Q's Tech Talks

In this episode, guests: William Rosen + Laurence Minsky share insights and strategies from their book "The Activation Imperative - How to Build Brands + Business by Inspiring Action" providing a framework for marketers on how to respond to the accelerated adoption of digital shopping behaviors caused by the pandemic.

The one where Ben + M walk through all the new Amazon Devices that were announced at the Amazon Fall Hardware Event 2020

Our featured guest Dirk Huelsermann, Managing Partner of London based, Stratacache Capital shares his insights on how COVID has reshaped VC investments in the retail tech and digital OOH + placed based media space. (30 min show) Now Streaming https://youtu.be/sQsi69N3ubg

What does Times Square look like in post-pandemic? Our guest Rafale Chang, CEO/Co-Founder of TigerParty an 11 year old experiential agency specializing in Times Square events shares his insights on what's next for the "World's Crossroads" and hear his amazing stories on what it takes to create large scale interactive events like Movie Premiers, New Year's Eve and Presidential Election Nights in Times Square. Now Streaming https://youtu.be/OVcDDXAMAJI

This week's featured guest Jeff Ketner, CEO of Ketner Group Communications - shares his insights on how Retail Tech + Digital Commerce Startups have adapted to the COVID disruptions, In this episode we learn about the challenges for startups as retailers accelerate digital transformation efforts, advice on connecting with investors + clients when the world has transitioned to virtual pitches, product launches and ask the question: what's the future of trade conferences? Now Streaming https://youtu.be/m5fcF8_cUzU

Special Guest: CEO/Founder of Experiential Agency OpenEye Global, Bryan Meszaros shares his insights on how businesses should be thinking when it comes to integrating digital and physical customer experiences. Now streaming https://youtu.be/fTucSiwO3cc

The world is slowly re-emerging from the COVID lockdowns – people have started to get back into their routines and are returning to the workplace. But this time it’s going to be very different, across industries many companies are trying to anticipate what to expect when the workforce comes back into the office. Our guests, Ferd Dimailig and Dan Kraiss Principals of Box Studio and Architecture firm specializing in Office design share their insights on the future of the workplace.

COVID continues to reshape consumer behavior across all digital channels. What behaviors will stick? What does it mean for the future of physical store? E-commerce boosts curbside, drive-thru and BOPIS what new types of customer expectations are evolving? Our guest Joe Scartz shares his insights and how his agency Velocity Commerce Group is navigating a post-COVID commerce.

The one where we talk with Richard Mandeberg, Managing Director of Discourse Data, a bay area start-up using machine learning to process massive amounts of unstructured data to unlock consumer trends and sentiment. In this episode, Richard shares insights on how COVID is reshaping consumer attitudes on Wearables and Autonomous Vehicles.

As countries try to reopen, what should retailers know about the new rules of engagement in social situations? We talk to a medical front liner and a psychologist about how consumer behavior changes when anxiety levels are high and they are constantly on guard. Our panel shares their insights on what places are riskier then others - and we get the medical facts on social distancing and mask wearing