, readers can learn that the structure, technologies, and infrastructure needed to adapt to the new normal are mandatory.
Business, management, and academic communities should read this book and evaluate the fulfillment and the gaps between the premises. These efforts will drive the implementation and advancements of different digitalization business models to prevail in the new normal.
Publication Link: https://www.abem.ca/x/JABEM-2024-V4N1.pdf
FAST COMPANY: Liderler için yol haritası - Brian SolisBrian Solis
Müşteri odaklı şirketler, müşteriyi organizasyonun
merkezine koyduklarına işaret ederler ki bu harikadır. Ben müşteri davranışlarını ve eğilimlerini takip eder; yolculuklarını, temas noktalarını, hizmetleri ve ürünleri ters mühendislikle incelerim. Öncelikle müşteri deneyiminin tanımından başlamak gerek. Müşteri deneyimi, bir müşterinin şirketinizle etkileşimlerinin toplamını, her aşamada markanız hakkında nasıl hissettiklerini ve markanızın akıllarında nasıl kaldığını ve tüm o adımların deneyimi bütünsel anlamda nasıl etkilediğini ifade eder. -nin ekini ekleyerek müşterinin deneyimi demek, müşteri deneyimine (CX) dair bakış açımızı, onların bakış açısına döndürür.
LEADERS Magazine Features Brian Solis on Innovation and PurposeBrian Solis
In this must read interview in LEADERS Magazine, Brian Solis explores the challenges and opportunities executives face in this Novel Economy.
Brian also details how companies can create a culture of innovation to grow and scale in uncertain times.
"The Memo That Started It All" by Christopher VoglerBrian Solis
In 1985, Christopher Vogler, a Disney story analyst and student of Joseph Campbell, wrote a seven-page memo synopsizing the myth-master’s description of the archetypal Hero’s Journey, culled from thousands of years of stories, myths, legends and fairy tales. It was far from the first time Hollywood heard of Campbell--he’s been a conversational staple at least since George Lucas cited his influence on “Star Wars"--but outside of a few screenwriters, critics and academics, precious few people had actually read “Hero with a Thousand Faces.”
So Vogler’s memo became a sort of a Cliff’s Notes for Hollywood literati and it soon began a journey of its own. Dawn Steel in 1987 asked Vogler for a copy and made it required reading for Paramount executives, producers and writers. Other studio story departments followed suit. The memo grew to a 15- and then a 40-page essay as Vogler continued to test and refine his ideas, talking with colleagues at Disney, friends at other studios and students at the UCLA Writer’s Program, where he teaches a story analysis class.
Writers, producers and actors asked for copies. Among them was Jeff Arch, who, among other projects, wrote the story for “Sleepless in Seattle” and co-wrote the film’s screenplay, says Vogler’s work is “brilliant.” “Every time I write something, I run each charcter throuh the system Chris has outlined,” says Arch.
Finally, the memo made the ultimate metamorphosis; Vogler write “The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers & Screenwriters.” Published last year, the book presents the Hero’s Journey in 12 stages.
Link to the original: https://livingspirit.typepad.com/files/chris-vogler-memo-1.pdf
'Decentraler internet komt er, maar moet eerst door fase van desillusie' | De...Brian Solis
De antropoloog en futurist van de digitale wereld Brian Solis is optimistisch over de pogingen het web te hervormen, decentraler te maken en de gebruikers meer macht te geven. Hij waarschuwt wel dat dat zogeheten web3 eerst door een 'vallei van de desillusie' moet.
Link: https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/technologie/Decentraler-internet-komt-er-maar-moet-eerst-door-fase-van-desillusie/10398532
Digital Darwinism An Interview with Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelist...Brian Solis
Leaders Magazine features Brian Solis in an in-depth interview that explores innovation, digital Darwinism, distractions and wellness, and the future of business.
The Digital Change Agent's Manifesto: How the People Behind Digital Transform...Brian Solis
By Brian Solis
In a world where digital technology is evolving faster than organizations can adapt, it’s no secret that companies are investing in digital transformation and corporate innovation. But who is leading the charge? Often, it’s the individuals who share a deep expertise and passion for digital. And while these “digital change agents” are striving to bring change from within their respective group in the organization, they aren’t necessarily seasoned or trained at navigating the cultural dynamics that drive change throughout an organization.
With support and guidance from the C-Suite, change agents spread digital literacy, drive collaboration between silos, build internal bridges with executives, and help accelerate their organization’s progress across the “Six Stages of Digital Transformation.”
The Digital Change Agent’s Manifesto is the result of more than five years of research and 30 interviews with those who have led digital transformation initiatives within the world’s most renowned brands, including Coca-Cola, Equifax, FCC, NFL, Samsung, Starbucks and Visa, among many others.
Key Takeaways:
Although digital transformation is one of the biggest trends in business today and companies are investing heavily in new technologies and innovations, many still do so as a grassroots effort driven by expert individuals — digital change agents — across the organization.
Digital change agents are passionate about digital innovations and ardent believers in their potential to help the organization succeed — but are sometimes reluctant to step into a leadership or change-management role
Change agents can rise from anywhere in the organization and often begin as digital advocates — employees who introduce or promote new digital ideas or products — and can eventually progress to experienced transformers
To garner support across the organization, change agents quickly realize that they must acquire basic change-management skills if they are to secure cross-functional collaboration and leadership support
Without support, digital change agents may become disenchanted and lose moral and seek to take their expertise and passion elsewhere
Mobile is Eating the World - Four ways to rethink customer experiences as mob...Brian Solis
Demand more from mobile
When was the last time you checked your smartphone? Was it a few minutes ago? Or maybe it was a few seconds ago. In fact, you might even be reading this article on your phone, on your daily commute to work or in the comfort of your couch at home on a tablet.
The point is, mobile is big. It’s so big that in May last year, Google has revealed that mobile search has overtaken desktop search. Effectively what this means is that we are searching more information with our mobile devices than on laptops or desktops.
For brands this is huge – it redefines the way they become discoverable. However, this also means that the competition to catch a consumer’s attention is fiercer than ever as smartphones and smart devices continue to evolve and take over the market.
This mobile consumer looks at their phone about 1500 times a day on average and they spend 177 minutes interacting with it daily. Their gestures, the way they act, their process to finding information – business are expected to understand that and act upon it.
This new generation is defined by digital, mobile, real-time and an always-on lifestyle. They’re nothing like your traditional customers.
So, in order to understand them and how they think, you need to redefine and rethink your mobile-first approach to customer experiences. Here are 4 ways you can do just that.
Economic and Creative Disruption - Linda Yueh and Brian SolisBrian Solis
In Madrid, Spain, Salesforce and Accenture hosted economist Linda Yueh and digital anthropologist Brian Solis to share their respective outlooks regarding the impact of the global pandemic on the economy, businesses, and human behavior.
During her presentation, Linda Yueh focused on our approach to the current economic climate, offering an outlook of what the years ahead may bring, and reflected not just on how to live with the virus, but how to prosper alongside it where possible.
At the beginning of his presentation, Salesforce Global Innovation Evangelist Brian Solis emphasized that he can already see the light at the end of the tunnel. Even though his work is focused on innovation, digital transformation and the future of markets, Solis has dedicated the last two years to studying how digital transformation affects us as individuals, as human beings, and its impact on the role we play in society. “There came a time when I personally felt anxious about the daily influence of digital on my life and I wanted to explore why I felt so affected by technology and also what to do about it.”
