Category: PR Vibes®

IoT Evolution & Strategy Summit for CEOs – a Q&A with Carl Ford

We’ve been fans of IoT Evolution (M2M Evolution in its original formation) and have been to every show. Unlike other IoT shows (and there are new ones every day), Carl and his team truly understand deep into the technology, as well as the business cases for IoT. As its name implies, the event is evolving. […]

FierceBroadcasting Launches

The FierceMarkets telecom group has just launched its ninth publication. FierceBroadcasting will focus mainly on the business and technology issues facing programmers, broadcasters and content companies as they work to create and distribute their content. It will also cover the upheaval currently taking place throughout the media and entertainment industry, including AT&T’s proposed purchase of […]

Mobile World Congress Americas Q&A with Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA

Last June, two of the wireless industry’s biggest trade associations—GMSA and CTIA—announced they would be teaming up to present a new event in San Francisco starting next September: Mobile World Congress Americas, in essence replacing CTIA’s long-standing Super Mobility event. Calysto asked Michael O’Hara, CMO of the GSMA, what we can expect from the new […]

Gerry Purdy Joins AOTMP, ReadWrite Refocuses on IoT and more

Gerry Purdy/Mobilocity – AOTMP, telecom management certification provider and organizer of the AOTMP Telecom Management Conferences for Enterprises and Vendors, has acquired Mobilocity LLC and hired J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D. as Principal Analyst, Mobile & Wireless to support AOTMP’s growth and expansion plans in the mobile and wireless arena. Purdy’s responsibilities will include market research, conferences […]

How to Conquer a Call for Speakers: Three Leading Tech Conferences Weigh In

Speaking at industry trade shows is a strategic move that can land you everything from new business leads, increased sales and media coverage to Thought Leadership status for your executives. Perhaps you’ve submitted paper after paper, only to be rejected time and time again. Let us give you the inside track.

10 Things You Can Still Do to Make CTIA Your Best Show Ever

CTIA Super Mobility 2016 is right around the corner, and for many companies in the mobile, wireless, telecom, IT and IoT industries, it’s one of the top trade shows of the year. While the days are ticking away, there is still time to make an impression and gain awareness for your company, regardless of whether […]

Editorial Changes at Wireless Week, IDG, Gizmodo and More

Wireless Week – Diana Goovaerts has been promoted from Associate Editor to Editor and is now the main contact for Wireless Week. Former Editor-in-Chief Andrew Berg now serves as the Editorial Director of Advantage Business Media’s manufacturing group. WirelessWeek.com reaches more than 472,000 unique visitors per month. IDG – Michael Kan has rejoined the IDG News Service […]

Light Reading Sold to Informa

Light Reading has been acquired by Informa for an undisclosed amount. The publishing, events and market research company was founded in 2000, sold to UBM in 2005 and repurchased by its co-founder and CEO Stephen Saunders in 2014. Saunders announced plans to stay with Light Reading for the foreseeable future. The acquisition of Light Reading […]

Six Key Steps to Cultivating Thought Leadership

Cultivating Thought Leadership is like any other marketing campaign—it contains distinct elements, rolled out over a specific period of time. It’s also different from many campaigns you’ve probably worked on, in that you are raising the profile of a specific person, not a company. Because of that, your Thought Leadership campaigns should be separate and […]

Q&A with Jim Morrish, Founder and Chief Research Officer, Machina Research

June is Thought Leadership month at Calysto. If you haven’t yet, check out our divergent white paper on the topic.  In line with this thinking, we interviewed one of the IoT industry’s Thought Leaders, Jim Morrish. In addition to being one of the founders of Machina Research (an IoT-focused industry analyst and consulting firm), Jim […]

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