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Public relations and communications skills have never been more important for business and organizational success. However, the functions don’t get the respect they deserve because the industry hasn’t evolved beyond tactical ways of measuring impact. The two dominant methods for “valuing” PR have been time (how most agencies charge for their services) and results (how clients and agencies showRead 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

Welcome to the March 2023 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 February 2023) and year-over-year (versus MarchRead more

Welcome to the February 2023 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 January 2023) and year-over-year (versus FebruaryRead 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

Welcome to the January 2023 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 December 2022) and year-over-year (versus JanuaryRead more

With more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Linda Gray Martin is Senior Vice President of RSA Conference. In this role, Gray Martin’s ultimate goal is to ensure RSAC is the “must-go-to, can’t miss” cybersecurity conference and year-round learning platform for the industry, offering attendees an exceptional experience at its’ global eventsRead more

Welcome to the December 2022 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 November 2022) andRead more

With 2022 in the rear view, one thing is crystal clear: 2022 was a banner year for cybersecurity. The year kicked off with Russian cyber-attacks against Ukraine which, while not unprecedented (Russian Attack in 2014), certainly garnered worldwide attention and eventually led to a full blown international crisis. This set the tone for a yearRead more

Welcome to the November 2022 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 October 2022) and year-over-year (versus NovemberRead more