Speeches
Speeches and panel discussions
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Speakers & Speeches: Shel Holtz on being a media company at IABC 2011 World Conference
Some 1,300 communicators gathered in San Diego from June 12-15 for IABC‘s 2011 World Conference. FIR co-host Shel Holtz spoke during the Wednesday morning “all-star” track, addressing the need for every company to be a media company. You can listen to the talk here and follow along with the SlideShare upload of the PowerPoint deck below. The videos are not included, but a screen shot for each video serves as a placeholder as you listen to the audio.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
FIR Speakers and Speeches: Brian Solis at Dell B2B Social Media Huddle
The third Dell B2B Social Media Huddle took place in London on March 17, 2011. Organized jointly by Dell, Google and FIR, the event featured social business expert Brian Solis and was characterized by its popular unconference approach, enabling anyone to present on a topic or lead a breakout discussion.
In front of a packed room at Google’s London headquarters, Solis explained the concepts of social business and the social customer and their significance in the business-to-business area. During an open Q&A discussion facilitated by FIR co-host Neville Hobson, Solis offered insights into the concept of Behaviorgraphics with ‘benevolence’ at its centre and why he believes "if ignorance is bliss, awareness is enlightening."
You can view Solis’ presentation, titled "Engage" (embedded below, or at Slideshare if you don’t see the embed), and follow as you listen to the podcast.
To conclude a lively and compelling one-hour discussion, Solis offered his impressions from SXSW Interactive - the five-day conference and networking event on emerging technology that takes place in in Austin, Texas, each March - highlighting what’s hot, what’s on the radar, and what it will mean for B2B in particular.
(Photo of Brian Solis courtesy of Benjamin Ellis, used under Creative Commons permission. See all photos from this event tagged dellb2b at Flickr. See Twitter conversations under the hashtag #dellb2b.)
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About Brian Solis
Brian Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm in Silicon Valley. Solis is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, publishing, and culture. His current book, Engage!, is regarded as the industry reference guide for businesses to build and measure success in the social web; a revised second edition was published in March 2011.
His blog, BrianSolis.com is among the world’s leading business and marketing online resources, ranking among the top 1% of all blogs tracked by Technorati. Solis is also ranked as one of the leading voices in the AdAge Power 150 index of worldwide marketing bloggers. He actively contributes to FastCompany, BusinessWeek, AdAge, Harvard Business Review, and Mashable. He also shares his vision and experiences through keynotes and presentations at conferences and events worldwide to help organizations understand and embrace the dynamics defining the rise of social business.
Connect with Brian on Twitter: @briansolis.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Speakers & Speeches: William Amurgis at IntraTeam conference on AEP intranet
IntraTeam, the Denmark-based organization for intranet managers, held its annual conference in Copenhagen on March 1-3. FIR co-host Shel Holtz was among the speakers and, while there, was able to record the presentation by American Electric Power Internal Communications Manager William Amurgis. The presentation, titled “The intranet as an employee relationships management system,” is available for download as a PDF below; use it to follow along with the audio of Amurgis’ presentation.
About William Amurgis
William Amurgis is manager of internal communications at American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States with more than 5.2 million customers and 19,000 employees. He has worked with intranets since 1995, and has spoken about intranets in webinars and at various conferences across North America and Europe. AEP’s intranet was recognized as one of the world’s best in 2007, and its design was featured in the Wall Street Journal.
William has a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics, and a Master of Arts degree in Education (with emphasis on instructional design and technology). He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and five children.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Speakers & Speeches: Shel Israel on social media trends at Social Media Breakfast SF East Bay
Shel Israel spoke at the Social Media Breakfast San Francisco East Bay on Friday, February 11, 2010. His talk focused on the dominant long-term trends emerging in the social media space. Shel co-authored (with Robert Scoble) “Naked Conversations” and more recently wrote “Twitterville.” He is a consultant who tweeets at @shelisrael and blogs at Global Neighborhoods.
The talk was followed by Q&A which is not included in this recording. The talk was recorded using a Marantz PMD-620 portable digital recorder set on a table near the speaker and using the built-in microphone, which didn’t pick up the questions (which turned into a dialog on privacy).
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
FIR Speakers and Speeches: Panel discussion at Dell SMaC Talk Unconference, London
Engaging and energizing employees around its social media successes and strategy was the foundation underpinning the Dell "SMaC Talk Unconference," an event for employees in the computer maker’s EMEA region which took place in London on September 21, 2010.
