Digital Disruption, Artificial Intelligence and Social Messaging Will Impact Future Marketing Strategies

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Dec 14, 2016) –  Executive Perspectives Live, one of the top online business shows on C-Suite TV, has announced its seventh season premiere episode featuring a one-on-one interview with Tom Edwards, Chief Digital Officer, Agency, Epsilon.

Edwards has been with Epsilon, a global leader in creating connections between people and brands, since 2015. Recognized by Ad Age as the #1 World’s Largest U.S. Agency from All Discplines and #1 Largest U.S. Mobile Marketing Agency, Epsilon employs over 7,000 associates in 70 offices worldwide. The company is an all-encompassing global marketing company harnessing the power of rich data, groundbreaking technologies, engaging creative and transformative ideas for business results.

The Executive Perspectives Live episode was filmed when Edwards sat down with series host Jeffrey Hayzlett at the C-Suite Conference in San Francisco to talk about the future of marketing, the infusion of voice-based technology into consumer products and how brands should shift from social media to social messaging strategies.

“Disruption is the new normal,” Edwards says, referencing the evolution of marketing due to new advancements in consumer connection, cognition and immersion. He adds that over the past five to ten years, marketers have focused primarily on the open web and social media, but as social messaging surpasses social media in monthly active users, consumers are looking for conversational experiences with brands. Marketers need to adapt their strategies to focus on knowing their customers and activating communications at the moments that matter. Additionally, Edwards predicts that in the next few years, we will begin to see new immersive experiences, like social messaging married with artificial intelligence and holographic computing, continuing to redefine how marketers connect with consumers.