Following is a report that summarizes the presentation of Yueh and Solis along with the conversation that ensued. The attached report includes 11 key takeaways to prosper in a post-pandemic economy.
Power to the People: The Socialization of BusinessBrian Solis
Exhibitor cover story in March 2011 features Brian Solis on the socialization of business, a topic that's probably more important today.
Social media is infiltrating our societal psyche with brute force. But what does that mean for the face-to-face marketing industry? According to author and digital sociologist Brian Solis, it means we are in the throes of a revolution that will ultimately, and irreversibly, change the exhibit and event marketing landscape.
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@briansolis
Digital Darwinism: An Interview with Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelis...Brian Solis
Under pressure to act fast during the pandemic, businesses sped up their digital transformation plans, compressing their timetables from years into months. Now they face the next phase of evolution, what digital prophet Brian Solis calls the “novel economy”. For businesses to adapt and thrive, says Solis, they must take a more profound and humanistic approach to transformation.
Audio Interview: https://www.customerfirstthinking.ca/digital-darwinism-an-interview-with-brian-solis-global-innovation-evangelist-salesforce/
The Magic of Stories: How Storytelling Can Save MarketingBrian Solis
Brian Solis author of Engage and X: The Experience When Business Meets Design has teamed up with LinkedIn and GapingVoid to create an exclusive new eBook, Once Upon a Digital Time. LinkedIn's Megan Golden talked to hi about how telling better stories can help future-proof marketing itself.
The Rise of Digital Darwinism and the Real-world Business Drivers for Digital...Brian Solis
Digital transformation (DX) is shaping the future of business. While it can mean different things to different leaders, DX is about migrating from on-premises and labor-based models to the cloud, then complementing migration with cloud capabilities and agility. But to stop there would miss the full potential of using the cloud to enable DX.
The potential of DX is the sum of its parts: “digital” and “transformation.” Explored in isolation, we’re limited to either the constant pursuit and implementation of new technologies that enhance capabilities or a focus on change to modernize and become more efficient and innovative. Combined, they represent the future of business, how it operates, how it serves customers and employees, and how it adapts to industry evolution.
DX is continuous, never ends, and never a “won and done” series of checked boxes. DX is how organizations continually respond to disruptive events, trends, and technologies – beyond IT. The most effective partners in a DX journey explore existing states and capabilities within, benchmark those results against industry best practices and customer needs, and apply those insights to a strategic digital transformation plan of their own.
Future-proofing public sector and commercial businesses starts with future-proofing partner businesses. The PTP is an accelerator to drive DX and business modernization from B2B all the way to B2C. The PTP provides partners with the guidance to accelerate the development of their AWS skills and expertise to better serve their government, education, or nonprofit and also commercial customers’ journeys to the cloud.
Introducing the AWS Partner Transformation Program eBook
For PTP partners to get started, AWS created a DX playbook “The AWS Partner Transformation Program: Setting the Stage to Transformation Your Business.”
The eBook explores digital trends, DX methodologies, and the needs and areas of opportunity for partner organizations. The eBook can help PTP partners chart a “transformation plan” to set the stage for their customers’ digital transformation.
The time is now to future-proof your business to future-proof your customer's business.
Genève doit créer la Croix-Rouge de l’Internet - Brian Solis Keynote at Digit...Brian Solis
Pour ce qui est du numéri- que, CREA, l’école de comm’, fait toujours fort. L’une de ses promos est pla- cée sous le parrainage de Bertrand Perez, le patron de Libra, l’association chargée de piloter la monnaie virtuel- le de Facebook (même si cel- le-ci est bien chahutée). Et mardi, ce sont quelques-uns des meilleurs spécialistes du numérique qui ont été ac- cueillis lors du 11e CREA Digital Day, une plateforme de réflexion passionnante, quoique pas exempte de quelques tics, où chacun semble singer Steve Jobs. Reste qu’il y avait des pointu- res, comme Brian Solis, gou- rou américain du numéri- que...
Rakuten Ready and Brian Solis Introduce The NOW Economy - The Future of BOPIS...Brian Solis
Rakuten Ready, the location-centric mobile commerce platform that takes the friction out of the mobile order-ahead experience for thousands of stores and restaurants, and Brian Solis, unveiled a benchmark study enlisting secret shoppers to evaluate the Order for Pickup customer experience and wait times at 25 top quick-service restaurant, retail and grocery brands across the U.S.
Based on Rakuten Ready order data, customers who waited less than 2 minutes were four times more likely to be repeat, loyal customers. A few brands are actually meeting and exceeding this wait time expectation for in-store pickup.
“Smartphones and apps like Uber, DoorDash, GrubHub and Postmates have rewired customer behaviors and expectations and changed the game for retailers, quick-service restaurants and grocery,” said leading digital analyst, CX expert and author Brian Solis, who led the report's development. “Brands must now rethink business and operational models to not only keep up with evolving customer demands but also grow new markets. Those that do win. Those that don’t will lose.”
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The Future of Music: What Every Business Can Learn From The State of The Musi...Brian Solis
Brian Solis takes a look at how disruption changed the face of the music industry, and the lessons all businesses can learn from this period of massive change. This paper examines the effects of "digital Darwinism" on how we create, distribute and consume music, as well as the effects of disruptive technology on our everyday lives.
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Is there room for creative imagination in quantum computing? by Brian Solis f...Brian Solis
Can Quantum solve all of our Business problems one day? At the NASSCOM National Technology & Leadership Forum 2020, leading digital analyst and keynote speaker Brian Solis was asked to share his views on the state of Quantum Computing and his views on how enterprise organizations need to act today.
To book Brian as a speaker, please visit briansolis.com/speaker. For more about Brian and to learn more about how to work with him, please visit briansolis.com
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Quantum computing is a candidate for a breakthrough in technology that can happen anytime in the next decade. Complex problem solving would be enabled once this technology matures and shows a significant potential in creating value across multiple industries one of them being healthcare drug discovery. The question that arises is what should companies do in order to prepare themselves for these radical upgrades in tech and how business partnerships will evolve over time to achieve leadership in this sector of technology?
11 Digital Trends Shaping CX and Marketing in 2020 - Live from CESBrian Solis
No predictions here...just 11 important trends that are shaping CX and marketing landscape in 2020 and beyond. Leading digital analyst, author and keynote speaker Brian Solis breaks down these trends to help brand executives, consultants and marketers think differently (and holistically) about operational and strategic investments in CX and marketing.
Brian admits that there are certainly more than 11 trends to follow, but in the context of this conversation, he focused on the convergence of AI, customer empathy, digital distractions and intentions, and the technology that connects the dots to native, end-to-end experiences.
Hire Brian as a speaker: briansolis.com/speaking
Work with Brian: briansolis.com/partner
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Leading Trends in Retail Innovation by Brian SolisBrian Solis
Leading digital analyst, anthropologist and keynote speaker Brian Solis shares insights from his research into the most progressive retailers changing the innovation game.
Work with Brian on research, advisory/strategy or have him speak at your event or with your executives. brian@briansolis.com - www.briansolis.com
To understand the state of retail innovation, Brian interviewed 12 top retail executives at some of the industry’s most-recognized brands. He set out to learn how leading retailers are responding to digital disruptions — and staying ahead of them. We also aimed to uncover the challenges they face and the strategies that are making an impact.
His interviews and third-party research showed that retailers engage in these five strategies:
Constantly map the customer journey to create smooth cross-channel customer experiences.
Engage in deep consumer research.
