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Special SMACTalk double interview episode with SAP's Torsten Welte & Joe Miles.

Aerospace: Torsten Welte, Global Vice President and Head, Aerospace Industry Business Unit

The demand for single-aisle airplanes is exploding, while large aircrafts are scaling down production. Space travel is shifting from a government ambition to a private enterprise, and there's a lot of research fueling innovation. With the increased risk of fraud, the promise of blockchain offers increased visibility and security into the supply chain.

Life Sciences: Joe Miles, Global Vice President, Life Sciences Industry Business Unit

Transformation within life sciences has been driven, in part, by the erosion and progression of reimbursements, which then exerts margin pressure. Clinical trials are experiencing an exponential increase in patient data because of sensors that can be analyzed to provide a more holistic view of patients – and blockchain offers the promise of an irrefutable record of trial results.

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In this series of podcasts, we'll explore how you can make that happen in your business. Listen in on these talks from your fellow innovators to discover how to embrace digital transformation and become a disruptor in your industry.

Learn More: https://fm.sap.com/campaigns/CRM-US17-1LE-LSMACTLI/index.html

On this episode of SMACtalk, Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the retail space including how Starbucks is leveraging data analytics and AI. They also breakdown the impact of GDPR but don't worry this isn't a full episode on GDPR because as we can all agree we've had enough of GDPR for the moment.

Discussed on this episode:

• Do today's consumers realize that A.I. is already impacting them every single day?
• What impact with the GDPR changes have on AI?
• How will consumers demands of AI change in 2018?

"Nobody will ever complain that you're helping them too much or providing too much value!"

Articles referenced in this episode:

Starbucks: Using Big Data, Analytics And Artificial Intelligence To Boost Performance

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/05/28/starbucks-using-big-data-analytics-and-artificial-intelligence-to-boost-performance/2/#19cc302e5531

Stitch Fix: The Amazing Use Case Of Using Artificial Intelligence In Fashion Retail

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/05/25/stitch-fix-the-amazing-use-case-of-using-artificial-intelligence-in-fashion-retail/#54cb012a3292

State of Digital Transformation Report

https://futurumresearch.com/futurum-2018-digital-transformation-index/

S.M.A.C.talk the podcast launched in 2014 and over those 3 years hosts Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo have covered topics that included Big Data, Digital Transformation, Social Selling, Data Center Migration, Millennial Marketing, Digital Marketing, live streaming video, customer experience and everything else impacting today's technology world.

SMACtalk became much more than just a podcast as every episode is live streamed via Facebook Live and Periscope while also going live to technology events such as Mobile World Congress, IBM developer conference, CES, SXSW, HP Discovery, SAP Sapphire and other technology events. Past sponsors of the podcast include IBM, SAP, SAP Store, Avnet, Adobe and currently Cisco.

Hosted by Brian Fanzo @iSocialFanz and Daniel Newman @DanielNewmanUV

• Visit Dan's speaker page at: www.DanielNewmanSpeaks.com
• Visit Brian's speaker page at: www.iSocialFanz.com/Speaker

Host emails [email protected] [email protected]

In this episode, Daniel and Brian discuss the data from the 2018 Digital Transformation Index from Futurum Research. This report goes in depth with over 1000 responses to understand how companies are adapting to new technologies but also explores leadership, innovation, and culture as it pertains to companies being prepared for digital transformation and shifting consumer demands. Some specific topics covered in this episode include:

• Leaders and Laggards of Digital Transformation
• Who in the organization is leading Digital Transformation
• What are the biggest hurdles to companies achieving their Digital Transformation goals
• What technologies are companies most comfortable with today
• Which technologies will be the most important in the next 12-18 months
• And much much more.

Join us for this data-rich, hot stove topic AND if you want to connect more in-depth with the research, it is available free to our listeners. https://futurumresearch.com/futurum-2018-digital-transformation-index/ --

S.M.A.C.talk the podcast launched in 2014 and over those 3 years hosts Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo have covered topics that included Big Data, Digital Transformation, Social Selling, Data Center Migration, Millennial Marketing, Digital Marketing, live streaming video, customer experience and everything else impacting today's technology world.

SMACtalk became much more than just a podcast as every episode is live streamed via Facebook Live and Periscope while also going live to technology events such as Mobile World Congress, IBM developer conference, CES, SXSW, HP Discovery, SAP Sapphire and other technology events. Past sponsors of the podcast include IBM, SAP, SAP Store, Avnet, Adobe and currently Cisco.

Hosted by Brian Fanzo @iSocialFanz and Daniel Newman @DanielNewmanUV

• Visit Dan's speaker page at: www.DanielNewmanSpeaks.com
• Visit Brian's speaker page at: www.iSocialFanz.com/Speaker

Host emails [email protected] [email protected]

SMACTalk special episode with SAP's Paul Pessutti, Global Head, Travel and Transportation Industry Business Unit

Transportation companies have done a pretty good job at operational efficiency; however, the threat of new entrants is a forcing factor to push into customer-centric innovations. For instance, shippers could use blockchain to provide greater transparency into the journey of goods from factory to customer receipt.

Increasingly, customers expect personalized services when they travel; however, providers have struggled to keep up with customers' imaginations and expectations. Now, with new technologies, travel companies have an opportunity to leverage live data to connect with travelers in the moment.

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Innovation itself isn't the entire challenge – pockets of innovation can be found in most any company, from the wildly successful to those that have failed spectacularly. The real challenge is being able to innovate at scale across an entire organization, all while creating a mechanism for those innovations to be shared, sustained, and to drive value back into the core of the business.

