Sarasota, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/10/2014 -- The Countess Group, a strategic marketing and communications consultancy, will present a free workshop – “LinkedIn for Business and Email Marketing Campaigns That Work” – to help small businesses and nonprofits in the Sarasota/Bradenton area understand how to achieve marketing success. The event will be held on November 20 at Copytalk, 600 Tallevast Road, Sarasota. Ken Countess, The Countess Group’s managing director, is a Constant Contact®, Inc. Authorized Local Expert and will present the seminar.

The next in a series of workshops held by Mr. Countess at Copytalk, Ken will deliver this informative, fast?moving seminar on two of the best tools available for small business today and relied upon by millions of businesses across the country.

In just 2 hours, attendees will get powerful, actionable ideas for growing their organizations without breaking their budget. They will learn how to use LinkedIn and email marketing, learn the benefits of using these technologies effectively, how other organizations are marketing with them, and some dos and don’ts. They’ll also get tips on how to tell if their campaigns are working.

“Email marketing and LinkedIn combine to enable small business and non-profit organizations to get their messages in front of targeted audiences with high efficiency and at low cost,” said Countess, an internationally recognized Constant Contact Master Certified Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing Expert and Solution Provider. “Our seminars and workshops provide the education and impetus to take marketing initiatives to the next level. The results include increased revenue for businesses and enhanced volunteerism and donations for non-profits.”

Participants will have plenty of time to ask questions, share experiences, and network with peers. And they’ll leave with real-world insights and knowledge that they can put to work immediately, to help their business or organization succeed.

Event Details:

-Date: November 20, 2014
-Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
-Location: Copytalk, 600 Tallevast Road, Sarasota, FL 34243
-Registration: Online at http://bit.ly/srqnov20emm
-Presenter: Ken Countess, Constant Contact Authorized Local Expert
-Cost: Free
-For more information on this seminar or to register, please call Sara Sinaiko at 866-267-9825 x435 or Ken Countess at 407-242-4200.

About Ken Countess
Ken Countess is managing director of The Countess Group, a strategic marketing and communications consultancy now in its 14th year. An award-winning marketer and an accredited, nationally recognized expert on Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing, Ken’s approach to educating audiences how to use email marketing and social media tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to build their business has earned him the respect of loyal followers around the country.

Mr. Countess has held executive management positions at several Fortune 100 companies and has been a senior partner at Ascend Marketing, a 35-person marketing firm. While with such well-known companies as Marriott, Caremark and Motorola, Ken provided award-winning leadership for the fastest growing divisions of these industry leaders.

Over his 25+ year career, he has been responsible for creation and delivery of multiple successful sales growth strategies, strategic messaging and communications, and change management programs for worldwide markets.

Ken energetically participates in several professional organizations. He currently serves on the Seminole County (FL) Public Schools (SCPS) Foundation's Development Committee, the SCPS Take Stock in Children Leadership Committee and is a past president of the International Association of Business Communicators Central Florida Chapter.

Ken has served on The Conference Board’s Council on Corporate Communication, the Executive Committee of the Motorola Public Relations Council, and the Board of Directors of the Texas Association of Business (Texas State Chamber of Commerce), along with several other organizations.

A graduate of both Leadership Southlake (TX) and Leadership Boynton Beach (FL), Ken holds an M.B.A. in Marketing from Florida Atlantic University and a B.A. in Business Economics from the State University of New York.

About The Countess Group
The Countess Group (TCG) is a marketing and communications consultancy providing strategic vision and measurable results for clients since 2001. TCG continues to expand their client base by providing value-added services such as:

-Strategic Marketing
-Marketing Communications
-Corporate Communications
-Email Marketing
-Social Media Marketing
-Internet/Website Development and Optimization
-Customer Acquisition/Retention/Engagement
-Lead/Demand Generation
-Customer Relationship Management
-Sales Channel Development
-Sales Training and Support
-Trade Show Support

Now in its 14th year, the company is led by Ken Countess, an award-winning marketer and an accredited, nationally recognized expert on Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing. Ken’s approach to educating audiences how to use email marketing and social media tools such as #LinkedIn, #Facebook and #Twitter to build their business has earned him the respect of loyal followers around the country.

Mr. Countess has held executive management positions at several Fortune 100 companies and has been a senior partner at Ascend Marketing, a 35-person marketing firm. While with such well-known companies as Motorola, Marriott, and Caremark (now CVS), Ken has been responsible for creation and delivery of multiple successful sales growth strategies, strategic messaging and communications, and change management programs for worldwide markets.

Learn more about The Countess Group at www.MarketYourBusiness.co (Editor’s note: not .com). Find us on Facebook (facebook.com/TheCountessGroup), Twitter (twitter.com/CountessGroup), Google+ (google.com/+TheCountessGroup), Pinterest (pinterest.com/CountessGroup), and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-countess-group-ccg)

About Copytalk, LLC
Copytalk, LLC, based in Sarasota, Florida, provides industry-leading, secure transcription to financial services professionals. Since 2001, the firm has served tens of thousands of clients across a broad range of institutions. For client-focused financial professionals, Copytalk is able to securely deliver transcribed notes or enter them directly into their CRM systems. Copytalk is unique in that all work is transcribed in US-based, secure, monitored facilities, rather than in home-based or overseas environments like most other transcription services.

For more information, visit http://www.copytalk.com

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