Prioritize innovations that target the connected consumer.
Invest in formal innovation programs.
Cultivate the necessary digital skills across the organization.
The insights from some of the most successful retailers can offer guidance on how to stave off disruption and keep pace with an evolving retail landscape.
To understand the state of retail innovation, we interviewed 12 top retail executives at some of the industry’s most-recognized brands. We set out to learn how leading retailers are responding to digital disruptions — and staying ahead of them. We also aimed to uncover the challenges they face and the strategies that are making an impact.
Our interviews and third-party research showed that retailers engage in these five strategies:
Constantly map the customer journey to create smooth cross-channel customer experiences.
Engage in deep consumer research.
Prioritize innovations that target the connected consumer.
Invest in formal innovation programs.
Cultivate the necessary digital skills across the organization.
The insights from some of the most successful retailers can offer guidance on how to stave off disruption and keep pace with an evolving retail landscape.
The Six Stages of Digital Transformation by Brian SolisBrian Solis
For companies faced with the prospect of “Digital Darwinism,” the hardest part is evaluating what need to be changed first. In Brian Solis' deepest dive into Digital Transformation yet, he created a maturity model that helps companies assess exactly where they are, and where they need to be on the road to digital transformation.
After several years of interviewing those helping to drive digital transformation, we have identified a series of patterns, components, and processes that form a strong foundation for change. We have organized these elements into six distinct stages:
Business as Usual
Present and Active
Formalized
Strategic
Converged
Innovative and Adaptive
Work with Brian to develop research, thought leadership or strategy to survive and thrive in an era of digital Darwinism. brian@briansolis.com - www.briansolis.com | Hire Brian to keynote your next event! www.briansolis.com/speaking
State of influence 2.0 by Brian Solis and TraackrBrian Solis
A groundbreaking report on the state and future of influencer marketing by Brian Solis and Traackr. What if influencer marketing was more than marketing? What if it was about the end-to-end customer or employee experience?
Welcome to a new era of marketing; an era where brands are shaped by the people who experience them. In a world where most consumers are connected, the experiences that they have and share online collectively shape their perceptions, impressions and actions. To a certain extent, all connected consumers are becoming influential in their own ways.
Influence has never been more import- ant. Every year, global communica- tions marketing firm Edelman pub- lishes its “Trust Barometer” report that captures the sentiment of trust in a variety of industries and scenarios. In its 2017 edition1, Edelman learned that the credibility of CEOs was at its lowest level ever. At the same time, the report found that trust in peers, or “a person like yourself,” is as cred- ible a source of information about a company as a technical or academic expert. Without trust, brand market- ing may fall upon skeptical, distrusting or altogether inattentive audiences.
By partnering with the right influenc- ers, or people who tell the right stories in the right context by delivering value at each step, brands can reach people through those they trust while earning trust in the process.
Digital Transformation of the Guest Experience by Brian SolisBrian Solis
The digital transformation of the hotel guest experience will be a major competitive advantage for hoteliers according to this new report from Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) in cooperation with Brian Solis.
In this new study, we investigate the market challenges facing the industry. We interviewed hotel executives from around the world to better understand the technology, challenges and trends that factor into their guest experience strategy. This report will ultimately guide you in architecting the modern guest experience.
What's Inside:
The modern guest experience blueprint
Behind the scenes + exclusive executive interviews of top hospitality brands
Challenges hospitality brands face + how to overcome them
What separates traditional brands from modern brands
Download this report to learn how you can lead change within your brand and how to overcome common hurdles including legacy systems and technologies, silos, inadequate customer journeys + outdated guest perspectives and UX.
The future of hospitality is clear: Customer experience is the make-or-break factor for hoteliers. Will it be your downfall or your competitive advantage?
Attention is a Currency, We Earn It and We Spend It - Here's How to Engage ItBrian Solis
Attention is a Currency: We earn it, we spend it, and sometimes we lose it. Why now is the time to invest in digital experiences that matter.
LinkedIn has teamed up with best-selling author Brian Solis and cartoonist extraordinaire Hugh Macleod of GapingVoid Culture Design Group for an exclusive eBook for marketers that takes a fun and unique approach to storytelling.
Fasten your marketing seatbelts for a story told through one-of-a-kind visuals and expert insights that will enlighten and delight while addressing one of the biggest challenges facing marketers today; how to earn and retain attention through remarkable content.
Download this new eBook to learn:
How to break through internet clutter and keep your audience from drowning in a sea of content mediocrity.
The definition of true engagement and what to do with someone’s attention once you have it.
Why every touch point matters and how to deliver value at every stage of the buyer’s journey.
How to pull this all together into a winning content marketing strategy.
The Engagement Gap: How executives and employees think differently about empl...Brian Solis
New survey data shows that employees and executives have different views about employee engagement and the things organizations do to improve it. This is the result of the Engagement Gap. Employee engagement programs, while well intentioned, often miss the mark. This white paper describes the Engagement Gap, and shares survey results captured by Jostle Corporation in partnership with Brian Solis. The data suggests that effective employee engagement programs focus on turning organizations into more meaningful, congenial, and transparent communities.
The State Of Digital Transformation In China Versus The Rest Of The World by ...Brian Solis
When Brian Solis was principal analyst at Altimeter Group, he launched a highly regarded series that captured the global state of digital transformation. In 2019, Brian partnered with Prophet Asia's Leon Zhang and Benoit Garbe to zoom in on digital transformation in China. The team quickly realized that China is very different than the rest of the world. As a result, Brian created this document to highlight those differences and also provide recommendations in how to more effectively compete.
Eight Success Factors of Digital Transformation by Brian SolisBrian Solis
Over the last 7 years, Brian Solis pioneered digital transformation research.. In this report in partnership with Altimeter Group, Brian observed a series of important patterns that companies follow in their work to digitally transform. We learned that strategists take an “OPPOSITE” approach to business as usual as they seek new and alternative insights and methodologies to blaze new trails.
In this report, Brian introduces the “OPPOSITE” framework, an acronym that represents a compilation of best practices guiding today’s successful organizations through their digital transformation efforts. These best practices apply to eight key areas of focus for the organization:
1) Orientation
2) People
3) Processes
4) Objectives
5) Structure
6) Insights & Intent
7) Technology
8) Execution
For companies looking to jump start their digital transformation efforts, this report provides a blueprint for stakeholders across the organization to come together, create a shared vision and take the first steps towards thriving in the new digital reality.
Report download: https://insights.prophet.com/8-success-factors-of-digital-transformation
Article: https://www.prophet.com/2016/08/opposite-approach-framework-for-digital-transformation/
The State of Digital Transformation 2018 - 2019 by Brian SolisBrian Solis
"Digital is an enterprise-wide strategic priority — but there's work to be done," according to Brian Solis and Altimeter, a Prophet company.
Now in its fifth year, our annual “State of Digital Transformation” research continues to document the constantly evolving enterprise. As disruptive technologies and their impact on organizations and markets continue to progress, our research aims to capture the shifts and trends that are shaping modern digital transformation.
In 2019, strategic digital transformation is only becoming more pervasive moving beyond IT to impact competitiveness throughout the organization. Budgets are soaring. The list of disruptive technologies on the radar of stakeholders is expanding. Ownership is moving to the C-Suite and managed by cross-functional, collaborative groups. Customer experience (CX) continues to lead digital transformation investments, but as we observed in 2017, employee experience and organizational culture are also rising in importance to empower and accelerate change, growth, and innovation.
