How to be Future Ready or Fail, says Jamie Gutfreund, is really about "wantedness" a quality that the best brands have that combines caring and exceeding expectation. It translates into the feeling that the brand cares about "me", the consumer.
A behavioral way of defining a new tribe of shoppers: always on, always looking for a new experience and always shopping. These shoppers aren't defined by traditional demographics but by a mental and emotional connection to their brands.
Bryan Gildenberg says focusing on audience rather than channel is how to win in the new technology landscape. There are no more channels only audience.