The Internet of Things and The Race to Singularity

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The term “Internet of Things” (IoT) has become the catch-all for every device on the planet that can interact, react, or contribute to the greater network. From fitness wearables to smart refrigerators, we are gradually integrating our entire lives onto the web and the massive grid of interconnected devices. Today’s apps are tracking our heart health, caloric intake, daily activities, …

As Leaders Push for More Data-Driven Culture, CMOs Better Keep Up

In CMO/Marketing by Daniel Newman2 Comments

Data or intuition? That seems to be the question for many of our business leaders today who say they want more analysis of data, while still putting great trust in their intuition when making decisions. With Big Data finding its way into just about every marketing conversation, Chief Marketing Officers are forced to react to the trend for more analysis. However, …

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Social and Mobile Set To Inspire Workplace Transformation

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Business has forever been a world of change. If we think of it – change has been the only constant factor given the proliferation of so many technologies since the last couple of decades. While change has occurred in all aspects, the workplace is where some of the most glaring transformations have taken place. Let’s take a look at two …

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6 Ways To Turn Your Small Business Into A Media Hub

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Over the past few years you may have noticed a change in the way you are consuming content. With more and more large companies looking to find ways to connect to their ideal consumer there has been a shift in the way content is being developed and shared. In the early days of the Internet the web was pretty simple …

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Welcome To The Human Data Center

In Big Data by Daniel Newman3 Comments

  It’s hard to believe but regardless of whether you are a boomer or a millennial, the average consumer spends almost 24 hours per week online. An entire day! Other than sleeping (for most of us), there may be nothing we do for more time in a given week than search, email, and browse the Internet. However, in a world …

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Big Data: A New Type Of Marketing ROI

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In November 2012 as we were heading into another national election, a relatively unknown blogger by the name of Nate Silver made a prediction. Based upon the information available to him, and everyone else, Silver believed that he could with tremendous accuracy predict not only who would win the United States Presidency, but he could guess state by state what the …

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How Social Media Is Disrupting Communication

In Technology by Daniel Newman5 Comments

  This article is the first of a 4 part follow up to the earlier published 4 Trends Transforming the Way We Communicate. The original article can be found here. Everybody on the planet would probably agree that the world’s youth are pervasive users of social media. The generation often referred to as the millennials embrace their social platforms and that is why …

How Digital Signage Drives Marketing ROI

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For most retailers the idea of digital signage leads to two things: 1) Lots of interest because consumers expect technology as part of their shopping experience. 2) Discomfort due to the struggle to measure the return on investment. For companies selling digital signage, it is about moving a product and service to help our clients meet a need, however with so much growth …

Will Social Media And Business Video Intersect In The Future?

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Perhaps it feels like it is already happening, but technology is slowly but surely taking over our lives. Did you know that more than 90% of smart phone users have their phone within arms reach 24 hours a day? Talk about problems with intimacy, we sleep with our cell phones closer than our mates.  Now that may have something to …

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Big Data Rocks CES And We Didn’t Even Know It!

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Up and down the halls of CES, new and exciting items comprising “The Internet of Things” surround us. Tech geeks everywhere can rejoice as the next wave of tech we need, want and have no use for is brought to Las Vegas for human consumption. If there were one overarching theme for the show it would be that just about …