Melanie Kross

I had the pleasure of managing Emily during her time as a content writer, and I can confidently say she’s an exceptional talent. Emily consistently impressed me with her ability to not only take direction flawlessly but also to communicate proactively throughout the content creation process. She quickly grasped the nuances of writing for Palo Alto Networks, delivering well-researched and engaging article drafts that perfectly aligned with our goals. Any team would be lucky to have her!

Theresa Ridgley

Emily is a brilliant writer and exceptionally easy to work with! She is my number one pick for highly technical cybersecurity marketing projects, including product marketing management, short—and long-form content, and overall marketing strategy support. In addition to her impressive knowledge and experience, I love working with Emily because she is consistently on time, on or under budget, and well-integrated with all key stakeholders.

Amy Phoenix

My go-to for product marketing content strategy and development that performs is Emily Matthews. She quickly grasps complex technologies and translates them into clear, compelling messaging that resonates with tech buyers. Her ability to understand both the product and the audience ensures content that drives engagement and supports sales goals. I highly recommend Emily for any tech company needing expert content development.

Kevin Brooks

As a 20+ year CMO and, more recently, CRO, I’ve worked with many marketing consultants, agencies, contractors and advisors. What I found in Emily was a person who understands the craft of great marketing and the necessary enthusiasm required for exceptional deliverables. But she also has a clear-eyed realism about the business needs and the practical realities of marketing and sales in the tech sector. The fact that she’s an immensely enjoyable human and a joy to work with is a bonus. Highly recommended; get her on your project as soon as possible!

Matt Payne

Emily is wildly talented. I look forward to hiring her again. She helped me refine messaging and create some great content for sales tools, which have become integral in growing my business.

Thank you, Emily!

Dawn S Jensen

Emily and NOLA Marketing provide valuable services for a more-than-fair price. Emily is knowledgeable, creative, responsible, and truly a pleasure to work with. She always delivers excellent results on time, usually under budget, and in creative ways that keep us ahead of the competition. I would happily outsource all my marketing services needs to Emily, with full confidence that my investment would be returned 1000%.

Brad Solso

I have used NOLA Marketing for several assignments and have always received quality results. From website design and implementation to brand image design, Emily and NOLA have consistently produced creative results that captured the essence of what we were trying to communicate with our brand and website.

Brett Siebert
My small business needed everything … and NOLA delivered. On a very tight timeline, Emily and her team produced a logo, website design, marketing collateral, print advertising, company stationery, and letterhead that were all exactly what I wanted. They unified our entire presentation. Our identity and message are consistent from the internet to print and across all multimedia platforms. It’s awesome! Throughout the process, they constantly strove to assure that they were meeting the business goals of my company and not just delivering a billable solution – I really appreciated that. I’m extremely proud of the results and consider myself lucky to have NOLA as a business partner.

Bret Hydorn

I have worked with Emily and hired her for marketing collateral, program work, and micro-site work. Emily is conscientious, reliable, and has a vast network of resources to draw on to ensure timely, high-integrity execution. Emily is an excellent multitasker who gets work done fast.

Betty Baker

NOLA Marketing and Emily Matthews are a creative, cost-effective marketing partner and vendor. Emily Matthews and her extended team of professionals are experienced and awesome to work with for any key event. Upon hiring NOLA Marketing (and I have done so twice), they become an extended member of my team. Emily listens to your organization’s goals and is quick to offer creative solutions. I value the creative thinking and partnership at NOLA Marketing. I look forward to working with NOLA Marketing in the future and recommend them highly for any large key marketing project or event!

Jim Fitzgerald

Emily is one of the great marketing professionals in Silicon Valley. I engaged Emily when we were launching SteelEye, and she was an invaluable resource. Emily has a great eye and sense for an impactful marketing campaign. Emily and the NOLA team were instrumental in the creative and production direction on company collateral, tradeshow look, and messaging, as well as the coming need (this was 2000) of a strong web presence. Emily is also well-connected,
and the core NOLA team is very strong. Over the years, I have stayed in contact with Emily, and she has evolved her practice to be much more web-focused and has provided her clients significant value through social and business networking as well as blogging methodologies that deliver great results. My only regret is that I was never able to convince Emily to work full time at SteelEye. I highly recommend Emily to anyone who is in need of marketing, promotion, and lead-generating help, and I look forward to the opportunity to work with her again.

Des Cahill

Emily and her firm, NOLA, were Habeas’ extended marketing team for the last 3 years of the company (I sold the company in Q308). I have never worked with a more focused and cost-effective marketing vendor. Emily’s got a talented, extended team that turns work fast at very reasonable rates. Most importantly, Emily is great at helping to focus any project that Habeas proposes on the most important thing – supporting sales efforts. With any other marketing vendors, I get that invoice and feel a bit queasy as I sign, asking myself – “what the heck did we really get out of that $15k spend?”. With NOLA money spent is money well spent. On top of that, Emily is great to work with. She is a real pro and delivers tremendous value in both the end product and her advice and counsel.

