Floor 9

This week on Floor 9, co-hosts Scott and Adam chat about the top tech and media news of the week before diving into a timely discussion on the pandemic’s impact on the adoption of digital and contactless payments. If you want to learn about the accelerated adoption of digital payments and its implications for retailers and financial service brands, this episode is a must-listen!

You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. Constructive feedback is much appreciated.

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This week on Floor 9, we are very happy to chat with Phil Libin, CEO and co-founder of All Turtles and creator of virtual presentation software mmhmm. He is also co-founder and former CEO of Evernote, and makes the perfect guest to talk about the future of work given the accelerated shift towards remote work. Starting with the need for better remote work tools like mmhmm, to the ramifications of remote working, to the impact of AI on office work, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Phil on the many ways that technology is reshaping the way we work.

As usual, Scott and Adam talk about the biggest news of the week before the main discussion. This week, they cover Amazon’s new palm-reading payment tech, Prime Day date announcement, Facebook merging Instagram DMs and Messenger, Walmart’s mobile-driven store redesign.

You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. We welcome your constructive feedback.

To find out more about the “Better Than Before” contest that Phil mentioned, check out https://www.betterthanbefore.com/

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In this episode of Floor 9, Scott was joined by two repeat guests: Christina Adranly from Lab’s strategy team and Chelsea Freitas from UM’s strategy team, to talk about fashion! Specifically, our knowledgeable guests explained the impact that digital media and COVID-19 have had on the fashion industry, with a focus on street fashion, and how the future of digital apparel will play out. 

As usual, Scott and Adam talk about the biggest news of the week before the main discussion. This week, they covered Microsoft buying game developer Bethesda, Peacock finally arriving on Roku devices, and Spotify’s cool new interactive feature for podcasts.

Read this for more information on our latest media trial with Roku and MAGNA: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200910005747/en

You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. We welcome your constructive feedback.

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In this episode of Floor 9, co-hosts Adam and Scott recap the two major tech events of the week: Apple’s “Time Flies” event on Tuesday and Facebook Connect 7 event on Wednesday. Together, they cover everything from these two events that brand marketers should know, along with some insights into how the two tech giants are preparing for a post-mobile future and how brands can do today in response.

You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. We welcome your constructive feedback!

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This week on Floor 9, we are taking a step back and evaluating this new normal we’ve all found ourselves in, six months into this pandemic, from a personal perspective. Joined by Christina Adranly, Director of Strategy, the trio discussed their experience of working from home, new pandemic social etiquette, changes in media consumption, and overall a first-hand review of this new reality that all brands must adapt to. 

You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. We welcome your constructive feedback!

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On this special episode of Floor 9, we welcome Arielle Garcia, the newly appointed Chief Privacy Officer of UM, to a timely discussion on data privacy. From the regulatory landscape, to consumer sentiments, to real-life examples of how to conduct responsible collection and use of data, Arielle talked us through them all and affirmed our stance that data privacy is a business imperative that needs to be taken seriously at every level.

We welcome your constructive feedback! You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier.

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On this special episode of Floor 9, we bring you a thought-provoking and important conversation with the legendary Nikole Hannah Jones, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for covering civil rights and racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the 1619 project. Conducted as part of the 2020 UM Impact Day, this conversation between Nikole and Deidre Smalls-Landau, CMO and EVP, Global Culture at UM, dives into the history of institutional racism, the current #BLM movement against racial injustice and police brutality, and how we can be a better advocate and ally for racial equality. 

Check out the 1619 project here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

We welcome your constructive feedback! You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. You can follow Nicole at @nhannahjones.

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This week on Floor 9, we welcome back an old friend, Brian Hughes, who leads the Audience Analysis Practice for MAGNA, to talk about the latest developments in the ongoing streaming wars. But before we get to the frontrunners, cord-cutters, and brand implications, Adam and Scott tackle the top news stories of the week, especially what the high-profile feud between Epic Games and Apple is really about.

Additionally, we’d like to remind you of our annual audience survey, which every listener is welcome to partake here: https://bit.ly/floor9survey. As a thank you, we will be randomly selecting ten survey participants to reward a special prize, courtesy of our friends at Brain.fm. 

We welcome your constructive feedback! You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier.

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This week on Floor 9, co-hosts Adam and Scott tackle one of the top questions in every media and tech professional’s mind these days: what is going to happen to TikTok? Together, Scott and Adam dived deep into the proposed ban and its various potential ramifications for the technology industry as well as for brands. Before this insightful main discussion, they shed some light on the top news story of the week, including Apple barring XCloud and Stadia from the App Store, and Mulan coming to Disney+.  

Additionally, we are excited to launch our second annual audience survey, which every listener is welcome to partake here: https://ipglab.typeform.com/to/v4YlnVmf, which will be open for a month until Sep. 14. As a thank you, we will be randomly selecting ten survey participants to reward a special prize, courtesy of our friends at Brain.fm.

We welcome your constructive feedback! You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. 

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On this week’s episode of Floor 9 Ader CEO, Justin Warden and streamer DuckyTheGamer (Sam Hatch) join Scott and Ryan for a conversation about the current state of gaming, the explosive growth in mobile gaming and how they see the overall space continuing to develop. 

Check out DuckyTheGamer on YouTube and you can find Justin on Twitter @justin_warden.

We welcome your constructive feedback! You can find Adam and Scott on Twitter at @adamjsimon and @tippier. 

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