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A conversation with Professor Brian Creech (Chair of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University) By Karen Burke (Cybersecurity Story + Content Lead at Big Valley Marketing)  When I graduated from Lehigh University in journalism, I first worked at both newspapers and magazines before moving into book publishing and later, the tech field.Read more

As Director of Global PR & Communications for RSAC, Ben Waring has a unique vantage point to view how this important security conference is put together each year, from the speakers and topics and the fast-growing registered media list to the many new initiatives and activities, which keep the event fresh and informative for itsRead more

If you’re in B2B tech, your calendar is packed with industry conferences, customer summits, and webinars. But simply showing up isn’t enough. Successfully marketing your event presence on social media can be the difference between an empty booth and a packed session—or between passive engagement and real pipeline impact. Yet, most event promotion strategies onRead more

I am eager to attend the SCOPE Summit this week in Orlando, FL (and as a Wisconsinite, I am more than ok with warm weather opportunities during the winter). I’ll be meeting with clients and gathering firsthand insight into the trends, challenges, and opportunities for companies that are changing the course of healthcare by leveragingRead more

The communications industry suffers from the portrayal of basic data observations as insights. At the same time, key insights can often be lost in the noise of data-rich slideware. I was reminded of the challenges in presenting data at the 2023 AMEC Global Summit last week in Miami. (AMEC is an industry association that advocates for PRRead more

The Roads Most Traveled Take Us to RSA 🚗 For Josh Swarz, myself, and the other seasoned professionals at Big Valley Marketing, trade shows provide an opportunity to further position our clients as thought leaders by sharing their stories with the media. With more than 2,000 shows under our collective belts, Big Valley Leadership, ClientRead more

In the constantly changing media and influencer landscape, telling great B2B tech stories – which has always been difficult – has only become harder and harder. Far fewer reporters are covering the space, and those that do are often locked in – sometimes not by choice – to covering only the top five or soRead more

“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

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

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