thought leadership
A visual creative’s job is to dazzle the reader using a well-executed convergence of concept + imagery + graphic design + words. This dynamic combination wins views … and peer-judged awards. Our team recently received national recognition in an industry awards program for a 2020 series on security awareness training featuring a fictitious company. We earned a National Silver Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The series previously earned a Silver Award...
There’s a lot of buzz these days around non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, tied to blockchains and smart contracts previously outside creatives’ domains. But recent sales of $300 million in cryptocurrency for digital art assets is turning heads—and shaking them too. Just what is going on, and do these tech topics benefit creatives (beyond the obvious financial gains)? I’ve listened to numerous podcasts and scoured a dozen articles on the topic. Though less hazy on what’s...
February 2021
How to Manage Distractions During Your Workday
The nature of my work and industry has allowed me to be either a work-at-home employee or an on-site employee for stretches of time. For over a decade of those years, my circumstances were quite challenging as I juggled career and family responsibilities as a single mother of two. Both work environments have their challenges for any parent, but, as a friend told me long ago, “You find a way.” My children were very young...
February 2021
The B2B Writer, Reader and ‘New to Know’
Generating content that appeals to a variety of audiences is among the more perplexing aspects of B2B writing. The high-level, highly scannable copy favored by chief executives likely will disappoint the detail-oriented practitioner in need of instruction, not just insight. That’s why it’s critical the intended audience and/or personas for any content marketing be well defined. What also is important, and sometimes overlooked, is the writer’s comfort level with a given topic. Does this person...
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...
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