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, …

What is Social Influence? w/ @iVidar CEO of @Meddleit #SbizHour (w/Storify)

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Social Business Hour (@SbizHour) welcomes CEO of Meddleit Vidar Brekke back to the show for influencer month as we talk: What is Social Influence? Vidar was the 16th guest to appear on #SShour in 2014 and SbizHour community is excited to have him back. As always join the conversation on Twitter using #SbizHour and watch the interview live at Rachel Miller …

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#CES2015: It’s All About the Big Data [#Podcast]

In SMACtalk by Daniel NewmanLeave a Comment

Sure Big Data isn’t a new topic. In fact the idea that we are making such a big deal about it is kind of funny because as enterprises we have been collecting, storing and inappropriately been using data for decades. Yes, we have more of it now, and more data means more challenges. However, our big data problem may not …

Can Productivity Tools Lead To Business Innovation?

In Technology by Daniel Newman3 Comments

I have spoken a number of times about small innovation being a big key to success in a fast moving society. While that’s true, we can’t ignore the fact that innovation, small or big, is not easy to achieve. Especially with distractions galore, it’s easy for productivity to jump the track. And today, businesses are more distracted than ever before …

Linking Social Listening & Big Data to make better business decisions SMACtalk Live Ep 5. (Podcast)

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Episode 5 of SMACtalk Live (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) had hosts Brian Fanzo & Daniel Newman welcoming special co-host Olivier Blanchard (@TheBrandBuilder) to discuss linking social listening and big data to make better business decisions.   Listen to the newest episode here or click the here to listen on iTunes! Topics discussed on this podcast episode:  Social Data: Changes to Facebook …

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Social, Mobile, Big Data and Cloud Converge Into Ubiquity

In SMACtalk by Daniel Newman3 Comments

About this post: This past week Brian Fanzo and I officially launched our Podcast “SMACtalk” live. This post was inspired by the conversation we are having on (S)ocial, (M)obile, (A)nalytics, and (C)loud. From covering the future of work to the most useful applications of technology for business, we believe these topics are compelling and we are so excited to have …

How Mobile Reshapes The Way We Communicate

In Mobility by Daniel Newman6 Comments

This article is the second of a 4 part follow up to the earlier published 4 Trends Transforming the Way We Communicate.  The time has finally arrived where our use of mobile devices has surpassed our use of our desktops and laptops. I guess that may have come to a surprise to some people, but if you have had your head …

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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 …