Digital Transformation as an Enterprise-Wide Movement
This year, it’s clear that digital transformation is maturing into an enterprise-wide movement. Digital transformation is modernizing how companies work and compete and helping them effectively adapt and grow in an evolving digital economy.
What’s also evident is that there is still much work to do as companies are, by and large, prioritizing technology over grasping the disruptive trends that are influencing markets and, more specifically, customer and employee behaviors and expectations.
Learn more here: https://insights.prophet.com/the-state-of-digital-transformation-2018-2019
The Funnel Doesn’t Care About Customers; The Funnel Only Cares About The Fun...Brian Solis
Frictionless, integrated omnichannel is the baseline for next generation customer experiences. There are two sides to customer engagement and relationships that need your attention. There’s the experience customers have today of which they endure because it’s their only choice. There’s also the journey customers hack to work for them or worse, other companies design a path that’s more familiar, intuitive and meaningful because. Yet, either one of those two experiences represent the fate of companies that choose to invest in one or the other.
Leading digital analyst and futurist Brian Solis and Teleperformance share how to unite disparate efforts for an approach that's integrated, consistent and complementary.
Trust Element Assessment: How Your Online Presence Affects Outbound Lead Gene...Martal Group
Learn how your business's online presence affects outbound lead generation and what you can do to improve it with a complimentary 13-Point Trust Element Assessment.
Economic and Creative Disruption - Linda Yueh and Brian SolisBrian Solis
In Madrid, Spain, Salesforce and Accenture hosted economist Linda Yueh and digital anthropologist Brian Solis to share their respective outlooks regarding the impact of the global pandemic on the economy, businesses, and human behavior.
During her presentation, Linda Yueh focused on our approach to the current economic climate, offering an outlook of what the years ahead may bring, and reflected not just on how to live with the virus, but how to prosper alongside it where possible.
At the beginning of his presentation, Salesforce Global Innovation Evangelist Brian Solis emphasized that he can already see the light at the end of the tunnel. Even though his work is focused on innovation, digital transformation and the future of markets, Solis has dedicated the last two years to studying how digital transformation affects us as individuals, as human beings, and its impact on the role we play in society. “There came a time when I personally felt anxious about the daily influence of digital on my life and I wanted to explore why I felt so affected by technology and also what to do about it.”
Following is a report that summarizes the presentation of Yueh and Solis along with the conversation that ensued. The attached report includes 11 key takeaways to prosper in a post-pandemic economy.
Power to the People: The Socialization of BusinessBrian Solis
Exhibitor cover story in March 2011 features Brian Solis on the socialization of business, a topic that's probably more important today.
Social media is infiltrating our societal psyche with brute force. But what does that mean for the face-to-face marketing industry? According to author and digital sociologist Brian Solis, it means we are in the throes of a revolution that will ultimately, and irreversibly, change the exhibit and event marketing landscape.
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Digital Darwinism: An Interview with Brian Solis, Global Innovation Evangelis...Brian Solis
Under pressure to act fast during the pandemic, businesses sped up their digital transformation plans, compressing their timetables from years into months. Now they face the next phase of evolution, what digital prophet Brian Solis calls the “novel economy”. For businesses to adapt and thrive, says Solis, they must take a more profound and humanistic approach to transformation.
Audio Interview: https://www.customerfirstthinking.ca/digital-darwinism-an-interview-with-brian-solis-global-innovation-evangelist-salesforce/
The Magic of Stories: How Storytelling Can Save MarketingBrian Solis
Brian Solis author of Engage and X: The Experience When Business Meets Design has teamed up with LinkedIn and GapingVoid to create an exclusive new eBook, Once Upon a Digital Time. LinkedIn's Megan Golden talked to hi about how telling better stories can help future-proof marketing itself.
The Rise of Digital Darwinism and the Real-world Business Drivers for Digital...Brian Solis
Digital transformation (DX) is shaping the future of business. While it can mean different things to different leaders, DX is about migrating from on-premises and labor-based models to the cloud, then complementing migration with cloud capabilities and agility. But to stop there would miss the full potential of using the cloud to enable DX.
The potential of DX is the sum of its parts: “digital” and “transformation.” Explored in isolation, we’re limited to either the constant pursuit and implementation of new technologies that enhance capabilities or a focus on change to modernize and become more efficient and innovative. Combined, they represent the future of business, how it operates, how it serves customers and employees, and how it adapts to industry evolution.
DX is continuous, never ends, and never a “won and done” series of checked boxes. DX is how organizations continually respond to disruptive events, trends, and technologies – beyond IT. The most effective partners in a DX journey explore existing states and capabilities within, benchmark those results against industry best practices and customer needs, and apply those insights to a strategic digital transformation plan of their own.
Future-proofing public sector and commercial businesses starts with future-proofing partner businesses. The PTP is an accelerator to drive DX and business modernization from B2B all the way to B2C. The PTP provides partners with the guidance to accelerate the development of their AWS skills and expertise to better serve their government, education, or nonprofit and also commercial customers’ journeys to the cloud.
Introducing the AWS Partner Transformation Program eBook
For PTP partners to get started, AWS created a DX playbook “The AWS Partner Transformation Program: Setting the Stage to Transformation Your Business.”
The eBook explores digital trends, DX methodologies, and the needs and areas of opportunity for partner organizations. The eBook can help PTP partners chart a “transformation plan” to set the stage for their customers’ digital transformation.
The time is now to future-proof your business to future-proof your customer's business.
Genève doit créer la Croix-Rouge de l’Internet - Brian Solis Keynote at Digit...Brian Solis
Pour ce qui est du numéri- que, CREA, l’école de comm’, fait toujours fort. L’une de ses promos est pla- cée sous le parrainage de Bertrand Perez, le patron de Libra, l’association chargée de piloter la monnaie virtuel- le de Facebook (même si cel- le-ci est bien chahutée). Et mardi, ce sont quelques-uns des meilleurs spécialistes du numérique qui ont été ac- cueillis lors du 11e CREA Digital Day, une plateforme de réflexion passionnante, quoique pas exempte de quelques tics, où chacun semble singer Steve Jobs. Reste qu’il y avait des pointu- res, comme Brian Solis, gou- rou américain du numéri- que...
Rakuten Ready and Brian Solis Introduce The NOW Economy - The Future of BOPIS...Brian Solis
Rakuten Ready, the location-centric mobile commerce platform that takes the friction out of the mobile order-ahead experience for thousands of stores and restaurants, and Brian Solis, unveiled a benchmark study enlisting secret shoppers to evaluate the Order for Pickup customer experience and wait times at 25 top quick-service restaurant, retail and grocery brands across the U.S.
Based on Rakuten Ready order data, customers who waited less than 2 minutes were four times more likely to be repeat, loyal customers. A few brands are actually meeting and exceeding this wait time expectation for in-store pickup.
“Smartphones and apps like Uber, DoorDash, GrubHub and Postmates have rewired customer behaviors and expectations and changed the game for retailers, quick-service restaurants and grocery,” said leading digital analyst, CX expert and author Brian Solis, who led the report's development. “Brands must now rethink business and operational models to not only keep up with evolving customer demands but also grow new markets. Those that do win. Those that don’t will lose.”
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The Future of Music: What Every Business Can Learn From The State of The Musi...Brian Solis
Brian Solis takes a look at how disruption changed the face of the music industry, and the lessons all businesses can learn from this period of massive change. This paper examines the effects of "digital Darwinism" on how we create, distribute and consume music, as well as the effects of disruptive technology on our everyday lives.
