thought leadership
October 2020
Lessons Learned from Building a Company
Last week I wrote a piece on LinkedIn about the seismic changes in cybersecurity since I hitched my journalism wagon to that field 20 years ago. I talked about what constituted a “content producer” back then. I noted how easy it was to break into the industry as both a practitioner and paid observer. And I discussed some of my most amusing moments to illustrate how far we’ve come as professionals. What I didn’t delve...
Your company has its values established and adheres to them … right? And if they do, as an employee, you know your company’s values and abide by them … right? (Even better for all if your personal values align with those of your company.) “Yes” and “yes” should ideally be your response. The core standards that companies embrace are what shapes the essence of their identities. These standards, or values, support a vision that create their...
March 2020
Let’s Make Every Vote Count
I’m going to wade into waters our company typically avoids: politics. Today is Super Tuesday, which means qualified voters in 14 states will be casting ballots for their preferred candidates vying for U.S., state and local offices. There has been a lot of concern over election interference, which is why 80% of the nation will be using paper ballots despite advances made in electronic voting come November. That’s according to Christopher Krebs, the head of...
January 2020
Making Sure Your Digital Marketing Meets CCPA
Digital marketing is about to hit a major disruption. That’s especially true for organizations reliant on buying rather than building lists, gauging campaign effectiveness through web metrics, and sending content to recipients without their explicit permission. All of those practices are impacted by the nation’s most stringent consumer data privacy law: the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Though CCPA received a lot of attention when it first passed in summer 2018, it’s only been in recent months...
November 2019
Be Best, Blogger
On a LinkedIn post recently, marketers were debating the value of blogs—those marketing mainstays used to build trust with your prospects, warm up the buying process with engagement and bolster your SEO efforts. Some of those weighing in on LinkedIn suggested to not post “some crappy 500-word blog that your overpaid agency told you to write,” and to “ditch the blog when you have nothing to say.” I 100% agree with those recommendations … and...
October 2019
How to Begin Marketing Your Brand Using Blogs
At recent networking events, I’ve been mingling with other small business owners and professionals who are interested in advancing their brand online. From financial advisors and real estate brokers to web service providers, wellness coaches and more—most are flummoxed by how to begin to gain attention and traction from prospects while on a tight budget. One piece of advice I offer to jump-start marketing for either their company or personal brand: Create an active blog. ...
July 2019
Go Ahead and Leverage Your Network
A pithy and seemingly superficial greeting accompanied by a request from a long-lost business associate arrived in my inbox. You know the type: “Hi … it’s been a while … can you direct me to copious leads for my services?” I’m paraphrasing, but that was the nub. I enjoy the role of bridging those in my network with bountiful opportunities, and gaining from the reciprocal benefits. But, in the case of this peer, her past...
The Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and all things pumpkin have transitioned to everything peppermint. Perfect time to feast on a film, a feature and a podcast to both incite and inspire us during the next round of holidays. [watch] The price of monitoring online content. The PBS series Independent Lens recently aired an excellent documentary on offshore content moderators paid to screen and often block controversial pictures and videos. The filmmakers juxtapose young Filipinos hired to...
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