On this episode Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo are back to talk privacy and security, a topic they're both passionate about and yet often share a different point of view and passion for the topic.  

On this episode they discuss:

• Facebook privacy concerns is this new?
• Apple Siri we know it's listening but do we care?
• FaceApp should it concern us or is the concern a positive sign
• The Great Hack Netflix documentary covers Cambridge Analytica scandal what more can we learn
• Where does security and privacy go from here?

Also check out Daniel Newman's new book Human/Machine!

On this episode Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman talk everything Elon Musk from Tesla latest earning numbers to Elon's most recent tweets to the future of autonomous vehicles! 

On this episode of SMACtalk Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo start the conversation off discussing recent cybersecurity breaches but this leads into a much bigger discussion on privacy and transparency posing a lot of unanswered questions... 

We would love to hear your thoughts on the topic.... post on twitter using hashtag #SMACtalk and @DanielNewmanUV or @iSocialFanz will jump in the conversation! 

On this episode hosts Daniel Newman & Brian Fanzo preview the upcoming technology event Mobile World Congress 2019.  Daniel will be heading over there to cover the event as an analyst and provided his predictions for the event.

On this episode of SMACtalk Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman breakdown the current drama and flexing of muscles between technology giants Facebook, Apple and Google. 

Article Referenced in this episode: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-and-apple-argue-over-who-removed-facebook-research-app-2019-1

Marketers aren’t marketing in 2019 without technology but sadly most marketers don’t think of themselves at technologists but even more troubling aren’t doing the research to understand the emerging technologies that will massively disrupt the industry over the next 10 years. A recent Digiday survey found that 9% of marketers consider themselves fluent in blockchain…  This mindblowing stat was the inspiration for this episode of SMACtalk hosted by Daniel Newman & Brian Fanzo.

On this episode they discuss:

• Are you an analytical marketer?
• Are you a marketer that loves change?
• Why aren’t we linking data between PR, Marketing & Sales with AI?
• Do marketers understand the impact of blockchain on the future?
• How can marketing leaders stay up to date with emerging technology?
• Why are marketers still measuring and reporting on data of the past.

Blog posts referenced in this show:

Digiday Research: Marketers lack understanding of emerging technologies

Harvard Business Review: The Era of “Move Fast and Break Things” Is Over

Hit up Daniel & Brian on Twitter and let them know your thoughts on this episode or simply tweet with the hashtag #SMACtalk

@DanielNewmanUV:  www.twitter.com/danielnewmanUV

@iSocialFanz: www.twitter.com/isocialfanz

On this episode hosts Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman tackle a topic that they probably love talking even more than technology and that's digital leadership and more importantly what are some of the trends and changes that must be made by leadership and for leadership in this digital transformation age.  

As you’ll hear both Brian and Daniel are extremely passionate about this topic as its the main theme that they speak about on stages around the world and on this episode they covered a wide range including:

• How to manage with 4 generations in the workforce
• What role does technology play in better understanding employees
• Why big compies such as Apple, Uber, Google, Facebook, and others have a big problem thanks to their big ego.
• Importance of TRUST when it comes to employees but also technology
• Why we can’t throw technology at people problems
• Is employee morale and work/life balance a leadership priority in 2019
• Do collaboration tools increase productivity or do the data show it actually increases emails and disconnection

These are just some of the areas covered on this episode and make sure you are following both Brian and Daniel on twitter as they share articles and content around these topics daily.  

Also checkout Daniel Newmans Forbes Post: Breaking Down The Six Pillars Of Digital Transformation From The CEO's Perspective

Interested in hiring Brian and Daniel to be a keynote speaker at your upcoming company event:

Brian Fanzo Speaker Site: www.isocialfanz.com/speaker

Daniel Newman Speaker Site: www.danielnewmanspeaks.com

It’s CES time of the year and Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo are back again to talk about the trends they are excited about and what they expect to emerge from CES 2019 week in Las Vegas.  

Daniel wrote a CES post for Forbes titled CES Predictions: 5 Key Themes For CES 2019 and on this episode they’ll cover the topics in this post and also debate some other trends.

Some of the trends discussed in this episode:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Smart Speakers
• 5G (Real vs Fake)
• Autonomous Vehicles and Things
• Flexible devices
• IoT
• Future of Cloud computing
• Automotive innovation
• And much more...

Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo are excited to be back for 2019 and have big plans for the upcoming year.  On this episode they add a new twist to the yearly prediction show by focusing on each letter of the show acroynm S.M.A.C providing some bold and also some not so bold predictions for social media, mobility, analytics and cloud computing.  

What are Daniel and Brian’s predictions around:

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Apple
• 5G Real + Fake
• Edge computing
• Linkedin

You’ll have to listen to this episode to find out!

Cheers to a great start to 2019! Make sure you listen to the next episode which will be the yearly CES technology preview show!

In this episode of SMACTalk, Daniel Newman invites IBM Automation (Client) GM/VP Gene Chao to share his insights on how Customer Experience is being impacted by Automation. On the show, Gene is asked the following questions.

• Do you have a story as a consumer to share about how automation optimized a recent customer experience for you? Or what the organization could've done better? (could be a blind reference)What are some of the pitfalls organizations must avoid when it comes to automation being part of the customer experience? What are good ways to overcome them?

• What do you view as the key factors to automation successfully optimizing customer experiences?
• What's the one thing you advise clients to pay attention to? To avoid complacency? To be prepared for?

• When we think of customer experience and automation, people tend to think of chatbots - but are there other types of automation solutions we should consider?

Packed with insights, Gene helps companies understand the ways that Automation is going to change the way people interact with companies. This isn't just customers, but employees too. But the positive thing is that automation isn't going to displace, but rather drive better experiences and a stronger movement toward upskilling the workforce to help companies transform as quickly as modern technology. 

Don't miss this episode packed with insights for marketers, technologists and business leaders. 

While so many B2B companies struggle to evolve beyond traditional funnel marketing, Shimp and Janiszewski share how they have taken traditional funnel methods like white papers, lead generation and social media, and utilized new tactics like audio books white papers (http://sapinnovate.me/reports)and podcast-inspired storytelling (www.searchingforsalai.com) to shake things up AND to challenge the thinking and traditional marketing practices of their colleagues throughout SAP. 

Don't miss this great conversation. So much to learn here about a highly successful SAP campaign that helped launch their new digital intelligence platform SAP Leonardo, while helping more than 25 of their BU's drive custom content to their end customers and channel partners. All of this and more, on SMACTalk!