Carol Blomstrand, Social Media Marketing Consultant, Coach and Blogger‍

Carol creates, develops and executes social media marketing programs for large and small firms covering a host of industries including fashion, design, recreation, food distribution, health products, holistic services, and web branding firms. Her prime mission is to increase revenues and attract new customers for her clients.

With her unique blend of understanding the traditional marketplace along with having a natural aptitude for the new social media environments of engagement, connectivity, and influential reach, Carol creates powerful programs that have helped turn companies around in the recent economic downturn. Always a visionary, she stays ahead of the curve by scouring for the next, latest social media platforms that will help companies gain a competitive edge.

Carol is a passionate social media user and coach. She jumped into social media when it was first taking off in 2006, with Twitter as her #1 “revolutionary” marketing tool for her clients, as well as integrating programs such as Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media. Her first social media client, the Atrium Mall in downtown Chicago, help to save the businesses of many of its tenants, and increased the management company’s revenues, by adopting Carol’s social media marketing advice.

Merging journalism, marketing and business backgrounds to build her social media expertise, Carol synergistic blend of skills enables her to be a top social marketer. As a former editor of Chicago Magazine, she has strong journalism skills. As a national bank marketing executive she developed expertise on marketing strategies and cross-selling marketing techniques. As a commercial real estate broker for 15 years, Carol specialized in retail operations both national and local, honing her skills as a negotiator and deal-maker. In 2000, she became partner-owner in Lienhart Design, and was Director of Marketing, Business Development, and Web Development. As an early adopter in web development, she naturally incorporated social media in her clients’ websites, and in 2007 began her rise in social media--first in Chicago, and most recently in Tucson, Arizona.

‍Education and Affiliations:

• Valparaiso University, BA, English Literature, Journalism
• Northwestern University, Undergraduate business curriculum, Business School
• University of Minnesota, Undergraduate journalism curriculum, Journalism School
• ABA – American Banking Association, Certificate of Distinction
• Inclusion in Madison’s Who’s Who of American Executives