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Is there room for creative imagination in quantum computing? by Brian Solis f...Brian Solis
Can Quantum solve all of our Business problems one day? At the NASSCOM National Technology & Leadership Forum 2020, leading digital analyst and keynote speaker Brian Solis was asked to share his views on the state of Quantum Computing and his views on how enterprise organizations need to act today.
To book Brian as a speaker, please visit briansolis.com/speaker. For more about Brian and to learn more about how to work with him, please visit briansolis.com
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Quantum computing is a candidate for a breakthrough in technology that can happen anytime in the next decade. Complex problem solving would be enabled once this technology matures and shows a significant potential in creating value across multiple industries one of them being healthcare drug discovery. The question that arises is what should companies do in order to prepare themselves for these radical upgrades in tech and how business partnerships will evolve over time to achieve leadership in this sector of technology?
11 Digital Trends Shaping CX and Marketing in 2020 - Live from CESBrian Solis
No predictions here...just 11 important trends that are shaping CX and marketing landscape in 2020 and beyond. Leading digital analyst, author and keynote speaker Brian Solis breaks down these trends to help brand executives, consultants and marketers think differently (and holistically) about operational and strategic investments in CX and marketing.
Brian admits that there are certainly more than 11 trends to follow, but in the context of this conversation, he focused on the convergence of AI, customer empathy, digital distractions and intentions, and the technology that connects the dots to native, end-to-end experiences.
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Leading Trends in Retail Innovation by Brian SolisBrian Solis
Leading digital analyst, anthropologist and keynote speaker Brian Solis shares insights from his research into the most progressive retailers changing the innovation game.
Work with Brian on research, advisory/strategy or have him speak at your event or with your executives. brian@briansolis.com - www.briansolis.com
To understand the state of retail innovation, Brian interviewed 12 top retail executives at some of the industry’s most-recognized brands. He set out to learn how leading retailers are responding to digital disruptions — and staying ahead of them. We also aimed to uncover the challenges they face and the strategies that are making an impact.
His interviews and third-party research showed that retailers engage in these five strategies:
Constantly map the customer journey to create smooth cross-channel customer experiences.
Engage in deep consumer research.
Prioritize innovations that target the connected consumer.
Invest in formal innovation programs.
Cultivate the necessary digital skills across the organization.
The insights from some of the most successful retailers can offer guidance on how to stave off disruption and keep pace with an evolving retail landscape.
To understand the state of retail innovation, we interviewed 12 top retail executives at some of the industry’s most-recognized brands. We set out to learn how leading retailers are responding to digital disruptions — and staying ahead of them. We also aimed to uncover the challenges they face and the strategies that are making an impact.
Our interviews and third-party research showed that retailers engage in these five strategies:
Constantly map the customer journey to create smooth cross-channel customer experiences.
Engage in deep consumer research.
Prioritize innovations that target the connected consumer.
Invest in formal innovation programs.
Cultivate the necessary digital skills across the organization.
The insights from some of the most successful retailers can offer guidance on how to stave off disruption and keep pace with an evolving retail landscape.
The Six Stages of Digital Transformation by Brian SolisBrian Solis
For companies faced with the prospect of “Digital Darwinism,” the hardest part is evaluating what need to be changed first. In Brian Solis' deepest dive into Digital Transformation yet, he created a maturity model that helps companies assess exactly where they are, and where they need to be on the road to digital transformation.
After several years of interviewing those helping to drive digital transformation, we have identified a series of patterns, components, and processes that form a strong foundation for change. We have organized these elements into six distinct stages:
Business as Usual
Present and Active
Formalized
Strategic
Converged
Innovative and Adaptive
Work with Brian to develop research, thought leadership or strategy to survive and thrive in an era of digital Darwinism. brian@briansolis.com - www.briansolis.com | Hire Brian to keynote your next event! www.briansolis.com/speaking
State of influence 2.0 by Brian Solis and TraackrBrian Solis
A groundbreaking report on the state and future of influencer marketing by Brian Solis and Traackr. What if influencer marketing was more than marketing? What if it was about the end-to-end customer or employee experience?
Welcome to a new era of marketing; an era where brands are shaped by the people who experience them. In a world where most consumers are connected, the experiences that they have and share online collectively shape their perceptions, impressions and actions. To a certain extent, all connected consumers are becoming influential in their own ways.
Influence has never been more import- ant. Every year, global communica- tions marketing firm Edelman pub- lishes its “Trust Barometer” report that captures the sentiment of trust in a variety of industries and scenarios. In its 2017 edition1, Edelman learned that the credibility of CEOs was at its lowest level ever. At the same time, the report found that trust in peers, or “a person like yourself,” is as cred- ible a source of information about a company as a technical or academic expert. Without trust, brand market- ing may fall upon skeptical, distrusting or altogether inattentive audiences.
By partnering with the right influenc- ers, or people who tell the right stories in the right context by delivering value at each step, brands can reach people through those they trust while earning trust in the process.
Digital Transformation of the Guest Experience by Brian SolisBrian Solis
The digital transformation of the hotel guest experience will be a major competitive advantage for hoteliers according to this new report from Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) in cooperation with Brian Solis.
In this new study, we investigate the market challenges facing the industry. We interviewed hotel executives from around the world to better understand the technology, challenges and trends that factor into their guest experience strategy. This report will ultimately guide you in architecting the modern guest experience.
What's Inside:
The modern guest experience blueprint
Behind the scenes + exclusive executive interviews of top hospitality brands
Challenges hospitality brands face + how to overcome them
What separates traditional brands from modern brands
Download this report to learn how you can lead change within your brand and how to overcome common hurdles including legacy systems and technologies, silos, inadequate customer journeys + outdated guest perspectives and UX.
The future of hospitality is clear: Customer experience is the make-or-break factor for hoteliers. Will it be your downfall or your competitive advantage?
Attention is a Currency, We Earn It and We Spend It - Here's How to Engage ItBrian Solis
Attention is a Currency: We earn it, we spend it, and sometimes we lose it. Why now is the time to invest in digital experiences that matter.
LinkedIn has teamed up with best-selling author Brian Solis and cartoonist extraordinaire Hugh Macleod of GapingVoid Culture Design Group for an exclusive eBook for marketers that takes a fun and unique approach to storytelling.
Fasten your marketing seatbelts for a story told through one-of-a-kind visuals and expert insights that will enlighten and delight while addressing one of the biggest challenges facing marketers today; how to earn and retain attention through remarkable content.
Download this new eBook to learn:
How to break through internet clutter and keep your audience from drowning in a sea of content mediocrity.
The definition of true engagement and what to do with someone’s attention once you have it.
Why every touch point matters and how to deliver value at every stage of the buyer’s journey.
How to pull this all together into a winning content marketing strategy.
The Engagement Gap: How executives and employees think differently about empl...Brian Solis
New survey data shows that employees and executives have different views about employee engagement and the things organizations do to improve it. This is the result of the Engagement Gap. Employee engagement programs, while well intentioned, often miss the mark. This white paper describes the Engagement Gap, and shares survey results captured by Jostle Corporation in partnership with Brian Solis. The data suggests that effective employee engagement programs focus on turning organizations into more meaningful, congenial, and transparent communities.
