Brian and Dan welcome special guest co-host Bryan Kramer, CEO of PureMatter Social Agency and author of “Human to Human: #H2H” as they discuss the mobile impact on the concept of “Human to Human” in business relationships and social marketing. Listen to SMACtalk on iTunes here! In this episode, Brian and Daniel along with guest co-host Bryan Kramer get into …
When Big Data Causes Big Problems #SMACtalk Ep 26
We all know that Big Data is a hot topic. As businesses and consumers we are constantly witnessing how data can be used to better understand our customers, our operations and of course our own buying behavior. However, big data in all of its glory isn’t always so perfect. What happens when we let data become a mere support structure …
Why Offline Events Must Create Online Digital Experiences #SMACtalk EP 24
2015 has been an exciting year for the hosts as of SMACtalk Live as Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo have the opportunity to travel the world speaking at numerous events as well as attending as influencers. This isn’t news to many of our listeners as we’ve been doing our best to broadcast live from the event, live tweet keynotes, blog about …
Live from #SXSW: How Social Intelligence Empowers Digital Business Decisions! #SMACtalk Ep 23
Brian Hosts Solo from SXSW as Daniel is on the road doing a keynote presentation. Joining Brian live from SXSW is Eric Swayne who is the VP of Product & Marketing at MutualMind, Co-Founder of DrawAttention. The underlying theme of SXSW other than Meerkat was without question was the role data plays in businesses today that are focused on creating …
Digital Transformation and Change Agents the Non Meerkat Themes of SXSW SMACtalk Live EP 22
On this episode of smack talk Live Daniel and Brian discuss what Brian saw as the most important topics and trends at SXSW this week. Beyond the ever popular Meerkat app which the smack talk team was using to give behind the scenes views of this episode the biggest takeaways in Brian’s mind were the importance of being a digital …
Digital Disconnection, Good and Bad of Doing So! #SMACtalk Ep 21
In this episode of SMACTalk, my co-host Brian Fanzo and I discuss the “Digital Disconnect” experience that we both shared when we headed to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As two highly technology dependent millennials, we share how we reacted to finding out that we wouldn’t have internet access for nearly half a day, and whether or not disconnecting from …
From Smartwatches to Smart Enterprises! Live from #MWC15 #SMACtalk Ep 20
On this episode of SMACtalk I (Co-host @iSocialFanz) geek out about wearable tech specifically the smart watches and Daniel (@DanielNewmanUv) weighs in as a proud watch collector but not fully sold on the smartwatch options. Not only could Daniel’s mind be changing but with the most recent Pebble, LG & Huawei watch announcements, the continued development of Android Wear and …
Live at #MWC15 Personalization the Biggest Mobile Trend Nobody is Talking About! #SMACtalk Ep 19
In this episode of SMACtalk Live, Daniel and Brian bring you a personalized story about, well, personalization, straight from Mobile World Congress live 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Mobility is a very hot topic. Just walk the floor of any event, go to the store, look at the driver next to you, or consider how you interact with technology throughout the …
There is No SMAC Talk in the Shark Tank!
In the most recent episode of SMACtalk Live, Brian is reporting live from the IBM Interconnect event, while Daniel points out he isn’t sure if the lost voice was a result of the hard work or the Aerosmith concert. Along with some great insights from the event on cloud and mobile, Brian had the opportunity to watch from the front …
The Data is in, Marketers have Millennials all Wrong #SMACtalk
In the most recent episode of SMACtalk Live, Daniel and Brian dig into the myths that surround the millennial generation. We have all heard some of these myths; such as Millennials wanting to do everything online or that the generation as a whole are “Job Hoppers” that have no loyalty to their organization. In case you didn’t already know, by …