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I’ve had two different conversations this week with people I’ve not spoken to before – each worked in a mid-level role with different solutions vendors.\u00a0 Both noted that they followed our research, whitepapers, etc, and this blog.\u00a0 One intimated that they would like to see their name in the blog, but they didn’t have a budget to spend with us.\u00a0 The other person (again, different conversation) outright asked what it costs to have a blog post written about them.\u00a0 Let me be as clear as possible so that we do not have this misconception with anyone else who may follow this blog… We do not do “pay for play” on this blog! All articles\/posts appearing in the CTRMCenter Blog solely reflect the thoughts and opinions of ComTech analysts, namely Gary Vasey<\/a> and me.\u00a0 Coverage in our blog of any company or product is independent of whether that company is a client of ComTech, or not. If an individual company is the subject of a blog article, we may choose to provide that company a preview of the article to ensure our understanding of the facts are complete and accurate; however, we maintain complete editorial control over the article at all<\/p>\n

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I’ve had two different conversations this week with people I’ve not spoken to before – each worked in a mid-level role with different solutions vendors.\u00a0 Both noted that they followed our research, whitepapers, etc, and this blog.\u00a0 One intimated that they would like to see their name in the blog, but they didn’t have a budget to spend with us.\u00a0 The other person (again, different conversation) outright asked what it costs to have a blog post written about them.\u00a0 Let me be as clear as possible so that we do not have this misconception with anyone else who may follow this blog… We do not do “pay for play” on this blog! All articles\/posts appearing in the CTRMCenter Blog solely reflect the thoughts and opinions of ComTech analysts, namely Gary Vasey and me.\u00a0 Coverage in our blog of any company or product is independent of whether that company is a client of ComTech, or not. 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