The State Of Digital Transformation In China Versus The Rest Of The World by ...Brian Solis
When Brian Solis was principal analyst at Altimeter Group, he launched a highly regarded series that captured the global state of digital transformation. In 2019, Brian partnered with Prophet Asia's Leon Zhang and Benoit Garbe to zoom in on digital transformation in China. The team quickly realized that China is very different than the rest of the world. As a result, Brian created this document to highlight those differences and also provide recommendations in how to more effectively compete.
Eight Success Factors of Digital Transformation by Brian SolisBrian Solis
Over the last 7 years, Brian Solis pioneered digital transformation research.. In this report in partnership with Altimeter Group, Brian observed a series of important patterns that companies follow in their work to digitally transform. We learned that strategists take an “OPPOSITE” approach to business as usual as they seek new and alternative insights and methodologies to blaze new trails.
In this report, Brian introduces the “OPPOSITE” framework, an acronym that represents a compilation of best practices guiding today’s successful organizations through their digital transformation efforts. These best practices apply to eight key areas of focus for the organization:
1) Orientation
2) People
3) Processes
4) Objectives
5) Structure
6) Insights & Intent
7) Technology
8) Execution
For companies looking to jump start their digital transformation efforts, this report provides a blueprint for stakeholders across the organization to come together, create a shared vision and take the first steps towards thriving in the new digital reality.
Report download: https://insights.prophet.com/8-success-factors-of-digital-transformation
Article: https://www.prophet.com/2016/08/opposite-approach-framework-for-digital-transformation/
The State of Digital Transformation 2018 - 2019 by Brian SolisBrian Solis
"Digital is an enterprise-wide strategic priority — but there's work to be done," according to Brian Solis and Altimeter, a Prophet company.
Now in its fifth year, our annual “State of Digital Transformation” research continues to document the constantly evolving enterprise. As disruptive technologies and their impact on organizations and markets continue to progress, our research aims to capture the shifts and trends that are shaping modern digital transformation.
In 2019, strategic digital transformation is only becoming more pervasive moving beyond IT to impact competitiveness throughout the organization. Budgets are soaring. The list of disruptive technologies on the radar of stakeholders is expanding. Ownership is moving to the C-Suite and managed by cross-functional, collaborative groups. Customer experience (CX) continues to lead digital transformation investments, but as we observed in 2017, employee experience and organizational culture are also rising in importance to empower and accelerate change, growth, and innovation.
Digital Transformation as an Enterprise-Wide Movement
This year, it’s clear that digital transformation is maturing into an enterprise-wide movement. Digital transformation is modernizing how companies work and compete and helping them effectively adapt and grow in an evolving digital economy.
What’s also evident is that there is still much work to do as companies are, by and large, prioritizing technology over grasping the disruptive trends that are influencing markets and, more specifically, customer and employee behaviors and expectations.
Learn more here: https://insights.prophet.com/the-state-of-digital-transformation-2018-2019
The Funnel Doesn’t Care About Customers; The Funnel Only Cares About The Fun...Brian Solis
Frictionless, integrated omnichannel is the baseline for next generation customer experiences. There are two sides to customer engagement and relationships that need your attention. There’s the experience customers have today of which they endure because it’s their only choice. There’s also the journey customers hack to work for them or worse, other companies design a path that’s more familiar, intuitive and meaningful because. Yet, either one of those two experiences represent the fate of companies that choose to invest in one or the other.
Leading digital analyst and futurist Brian Solis and Teleperformance share how to unite disparate efforts for an approach that's integrated, consistent and complementary.
Trust Element Assessment: How Your Online Presence Affects Outbound Lead Gene...Martal Group
Learn how your business's online presence affects outbound lead generation and what you can do to improve it with a complimentary 13-Point Trust Element Assessment.
How to Use AI to Write a High-Quality Article that Ranksminatamang0021
In the world of content creation, many AI bloggers have drifted away from their original vision, resulting in low-quality articles that search engines overlook. Don't let that happen to you! Join us to discover how to leverage AI tools effectively to craft high-quality content that not only captures your audience's attention but also ranks well on search engines.
Disclaimer: Some of the prompts mentioned here are the examples of Matt Diggity. Please use it as reference and make your own custom prompts.
Search Engine Optimization Strategies for Local Businesses.pdfseodigitalbraino
Maximize your online presence and drive growth with Digital Braino, your go-to for digital marketing services in Indore. Our expert team specializes in a wide range of services including SEO, social media marketing, content creation, and online advertising. With our innovative strategies and client-focused approach, we help businesses enhance their online presence and achieve their marketing objectives. Let Digital Braino propel your business to new heights.
Come learn how YOU can Animate and Illuminate the World with Generative AI's Explosive Power. Come sit in the driver's seat and learn to harness this great technology.
Elevate your trade show game with our comprehensive guide on creating an interactive booth that captures attention and drives engagement! In this presentation, Blue Atlas Marketing shares practical tips and creative strategies to transform your trade show presence. Learn how to use digital displays, interactive demos, and engaging activities to attract visitors and make lasting impressions. Whether you're a trade show veteran or a newcomer, these insights will help you stand out from the crowd and maximize your event success. Dive into our slides to discover how to turn your booth into a dynamic and interactive experience!
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
Enhancing a Luxury Furniture E-commerce Store with Expert Shopify ManagementSunTec India
SunTec India's expertise in Shopify store management has been a game-changer for a luxury furniture e-commerce business. Through meticulous optimization of product listings, strategic SEO practices, and an enhanced user experience, this case study details the successful outcomes of their collaboration, including increased traffic, higher conversion rates, and stronger brand presence.
Read more- https://shorturl.at/yl3MU
Checkout Abandonment - CRO School by Mailmodosaba771143
Fear of abandonment’ means a whole different thing in eCommerce.
Because the loss is tangible. And felt right in your pocket.
But that also means there are real things you could fix.
One of the final stages of shopping abandonment occurs is the checkout page.
Which means it impacts your bottom line directly.
So here’s a rundown of:
→ Reasons shoppers abandon the checkout process
→ How other brands cope with these issues
→ Actionables to fix your checkout flow
Do it right, and you’ll feel the change in your revenue.
This is a part of our CRO School series - to help you fix the revenue leaks in your eCommerce store.
Sign up for CRO School and get these insights right in your inbox
(Visit the link to enroll ->https://www.mailmodo.com/cro-school/?utm_source=cro-school&utm_medium=slideshare )
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First Things First: Building and Effective Marketing Strategy
Too many companies (and marketers) jump straight into activation planning without formalizing a marketing strategy. It may seem tedious, but analyzing the mindset of your targeted audiences and identifying the messaging points most likely to resonate with them is time well spent. That process is also a great opportunity for marketers to collaborate with sales leaders and account managers on a galvanized go-to-market approach. I’ll walk you through the methods and tools we use with our clients to ensure campaign success.
Key Takeaways:
-Recognize the critical role of strategy in marketing
-Learn our approach for building an actionable, effective marketing strategy
-Receive templates and guides for developing a marketing strategy
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
[Google March 2024 Update] How To Thrive: Content, Link Building & SEOSearch Engine Journal
March 2024 disrupted the SEO industry. Websites were deindexed, and manual penalties were delivered—all to produce more helpful, more trustworthy search results.
How did your website fare?
Watch us as we delve into the seismic shifts brought about by Google's March 2024 updates and explore strategies to not just survive, but thrive in this dynamic digital landscape.
You’ll learn:
- How to create content that is valuable to users (not just search engines) using E-E-A-T.
- How to build links that can boost rankings and withstand algorithm updates.
- Best practices for content creation and link building so you can thrive during algorithm updates.
