Want to know more about what drives digital marketing, ecommerce, and digital transformation? Do you want your business to compete effectively in a landscape dominated by the Frightful Five (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft)? Curious how businesses like Booking.com, OpenTable, Airbnb, and Uber used digital to connect with customers? Then you’ve come to the right place. Every week, the Thinks Out Loud Podcast explores what works in the worlds of ecommerce, digital marketing, digital transformation, and digital strategy.
Host Tim Peter offers an insightful look under the hood of some of the world’s top companies and helps you apply their strategies to your business — all in just 20 minutes or less. Why not check out the latest episodes right here — or subscribe in your favorite podcast app today.
Do You Still Need a Website? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 400)
We're halfway through the 2020s. Do you still need a website? That's the question posed on LinkedIn a few days back and, at least in part, underscored by the fact…
Techno-Optimism and Building a Human Brand (Thinks Out Loud Episode 399)
What is the point of technology? Does it exist solely for its own sake? Of course not. It's to make our customers' lives better. It's really that simple. Which, happily,…
Building a Human Brand in the Age of AI (Thinks Out Loud Episode 398)
Is AI going to strip all brands of their humanity? Or is it possible to build a human-centric brand in the age of AI? Here's a bigger question: Why should…
Rethinking Search Marketing in the Age of AI (Thinks Out Loud Episode 397)
Artificial intelligence is going to dramatically change customer behavior. Businesses like yours beginning to see the effects of this shift because Big Tech gatekeepers are already adapting to the way…
Anticipating Radical Shifts in Consumer Behavior from AI Adoption: A Look into the Future (Thinks Out Loud Episode 396)
Microsoft's Satya Nadella recently showcased the company's vision for "your everyday AI companion." This genuinely represents a remarkable vision of the future. And one that seems likely to occur. Fortunately,…
How to Escape Big Tech’s Web (Thinks Out Loud Episode 395)
Big Tech, the Gatekeepers, the AGFAM (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft), the Frightful Five. We've got lots of names for the "bad guys" in our marketing story. They are…