InfluenceHR is just around the corner, and this year, the early bird gets the worm. In fact, this year the early bird gets more than 50 percent off the standard ticket price.

We’re not sure if giddy is the right word, but we’re really excited to announce that InfluenceHR will be in Chicago Oct. 3–4, starting the day before the HR Technology^® Conference & Exposition.

Brand matters more than ever in B2B marketing. Why? Because too many B2B brands have been guilty of thinking that brand was only for B2C companies. They thought demand generation was more important. 

The HR technology industry was one of the bigger laggards in B2B. There was an unspoken idea that because we sell serious, compliance-driven solutions, we need to present ourselves as serious and buttoned-down. The result? Boring brands, driven by bizspeak clichés and bad stock photography.