Fast Company recently ran an article on how senior professional women mentor in the age of #MeToo. A few of the quotes from the article that most resonated with me include: TEACH THEM WHEN IT IS TIME TO SPEAK UP Growing up in a Chinese household, Gladys Kong was instilled to keep mum with her opinion, especially as […]
It turns out reporters aren’t the only ones who have to go digging for stories. I volunteer at a wildlife rescue organization in my home of Portland, Oregon and I had to laugh the other day when someone from the communications team there lamented, “We don’t always find out about all the great stories here.” […]
“I thought tech was a meritocracy.” A tech CEO I heard speak recently shared this revelation, noting that he’d since realized he was…umm…wrong. Hey, a lot of us were inculcated from a young age with the notion that to achieve a life goal — whether it be to go to law school, own a restaurant […]
As a business reporter since before the dot com bust (That’s B.C. — Before Cellphone), I’ve chronicled the evolution of digital media and marketing — from the early days of ad networks and behavioral targeting to today’s rapidly-moving mobile location data, IoT and AI sectors. My nearly two-decade reporting career immersed me in a dizzying […]
At SalientMG, we take pride in client success: hearing they landed a major client, secured funding or did something to further their business objectives and increase their bottom line. Really, that’s the most important thing. But, we also take pride in the marketing initiatives and articles that increase visibility and exposure to help accelerate the […]
At SalientMG, we take pride in client success: hearing they landed a major client, secured funding or did something to further their business objectives and increase their bottom line. Really, that’s the most important thing. But, we also take pride in the marketing initiatives and articles that increase visibility and exposure to help accelerate the […]
While many industries returned to their desks during the first full week of January 2017, the tech industry converged on Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year, amid exciting revelations around autonomous cars, gaming systems, robots, artificial intelligence, computers, IoT, and even smart breast pumps; the advertising ecosystem was front and center […]
Jared Polis, Congressman from Colorado and the founder of Blue Mountain Cards and ProFlowers, said, “Underestimate the amazing Susanna Quinn at your peril.” I recently sat with Susanna Quinn, founder/CEO of Veluxe, and I heeded that warning. I found her to be a refreshingly authentic and savvy CEO who was willing to share her experiences […]
Fortune Brainstorm Tech was not billed as a marketing conference. There were no mainstage discussions about campaigns, content, pricing trends, or ad blockers. But plenty of other topics on the agenda were near and dear to marketers, who were among the 600-plus C-level executives who last week descended on Aspen, Colo., to talk about advancements in […]
Before moving to Denver in the summer of 1995, I had been an intern for a U.S. Congresswoman; I had volunteered on Presidential, Gubernatorial and local elections; I had worked for the same restaurant and Marriott hotel for several years. I was a solid high school student and recent college graduate. When starting my first job hunt, I remember […]