What do Fisher & Paykel, Mega, Jade Software and Swaytech all have in common? They shared 45 minutes of their time to chat with Caroline Francis and talk about their insights, facepalm moments and tips for thriving in an unsure world.

We catch-up with Penny Kibblewhite, TMG mentor and market extraordinaire. With 15 years’ experience in customer engagement, marketing and communications within tech, Penny reflects on her journey, lessons learnt, future plans, and the importance of adaptability in a fast-moving industry.

We were lucky to have Gini Dietrich, B2B PR & comms expert and author of SpinSucks, join us for a webinar to talk about communicating in times of crisis and business disruption.

We catch up with Caroline Francis, TMG mentor and CMO at large. With a 23-year history leading marketing for global tech companies.

The NZ Tech Marketers mentoring programme is for tech marketers and by tech marketers, designed to bring tech marketers together to learn from others.

A great brief can be the key to dazzling campaign success. A not-so-great brief can seal an average (or worse!) outcome before we’ve even started rolling up our sleeves.

We grabbed 10 minutes with Bob Pinchin, NZ Tech Marketers Group Exec Council Co-Chair, to ask him more about the new mentoring initiative and a little bit about why the ever-expanding Tech Marketers Group came about in the first place…

Auckland’s Tech Marketer contingent had the benefit of insights from Amanda Johnston-Pell, IBM’s Chief Marketing Officer for Australia and New Zealand, joined by the ever-impassioned Isuru (Issy) Fernando, IBM New Zealand’s Chief Design and Technology Officer.

“We live in a three-dimensional world, so why are we still pushing two-dimensional content?”

In the lead-up to the NZ Tech Marketers Group Conference, we chat with keynoter Andy Lark about what’s in store for his session. Andy is a globally awarded leader and entrepreneur with significant experience building the world’s technology, online and consumer businesses.

Teaser Q&A with the Tech Marketers Group Conference’s opening act, Viveka von Rosen

It takes a (global) village: Fireside chats with Kiwi Landing Pad’s Sian Simpson

Even if you didn’t manage to make it at all, here’s the cliffs notes for you to check out. All the links to the presenters, presentations and key insights are summed up in one pithy little post. Enjoy!

Join us for a fantastic series of events across the country, profiling some of the best marketers and technology companies NZ has to offer!

The geeks went glamorous last Friday night, as the hi-tech sector gathered to celebrate the industry’s heroes in the 24th annual version of the awards.

Here are three key things you can do this week to turn your Techweek contacts into something really useful

Tech Marketers Group launches nationwide to promote NZ tech