The Weekly Dish 8.14.2015

The Weekly Dish 8.14.2015

People Pattern combs through digital data to understand trends and changes happening in the market world. Using semi-supervised machine learning and natural language processing technology, People Pattern explored the vast, messy milieu of public expression to build a quick hit list of top influencers, articles and images to take with you into the weekend. Enjoy.

Key Influencers We’re Following

@notyourstandard

@ericchristian

@bechyogagirl

What We’re Reading:

Marketing Teams Will Soon Include “Engagement Scientists”

Marketing Land

There’s a new kind of job that’s emerging, blending the skillsets of a marketing expert with that of a data scientist. The “engagement scientist” is seen as an evolution of the data scientist’s role. We can — and should — see engagement science pick up steam within the next 12 months. So what exactly is engagement science?

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What We Can’t Get Enough Of:

Why So Many Software As A Service Companies Fall Into An Accounting Trap

Ken Cho

“When Erlich Bachmann paid a street artist $10,000 to make a logo for PiedPiper in HBO’s Silicon Valley, I had one of those ‘too real’ moments. A few years ago, my company People Pattern hosted a SxSW party at our office in Austin. The neighbors were spray paint artists, and our marketer at the time invited them to the party to do a live outdoor street art session – you know, for all the guests who would be inside eating BBQ and not caring.”

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