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Cheat Sheet: Tier 1 F2F Event Contacts (Updated)
September 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here’s a cheat sheet on whom to approach and pitch in selected Tier 1 event operations, updated from the Jan. 2024 version. Unlike reporters, event influencers have no content to review.
Cheat Sheet: CTO Targets
July 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This cheat sheet focuses on who covers CTOs and the problems that they face. It doesn’t focus on job changes, e.g who was hired in inside the DC beltway.
Cheat Sheet: Construction Targets
July 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Construction is a big business, but it does not show up in the media. The DeepSeek sidebar gets into the reasons why.
Cheat Sheet: TechCrunch Reporters -- Who Remains?
July 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Many PR pros mourned the damage at TechCrunch this spring, but this cheat sheet reminds us that more than two dozen pitchable reporters remain. Click on the name of the reporter for their beat and their recent work. The higher the name appears on the list, the more often they write. DALL·E produced…
Cheat Sheet: Non-Traditional Targets for Future of Work
July 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This cheat sheet is unusual for SWMS. It comprises non-traditional targets -- podcasters and newsletter authors. It mixes of entrepreneurial behavior and the future of work. It's a bit here and there. Hopefully it will open a backdoor along your path to placement. ChatGPT-4 and DALL·E contributed…
Deep-Dive: Coverage of Q2 Cybersecurity VC Funding
July 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Perhaps you saw Joanna Glasner's July 16th CrunchBase News story about the spike in cybersecurity funding. Cybersecurity was a hot area for venture investment in the first half of 2025, with total funding to the space hitting its highest level in three years... overall, we counted at least 11 rounds…
Updated Cheat Sheet: Reporters Who Cover Cybersecurity Surveys
July 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here's a cheat sheet comprising 11 reporters who recently covered a cybersecurity survey as news. We carried over three targets from our Sept. 2022 cheat sheet; all other names are new.
Reporters Who Cover AI in Search
June 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here's a cheat sheet with a dozen reporters who have covered the encroachment of AI into the science of search. Three reporters are from Forbes, so that promises good potential reach. It's unclear many subscribers have clients who directly care about this topic. This just may be as interesting for…
Cheat Sheet: Tier 2 Opportunities in AI
February 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A subscriber recently asked for a POV on where the low-hanging fruit was in the world of AI coverage. As subjective as that might be, it's still worth trying. Who might you suggest?
Cheat Sheet: Customer Success Podcasts
February 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here’s a baker’s dozen’s worth of podcasts focused on customer success. Included are podcasts from Forrester and vendor Intercom — those may not be overly pitchable. The rest probably are.
Cheat Sheet: Substack Cybersecurity Targets
February 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here’s a cheat sheet with ten authors of cybersecurity newsletters on Substack. All are men, and few are Americans.
Cheat Sheet: DC-Based Fintech Reporters
January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How many fintech reporters operate out of Washington, DC? This cheat sheet captures ten, across big titles and trades alike. If you happen to know of a DC-based Bloomberg fintech reporter, please drop a note. Seems like there should be one. In the sidebar, DeepSeek and Claude 3.5 Sonnet tackled the…
Cheat Sheet: Substack AI Newsletters
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here’s an updated cheat sheet with 11 Substack newsletters focused on AI. The selection comprises a combo of analysis-driven work from experts, and newsletters that blend original work with ICYMI links to “AI news of the week.”
Cheat Sheet: Substack Fintech Newsletters
January 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Substack is producing a fair amount of talented fintech experts; here's a cheat sheet with eight of them, with contact info and more.
Cheat Sheet: Boston-based Cloud Targets
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
At a subscriber’s request, here’s a cheat sheet with ten cloud targets based in Boston. Three of the ten, predictably, work at TechTarget. It’s a sign of the times that no IDG/Foundry names show up on the list.