Erick Mott

Emily and her virtual team were, essentially, Habeas’ outsourced creative services department for collateral, banners, promotional campaigns, website support, and content. When you’re a technology startup, you need to rely on people who offer good value and deliver what you need, when you need it, at a reasonable price. NOLA Marketing was key to Habeas’ marketing and communications success and acquisition.

JF Sullivan

NOLA Marketing is rapidly becoming the stuff of Urban Legend here in the Bay Area. The combination of their creative talents, pragmatic mindset, and concrete deliverables makes them invaluable to companies looking to get things done quickly and effectively. Their team covers all the important aspects of brand identity, website design, and lead generation. Always my first and best choice for getting the job done right.

Patrick Corman

When my clients need marketing help, I always refer them to NOLA Marketing. The work is always high-quality, and the team is great. NOLA is also always there to help when we need something done quickly—from executive photo shoots to brochures—regardless of how crazy the schedule.

James Lawton

Working with Emily Matthews has been a dream. With her can-do approach, sophisticated understanding of how best to reach out to customers and shareholders, and the skills of a project manager extraordinaire, I have hired Emily for many projects across three different companies. “My secret weapon,” I have come to count on Emily to deliver high-quality work on time, on budget, and most importantly, on message – every time. Whether creating messaging platforms, collateral, website, or press releases, Emily never disappoints.

Felice McDonnell

I worked with Emily for several years at 4th Dimension Software. Emily is extremely bright and picks things up very quickly. I’ve continued to work with Emily for many years, and I marvel at her tenacity, grasp of technology, and understanding of the ‘big’ picture.

Tony Bates

I met Emily early in her marketing career when she worked for me at Serena Software. What she lacked in experience, she made up for with hard work and creativity. One thing that I was impressed with was Emily’s ability to understand and write about our very technical products. She worked with our product marketing team to gather the info and then wrote collateral, sales presentations, and other marketing material. She also organized and ran two very successful user conferences while she was at Serena. I highly value Emily’s marketing talent. In fact, I’ve hired her at every opportunity since working with her at Serena.

Kimberly Baker Kelley

I was working for a small company as the one-person marketing team when I first started working with Emily. She and her group of highly talented cohorts quickly became my extended team. Emily supported me through a number of major projects, including a complete refresh of the company website and the design of a new company logo with all the associated challenges.

Emily and company can be counted on for delivering high-quality work in a timely manner and, for those of us with limited budgets, at a reasonable rate. Even a one-person marketing teamvoccasionally comes up with last-minute, “urgent” requests, and Emily was always there for me. She saved my bacon on a number of occasions. She and her team are simply amazing and great to work with. I now consider her a friend as well as a great marketing resource. Hire her and enjoy the experience of working with a true professional.

Linda Kim

I have worked with Emily and NOLA at two companies—CyberSource and Sun Microsystems. Both times, Emily has delivered impeccable, high-quality work in a timely fashion. I can put her directly in touch with customers and partners representing me/my company without any hesitation, knowing she’ll represent our best interests. She becomes part of your marketing organization and hits the ground running. She is awesome!

Josh P. Stivers

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Emily and the NOLA team at two different companies now, where they served as my outsourced marketing team, handling branding, collateral, and website development. Emily is an extremely personable and collaborative marketing partner, incredibly creative, and can work miracles with any budget. The results her team delivered were always innovative, results-focused, and on time. What I really appreciate most is her ability to quickly understand our marketing objectives, no matter what the product, and craft a top-notch solution that would have taken months and lots of $$$ to develop internally. I’m sure I will work with NOLA again in the future and have no hesitation recommending them for any job.

Kurt Stammberger

Emily is the person I go to when I have something complicated that I need to hand off completely. She can marshal a variety of different resources to get complex marketing projects done well with very little handholding. She is smart, knows her stuff, and is an absolute joy to work with. I recommend her wholeheartedly.

Lori Pouquette

Emily and her NOLA team deliver creative ideas and high-quality work on time and on budget. It is refreshing to work with a team that is both creative and pragmatic. Emily has worked across many different market segments (software, hardware, services), and this breadth of experience allows her to adjust her approach to a given market and the project’s specific scope and objective.

Susan Bishop

Angara was a wild little start-up, but Emily never seemed fazed by the fast pace. She led a major upgrade of all of our marketing materials, including a new logo, brochures, and website. It was all moving very quickly, but she seemed to enjoy it, and everyone was happy with the results. She was also fun to work with.

James Strohecker

Emily Matthews is one of the best strategic *and* creative marketing professionals in the technology business. She has the acumen and insight to be able to develop concepts, strategy, and programs that help companies differentiate themselves and generate new business/revenue streams.

In her work with companies, Emily’s planning and delivery help inspire marketing teams and professionals to be as passionate and results-focused as she is. She has the ability to breathe new life into old programs and help companies deliver new marketing programs that capture market and mindshare.

I highly recommend Emily Matthews/NOLA Marketing and her ability to deliver results-oriented business and marketing consulting, and to oversee successful projects from start to finish.

Simply put, she gets it. And she gets results.