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By Dave Reddy Practice Lead, Media + Influencers Host, Pressing Matters podcast In the fourth part of a series on how B2B tech media landscape changes are impacting how brands shape their editorial strategy, Media + Influencers expert Dave Reddy asserts that brands risk missed opportunities by not addressing topics at the intersection of politics,Read more

With #RSAC officially in the books, it’s time to pause and reflect on what we saw and learned. Was this year’s show the G.O.A.T., as promised by RSAC Chairman Hugh Thompson in his opening keynote? The short answer is yes. The Big Valley team attended sessions, walked the floor, and facilitated media interviews while representingRead more

In February 2004, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates made headlines when he keynoted the RSA Conference, for the first time, to talk about the company’s Trustworthy Computing initiative. Now, twenty years later, for the first time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will keynote. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas willRead more

This November will mark the 10th anniversary of the cyberattack against Sony Pictures. A watershed moment for the cybersecurity industry, it put a spotlight on the risk posed by nation-state attacks and the negative fallout impacting the company’s finances, brand reputation and employees. In 2024, the cybersecurity stakes are higher than ever. With RSA ConferenceRead more

We know customer reviews are critical for sales. So why don’t we treat customer stories the same way? Think about the last time you bought something online. (If you’re like me, it’s been less than 24 hours.) While your experience was probably convenient, it might have also felt a little stressful. Why so? Let me countRead more

Josh Swarz – Cybersecurity Media + Influencer Lead When I first found out that I was going to be a dad, my initial shock and excitement quickly led to some big questions. What type of father will I be? How do you change a diaper? Will she like me? And of course – because theRead more

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

Even before COVID forced us all to spend inordinate amounts of time at home, I was a sucker for quarterly conference calls where publicly-held firms field no-nonsense questions from a collection of impatient Wall Street analysts. There’s really nothing like it. This is the no-BS zone where, for an hour or so, the sundry moversRead more

It’s not easy for a b2b tech company to break through in a media environment that spends such an inordinate amount of time reporting on the big tech companies, scandals, and, well, big tech companies involved in scandals. Editorial teams continue to shrink and very few dedicate resources to product news anymore. Real-world customer stories stillRead more

I recently binge watched Amazon’s new take on Tom Clancy’s CIA-analyst-turned-field-operative, Jack Ryan (played by John Krasinksi, formerly John Halper in “The Office”). Early in episode one, when the higher-ups at the C.I.A. strongarm Ryan to strap on a SIG-Sauer P226 and hop on a plane to fight terrorists in Yemen, he delivers his takeRead more