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Got thought leadership? Think again

By Tim Marklein | Communications, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Social, Story + Content, Strategy + Positioning | 0 comment | 25 May, 2022 | 0

“Thought leadership” is one of the most over-used phrases in technology marketing. Everyone wants it. Most are trying to get it. Very few have it. If you’re in the first two camps, here are a few lessons from the third: Thought leadership is earned, not published. We hear from a lot of marketers that they areRead more

Why Cybersecurity Must be a Top Priority in 2022

By Josh Swarz | Influencer Marketing, Marketing, Media + Influencers | 0 comment | 24 January, 2022 | 1

2021 was a record year for cybersecurity. From SolarWinds, which the President of Microsoft called “the largest cyberattack ever,” to Colonial Pipeline and the log4j vulnerability – it seemed like there was a new headline every week. Our Top Conversations in Tech reflected that, with cybersecurity staying in the top 10 for almost the entireRead more

Pandemic Crisis Planning for New Workplace Threats

By Heather Wilson | Company Culture, Marketing, remote work, Strategy, Strategy + Positioning, Uncategorized | 0 comment | 5 August, 2021 | 0

It’s now more than just remote, hybrid or back to the office policies that companies need to worry about. Just two months ago, when we first glimpsed light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, companies were debating whether or not their workforces would return to the office. Now with the Delta variant causing aRead more

Top Conversations in Tech June 2021: What if the status quo is chaos… 

By Inga Starrett | Big Valley, Content Marketing, Digital, Innovation, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Research + Analytics, Story + Content, Strategy + Positioning, Top Conversations | 0 comment | 27 July, 2021 | 0

Welcome to the June 2021 edition of Top Conversations in Technology, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling each month to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this month’s analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes month-over-month (versus  May  2021) and year-over-year (versus  June  2020).     Read more

Top Conversations in Tech May’21: Security, please?

By Inga Starrett | Big Valley, Communications, Digital, Innovation, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Research + Analytics, Story + Content, Strategy + Positioning, Top Conversations | 0 comment | 30 June, 2021 | 0

Welcome to the May 2021 edition of Top Conversations in Technology, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling each month to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this month’s analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes month-over-month (versus April 2021) and year-over-year (versus May 2020).    Trending: May 2021 was amazing if you are aRead more

Politics Has Crept into the Private Sector, There’s No Going Back

By Josh Swarz | Communications, Company Culture, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Strategy + Positioning | 0 comment | 2 June, 2021 | 0

In today’s politically charged environment, it isn’t uncommon for companies to want to stay out of politics. “We need to remain neutral,” is a common refrain – especially from smaller companies.  And why not? Political rhetoric, divisiveness and partisanship is now an epidemic in this country. And, for so many leaders it makes sense that they would want to avoid the topic entirely.   Read more

Top Conversations in Tech Apr’21: Is there something other than cryptocurrencies?

By Inga Starrett | Big Valley, Communications, Content Marketing, Digital, Innovation, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Research + Analytics, Social, Story + Content, Strategy + Positioning, Top Conversations | 0 comment | 25 May, 2021 | 0

Welcome to the April 2021 edition of Top Conversations in Technology, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling each month to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this month’s analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes month-over-month (versus March 2021) and year-over-year (versus April 2020).     Trending: So, it’s interesting to see how tech conversationsRead more

Trying to Reach Reporters Outside Tech? Research Proves Yet Again You Need to Shed Your Inner Geek

By Dave Reddy | Big Valley, Influencer Marketing, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Research + Analytics, Silicon Valley, Social | 0 comment | 5 May, 2021 | 0

Four months after publishing its 2020 State of Tech Journalism Report, Muckrack dropped its 2021 State of Journalism Report this week. There are many similarities between reporters in general and tech beat reporters, but the story is in the differences – two in particular: how reporters view the quality and presentation of information we share;Read more

Top Conversations in Tech: Layoffs move to #1 as contact tracing and videoconferencing fade

By Inga Starrett | Communications, Marketing, Media + Influencers, Research + Analytics, Story + Content, Strategy + Positioning, Top Conversations | 0 comment | 29 October, 2020 | 0

Welcome to the September 2020 edition of Top Conversations in Tech, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling each month to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this month’s analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes month-over-month (versus August 2020) and year-over-year (versus September 2019).  In the top 10, we saw modest shifts month to month with no changesRead more

A feature is not a product is not a company

By Tim Marklein | Communications, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing, Strategy + Positioning | 0 comment | 22 October, 2020 | 0

Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announced to the world yesterday what many of us suspected all along: Quibi is one of the most expensive flops in the history of tech. Kinda like Ishtar, but the streaming tech version. What made the flop so spectacular was the investment behind it: $1.75 billion. (That’s the money they raised, not theRead more

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