Ryan Holmes Quotes & Sayings

“One of the ironies of a conference dedicated to all things digital and virtual is that the best ways to connect with people are surprisingly old-school. Social media tools can improve the odds of a serendipitous encounter at SXSW, but old-fashioned hustle, palm-pressing and - above all - creativity go a long way.”

“Not using social media in the workplace, in fact, is starting to make about as much sense as not using the phone or email.”

“Sales teams use social media to generate leads and track clients as they move through the sales funnel. Operations and distribution teams forecast supply chains, while research and development squads brainstorm product ideas.”

“Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today.”

“You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.”

“As an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you will face will be building your brand. The ultimate goal is to set your company and your brand apart from the crowd. If you form a strategy without doing the research, your brand will barely float - and at the speed industries move at today, brands sink fast.”

“Social media is the most disruptive form of communication humankind has seen since the last disruptive form of communications, email.”

“For an older generation of employees, social media often remains misunderstood and underutilized.”

“It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.”

“Social media has given companies access to unprecedented amounts of information on client behavior and preferences - so-called Big Data. But making sense of it all and turning it into actionable policy has been elusive.”