This blog is written by Heather Strout to offer advice to those focused on starting their on community and social media strategy for their business. Feel free to reach out to Heather via comments or twitter if there is a specific topic you want to learn about.
About Heather: I am passionate about community building and helping companies connect with their customers, partners, suppliers, employees, etc. I am the Director of Community Services at Farland Group, a marketing consulting company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, specializing in creating customer communities for businesses looking to transform their customer engagement strategies. Previously, I worked at Mzinga where I was helping Mzinga’s clients build strategies to make their communities a success for them, their organization, and their community members.
I have my undergraduate degree in Communications from Florida State University, and my MBA with a focus on information management from McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin. I am a member of The Community Roundtable, a virtual table where social media and community practitioners gather to meet, discuss challenges, celebrate successes, and hear from experts. I am also a regular at Social Media Breakfast Austin and a member of Social Media Club, Austin.
My husband and I love living in Austin. I also love traveling, eating, baking and reading.
Hi Heather,
What is the best way to receive your blog posts in my email or vis RSS? Maybe I’m not seeing it this morning – but I can’t find that link on your site!
Deb Brown @debworks
I’ve added a subscribe button. Bottom of the right hand column. Thanks for mentioning it.
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