Our New Strategic Partner – Big Valley Marketing
It’s our nature as entrepreneurs to keep asking how we can do things differently. There is always a way to evolve the current model and create value for our clients and our firm. A quest that never...
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Welcome to W2O Group Boston
Ever see the movie Sliding Doors? The plot is essentially two storylines that take place – one where the main character steps on to a train before it departs, and another when she misses the train. The...
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Next-Generation Education – #SocCommSU
This past week I had the privilege of joining several W2O colleagues to meet with students from Syracuse’s Newhouse School of Public Communications for Social Commerce Days leading up to CuseCon. The...
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#SXSWi: Austin is Heating up…
We’re proud to be powering the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s #SXSW Interactive heatmap. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a spin through the dashboard to discover what’s hot and trending, who is leading...
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If/Then – John Battelle of NewCo – The Live from Stubbs Interview
Live from Stubb’s is an interview series created by the W2O Group to capture the thinking of the world’s best, brightest, boldest, most innovative and most fun people – with a strong dash of Austin...
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Health Datapalooza 2014: Final day recap
Though Tuesday marked the last day of the 2014 event, the momentum at Health Datapalooza certainly didn’t wane from days prior, with attendees and speakers alike bringing their health data A-games to...
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Go.Ahead . . . Generate
2014 thus far can be summed up as being collectively focused on getting back to business – getting the fundamentals right and targeting resources to achieve the greatest results. 2013 taught us much...
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What Do Intel, MasterCard and W2O Group Have in Common?
This week, Aarti Shah of the Holmes Report published the 2014 Innovator 25. On that list is the answer to the question in my headline. That’s right, not only did two of our clients — Becky Brown of...
View ArticleIs Innovation for the Young?
There is a widespread trend in the digital and social media industries (yes there are now multiple industries spawned by these technologies) of increasing emphasis on youth. As the Zuckerberg’s of the...
View ArticleMy Favorite Books — Holiday Reading
I always enjoy catching up on reading during holidays. Thought I would share what I read this winter break. I focused on “how to think”, “our country”, “litigation” and “music” as the four areas of...
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Internet of Things, End of Industry and China from Tech Savant, David...
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that takes place every January in Las Vegas is always equal parts amazing, informative and overwhelming. Many of the top CEOs and CMOs of the biggest...
View ArticleWhat I’m Learning by Listening – Key Insights from Technology Leaders
Although it is rare, every now and then, I get to just sit back and listen to leaders talk about innovation and entrepreneurship. In the last two weeks, I had an opportunity to keynote at a...
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PreCommerce Thought Leader Series: Mike Edelhart of Pivotcon and the Art of...
As I mentioned in our set up post for our PreCommerce thought leader series, we will be interviewing several of our speakers in advance of our events the week of March 9. First up is Mike Edelhart, CEO...
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PreCommerce Thought Leader Series: Daina Middleton of Twitter and Marketing...
As I mentioned in our set up post for our PreCommerce thought leader series, we will be interviewing several of our speakers in advance of our events the week of March 9. Next up is Daina Middleton,...
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PreCommerce Thought Leader Series: Sean George of Invitae on Transparency,...
As I mentioned in our set up post for our PreCommerce thought leader series, we are interviewing several of our speakers during our events the week of March 9. Next up is Sean George, Co-Founder,...
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PreCommerce Thought Leader Series: Gayle Fuguitt of ARF and the Importance of...
As I mentioned in our set up post for our PreCommerce thought leader series, we are interviewing several of our speakers during our events the week of March 9. Next up is Gayle Fuguitt, CEO of the...
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John Cunningham Geekfest – Joe McCann, Matt Franklin, Boyd Hemphill
It was my absolute pleasure to co-host our very first GeekFest with our president, Bob Pearson, and bring together some of the most interesting and technical minds for a great discussion on Open...
View ArticleLive From Stubb’s with The Reliques: Music Startups On A Mission
This is a guest post by my Live from Stubbs co-host, Kyle Flaherty. One of the falsest of statements put out by the media is the idea of an ‘overnight sensation’, and this is particularly idiotic in...
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Lessons Learned from 10 Days in London
Something about changing one’s environment — whether it be in a different city, state or country — always has a way of impacting perspective. It could be the architecture, the food, the temperature,...
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London PreCommerce Summit: An Interview with Speaker, Simon Shipley of Intel
As some of you who work with or follow W2O Group know, we as a company place a heavy emphasis on thought leadership. Not only do we create content regularly for this blog, speak at events and deliver...
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Power CMOs on Organizational Transformation
It’s rare that we have an opportunity to find out more about what makes CMOs tick, and more importantly to share what’s on their minds. Today, we had the rare privilege of having our W2o Group...
View ArticleIt’s Almost SXSW Time… and W2O Group Has Some Amazing Events
It is that time of year again… South by Southwest (SXSW). Once again, our company will be hosting some awesome events leading up to (and slightly overlapping with) SXSW Interactive. For those not...
View ArticleGet to Know Our SXW2O Speakers
As some of you know, we host a series of events leading up to (and slightly overlapping) SXSW Interactive. Two of our most popular events are our PreCommerce Summit held on Thursday, March 10 and our...
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Meet our SXW2O Speakers: Javier Boix, Sr. Director, StoryLab, AbbVie
As I mentioned in my kickoff post, we will host a series of blog interviews over the next two weeks with speakers from our upcoming PreCommerce Summit (March 10) and Movers & Shapers Summit (March...
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Meet our SXW2O Speakers: Brian Solis, Author & Principal Analyst, Altimeter
As I mentioned in my kickoff post, we will host a series of blog interviews over the next two weeks with speakers from our upcoming PreCommerce Summit (March 10) and Movers & Shapers Summit (March...
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Meet our SXW2O Speakers: Lord Peter Chadlington, Senior Advisor and Former...
As I mentioned in my kickoff post, we will host a series of blog interviews over the next two weeks with speakers from our upcoming PreCommerce Summit (March 10) and Movers & Shapers Summit (March...
View ArticleAustin Entrepreneurs – Featuring Bryan and Amelia Thomas, founders of PopUp Play
It’s SXSW Eve, so we thought we would feature one of Austin’s up and coming entrepreneurial couples this evening. Bryan and Amelia Thomas decided to blend virtual world creativity and real world play...
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Meet our SXW2O Speakers: Julie Borlaug, Associate Director, Borlaug Institute
As I mentioned in my kickoff post, we will host a series of blog interviews over the next two weeks with speakers from our upcoming PreCommerce Summit (March 10) and Movers & Shapers Summit (March...
View ArticleUS Chamber of Commerce Presentation – Keynote on Innovations in Healthcare
On Tuesday, October 18th, I spoke to a group of healthcare leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Health Forward Summit on “innovations in healthcare”. Here is my view below and my slides. We have...
View ArticleMy Holiday Reading List – People Shaping Our World
Each holiday season, I spend time reading 5-6 books, often around a theme. This year, I focused on people who are shaping our world. Here’s a brief summary of each book and the next book(s) I plan to...
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