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The Week The Periscope Twitter Community Changed The World! #SummitLive
As many of you know I’m a big believe in the power of community. As I sit here in San Francisco typing this blog I am beyond stoked and super excited to host the 2nd CommunityPeriscope Summit. But...
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Social Video’s Impact on Collaboration!
With so much buzz around live streaming in 2015, most people are talking about marketing, sales and customer service success stories with apps like Meerkat, Periscope, Facebook Mentions, FBLive, Blab...
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How Social Video Can Help You Share Your Story! #OnBrandPodcast
“I love storytelling. It builds trust faster than anything else.” Brian Fanzo helps brands of all shapes and sizes — from IBM to Applebee’s — tell their stories and build trust with their customers....
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State of Live Streaming EchoJunction Podcast Interview
Brian Fanzo joins me on the EchoJunction podcast this week to talk Meerkat and Periscope. We discuss: Brian’s career to date via what he calls “YouTube university” Where Brian’s catchphrase “he talks...
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WOW, A Year Ago I Went Live On Meerkat at #SXSW!
As a change evangelist I’m fueled by rapid change but there is no way I could have predicted the change that occurred in the last year since I first hit “Go Live” on Meerkat while working as an...
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Future of Live Video? Everyone Is Full Of Crap!
With so much news around Meerkat pivoting their business, Facebook Live rolling out its live video to business pages and all English speaking countries for personal streaming, I thought it was the...
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Demystification of Snapchat! Panel at #SXSW
Was honored to be a part of a panel discussion at SXSW 2016: Demystifying Snapchat! The panel included a mix of Snapchat Influencers, Youtube Influencers, Technology evangelists and myself a change...
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Snapchat: What, Where & Why I’m All-In
To set the record straight I have a serious case of F.O.M.O. or the fear of missing out, so when I jump on new platforms there isn’t any great surprise. The surprise for most was in the fall of 2014...
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5 Ways to Use Snapchat as A Teaching and Learning Tool in Higher Education...
Guest Blog By Snapchat Friend: @aiaddysonzhang Most people probably agree that the most impactful change to the public relations, marketing, and/or advertising industry within the last decade is the...
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DAY 36: #StrubSnapSwaps trading SnapChat accounts w/ @iSocialFanz
On April 2nd I’ll be turning over my Snapchat account to my friend ChrisStrub as he is in the middle of a 50 day marathon of Snapchat takeovers. Chris is one of most genuine guys I’ve ever met, well...
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A whiteboard strategy for Twitter and NFL Streaming!
As long time fan and believer in the power of twitter, I’ve never been shy in my love for the platform and how its impacted both my personal life and my professional career. At the same time I’ve...
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Why I’m using the new Instagram 60 second video feature!
As a Change Evangelist and Millennial Keynote Speaker I’ve always embraced change and new platforms but not until March of 2015 did I decide to focus in on one type of content. What happened March of...
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The 31 Most Popular Social Media Sites for Entrepreneurs
Guest blog post by Fundera.com From millennials to baby boomers, almost everyone worldwide with an internet connection is on some form of social media. For entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners,...
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Which Live Streaming App is the Best? Who Cares!
It’s been a wild ride these last 16 months since Meerkat exploded onto the scene at SXSW as the breakout mobile live streaming video platform or social broadcasting app or social video or whatever the...
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Social Media Day is Best Celebrated in San Diego! #SMDaySD
Mashable launched Social Media Day in 2010 as a way to recognize and celebrate social media’s impact on global communication. While every day is essentially Social Media Day, June 30th, 2016 marks the...
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6 Business Speakers Who Helped Transform My Speaking Career
As my speaking career has taken off in 2016 I’ve received lots of questions, ranging from my thought process to how I broke into the scene to my secret for creating slides. But there’s one comment I...
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Pokémon GO Proof Participatory Content Is A Game Changer!
In full transparency I was born in 1981, I’m a proud pager wearing millennial and was a massive Nintendo user growing up but missed the Pokemon craze back then and have only taken up the game because...
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Entrepreneurship Taught Me I Suck At These 10 Things!
Being a entrepreneur isn’t something I grew up wanting to become. I’m not sure growing up I even knew what an entrepreneur was. I did know my dad owned his own candy business and our family frozen...
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8 Female Millennial Speakers You Must See On Stage!
As a proud pager wearing millennial I believe we’re living in the most amazing times, as we are not limited by where we live or who we know or the color of our skin or our gender. Now not being...
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The Key to Entrepreneurship is What You Don’t Know!
In 2016, any person that is remotely good at “Googling” and knows how to navigate YouTube can figure out how to do just about anything. This is also why in today’s world, especially the social media...
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6 Twitter Power User Features For Everyone
Twitter has changed my life, personally and professionally, in ways I can’t even begin to explain. I also understand that Twitter isn’t like any other social network. The quirks and limitations cause...
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How to Leverage Social Media While Attending Conferences
Written by David Olsen of Digital Thrid Coast It’s not easy to build meaningful relationships at conferences. Organizers may try to ease awkward introductions (and 50-foot staredowns) with networking...
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A Millennials Path To Digital Transformation!
As a professional speaker, I always introduce myself on stage as a “Proud Pager-Wearing Millennial” and this line usually gets a bunch of laughs and nods from the audience. I am 35 year old millennial...
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Front Row Seat to a Merger Powered by Passion
Every once in awhile I hear people claiming a certain leader will be the next Steve Jobs. But just like I don’t believe there will be the next Michael Jordan I don’t believe that there will be another...
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Digital Transformation of the HR department! SMACtalk Ep 61
Once upon a time, it felt like the only time an employee dealt with HR was when they were hired, when they left the company and perhaps when they had a question about their insurance or another...
