Social Media Snippets

A Seattle area native, digital addict and avid traveler who has found himself smack-dab in the Heartland.

I’m currently a Senior Project
& Social Media Director at
Carolyn Grisko & Associates Inc., a
mid-sized communications firm located in Chicago. I develop and execute public relations and marketing campaigns for a variety of nonprofit and corporate clients. More specifically, I specialize in social media & digital strategy, consulting on various accounts and directing social marketing campaigns for various clients.

My current work bio is over here or you can check out more on LinkedIn. I’m also actively involved as a board member for the Publicity Club of Chicago.

When I’m not hunched over the keys blogging, researching or scouring Pitchfork and Pandora to seek out my new favorite indie-folk artist, I’m snapping photos and dreaming of mountains and oceans, swinging a golf club, strummin’ the guitar or tuning in to catch the latest episode of This American Life.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to say hello!

Feel free to introduce yourself or contact me anytime at: scmeis@gmail.com.

*The views expressed in this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS & ARTICLES

UPCOMING:  March 11, 2010 – Facebook for PR – Presenter for Ragan Communications’ PR Daily.

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•   Strategizing with Social Media vs. Traditional Media Strategies – Panel presenter for Publicity Club of Chicago, Feb 2010, Chicago

•  Maximizing Use of Facebook & YouTube for the Donation Community – Presenter for Gift of Life Institute, January 2010, Chicago

•  Power of Conversation – Using Social Media to Motivate Action in the Donation Community – Presenter for Gift of Life Institute, January 2010, Chicago

•   Power of Conversation – Developing a Social Media Strategy That Works – Presenter for Ragan Communications Webinar, September 2009, Chicago

•    Power of Conversation – Using Social Media to Motivate Action in the Donation Community – Presenter for Donate Life America annual conference, June 2009, Saint Louis

•    Breaking Down Facebook - Tips & Tools to Help Engage Your Facebook Fans – Presenter for Donate Life America annual conference, June 2009, Saint Louis

•   Healthcare & Social Media -  2009 Trends & Strategy – Presenter for Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society of Greater New York, March 2009, New York

•   Media Relations – The New Basics – Panel presenter for Publicity Club of Chicago, Feb 2009, Chicago

•   Establishing Your Social Media Strategy – Webinar presentation for national organ/tissue transplant community, Nov 2008, Chicago

•   Using Social Media for Donor Education – Presenter, 32nd Annual Meeting, American Association of Tissue Banks, Sep 2008, Chicago

•   “Reaching Out – Digitally: Donate Life Illinois leading the way with blogs, MySpace and Facebook to increase donor registrations,” UNOS Update (United Network for Organ Sharing), May-Jun 2007

•   Not Just a Story: A Channel for Lifesaving Change (Presenter, Web strategies and social media marketing in public education campaigns) – Donate Life America Spring Workshop, Jun 2007, Dallas

•   Work with Donate Life Illinois is also featured in
nationally-acclaimed book, Nudge.