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Bad IT Means a Bad CEO

Scott Vaughan

My colleague Bob Evans, SVP and Managing Director of InformationWeek’s Global CIO, posted an insightful blog after seeing CEO of HP Mark Hurd talk about the relationship between CEO and IT.  In marketing circles, we discuss this all the time – how to be relevant to your audience and constituents.  We thoughtful it was an invaluable reminder for all of us marketers.  By the way, Bob can be reached at bevans@techweb.com if you have more questions about this topic or what is on the minds of CIOs. Read More

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Powerful editorial brands.  High value audiences.  One way to engage!

The InformationWeek Business Technology Network is a powerful network of leading brands that provide professional business technology buyers with the information, perspective and tools they need to make optimal decisions for their businesses – from defining and framing business technology objectives to the evaluation and recommendation of solutions.  Read More

Featured Event: InformationWeek Global CIO Chat - Cloud Computing

Bob Evans, SVP and Director of InformationWeek Global CIO

Bob Evans, SVP and Director of InformationWeek Global CIO

Join Bob Evans, Director, InformationWeek Global CIO as he discusses the Top Trends in Cloud Computing. This call is designed specifically for Tech Marketers!

A recent InformationWeek Analytics report shows that more than 50% of IT respondents are either currently using or considering cloud computing – a clear indicator of corporate embracing of the cloud for the enterprise. 

Hear about:

  • Anatomy of the Cloud:  Of the million different definitions of cloud computing, which does InformationWeek use and why.  What are the key technologies behind the cloud – and what are the other must-have pieces other than the cloud service itself?  What’s does the cloud ecosystem look like?
  • Cloud players:  Who’s doing what and why?
  • Cloud strategies:  What are the different approaches, and which are gaining momentum and which are dropping out?
  • Cloud successes:  Which vendors are doing it right?  Which CIOs and user companies are implementing cloud successfully?

Register today and uncover how you can best market the cloud to CIOs.

Interviews: IT Executives and the Role of Magazines

At the 2009 InformationWeek 500 Conference, where attendees, speakers and sponsors experience the optimal mix of content and networking, InformationWeek conducted several in-depth interviews with some of the most innovative users of business technology to find out the value of a print magazine in the digital era.

Download PDF: IT-Execs-On-Magazines

Video Research

Part of the Tech Marketing::Best Practices Research Series

How to Maximize the Use of Video Programming in Your B2B Marketing and Sales Process
Bringing Your Ideas, Content and Company to Life

TechWeb has just completed research that shows videos are one of the best formats technology marketers can use to educate their customers, even outpacing blogging and social networking. 

  • 72% percent of U.S. Web users watch clips online, and use among professional IT buyers is even higher: 
  • 82% watch work-related videos

The ability to show and tell sets video apart from any other delivery vehicle available today. Read More

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Tech Marketing Smarts

Case Study: The Value of Print

Larry Stein, Senior Marketing Director for KACE, recently answered some questions for us on the role of print advertising in KACE’s overall marketing strategy. Read More

Customer References

Acquiring, managing and providing quality customer references to sales teams has always been a challenge for marketing teams of all sizes.  We don't want to over use, jepordize future sales or plain screw up the relationship for our sales team, but peer to peer references are the most influential in closing a sale.  Read More

White Paper Syndication Options

Looking for options to drive engagement and lead generation with your white papers?  TechWeb participated in an report by Stephanie Tilton of Ten Ton Marketing that reviews your many options in the area of white paper syndication.  A key eliment in choosing a content syndication partner or in any lead generation campaign is to evaluate the quality of the audience and where IT Buyers look for high value content.  Large numbers are attractive, however in the long run quality leads will always drive more revenue which equals a better ROI on your marketing dollars.  Check out our White Paper research for more infomration on what business technology buyers want in a white paper and what sources they use to find content that will effect thier buying decisions.

Got WhitePapers? Distribute to Buyers for Free!

Upload your assets to the TechWeb Digital Library and reach over 13.3 Million* active business technology buyers as they are researching new technology and solutions.

Go to techweb.com/upload and add your marketing assets. Read More

Latest News

TechWeb Debuts InformationWeek Analytics and New Premium Resource Center

View the MNR here: http://www2.prnewswire.com/mnr/techweb/40455/ New Multimedia Online Site Organizes InformationWeek Premium and Analyst Content To Help IT Decision-makers Manage Technology Adoption Process San Francisco - October 7, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — TechWeb, the global leader in technology media, today announced the launch of its redesigned InformationWeek Analytics site (analytics.informationweek.com), a significantly enhanced online destination for IT decision-makers who are actively evaluating, purchasing and implementing new technologies and solutions. Read More

InformationWeek Small Business and bMighty.com Host Virtual Event on Data Centers for Growing Companies

San Francisco – October 14, 2009 – InformationWeek’s bMighty.com, the leading authority for delivering practical technology expertise for growing companies, has announced a timely and highly relevant virtual event on data centers, applications and virtualization for small and midsized businesses (SMB) titled:  Data Centers for Growing Companies: Infrastructure to Applications.  The event will take place on October 21, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET.  Registration for the event can be made at http://techweb.com/bMighty.com-virtual. Read More

InformationWeek Drives More Than 4,100 Registrants for Windows 7 Virtual Event

Exceeds Attendance and Participation Goals as CIOs and IT Pros Contemplate New Platform Adoption SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12 -- TechWeb's InformationWeek, the leading multimedia business technology brand, played host to several thousand IT professionals during a high-impact virtual event centered around the launch of Windows 7 -- one of the most anticipated technology introductions of the year. Read More

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