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How Every Conference Must Use Live Video in 2018
For most of us in the digital marketing space, 2015 was the year mobile live streaming broke onto the scene, and 2016 was the year live streaming became social video and lived video marketing...
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Why Live Video Isn’t About The Platform
TURN UP THE VOLUME!All these experts talking about platforms & silly crap like: Instagram will kill off Snapchat don’t know crap! It’s time we start talking about WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE.....
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If a 14 year old entrepreneur is hustling and changing the game, what’s your...
On this episode, I change it up as I had the chance to interview a 14 year old entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker and leadership disruptor Caleb Maddix. Caleb and I feel like good friends...
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How Providing a Fan Experience Can Amplify Your Digital Marketing
Who decides whether or not the content you create makes you king? The answer is the fans – the people consuming your digital marketing. The problem is, with so much content being created and all the...
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Strategy for Embracing Mobile App FOMO
On Episode 4 I talk about how to embrace your fear of missing out in a mobile world full of new devices, gadgets and daily mobile app updates. Listen below or on iTunes – Stitcher – Google Play –...
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The Secret To Discovering Yourself: Be Yourself! #FOMOFanz 005
On this episode of FOMOfanz I’m kicking off my “Throwback Thursday” episodes throwing it back to a keynote I gave at the iSugar event in August of 2016, focused on highlighting the importance of...
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How To Know If Your Business Is Ready For Influencer Marketing
Unless you have been on one of those silent yoga retreats with no internet for the last two weeks you have no doubt caught wind that influencer marketing is topping many (I dare say all) trend lists...
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How I Define Success in a Digital World #FOMOFanz 006
Watch out I’m fired up and full of passion on this episode, it might be a combination of my strong belief in the importance of defining success in this digital world full of noise and fakers or just...
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Livestreaming & Online Broadcasting: 88 Predictions for 2017
88 featured predictions for 2017…plus Bonus Content Tim McDonald on new opportunities for brands with mobile Marty McPadden on what qualifies as ‘high quality’ live content Michael Delgado on getting...
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2017 Predictions: My Millennial Mindset Magic 8 Ball
I’ve never been shy and anyone who has seen me on stage, listened to my podcast or watched me on live video knows I don’t shut up and I talk fast. So when it’s 2017 prediction time, I willing to...
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40 Leaders That Have Influenced My Entrepreneur Journey
Entrepreneurship is about working for yourself not working by yourself. Throughout my entrepreneur journey, I’ve had many ups and downs and pivoted more times than I can count. But, I’ve never once...
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PewDiePie + Disney + YouTube Expose Influencer Marketing Truth!
Influencer Marketing is growing in focus for brands but the INFLUENCERS as well as the BRANDS have so much to learn! On this episode I talk about the latest drama with PewDiePie & Disney as...
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Equipment Needed to Live Stream on Facebook Live like a Pro!
Mobile live streaming is amazing because anyone can go live, but that also means there’s lots of bad live video because anyone can go live. I don’t believe in using gear as an excuse to not go live,...
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Buffer Podcast Interview: Thought Leadership Social Media Playbook
Recently I had the opportunity to be on the Buffer Podcast which launched in the fall of 2016. Buffer has had a massive impact on my life over the last couple years not only because I leverage their...
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Change, Collaboration, Community: A Millennial Mindset
After 16 days on the road, I have a new appreciation for what the future of experiences will be like as South by Southwest SXSW, Adobe Summit and Social Media Marketing World SMMW were eye opening...
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How Authenticity Drives Audience Action!
Authenticity has become something that is harder to derive from this digital space as we build more distance and roadblocks between ourselves and the people we are actually trying to reach. The best...
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Top 10 Podcasts for Social Media Radio on @OttoRadio
Social media is all around us; ingrained in the very fiber of our day-to-day lives. It’s impact on marketing, communication, and customer service can help set apart small businesses, non-profits,...
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Digital Innovation #INNOcon Interview: Melanie Deziel and Nick Cicero
Sometimes I have to pinch myself when it comes to the events, people and experiences I get access too on a daily basis. This week I got to interview two billionaires, get access to an embargoed Nasa...
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How Innovation is Shifting to Omni Sensory Experiences
As we look towards the future of innovation the question becomes what will the world look like powered by artificial intelligence integrated with augmented and virtual reality. Before we can answer...
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Journey To Becoming A Professional Keynote Speaker
The journey to be becoming a professional public speaker seems to be as unique as every speaker’s wardrobe. Which makes the industry exciting while also making it confusing and difficult to break in...
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Why Engaged Influencer Communities Trump Influencers With High Following!
Brian Fanzo, Founder of iSocialFanz LLC, joins the Influence Pros Podcast to discuss the value of maintaining authenticity and his three favorite topics: influencers, influencer communities, and...
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Influencer Marketing, Beyond A One-Night Stand #FOMOFanz
I decided to change it up on this episode of FOMOfanz as I switch to the other side of the microphone for two very unique interviews I did on the topic of influencer marketing. As you’ll hear in both...
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Stop Overthinking Video: Press The Damn Button
Video, Video, Video…. Yes video is taking over the internet and much of the content marketing conversation within brand marketing teams today yet most brands aren’t doing the most simple of things:...
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Talking S.M.A.C. About Entrepreneur Prioritization
“Organic Facebook is now the office water cooler. Nothing more.” On this episode of SMACtalk Daniel Newman and I begin the discussion talking about the value of Facebook and the need for rethinking the...
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Why Most Influencer Marketing Strategies Fail
The concept of influencer marketing isn’t new but how brands can leverage influencers and what works for collaborating with an influencer has drastically changed over the last 18 months. It doesn’t...
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