In this series of podcasts, we'll explore how you can make that happen in your business. Listen in on these talks from your fellow innovators to discover how to embrace digital transformation and become a disruptor in your industry.

Learn More: https://fm.sap.com/campaigns/CRM-US17-1LE-LSMACTLI/index.html

Cambridge Analytica situation.... Who controls our data? Is it a new problem or an old problem that people are just now making a fuss about? What impact will blockchain and other technology have on problems like this in the future?

"We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you." - Mark Zuckerberg!

In this episode of SMACTalk, Co-Host Daniel Newman goes solo with Intel VP and General Manager, Caroline Chan to discuss the quickly evolving state of 5G as well as the growth of Edge Computing.

This brief, but jam packed episode explores not only how these mega trends are impacting the future of technology, telecommunications and work, but Chan also provides an inside view from Intel as to their strategy to support the growth of these technologies as they become more and more a part of our lives.

Other topics discussed include product releases and news from Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.

This episode was sponsored and it has been brought to you in part by Intel. For more information about Intel's Edge and 5G strategy, visit their network transformation hub by clicking here.

What does our MOBILE future look like? Dan shares his thoughts from Mobile World Congress and Brian shares insights from this topic being discussed at Social Media Marketing World!

For an audience looking for a business-centric multi­media experience on the topics of Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud, they will have to look no further than to S.M.A.C.talk LIVE.

Founded in 2014 as a weekly podcast by Brian Fanzo & Daniel Newman, S.M.A.C.talk was featured as an iTunes "Top 10 New and Noteworthy" for Technology and Social Media. With hard hitting conversations on not only the technology but how it relates to business and the future of work, listeners can count on this podcast for a straightforward analysis that makes the future of technology more accessible and a whole lot more fun.

SMACtalk launched December 18th, 2014 as an anti-niche video podcast show where hosts Brian Fanzo & Daniel Newman shared their thoughts and interviewed experts on the massive technology trends: Social Media, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud computing.

Fast-forward to Jan 2018 for episode 100 and so much has changed around the platforms the hosts have used to push the podcast live not to mention the interviewing skills of the host while other things have stayed the same since the start.

On this episode Brian and Daniel take a look back at the early days of the podcast and discuss some of the behind the scenes stories that happened when broadcasting this show live at Mobile World Congress Barcelona or the 20 hours of SMACtalk from the Superbowl. They also discuss the impact S.M.A.C. technologies have had on new mega trends like artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things and wearables.

Everyone here at SMACtalk are beyond excited that we made it to episode 100 but as you'll learn on this episode, we have only just begun and both Brian and Daniel have big plans and ideas including more guests, new brand sponsors, new live event broadcasting and if everything works out a more consistent publishing of the shows for you our audience.

We want to thank you for coming on this journey with us for the first 100 episodes and we truly hope you'll join us in talking SMAC for the next 100 episodes.

Ideas for the show, sponsor requests?

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Twitter: @DanielNewmanUV or @iSocialFanz

You can watch the shows live at www.Facebook.com/SMACtalkLive

These days the way we shop is changing more than ever before. We have smart speakers that we can talk to, "Alexa, order paper towels, oh and grab me a burger from Wendy's as well." And voilia, in comes your paper towels and Grub Hub delivers you lunch. Of course, this is just the power of shopping in the home. What is even more powerful is how these in-home experiences, mobile experiences and in the store experiences are all coming together.

In the next few years, we will see technologies like IoT, Blockchain and Real Time Data and Analytics influence even more change in how we shop. Companies will know us better than ever before and they will be able to personalize to our needs. The outcomes will be so spot-on that consumers cannot even complain about the trade off of privacy because the convenience will be so invaluable. Brands will know what we want, when we want it, where we need it and more just by leveraging the data we input and provide every day just by going through our routines. Scary awesome we may say. And what about drone deliveries? We think stuff we order online gets here fast now, well it's possible to get even faster.

On this week's episode of SMACTalk, we had SAS Software's Dan Mithcell join us. Dan is a Principal Industry Consultant and Connected Consumer lead at SAS Softwre.

In this episode, some of the topics and questions we covered with Dan included:

• What are the major drivers of adoption? In what ways is IoT a necessity? An opportunity?
• Describe the kinds of things can retailers do now with IoT that they couldn't do before?
• What do the major capabilities retailers need to plan for to be ready for the 'Analytics of Things?
• Are there some data management and security challenges of IoT in retail?
• What are some of the organizational and other non-technological challenges?
• What are some key things that retail executives and technologists need to know and do to drive business value with IoT?

Be sure to download and tune into this episode of SMACtalk brought to you in partnership with SAS Software (Link). We promise it is full of learnings that all business leaders can leverage in planning the future of their organizations.

2017 was an interesting year in technology and digital marketing but will it lead to great innovations through digital transformation in 2018 or will 2018 be the year innovations flat line. This episode is a must listen to show as you might be surprised by Daniel Newman and Brian Fanzo's predictions for 2018 and beyond.

Before you can talk about the future you must analyze the past and on this episode, Daniel and Brian spend much of the show discussing and in many cases debating the good, bad and ugly of 2017 that ultimately leads to some interesting predictions from both of them on what 2018 will hold.

From a debate about Apple, to the future of Facebook, to a debate on what trends will capture the enterprise technology space in 2018, this predictions and recap episode is guaranteed to be unlike any other you'll listen to this season.

As always we are beyond thankful for another amazing year with the SMACtalk family and sponsors and have even bigger plans for 2018 and beyond.