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Roy Atkinson
@royatkinson.bsky.social
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Writer | Analyst | CEO at Clifton Butterfield, LLC.
https://cliftonbutterfield.com | https://royatkinson.com/home/
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Happy Friday!
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October 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Hear from Pete McGarahan on the latest Reach Your Do Point® podcast.

Links here: royatkinson.com/home/
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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3rd annual @thinkers360.bsky.social research: 2025 AI Trust Index Research Survey in collaboration with Babson College.
Over 87% of Al end users & providers are somewhat concerned or higher in terms of their level of trust in Al today. Cybercrime (94%), Misinformation (92%) and Bias (80%) are where Al end users & providers are very or extremely concerned
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Happy Friday!
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October 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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I’ll be in Milton Keynes on 10 November to talk about how changing a viewpoint can change everything. #ITSM25

www.itSMF.co.uk/itsm25
Graphic shows a photo of speaker Roy Atkinson, CEO of Clifton Butterfield, LLC, and the title of his talk, “What can a bookstore teach us about service management?” Event: itSMF-UK’s ITSM25 conference https://www.itSMF.co.uk/itsm25 Location: Stadium MK in Milton Keynes. Date: 10 November Time: 10:15 to 11:00 (AM)
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Read faster than you listen? The transcript of the latest episode of Reach Your Do Point® is posted on Substack. See what Pete McGarahan has to say...

royatkinson1.substack.com/p/the-value-...
"I do think it’s important though that companies and their leaders think about AI from a company perspective and think about it strategically in terms of what the company wants to do with AI and then filter it down to the managers so that they’re all working together" - Pete McGarahan
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Happy Friday!
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October 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Happy Friday!
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October 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Happy Friday!
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September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Happy Friday!
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September 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Happy Friday!
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September 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Join me in Milton Keynes on 10 November.
www.itsmf.co.uk/itsm25
What can a bookstore teach us about service management? Presented by Roy Atkinson of Clifton Butterfield, LLC, at Stadium MK as part of the ITSM25 conference by itSMF-UK.
September 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Happy Friday!
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September 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Transcript of the latest Reach Your Do Point®

open.substack.com/pub/royatkin...
September 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Happy Friday!
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August 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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What is a Do Point®? I'll let one of my guests, Dan Turchin of @peoplereign.bsky.social, explain.

Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3EjN...
August 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Happy Friday!
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August 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Happy Friday!
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August 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Technical solutions are not always the best solutions. Dan Turchin of @peoplereign.bsky.social has a different approach. (And yes, "AI" helped edit this clip from my podcast. Full episode at youtu.be/0Lll4BIlUdo?... )
August 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Are "virtual influencers" the next thing in B2B influencer marketing?

Hear from 551 Media's Tom Augenthaler on the Reach Your Do Point® podcast.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
August 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Happy Friday!
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August 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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In this episode of the Reach Your Do Point® podcast, host I speak with Tom Augenthaler of 551 Media, an expert in B2B influencer marketing.

Full Video: youtu.be/6TQrnGq2YSU?...
August 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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My next guest on the Reach Your Do Point® podcast is Tom Augenthaler, who knows about B2B influencer marketing.
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Happy Friday!
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July 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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I'll be speaking...
itsmf.co.uk/itsm25/
ITSM25 (IT service management) conference at Stadium MK, Miilton Keynes, 10-11 November, 2025. https://www.itsmf.co.uk/itsm25
July 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM