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Bob Morris

Senior Partner at ICF Next

Atlanta, United States

The world we live in is evolving at an incredible pace, but there's one thing that's universal. The life we live is a story we create with each interaction, decision and direction. For those who's profession is communication, the key to success is understanding how your brand fits within an incredibly complex ecosystem - wearable technologies, the internet of things, multi-platform experiences, etc.

Today's consumer is connected, empowered and enlightened in ways we haven't experienced. They expect and demand more from the brands that want to be included in their life story - from how they interact to how they anticipate, the expectation of brand experiences is sophisticated, real-time and responsive.

I've had the opportunity to work with some of the most incredible brands over my 25 year career, developing solutions that leverage data to drive relevance, deliver leads, convert sales and refine and define marketing workflow in an ever changing environment. Leveraging art and science, I've worked with clients to address sophisticated marketing challenges across b2b and b2c verticals. My experience includes the assessment and deployment of MarTech tools that support the demands of both brands and consumers. I've built my career on leveraging the power of data to deliver relevant content, in the right context and the right moment to engage audiences and deliver positive results.

I've had the privilege of working with companies that include Anthem, GE, IHG, The Coca-Cola Company, New York Life, Johnson & Johnson, Barclays, Cardinal Health, UPS, CIT and Microsoft to name a few.

Experience:

Strategic Planning
Marketing Technologies (MarTech)
Paid, Earned and Owned Media
Data & Insights
Channel Optimization
Next Gen. Platforms (Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Data Viz., etc.)

Available For: Authoring, Consulting, Speaking
Travels From: Atlanta, GA

Bob Morris Points
Academic 0
Author 5
Influencer 16
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 21

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Company Information

Company Type: Enterprise
Business Unit: Marketing / Advertising
Theatre: North America
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 25 years
Last Media Training: 03/03/2016
Last Media Interview: 03/06/2019

Areas of Expertise

AI
Analytics
AR/VR
Big Data
Change Management
CRM
Culture 30.02
Customer Experience 30.03
Design Thinking
Digital Disruption
Digital Transformation 30.01
EdTech
Emerging Technology
FinTech
Innovation
Leadership 30.02
Management
Marketing 30.13
Open Innovation
Social 30.12
Startups

Industry Experience

Automotive
Consumer Products
Financial Services & Banking
Higher Education & Research
Hospitality
Insurance
Manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals
Retail
Travel & Transportation

Publications

5 Article/Blogs
What Brands Don’t Say — Says a Lot
linkedin
May 16, 2019
I’ve had the opportunity over my career to work with a significant number of highly recognizable brands. It’s this work and the knowledge gained over the years that serves as the foundation for these insights.

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Tags: Marketing, Culture

It's Time for Dynamic Personas - A New Way of Thinking
linkedin
May 06, 2019
Let’s be honest. There’s probably a beautiful document, maybe even a video, a large wall chart or even a digital dashboard that contains your personas floating around your company. For generations of marketers, the persona served as the guiding principle for nearly all communication strategies. Your personas were the result of psychographic, demographic and ethnographic research. You made serious investments in those personas and your agencies / research partners worked month over month to develop them. There’s only one problem — they’re completely irrelevant. Let’s follow the rationale.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing

Lessons in Leadership - Of the People
linkedin
April 26, 2019
This has been a long time in the making. I’ve thought about writing on this subject for years and finally decided it’s time. Yes, while you can read The Art of Strategic Leadership by Steven J. Stowell Ph.D and Stephanie S. Mead, MBA, Good to Great by Jim Collins, The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell or the thousands of other books on leadership, these insights are 25 years in the making and represent both feats and failures along this journey that I honestly hope can be of value to you.

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Tags: Leadership

Social Selling in the Age of Influence Marketing
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March 14, 2018
Welcome to the future - You’re actually experiencing it. Traditional channels, methods and mediums are losing effectiveness. You’ve increased your SEM spend, you’ve paid for endorsements - we’ll a few of you have and a lot more have thought - Why not? The challenge is simple - each interaction with your brand is a chance to engage an influential advocate, which is why you need a plan for meaningful engagement.

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Tags: Social, Marketing

Why founding an agency with a writer and a finance exec. makes so much sense
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March 15, 2016
Four years ago, we started out on a journey at Trade, www.tradestories.com. The company was founded out of a desire to achieve what clients had envisioned, desired and demanded, but what no one had accomplished. OK, there will be a lot of contrarians who will say they've accomplished this objective or they know agencies that have achieved exactly what we're talking about, but we'll challenge them in every instance to defend their argument.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Marketing, Finance

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