Part of the event was a panel discussion in which four invited guests from outside Dell engaged in conversation about social media and addressed questions from Dell employees.
The panel:
- Keith Childs, Manager, Digital and New Media, Opel/Vauxhall Europe
- Neville Hobson, Head of Social Media Europe, WCG (and co-host, FIR)
- Nichola Pergande, Marketing Manager, Specialised Industries and Women In Business, HSBC Bank
- Shiva Rajaraman, Product Manager, Twitter
Thanks to Dell and especially to Richard Binhammer and Kerry Bridge for enabling this FIR podcast.
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Sunday, August 01, 2010
Speakers & Speeches: Andy Smith on “The Dragonfly Effect”
Content summary: Andy Smith, former VP of Marketing at Dolby Labs, discusses the principles outlined in the book he has co-authored with Jennifer Aaker, “The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective and Powerful Ways to use Social Media to Drive Social Change.” Smith spoke at the Social Media Breakfast SF East Bay in Walnut Creek, California on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
About “The Dragonfly Effect” (from the website)
Named for the only insect that is able to move in any direction when its four wings are working in concert, The Dragonfly Effect reveals how everyday people achieve unprecedented results through harnessing the incredible power of social media.
While there are many books teaching the mechanics of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business, The Dragonfly Effect is the first to show how to tap social media and psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal – whether that is finding an almost impossible bone marrow match for a friend, raising millions for cancer research, or electing the current president of the United States.
Featuring dynamic, original case studies of global organizations like the Gap, Starbucks, Kiva, Nike, eBay, Facebook, as well as start-ups like Groupon and COOKPAD, The Dragonfly Effect demonstrates how to achieve both social good and customer loyalty by leveraging the power of design thinking with practical strategies.
The Dragonfly Effect proves that you don’t need money or power to inspire seismic change.
A special thanks to Sallie Goetsch for supplying the recording.
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About Andy Smith
An economist and tech marketer by training, Andy Smith is a Principal of Vonavona Ventures where he advises and bootstraps technical and social ventures with guidance in marketing, customer strategy and operations. Over the past 20 years, he has served as an executive in the high tech industry leading teams at Dolby Labs, BIGWORDS, LiquidWit, Intel, Analysis Group, Polaroid, Integral Inc. and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
As a guest lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Andy speaks on social technology, engineering virality, and brand building, with a focus on applying technology to address real problems. He is a contributor to GOOD Magazine, where he writes on businesses that embrace and integrate a social mission. He has also spoken at World 50, Marketing Week, Intel, TechCore and Interbrand, and is on the boards of 140 Proof, ProFounder, LIF Brands, EveryWun, and One Family One Meal.
A permanent transplant to the Bay Area from New Jersey, Andy has studied in The Parthenon, lived in a converted South African prison, and counts a regiment of Windsor Castle’s Scots Guards among his drinking buddies.
Andy earned his MBA at UCLA’s Anderson School and holds an Economics degree from Pomona College.
Follow Andy on Twitter: @kabbenbock
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
FIR Speakers and Speeches: Rob Shimmin at Dell B2B Social Media Huddle
The second Dell B2B Social Media Huddle (hashtag: #dellb2b) took place at Microsoft in London on May 25, 2010. The aim of the one-day event was to bring together senior in-house communications and marketing professionals to exchange and share experiences on business-to-business social media for mutual benefit.
Each of the presentations, and some of the unconference sessions, were live-broadcast via UStream (see the video recordings) and audio-recorded for FIR Speakers & Speeches podcasts.
In this FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast, branding expert and public relations professional Rob Shimmin presents the case for why B2B CEOs don’t tweet. It was one of the most popular unconference sessions at this event.
- While listening to the audio, you can follow the presentation itself with the PowerPoint deck embedded below (or see it at Slideshare).
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About the Dell B2B Presenter
Rob Shimmin set up Shimmin Ltd in late 2004 after 10 years with Ogilvy PR where he was Managing Director of Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Rob helps spokespeople build and protect brands through message development, media training and crisis simulations. He currently works with: Biogen Idec, Cisco Systems, CropLife International, Dell, DuPont, Kaspersky Lab, NATS (National Air Traffic Services), Nokia Siemens Networks and VistaJet.
Twitter: @RobShimmin.
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