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Know Before You Go: The Empathy Codified Playbook for RSA Conference 2025

Know Before You Go: The Empathy Codified Playbook for RSA Conference 2025

Every year, the noise at RSA Conference gets louder. The booths get flashier. The buzzwords get bolder (pun intended). The outreach gets more desperate. And still, most vendors walk into RSA with no mission beyond badge scans. Here's why.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Pain PointsPain Points
+5+5
The CISO POV Checklist That Drives Buying Decisions

The CISO POV Checklist That Drives Buying Decisions

Most vendors treat the POV (Proof of Value) phase as a technical formality. A checklist. A box to tick on the path to contract signature. But that mindset is precisely what’s costing vendors the deal.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Positioning and MessagingPositioning and Messaging
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What a Modern, Buyer-Centric Approach to Software Market Intelligence Looks Like

What a Modern, Buyer-Centric Approach to Software Market Intelligence Looks Like

Early in my career as a tech marketer, I was told that securing a top-right position in an analyst report was the way to gain credibility. It didn’t take long before I started questioning the whole system. Here's why.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Pain PointsPain Points
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Black Hat vs. RSA CISO Perceptions: Which Do They Prefer and Why?

Black Hat vs. RSA CISO Perceptions: Which Do They Prefer and Why?

Everybody's got to sell, everybody's got to buy things, but it's how the transaction is conducted that is important.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Building Relationship CapitalBuilding Relationship Capital
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RSA Conference Post-Mortem: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

RSA Conference Post-Mortem: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Join us for what may likely be the most brutally honest RSA POST-Conference Recap you'll get from real security practitioners AND cybersecurity marketers. Whether you're a regular attendee, a first-timer, or someone who's always wanted to go but couldn't make it, this is your chance to hear it straight from the insiders.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Building Relationship CapitalBuilding Relationship Capital
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Know Before You Go: Brutally Honest RSA Conference Truths

Know Before You Go: Brutally Honest RSA Conference Truths

Join us for what may likely be the most brutally honest RSA Conference Truths you'll get from real security practitioners AND cybersecurity marketers. Whether you're a regular attendee, a first-timer, or someone who's always wanted to go but couldn't make it, this is your chance to hear it straight from the insiders.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Pain PointsPain Points
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Maximizing ROI with Ancillary Events: A CISOs Perspective

Maximizing ROI with Ancillary Events: A CISOs Perspective

When it comes to metrics and the ROI of tradeshows, sometimes CMOs see a very tight-knit KPI. And that’s where the problem lies. It’s not that those KPIs are necessarily bad, it’s just that they’re the wrong ones.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Pain PointsPain Points
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A Purple Teamer’s Insights on Collaboration, Relationship Building, and Vetting Tools

A Purple Teamer’s Insights on Collaboration, Relationship Building, and Vetting Tools

Purple, red, orange, green, blue teams - there's this whole security color wheel. We need to realize that we all play a part in the same cycle and we could all work together a lot more effectively than if we work against each other.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Content PreferencesContent Preferences
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Cyber Marketing and Sales Without the Buzzwords and BS

Cyber Marketing and Sales Without the Buzzwords and BS

My recent study with George Kamide aims to illuminate how vendors market, position, and message their products and services, and how these strategies align (or don't) with the evaluation and purchasing behaviors of cybersecurity leaders.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Decision CriteriaDecision Criteria
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Balancing Fundamentals and Innovation in Cybersecurity Marketing and Sales

Balancing Fundamentals and Innovation in Cybersecurity Marketing and Sales

There's a constant drive in the cybersecurity field to not just sell, but to sell in a way that's attractive or groundbreaking—almost as if companies are compelled to constantly outdo each other in originality to meet their audience's inflated expectations.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Pain PointsPain Points
+3+3
RSA Conference Insights from the Lens of a CISO, Seller, and Marketer

RSA Conference Insights from the Lens of a CISO, Seller, and Marketer

A marketer, seller, and CISO meet in a LinkedIn Live after RSA Conference. You finish the rest.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Pain PointsPain Points
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How a Developer-First Approach Helps Ensure Effective Cloud Security

How a Developer-First Approach Helps Ensure Effective Cloud Security

Security is an integral part of any software development process, but all too often, developers view it as a hindrance that slows down their work.

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
The most brutally honest cybersecurity buyer conversations for the most curious tech marketer and sales pro.

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