07.04.2010 12:01:00
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Constant Contact Extends Local Presence to Deliver Educational Seminars for Small Businesses in Four New Markets
Constant Contact®, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTCT), a leading provider of email marketing, event marketing, and online survey tools for small organizations, today announced the expansion of its national small business marketing educational effort with the addition of four new regional development directors (RDDs). These new local experts will provide free, in-person educational seminars to small businesses, non-profits, and member organizations in Houston, Kansas City, Minnesota and the Carolinas, with the goal of helping them succeed by developing stronger customer relationships. Constant Contact now has "live and local” representatives in 19 major metropolitan areas in the United States.
Helping Small Businesses in the Carolinas
Anissa Freeman Starnes brings 18 years of experience in small business and nonprofit management, fund development and sponsorship management to her new role at Constant Contact. Starnes, a native North Carolinian, has had an extensive career as an advocate for business interests, including senior positions with several Chambers of Commerce. She has served as vice president of the Charlotte Chamber, and senior vice president and most recently president and CEO of the Burke County Chamber of Commerce. Her ability to offer expert council to local small businesses and non-profits is based on her work with the Chambers, her personal success in running a successful consulting firm, Chamber Concepts, Inc., and her experience as the chief executive officer of a very successful international non-profit organization, Girls on the Run.
Increasing Our Reach in Houston
Amy Tinsley is an entrepreneur and small business expert with experience in business development, client relations, event planning, non-profit development, and professional-services marketing. As a small business owner and marketing expert, she knows how important it is for businesses to build relationships with their customer base through effective and affordable marketing technologies. As Constant Contact's Houston-area regional development director, Amy will extend her knowledge and expertise to help local businesses maximize the power of relationship marketing through the use of email marketing, event marketing, and online survey.
Bringing the Power of Email Marketing to Kansas City
With experience in the technology field, Paige Cahill is an entrepreneur and small business expert with a multi-faceted background in small business ownership, executive leadership, consulting, education, training, business development, marketing, and sales. She successfully launched her own marketing firm that implemented marketing strategies to help small business owners attract, reward, and keep their customers in order to grow their businesses. As the regional development director for Constant Contact, Paige uses her entrepreneurial background and technology training skills to teach small businesses and organizations in the Kansas City area how to implement effective marketing strategies in order to grow their business and build lasting relationships.
Building Stronger Relationships with Minnesota Small Businesses
Jeff Ferrazzo is a business expert with experience helping businesses initiate and build meaningful professional relationships with both organizations and individuals. Jeff has successfully launched two small businesses, including a consulting firm that trained and consulted business owners on sales, email marketing, branding, and brand development strategies. As the regional development director for Constant Contact, Jeff uses his rich consulting and training experience to help small businesses in the Minnesota area maximize the power of relationship marketing through the use of online communications tools.
"The hands-on marketing seminars we provide throughout the country are turning small businesses into more effective marketers every day. As marketing experts, we understand the desire for more support and sharing of the best practices in building effective marketing programs,” said Annette Iafrate, senior director, regional development, Constant Contact. "The seminars led by these local marketing experts provide small businesses with a deeper understanding of how to create stronger customer relationships, and drive repeat business.”
Constant Contact provides local seminars across the country to help small businesses learn winning strategies for email marketing, event marketing and online surveys and help them to connect with other small businesses and area resources. To find a seminar in your area, please visit: http://www.constantcontact.com/local.
About Constant Contact, Inc.
With more than 350,000 customers, Constant Contact, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing, event marketing, and online surveys for small businesses, non-profits, and member associations. Founded in 1995, Constant Contact helps small organizations grow stronger customer relationships by delivering professional, low cost, easy-to-use online tools backed with award-winning support, education and personal coaching. Constant Contact is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq:CTCT) with offices located in Waltham, Mass., Loveland, Colo., and Delray, Fla. To learn more, please visit www.ConstantContact.com or call 781-472-8100.
Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product names and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
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