john koetsier

// journalist, analyst, futurist, dreamer //

speaker

speak at 10-20 conferences annually

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futurist

find patterns in the fringes that translate to momentum in the masses

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journalist

write for Forbes, Inc. Magazine, VentureBeat, Business Insider, TechCrunch, etc.

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analyst

study critical shifts in mobile, AI, VR/AR/MR, IoT, and martech

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consultant

help smart and innovative companies take risks that pay off

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author

published a science fiction novel: No Other Gods

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5 massive factors changing the future of games: social, platforms, technology, monetization, and app stores

What is the future of games? One thing we know: it’s going to be lucrative. The top 25 public game companies generated over $100 billion in revenue last year, according to a recent story on VentureBeat featuring data from Newzoo. The largest, Tencent, had almost $20 billion in estimated game revenue. Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and Google are on

John Koetsier
April 22 ,2019
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Report: Apple Is One Of Amazon’s Biggest Customers, Spending Over $350M Per Year

Apple’s spending heavily on Amazon this year. But it’s not TVs or health food or smart speakers: Apple is a top Amazon Web Services customer. According to a new report, Apple spent $350 million on AWS last year, and is on track to increase that to $360 million this year. In addition, Apple just signed a contract

John Koetsier
April 22 ,2019
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How will you be remembered?

Today I saw the old man at the corner house down the street and remembered the time he yelled at my son. His kids are renovating the house. He’s very aged, slow, and fragile now, and it seems they’re getting it ready to be sold so that he and his wife can move into a

John Koetsier
April 21 ,2019
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Success

Can I tell you something about success? Tonight my son came up to me and told me he was glad I was there. He had a doubleheader today in baseball: two games. He plays center field and had a nice RBI double, but the play he was talking about was the game-ending double play. We

John Koetsier
April 21 ,2019
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Most businesses are not ready for voice searches

Amazon ushered in a new era of voice-first computing in mid-2015 when it launched the first Amazon Echo. Four years later, voice-activated assistants on myriad devices have proliferated widely, but Uberal, a location marketing company, found that few local businesses are ready to take advantage. In fact, only 4% have correct, up-to-date information on all the

John Koetsier
April 17 ,2019
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Scammers With Verified Instagram Accounts Cheating ‘Influencers’ With Fake Verification Service

Getting verified on social media is a big deal. Verified users on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram get a special icon, comments by verified users on Instagram posts can get additional visibility, and verification can help in influencers getting sponsored by advertisers, which is why would-be influencers will try almost anything to get verified. Making them,

John Koetsier
April 15 ,2019
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what I do ...

live social, webinars

I speak on research, mobile, AR/MR/VR, futuretech, IoT, blockchain.

marketing & martech

I help CMOs with strategy, positioning, martech, and designing for growth.

speaking

I deliver compelling messages in memorable ways at live events.

research & writing

I help brands uncover insights in data … and share them in compelling stories.

PR

I help startups say meaningful things that get heard.

consulting

I help tech companies build data-driven research practices that drive effective content marketing.

what people say about me ...

You are an incredibly talented journalist and panel moderator. I’ve always enjoyed working with you.

( Robert Brennan Hart, CEO, Canadian Cloud Council )

John provided great inspiration to our team ... his ability to talk about the future as if it was now challenged our team to think innovatively."

( Kurt Pregler, CIO, TransLink )

"I really enjoy working with John."

( Gadi Eliashiv, CEO, Singular )

"John is an engaging and charismatic speaker who delivers content that even the most successful app entrepreneurs can use."

( Steve Young, CEO, AppMasters )

"John is the type of person who finds a way to turn a can't into a can. He has tremendous energy and passion in helping others solve problems."

( Brad Kuik, President, K2 Performance Management )

"It has always been a pleasure to work with John. I can not remember a meeting with him where his trademarked laugh was not to be heard."

( Arie Veenendaal, Owner, KiK Associates )

"He really understood our brand and strategy as our business partner ..."

( Jieun Kim, Manager - Product Development, Disney )

"John is smart, business savvy, tech savvy, and has an inherent sense of social media that just blows me away."

( Aaron Hilton, President, Steampunk Digital )

"Extremely innovative and well read on the latest and greatest internet and mobile technologies ..."

( Angela Robert, cofounder and CEO of Conquer Mobile )

"Equally adept on both the strategic and tactical levels, which is rare."

( Nicolas Gaudreau, CMO at Groupe Dynamite )

"John is the "ne plus ultra" - the real deal of old-school journalism combined with a keenly analytical mind as well an encyclopedic knowledge of industry information."

( Jonathan Hirshon, Principal, Horizon Communications )

"His depth of vision for the mobile tech landscape is, I think, quite unparalleled by anyone else I've worked with."

( Scott Valentine, marketer, communications strategist, writer )

"He consistently produced awesome content (reports, articles, live presentations, webinars) leading to millions in new revenue."

( Aaron Golden, founder and CEO, Troospot )

"A lucid thinker and inspiring presenter ..."

( Georg Greve, CEO and President, Kolab Systems )

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