Susan
visionary, strategist
Founder of TECHMarket Communications in
1995, Susan is the vision and pulse of the
organization. She embodies the passion,
integrity and drive toward perfection that
ensures success for her clients. Susan has
built the company’s sound methodology
through her 20+ years of first-hand experience
on the corporate client side of communications,
managing marketing for start-ups to heading
worldwide communications for Computer Associates.
To maintain a high standard for performance,
Susan pushes every envelope to innovate
new ways of communicating to press and analysts,
to overcome obstacles and seek solutions
that work for her clients. Susan holds a
Bachelors degree from UCLA.
Laura
strategy, client and media relations
Ready, Aim, Fire. No one can get from A
to Z faster than Laura. With dynamic initiative,
and superior leadership, management and
collaboration skills, Laura brings 20+ years
of communications and business expertise
to TECHMarket Communications, drawing on
seven years as vice president of consumer
marketing for Microsoft, Chevron, Rice-a-Roni,
Del Monte, and Samsung at one of the world’s
largest PR agencies, and 11 years doing
corporate PR for Pepsi Cola, Macy’s,
and J.C. Penney. Laura’s strong analytical
and conceptual ability, along with a strategic
and creative mind, not only capture the
attention of press and analysts, but also
knock the socks off our clients. Laura isn’t
afraid to dig in and get involved at every
level of the communications and PR process,
giving our clients top quality service.
Laura is a graduate of Florida State University
with a Bachelor of Science in Communications,
and a Minor in Psychology.
Steve
finance, marketing
Steve understands business. He has worked
with start-ups and large corporations, from
channel distribution to direct selling.
His innate understanding of the inner workings
of organizations has made Steve the number
one reason why we are able to grow our business
by offering our many products and services
on both a full service and individual basis.
Steve brings 20+ years of sales consulting
and sales management to TECHMarket Communications.
His technical insights into business process
bring knowledge that binds our day-to-day
operations. Prior to joining TECHMarket
Communications, Steve held numerous senior
level positions responsible for marketing
and selling the first IBM PCs, TI laptops,
PCMCIAs, and loads of software applications.
Steve graduated with a degree in Business
Administration from the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst.
Debbie
business development
Debbie is a master at business organization,
process and sales strategy. She has a special
knack of reducing complex business challenges
and opportunities to their simplest common
denominator, making it easy to move business
forward in a positive direction, identify
new marketing opportunities or formulate
third party alliances. Debbie has spent
over fifteen years in business sales, marketing
and executive positions in magazine publishing
for the high tech industry. She was Publisher
of Network Computing (1994-1997) and Publishing
Director of InternetWeek (1996-1998). She
has been featured in newspapers such as
The San Jose Mercury News and The Dallas
Morning News. Her business and financial
advice has been seen on national and international
TV such as "World Business Review"
and "Quicken.com money report".
Debbie is a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas
College in NY with a Bachelor of Science
in Business, and a Minor in Marketing.
Angela
client and media relations
Angela has PR in her blood. No one can squeeze
more water from a stone than Angela as she
drums up more press opportunities than our
clients can possibly manage. Amazingly gifted,
bright, and articulate, you would not believe
that she has less than seven years of PR
experience under her belt, but Angela can
easily outperform the most seasoned professionals
with her dedicated work ethic and savvy
style. To the press community, she is infectious
in her enthusiasm for her work as a PR professional
and intrinsically understands the importance
of translating a client’s news in
a way that matches the media’s interests.
Prior to joining TECHMarket Communications,
Angela handled PR accounts in ERP, supply
chain, and knowledge management at a boutique
San Francisco agency. Angela graduated from
the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor
of Arts in English and Communications.
Laurie
client services, standards watchdog
Precision. Accuracy. Detail. Every organization
needs at least one standards watchdog. Laurie
is passionate about optimizing systems.
From fine-tuning our processes to building
finely oiled PR infrastructures for our
clients, Laurie’s attention to detail
ensures that all client projects are completed
with the highest level of integrity and
accuracy. With 10 years of experience in
the travel and events prior to joining TECHMarket
Communications, Laurie is a natural when
it comes to overseeing the logistics of
all press and analyst tours and events,
as well our TECHMarketNews services. Laurie
is a graduate of the University of California,
Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Social
and Cultural Anthropology, and of the University
of San Francisco with a Masters in Counseling
Psychology.
Mark
contributed/bylined article and customer
case study writer
Mark is our editor/writer extraordinaire.
We have relied on Mark for eight years to
deliver copy for white papers, product brochures,
customer case studies, and feature and bylined
articles. His work over the years has included
Microsoft, Unisys, Cap Gemini, SAP America
and many other Fortune 500 companies. With
more than 20 years of experience as a professional
writer, his initiative, candor, resourcefulness,
deep market and technical knowledge, and
proven ability to gather and present information
in a clear and compelling manner has made
Mark indispensable. He is a graduate of
UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in English
Literature and Creative Writing, and of
Harvard University with an A.L.M. in English
and American Literature.
Brent
strategic background and news release
writer
When we need finely tuned eloquent prose,
we call on Brent. For our most strategic
news announcements, we call on Brent. He
brilliantly turns daunting, technically-detailed
material into elegant marketing copy that
is instantly persuasive and intelligent.
For six years, Brent has worked closely
with our clients’ senior managers,
absorbing their styles, as well as the corporation's
culture, and ultimately, 'talking the talk'
of the organization. As a result, his copy
consistently and clearly communicates our
clients' marketing messages. Over a 15+year
career promoting computer technology, Brent
has served as a feature editor, contributing
editor, and advisor to network trade publications
like LAN Times, Network World, Performance
Computing, Network VAR, and LAN Technologies.
Brent holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
from the University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Jessica
vertical market press ambassador
Jessica doesn’t take ‘no’
for an answer. Her tenacity coupled with
her quick-wit and longstanding media relationships
has been the source of many notable “hit
parades” for both large and small
companies in the enterprise software, information
security, Internet and professional services
industries. Jessica brings 10 years of public
relations, marketing communications and
writing experience to TechMarket Communications,
including work with Check Point Software,
Interwoven and Trend Micro. She has held
senior and account management roles at prominent
PR firms in Silicon Valley, where she spearheaded
media and analyst relations programs for
a wide variety of companies. Jessica graduated
from San Jose State University with a Bachelor
of Science in Public Relations and a minor
in Business.
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