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One of the best and most daunting aspects of the technology industry is that it’s always changing. The market is fueled daily by both near-term changes (new products, new companies, acquisitions, etc.) and multi-year waves of change—from mainframes and desktop computing to the Internet, smartphones, social media and AI. The best technology companies are alwaysRead more

In collaboration with Forest Taylor. For years, marketers have been forced to prioritize brand or demand, making difficult decisions to shift budgets between the two when new challenges arose—such as a new product, competitive shift, or other market disruption. Brand often lost this tug of war as the urgency of the moment drove marketers toRead 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

The 1987 sleeper hit turned cult classic, The Princess Bride, is a fairy tale about true love, replete with pirates and sword fights, a damsel in distress, and the delight of unexpected friendship. It’s also a master class on high tech marketing strategy.  Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.Read more

I’ve met with a bunch of startups and larger companies recently that say they need “messaging” help. They typically have some core messaging developed as part of a pitch deck, web site or marketing collateral, but it wasn’t developed in a structured way to guide a broader set of communications across various channels and disciplines.Read more