Decades of experience. Still finding better ways to work.
Connect Marketing is a senior team of B2B technology PR, analyst relations and content specialists. We know the markets, media and analysts our clients need to reach, and we've transformed how we work with AI without handing judgment over to it.
Who we are
Experience that starts working on day one.
For 38 years, Connect has worked almost exclusively with technology companies. Our team has spent decades in cybersecurity, networking, enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, AI, automation and developer technology.
That matters because good PR and analyst relations depend on context. You need to understand the technology, the competitors, the market categories and the people shaping the conversation before you can influence any of them.
Our clients don't spend the first few months bringing us up to speed. We come in ready to ask the right questions, find the story and get to work.
Where we work
Complicated technology is our comfort zone.
Cybersecurity
Security platforms, managed security, identity, application security, DevSecOps and the rapidly changing categories around them.
Networking & infrastructure
Networking, observability, AIOps, IT operations, cloud infrastructure, storage and the systems that keep enterprise technology running.
Enterprise software
Complex B2B platforms where the buyer, analyst landscape and competitive story matter as much as the feature list.
AI & automation
AI platforms, automation technologies and companies creating categories that did not exist a few years ago.
Developer technology
Tools and platforms built for developers, engineering teams and technical buyers.
Communications & vertical technology
Telecom, communications and specialized technology markets where domain knowledge matters.
We don't need to know everything. We need to know your world.
OUR EXPERIENCE
The companies behind our technology expertise.
A selection of clients we’ve worked with, past and present.
The team
The people who will actually be on your account.
The people below aren't an executive layer sitting above the work. They lead client strategy and execution, from writing, pitching and analyst briefings to the operations that keep programs on track.
Neil Myers
Founder and Chairman
Neil has been in high tech for more than 30 years. He founded, built and sold Pacific Software in 1989, then founded Connect Marketing. In 1996 Connect became the first PR firm ever listed on the Inc. 500, and it has been back on the Inc. 500/5000 several times since. Today he works on strategy, messaging, research and content.
Engineering degree, UC Berkeley. Member of the Forbes Agency Council.
Holly Hagerman
CEO
Holly has spent more than 25 years in PR and marketing, running programs for Lexmark, ServiceNow, Workfront, Internet Security Systems, Riverbed, F5 Networks, Nokia Networks, Igneous and Siemens Enterprise Communications. She specializes in thought leadership, building new categories, and launching companies and products.
BA in public relations, Brigham Young University. Before Connect she was a PR assistant at ABC's Good Morning America and PR manager for the U.S. Ski Team, and she qualified for the U.S. Women's Olympic Trials for the Sydney Olympics.
Sherri Walkenhorst
Senior Partner
Sherri directs how PR gets done inside Connect and gives strategic counsel to clients. Twenty-seven years of communications experience across market leaders and emerging start-ups, with programs built to increase share of voice rather than clip count. Her work covers thought leadership, crisis, M&A, and results-based media and analyst relations.
BA and MA, Brigham Young University. Before joining Connect in 1991 she was managing editor and marketing manager at LAN Times.
Mike Bradshaw
Senior Partner
Mike has more than 20 years in high-tech communications, working with market leaders like Sun Microsystems and Symantec alongside emerging start-ups. Strategic planning, crisis management, product launches, IPOs and acquisitions. His network produces more than 500 one-on-one media interviews a year.
BA in communications and marketing, Brigham Young University.
Janeen Bullock
Managing Partner
Janeen runs the business side of Connect: project management, operations, people, and making sure client programs ship on the dates we said they would. More than 20 years of managerial and operations experience.
BA in information management, Brigham Young University. Previously marketing manager at Franklin Covey.
Quality and AI
Experience, accelerated.
Technology changed how we work. It didn't change who does the thinking.
Judgment comes from experience
Knowing whether a pitch is newsworthy, which reporter is likely to care, what an analyst is really asking and whether a client's positioning will hold up takes experience. Connect's average staff tenure is more than 20 years. That continuity keeps market knowledge and client context on the account, helping the team ask better questions and bring a proactive plan.
Why experience matters →AI gives that experience leverage
We've automated more than 50 PR and AR processes and match the approach to the task: AI Wingman, Agentic AI or Human-in-the-Loop. AI handles work it can do better or faster. Experienced people handle the work that depends on judgment, relationships and context.
How we've AI-transformed →Recognition
Award-winning work, and award-winning clients.
Cybersecurity Stars Awards · 2026
Best Cybersecurity Marketing Agency
Helping security companies tell their story to the people who cover it.
A little history.
Neil Myers founded Connect in 1989 after building and selling Pacific Software. In 1996, Connect became the first PR firm named to the Inc. 500, and the company has returned to the Inc. 500/5000 several times since. That history underpins a team still finding better ways to serve technology companies.
Talk to someone who knows your market.
Tell us about your technology, your market and what you need to change. We'll talk through how our team's experience and approach could help.