This Maven has over 25 years experience in public relations, marketing and branding, with stints as an in-house marketing director, and public relations director for two marketing agencies. Some of the clients he has worked with include TEAC, Western Digital and the Department of Defense Technology Transfer Program.
A LinkedIn power connector, this Maven has more than 11,000 direct connections. He is a sought-after expert on the subject of using LinkedIn for media relations, personal and professional branding, and how to use social media to build business contacts.
While the Communications Director for a leading email marketing software company, this Maven used the power of social media to secure placements in national press, including Inc., Fast Company, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
A published author and blogger, he has taught marketing and public relations for Duke University's continuing education department and the University of Irvine, California. He holds degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Southern California.
With a foundation of more than 30 years experience in public relations, social media and the art of connecting, Chuck Hester Enterprises specializes in telling the stories of companies that are the greatest thing you've never heard of, but need to know about. We provide a non-nonsense, straight-forward approach to public relations and social media, helping you develop a game plan based on sound, real-world marketing communications principals. Tired of big agencies with lots of overhead that assign junior staffers to do the work for an exorbitant fee? Then it's time to talk to CHE - we offer PR and social media consulting for the rest of us!
Member of the Interim Board and Advisory Council for the Social Media Club - a community of champions for Social Media and those seeking to learn. www.socialmediaclub.org Join us!
LinkedIn Live Raleigh is an in-person networking group that meets every other month. It's purpose is two-fold: to promote in-person networking among local Raleigh-Durham LinkedIn connections and to foster the pay it forward lifestyle that gives to others.
As Chief Connections Officer for Chuck Hester Enterprises, Chuck is the principal consultant for international clients in the entrepreneurial and start up space. He applies his 25+ years of experience in PR, branding and marketing to develop and execute programs designed to help his clients reach their primary audience - their customers.
CIRPLE is a cloud-based social networking and group management platform that enables any organization to create public and private social circles for internal management and external engagement
Affinity: pertaining to persons who share the same interests Alliance: a merging of efforts. We are The Affinity Alliance, Inc. Proven professionals passionate about marketing and communications working with organizations passionate about their products and services. Do you have a marketing communications need? We can help!
My VenturePad is a network for brand strategy, small business growth and social networking that brings together some of the top thinkers in these areas. As a member of the Board of Advisors I frequently blog on my passion topics: social media for the common good, small business development and paying it forward. Join me!
Craig Newmark says it best, when talking about Linking In to Pay it Forward: Changing the Value Proposition in Social Media: People gravitate toward helping each other out, but we’re all busy, and need a little nudge now and then. On the Net, we don’t know how easy, or productive that can be, but Chuck’s “Linking In to Pay it Forward” does the job. It shows us how mutual assistance, via social media, helps others and also manages to help ourselves, and that ain’t bad.
Director of Communications for iContact, an email marketing software company for small businesses and non-profits. iContact, launched in July of 2003, now has more than 63,000 customers worldwide. In charge of all communications for iContact including: Media Relations Internal Communications Community Relations At iContact I have garnered coverage in national media, including Wall Street Journal, Fastcompany.com, Entrepreneur, Inc. and the New York Times. I have also secured Fortune Small Business and Success Magazine front covers, and multiple appearance for our CEO on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.
Director of Communications for iContact, an email marketing software company for small businesses and non-profits. iContact, launched in July of 2003. During my tenure, sales grew from $2.7 million to $60 million. I was directly involved in three rounds of funding for the company, resulting in more than $50 million raised. iContact was acquired by Vocus in 2011 for $169 million. In charge of all communications for iContact including: Media Relations Social Media Internal Communications Community Relations Secured coverage in national media for iContact and its execs including: * Wall Street Journal * Fastcompany.com * Entrepreneur * Inc. *New York Times * Fortune Small Business (front cover) * Success Magazine (front cover) * Multiple appearance for iContact CEO on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.
Evening instructor in marketing and branding at Duke University, Durham, NC.
Instructor in Branding, Marketing Research and Marketing Strategy courses for UC Irvine Extension.
In charge of all public relations activities for agency clients, the agency itself and for new business development.
Owner and partner in Marketing, Public Relations and Productivity consulting firm. Services include development of marketing plans, business analysis and consulting, product marketing, public relations, trade show support, collateral design and development, media relations and presentation coaching.
Past Chapter President, Orange County PRSA; District Delegate.
1977 - 1981
BA
Journalism and Communications
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