Now Hiring: Check Out These Remote-Friendly Tech Companies
In the midst of a global pandemic, this “new normal” we find ourselves in comes with many challenges. In particular, remote work is a new experience for many around the…
Tech Marketers, Watch Out for These Content Distribution Pitfalls
You’ve created the perfect piece of content. It’s practical. It’s engaging.Your engineers and even your CTO have signed off on it. Your marketing team has ensured the branding and messaging…
How to Avoid Too Many Unsubscribes in Uncertain Times
In our #wfh #coronavirus new world, every content marketing professional must be asking themselves some version of the question, “What’s our messaging now?” But, really the questions behind that question…
Build Your Content Machine Before Your Seed Round!
Every tech marketer knows how critical content is for an organization’s success. But what many don’t realize is that publishing content can and often should be an early marketing act.…
Saying Goodbye to the Teens: An IOD Decade (Kinda) in Review
As many organizations and publications are making note of this time of year, it’s not just the end of a year, but the end of a decade; one marked by…
Where Your “Tech” Marketing Agency Will Fail You: Content
In a recent conversation with the VP of marketing and sales at an established big data company, she mentioned the company had conducted a pilot campaign with a leading marketing…
6 Ways Tech Marketers Can and Should Head “Back to School”
If you’re a parent of school-aged children, depending on where you live in the world, this may be the first time you’re reading a blog post in silence in 2…
The Not-So-Secret History of Content Marketing (Hint! It’s Older Than You Think!)
It’s always tempting to think that whatever we’re doing in the bright, shiny world of the 21st century is unprecedented, groundbreaking, disruptive. But I have a confession to make: Although my career is firmly-rooted in high tech and I can’t get enough of engaging with the latest and greatest technology and business trends, my first love is history and my academic degree is in that domain. So indulge me for a few minutes as I explore the historical roots of the content marketing that drives customer engagement and brand building today.
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The Real Cost of Content for Your Tech Blog
What I really want to do in this article is perform a deep dive into a company’s content costs, in particular compare the perception of cost vs. the actual. So,…
What Does Mercury Retrograde Have to Do With the AWS Summit?
In New York this Thursday I’ll be attending my third AWS Summit in that city. I’m not sure about you but for me, when an annual professional event approaches, I often reflect on how much I’ve matured professionally or in a particular role since the last event, and the one before that, etc. In 2017, I had just recently moved back to New Jersey from Israel, and at the same time had begun transitioning from being responsible for the company’s editorial team to cultivating new business and strategic partnerships in the U.S.
For those of you who have been in the same industry forever — especially if you are a tech professional — it may be difficult to recall what it’s like to walk into a large event where everyone seems to know each other or at least speak the same jargon, and you don’t.
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