With Vince Ramos, we'll examine the implications of the latest algorithm changes on content creation, link building, and SEO practices, and offer actionable insights from businesses like yours that have remained steadfast amidst the volatility.
Using real-life case studies, we’ll also show you the effectiveness of manual link building techniques and person-first content strategies.
Whether you're a seasoned SEO professional, a budding content creator, or anyone in between, this webinar will help you weather the changes in Google's algorithms and capitalize on them for sustained success.
Check out this webinar and unlock the secrets to thriving in the new Google era.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
Turn Digital Reputation Threats into Offense Tactics - Daniel Lemin
Once Upon a Digital Time: How to Bean Amazing Storyteller When Everyone is a Storyteller
1. Howto Be an
Amazing Storyteller
When Everyone is a “Storyteller”
Written byBrian Solis
Designed and Illustrated by
Gapingvoid Culture Design Group
2. Social media changed the narrative.
The great thing about social media is that
it gave everyone a voice. The down side of
social media is that it gave everyone a voice.
Unfortunately, among those who were
suddenly gifted with platforms and voices
were marketers. And marketers wasted no
time in broadcasting, publishing, pushing,
measuring.
At some point, we got so caught up in the
process, calendars, numbers, that we lost
our story, we lost our audience, we lost our
purpose.
3. Did you know that 60% of marketers still don’t
have a documented content strategy?
63% still say that generating traffic and leads
is a top challenge.
Yet, 73.6% of marketers plan to spend more
on content in the coming year.
Too many marketers have no idea who they’re
trying to reach, what’s important to them, and
why.
There’s a reason why 95% of content fails to
connect with people.
Content is more often designed to be “viral”
instead of engaging, useful or empathetic.
Source: Content Marketing Institute
Content marketing is still marketing.
4. With social and digital media comes great
responsibility and sometimes restraint.
Content is now a commodity. Social media isn’t so
social these days. People are now brands while brands
try to be people.
To be honest people are tuning out, unfollowing,
and unsubscribing. They’re too busy getting likes
and followers, staging that perfect shot, striking that
perfect pose, andsharing that perfect motivational
quote and living their best life.
So, how does anyone stand out in an always-on, “look
at me” world?
One does not simply
publish content.
5. Phones are no longer phones. Mobile devices
are now everything. They’re digital appendages.
They’re windows into new worlds. They’re lifelines
to relevance, self-meaning and self-actualization.
Q: How often do we touch our phones?
A: 2,617 times a day.
According to one study(*), people tapped, swiped
and clicked 2,617 each day on average. The
heaviest top 10% of users touched their phones
5,427 times a day.
Q: How many separate times a day do people
actually use their phones, not just touches?
A: 76 sessions a day for average users(**). The top
10% averaged 132 sessions a day.
*Source: dscout, Michael Winnick
** Study of Android users only. iPhone not included
Is mobile the first or second screen?
Neither. It mayjustwell be the onlyscreen.
6. The problem can’t be with content marketing,
right? It has to do with people’s addiction to
their phones and multi-tasking.
No one has attention spans anymore, right!?
I’m sorry, what were you saying?
Just kidding!
The truth is that contrary to fake news,
attention spans aren’t the issue and neither is
multi-tasking.
People are just hyper-focused, self-seeking,
empowered, elusive and in control of their
experiences.
The people who matter aren’t distracted, they’re
focused.
They are open to relevant content at the right
time, in the right context, and in the right
format. Good news.
Welcome to short attention span theater!
7. Digital marketers are going to extremes to outdo
one another. Everyone wants to run the campaign
that everyone talks about online, at conferences,
in books, etc.
But, instead of hyper-investing in audiences and
relevant strategies, we prioritized quantity and
measure our success on vanity metrics, likes,
traffic, views, followers.
These numbers actually take us further away from
the people who matter to our business.
Instead, we need to measure the value we add to
moments that matter.
Start with what matters to customers and of
course the business. Otherwise, very little else
matters in the long run.
The Follower Fallacy,TheTrafficTrap,The Like Lunacy.
Social’s perfect storm of misdirection .
8. Ironically, we may be in a marketing filter
bubble for content marketing. Much of what
we read, what we hear about at conferences,
and what we see celebrated online isn’t
100% relatable to our work. While much
of it certainly is worthy of attention, the
relationship between your brand and your
audience is yours to build. It’s unique, or at
least it’s supposed to be.
While there’s always value to learn from our
peers, nothing tells us more about how to be
successful than learning from the people who
matter to our business; our customers and
ultimately how to make them successful with
their audiences.
There’s too much marketing for content marketing.
9. Have you noticed that you often create content
for the people approving your work and not
those who need to hear from our experience,
lessons, and advice.
Risk-aversion, regulation, compliance and legal
put the fun in dysfunctional.
That’s not on-brand or message!
We can’t say that! It’ll never get approved!
We can find every reason not to take new
chances or to innovate. But, if you study B2B
journeys, preferences and buying behaviors,
there’s plenty of evidence to support your
cause.
Did you know that 80% of B2B buyers expect
the same buying experience as B2C customers?
B2B customers expect the same personalized
and seamless cross-channel and cross-device
experiences. This is exactly the time to break
new ground. Your customers need you.
Too often, content marketing isn’t about audiences,
it’s about us.
10. Anyone can create content that grabs people’s
attention, but not everyone can captivate someone
and compel them to action.
Everyone in social media has a network of their
own; you’re now engaging an audience with an
audience of audiences.
Relevant stories talk to and through people to
connect and resonate across social graphs.
The focus of our work shifts from impressions to
expressions so that you can deliver value to your
customers and in turn, they can pass it on to their
networks.
becomes currency.
becomes the new viral.
is the new experience.
The goal is to talk to and through people and to
build a community where the value of belonging is
measured in how people feel and what they can do
differently as a result of your engagement.
Your audience has an audience of audiences.
Talk to and through them.
11. “If you are interested in stories with happy
endings, you would be better off reading some
other book.”
That’s the opening line of “A Series of
Unfortunate Events” by Lemony Snicket.
It grabbed your attention didn’t it? It certainly
imprinted an unforgettable impression upon me.
There’s power in a story.
The challenge is, how we shift from content
marketers to legitimate storytellers and we
make our story engaging, relevant, useful,
relatable, believable, desirable, aspirational.
Well, let me tell you a story...
And marketers lived happilyever after…or not.
12. …when the world is full of wonders, and
creativity and empathy are celebrated...
There once was a blossoming storyteller who
wished to captivate the hearts and minds of
everyone.
Alas, this would-be storyteller was first met
with great resistance as so many other hopeful
raconteurs before had spoiled the path ahead
and sated once ready audiences.
This is where our story begins. For the world
could not be genuinely enchanted until the
story and the storyteller would find a new way
forward.
But there’s hope in a new beginning. Remember,
you’re the one who can fill the world with
sunshine.*
*Source: Snow White
Agreat time ahead…
13. You can’t just change your title to “storyteller.”
While content marketers are hoping to plug into
the power of story, we first need to think a bit
deeper about the gift that is human attention and
engagement. You have to earn it.
“You are not a [explatic removed] storyteller.”
Those are the words of Stefan Sagmeister of design
firm Sagmeister & Walsh from a now infamous
interview with Adweek.
Storytelling is both art and science, it’s a dance.
