If you’d like to first read the preceding Part 1, here is the link: (https://10plusbrand.com/2018/10/21/in-machines-we-trust-verifying-authenticity-by-ai-and-blockchain-part-1-of-2/ Who has the final authority to declare truth or falsehood? Who is to judge if a piece of news is fake or real or in-between, for a specific purpose or use by particular humans? In the end, a human [...]
“Information Authenticating Tech” is most desired today A prestigious club in Silicon Valley (Churchill Club) has annual predictions of the top 10 trends in technology. In May 2018, the winner by popular vote of several hundred in the attending audience was the prediction of a new class of software that guarantees authenticity for news, authorship, [...]
The danger of casually made “selfie” videos Has this ever happened to you: On LinkedIn you stumbled upon a shaky “selfie” video of a talking face trying to impose his/her messages on you, and you just couldn’t wait to click away, as if shooing away a fly? My heart goes out to those who create [...]
Giving customers a brand-experience “Buy experience, not things” is characterized as the new consumer trait for millenials and an increasing amount of people from other generations. Marketing and more importantly, BRAND-marketing is now more about your company’s identity (reputation, quality, trustworthiness, why you exist and more) and this identity can be delivered by giving buyers [...]
John McCain, A true American hero who has served his country for 60 years above himself and everything else, is resting in eternal peace today, August 25, 2018. The power of his own authentic brand transcended his affiliation with the Republican political party long before his passing. His own legacy, entirely based on the content [...]
On digital marketing platforms such as websites and social media, content is mainly words and visuals like videos and photos. A video can be a potentially powerful tool for connecting to a target audience and multiply SEO rankings as much as 53 times, but if it is not done right, it can demote instead of [...]
Internet democratizes brand power This day in age, a solopreneur, a family owned business, a mid-sized company and a multinational corporation all have the same digital platforms available for spreading their words, thanks to the internet. Technology and social media enable us all with equal access for both publizing and accessing information. The internet has [...]
An organization needs to motivate and inspire both internally their employees and management, and externally their customers, by messaging its core purpose with impact and speed. In this age of information overload - often of inferior quality, while our attention span is shortened from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2017, to make [...]
When I heard the news about the suicide of famous TV personality Anthony Bourdain, whose “Parts Unknown” has zoomed in many parts of the World for us, what immediately came to my mind was his unique voice and smile, body language, the way he talked, the way he walked, his poetic narratives, political sarcasm, curiosity, [...]
A Website is Where A Brand Succeeds Or Fails I love watching Sean White performing his amazing jumps, twists and turns at the halfpipe and winning his 3rd Winter Olympic Gold Medal. Imagine the halfpipe as a company's website. In the age of the internet, a company’s website is where its brand resides. A website [...]
