Have a smartphone attached to you at all times? Use cloud applications on a daily basis? Technology has certainly affected our personal lives, but it’s also changed the way we do business. Even if you haven’t heard the term ‘digital transformation’ yet, odds are you’ve got at least a couple of initiatives already in the works that would fall under …
Samsung Knox May Be The Hero for Mobile Device Management
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. One of the big topics at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is cybersecurity, particularly as it relates to mobility. As the workforce becomes increasingly and more fluidly mobile, the challenge for IT departments, regardless of business size, is to provide the right mix of security …
Sensor Data Connecting Mobile Users and Content Seamlessly
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It’s safe to say that it would be rough existing in today’s society without communicative technology. We need our devices and our data in order to work, to collaborate, and to connect—now more than ever. The Internet of Things (IoT) is making that happen, sharing data between …
What Does a Disruptive CIO Look Like in the Age of Digital Transformation?
To say that the role of a CIO (chief information officer) has become more complicated and challenging today is an understatement, to say the least. Everything in our business space is changing at a mind-boggling speed. Organizations are embracing more agile and nimble business practices. The combined forces of cloud, mobile, big data, analytics, and IoT—as well as many other …
Live at #SocialShakeUp15 Tech and Tools Dominate Future of Marketing – #SMACTALK Episode 30
In this week’s episode of SMACTalk (Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud), Brian Fanzo and I discuss the growing importance that tools and technology are playing in the world of marketing. With Brian heading off to Social Shake Up, the annual Social Media Today event in Atlanta, we started pondering the biggest challenges that enterprises and business are having with marketing …
The Role of Company Culture in Technology Integration Success! #SMACtalk Ep 28
Brian and Dan attempt to change the current technology discussion from what’s the best technology solutions available to, what technology is my company using today and what solutions best fit in my company culture. The goal for businesses embracing technology must be around implementing the best tools and solutions to empower our employees to be most productive when solving business …
Mobile’s Impact on “Human to Human” Communication w/ @BryanKramer #SMACtalk Ep 27
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 …
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 …
Is mobile driving cloud or is cloud driving mobile?
At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), a mega event once dedicated solely to mobile and mobile tech, I found myself amazed at the many technological elements beyond mobile displayed there. Making an impact were the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality, big data, and, of course, the cloud’s fingerprints were everywhere. If you ask me, opening up the MWC to …
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 …