It requires emotion, human connection, and an
understanding of what motivates and inspires action
It’s even harder for business, in that you need the
data to know what your customers want. It’s not
for everyone, that’s why great storytellers often
become cultural icons. Spielberg, Hemingway,
Orwell, Grisham, Ogilvy, Bernbach, etc.
What’s scary is that the power of story and it has
very little to do with “traditional marketing,” but
that’s actually a good thing.
Everyone is a “storyteller”but there areveryfewstoriesworth
following.
Fun fact: 550K marketers list storytelling in their profile on LinkedIn.
14. Agood storyis personal.
Stories ignite our imagination. TED, the
purveyor of “ideas worth spreading”
believes that stories affirm who we are,
and allow us to experience the similarities
between ourselves and others, real or
imagined. Stories help us make meaning of
our lives.
There is no standard for storytelling. But,
there are common pillars.
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16. Great stories have the power to transform our perceptions of the
world and our place in it.
To begin, start with the basics.
Often, marketers confuse the difference between narrative versus
story, and story versus anecdote. These nuances only matter if
you care about your audience, their experience and what happens
next.
Story is a structured account of imaginary or real people and
events. It includes a setting, a plot, characters and a sequence of
events.
Narrative is a sequence of events, organized into a story. It is the
choice of which events to relate and in what order to relate them,
rather than the story itself.
Anecdotes illustrate a point. They can be moments, incidents or
lessons that are amusing, challenging, inspiring, life-changing or
tragic.
Doyou have a storyto sell
or a storyto tell?
17. Have you ever spent time studying the classic story
arc of great stories?
They all follow the same foundational method.
In the beginning, the story starts and builds as the
protagonist pursues their goal.
Somewhere in the middle, the rise levels off where
there’s a climax against that goal.
Toward the end there’s success or failure and finally
denouement/resolution and then the end.
The marketing campaign arc is almost the opposite
of that.
Budget. Creative. Approval. Prep.
Then there’s the launch!
“HEEEEEEYYYYYYYYY LOOK OVER HERE!
LOOK!!!” and then, “Aaaaand, we’re done…,” as the
campaign runs out of time, budget and resources.
The marketing campaign arc is the opposite
of atraditional storyarc.
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19. In the early 1930s, Walt Disney invented the
technique of storyboarding to develop his first
feature-length animation film: Snow White.
Storyboarding plays a critical role in developing,
“conversationalizing” and refining the story, the
characters, overall believability, purpose and
resonance.
It’s a formal process to get closer to the audience, to
know who they are before engaging them.
Great content starts with great stories and great
stories start with thoughtfulness and intent.
“Art as Case Study?”
Airbnb used the storyboard process to re-imagine
its brand, value proposition and host/guest
experiences. The team hired Pixar storyboard artist
Nick Sung to visualize the moments that comprise
an Airbnb stay from the host and guest perspective.
They built the most important of those moments
into stories.
The process brought new perspectives and ideas to
life. A new Airbnb was born…from brand to apps
and services to value to stories and narrative to
creating a community for hosts and guests.
These storyboards now hang prominently in its HQ.
Storyboarding helps storytellers and stories come to life.
20. Storyboarding, storytelling, engagement, all
begins with the customer at the center of
everything.
In his book, The Hero with A Thousand
Faces, Joseph Campbell introduced us to the
Monomyth more popularly known as “The
Hero’s Journey.”
Christopher Vogler famously adapted it for
Hollywood as, “The Twelve Stage Hero’s
Journey.” Screenwriters everywhere based
character arcs on the new “Hero’s Journey” in
some of Hollywood’s highest grossing movies
including, Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz, The
Matrix and Harry Potter.
Adapt the Hero’s Journey to your work. In it, the
“Hero” is your customer.
Think about your customer’s journey and how
they traverse their world every day. What
challenges do they face? What do they ask?
Where do they go for answers and what do
those answers look like? How can you help them
become the hero in their story?
Use those answers to inspire your stories.
Your audiences are the heroes in the hero’s journey.
21. The most engaging stories are influential. They
leave an impact and incite action.
Through storyboarding, Airbnb learned
about the individual needs, expectations and
aspirations of its audiences (hosts and guests).
To get there, marketers along with storytellers
must not only learn their customer’s “hero’s
journey” but also understand what they love,
need, look for, value and how they make
decisions.
There are six customer trends every marketer
must know.
1. Content is momentary unless designed otherwise.
2. Every item can and will be researched.
3. Connected customers have high expectations.
4. Impatience is now a virtue.
5. Customers expect that businesses know them and
personalize content and engagement.
6. People now expect a series of rapid, integrated,
intuitive steps toward their intended outcome.
Audiences are in control of their experiences
and theyhappenwith orwithoutyou.
22.
23. Mobile searches for “best toothbrush” have grown
more than 100% over the past two years. It doesn’t
stop there.
Umbrellas (+140% in 2 years)
Shower curtains (+120%)
Whether it’s B2B or B2C, people search for
information, insight and peer experiences.
Google learned in what it calls “micro-moments” that
90% of smartphone users are not absolutely certain of
the specific brand they want to buy when they begin
looking for information online. 73% say getting useful
information from a business is the most important
attribute when selecting a brand.
According to Nielsen, 83% of consumers trust
recommendations from people they know, and 66%
trust other consumer opinions posted online.
Trust is currency. We seek it. We earn it.
We spend it.
Use stories to entertain, engage but also inform and guide
people.
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25. When people have a need, they’re open to
“marketing” or they search for content that helps
them take their next steps.
Do you know what they’re asking? Where? Who?
Do you know what they’re finding?
Is your brand/business part of the results? If not,
who is guiding their next steps?
What do they value?
What happens next?
These are the moments that matter and they happen
every minute of every day. And, they serve as the
guiding lights to help develop proactive content
strategies, meaningful, useful and engaging stories,
and distribution strategies to reach them in the
moments and places that matter.
Your reward? Reciprocity.
Stories are best served in the moments and places that matter.
26. You can’t avoid ROI. It’s a good thing.
You must always measure KPIs that connect the
dots to the business of course.
Measurement must also track the impact made
upon roles and lives of the people you’re trying
to reach. That means you have to know what
moves the needle with them.
Always ask yourself:
1. Is your story meaningful to your hero?
2. Is it helpful?
3. Does it provide value?
Then measure the things that matter to them
and to your business each step of the way.
ROI: Return on Innovation!
27. You see what we did there?
We used this guide to demonstrate the art of
storytelling.
Your customers are not marketers. They’re human.
Well, that and they’re incredibly connected.
They too have deadlines, demands and too little
time. But they also have needs, questions and they
will always need guidance and help.
Storytelling is the new relevancy and relevancy is
the new viral. Storytelling starts with learning the art
and science of story and audience engagement and
not starting with classical digital, social, mobile or
content marketing checklists.
Like customers, storytellers too, are human as you
become a digital storyteller, you help your customers
become the hero in their journey and in doing so, you
also become the hero in your business journey.
The end…or not.
This is the end…myonlyfriend...the end.
28.
29. Community is much more than belonging
to something; it’s about doing something
together that makes belonging matter.
Great stories
bring
great people
together.
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31. Brian Solis is a principal analyst at Altimeter, 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,
marketing, and culture. His research and
his books help leaders better understand
the relationship between the evolution of
technology and its impact on business and
society and also the role we each play in it.
Solis also helps leading brands, celebrities, and
startups develop new digital transformation,
culture 2.0, and innovation strategies and that
enable businesses to adapt to new connected
markets from the inside out.
www.briansolis.com
@briansolis
About Brian Solis
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