S4 Ep.11 - Venice Beyond the Algorithm: Face to Face with Elena Bozza
In this episode of Venice Talks, Monica Cesarato sits down with Elena Bozza, Head of Digital at Linkness and one of the voices of Face To Face, the program produced by a local television channel based in the Venice area that tells stories from Venice and the Veneto region.
Together they explore how Venice is communicated today: not only as a beautiful postcard, but as a living, working, changing city made of people, businesses, creativity, innovation and local voices.
Elena brings her experience in digital strategy, social media, community management, video content and media communication to a conversation about what it really means to tell a place like Venice in the digital age. How can local businesses communicate online without losing their soul? How can technology, television, podcasts and social media work together? And how can AI become a tool without replacing the human voice behind every meaningful story?
This episode looks at Venice beyond clichés, beyond likes, beyond the algorithm: a Venice that still has many stories to tell, if we learn how to listen.
In this episode we talk about:
- Who Elena Bozza is and her role as Head of Digital at Linkness
- Why local media still matters
- The idea behind Face To Face and the importance of public conversations
- How to tell a more real, modern and living Venice
- Why Venice must be communicated as more than a postcard
- What local entrepreneurs, creators and professionals reveal about the energy of Venice and the Veneto today
- The future of local storytelling across TV, podcasts, YouTube, Spotify and social media
- How Venetian businesses can use digital communication without losing authenticity
- The most common mistakes small businesses make online
- Why social media should not be the only place where a brand exists
- How AI can help communication without making it cold, fake or soulless
- Why community management, listening and human connection matter
- How to create content about Venice that still feels fresh and meaningful
- The importance of showing the people behind a brand
- What kind of communication Venice needs for the future
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✨ Credits:
Hosted by Monica Cesarato
Produced by Monica Cesarato, Sentire Media
Guest: Elena Bozza for Linkness
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