Author: Dylan Kissane
Some people have argued that SEO is dead. And buried. That it is so early-2000s. Those people are wrong – and don’t just take our word for it. Though we won’t tell you that SEO hasn’t changed, evolved, or become more sophisticated over time, we will continue to argue – as most of our peers do, too – that SEO is far from dead. Indeed, our experts at DOZ have applied their experience in SEO in the service of big brands and corporations worldwide with real, positive results time and again. An SEO audit is among the first steps we…
Over the last four weeks we’ve brought you the entirety of our interview with futurist, analyst, and trend-spotter extraordinaire, Brian Solis. Today we take a final look at the interview, extracting and expanding on some of the most important points he raised during our one-on-one. Brian Solis – The DOZ Interview Brian Solis is well known in the world of technology and marketing. His experience as an analyst, a consultant, a thought leader, and a futurist makes him an in-demand speaker and panelist at events across the US and the world. We were glad he was able to find time…
Over the last four weeks we’ve been proud to bring you excerpts from our exclusive interview with Brian Solis, one of the best known voices in predicting the future trajectory of marketing, technology, and the on-demand economy. An analyst and consultant for the Altimeter Group and a contributor to everything from news magazines to leading industry blogs, Solis is regarded as a go-to guy for anyone interested in the ways in which the future marketplace of ideas and products will evolve. A long time Silicon Valley resident and advisor to start ups and established corporations, Solis is known for his…
Disruption is everywhere, a feature of almost every industry. It doesn’t matter if you are shooting for the stars like SpaceX or if your idea of traveling is a little more down to earth like Uber or Lyft, disruptors are changing the face of business, reinventing and innovating to the benefit of consumers worldwide. While there are disruptors in almost every industry, here are ten that we think are worthy of a closer look. 1. Airbnb Where: 33,000 cities in 192 countries What: The alternative to a hotel, motel, or traditional bed and breakfast, Airbnb offers homeowners with a spare…
This morning DOZ is proud to announce the release of its first white paper: Challenges and Opportunities in the Global On-Demand Economy. Background to the White Paper Two significant trends are impacting businesses worldwide. Neither shows much sign of abating soon. The first is globalization. The increasing interdependence of markets, people, and ideas gained speed and importance with the end of the Cold War. It has only become more important with the coming of the twenty-first century. Hundreds of millions of new consumers in the developing world have come online. There is a burgeoning middle class in China and India.…
In 2014 CNBC published their annual list of disruptors. You might imagine that the list would be heavy with technology startups and businesses with big dreams but low or even negative revenues and – to a certain extent – you’d be right. But a closer look at the list reveals not only tech companies looking to make their mark but a wave of disruption sweeping across almost every industry. Take a closer look at the CNBC Disruptor 50’s top ten places to see this breadth of disruption in action: SpaceX – aerospace Warby Parker – eyewear Etsy – handcrafts Motif Investing…
Talk about disruptors and disrupted industries is everywhere. Whether it is Uber shaking up metered transport in big cities, Airbnb serving up a challenge to big hotel chains, or maybe BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post changing up the media landscape, disruption is a term that has come to define a means for finding new value in mature industries where things seemed to be all locked down. Assisted by technological improvements and particularly easy access to that technology by the masses, disruptive enterprise is redefining what it means to be successful. It’s no longer just about making more money than the…
If there’s a discussion about the nexus of tech, marketing, and future trends, one name will always come up: Brian Solis. The Altimeter Group consultant and futurist is well known for his ability to describe, explain, and predict the shifting sands of the internet-powered world. Most recently he was in Austin, Texas, for SXSW where he opined on the most-talked-about application of the event, Meerkat. The live streaming of media and the chance for every smartphone to be its own broadcast studio that Meerkat embodies is just part of its appeal. Solis highlighted how the app also serves as an…
Almost everyone has heard of Twitter. The network’s hashtag is ubiquitous, appearing everywhere from online advertising to the breaking news bar of the television evening news. More than 280 million active users log in daily – usually many times every day – and share content, emotions, exasperations, and cat photos with their followers. Many people use Twitter just for fun. Ask them about numbers they associate with the network and they might tell you how many retweets they earned the day before, or how many people favorited their epic tweet last week. But if you are taking Twitter a little…
Take two authoritative voices in internet marketing, give them 100 pages to pass on all the practical advice and growth strategies a business needs to go from startup to superstar in just 100 days, and what do you get? You get 100 Days of Growth: 100 Actionable Tips To Grow Your Startup Faster. The Authors Sujan Patel is well known in the world of internet marketing. The current VP of Marketing at WhenIWork and a guy with more than a decade of experience at the top level of the online marketing game, he’s a voice that speaks with authority when…