Introduce Yourself To The Community

[#1]

We are delighted to welcome you to the Constant Contact Community. We hope you find new ideas, learn about marketing and your Constant Contact account and get advice that helps you drive results for your business here in the community. 

Whether you are new to the community or a seasoned veteran, hello! Tell us a little bit about yourself, what you do, and what you hope to get out of your time here.

• What’s your name?
• Tell us a little about your small business or nonprofit and what you do there.
• What is your favorite part about working for a small business or nonprofit organization?
• What are you passionate about?

We can’t wait to get to know all of you!

[Nick_S]

It can be scary to put yourself out there, so I’ll bite the bullet and introduce myself first. Hi, my name is Nick Sermuksnis! I am the Social Media & Content Manager for the Community. I’ve actually been around these parts for several years now, wearing different hats such as providing direct product support to our customers and curating meaningful and fun content, like sweepstakes!

I don’t have a business of my own, but one of my favorite aspects of working for Constant Contact is learning about and helping the small businesses and nonprofit organizations that use our product. It’s a humbling experience, getting even a small peek behind the scenes of what it takes to make your dreams a reality.

When I am not glued to my keyboard, I am still glued to my keyboard. Well, the computer, at least. I am a budding digital artist in my spare time. My eyeballs are pretty fried at the end of the day, though. To compensate, I like to go on hikes, indoor rock climbing, and nature walks – really connect with nature, y’know? I’ve also been fortunate to do some traveling in recent years which has expanded my worldview. My wife and I have two cats that keep us busy, too. Well, one of them does, for sure. You know who you are.

[HeightsCycle]

My name is Megan and I am the owner of Heights Cycle, a local, independent indoor cycling studio.  I aim for our clients to walk out feeling better than they did when they walked in.  We do that through music, movement, and community.  My favorite part of running the business is that no two days are ever the same.  I am passionate fusing fitness and fundraising and especially love to raise awareness and funds for the causes that our community cares about.  

[KellyB2402]

Hi all, I am Pierre Thyssen and our company is a Trusted Advisor in the technology/IT space and we help customer navigated the rapid change and complexities in how they purchase technology.

[MarkStansell]

I operate a makerspace and summer camp for kids who love technology and creativity. We teach computer programming, robotics, 3D design and printing, digital media, etc. www.digicamp.com

One of my favorite aspects of Constant Contact is how easily it is for me to track users interaction, or the lack thereof, with our content.  It's great to know that information so that we can target messages to those who would most likely interact with it. My business has been a Constant Contact customer for many years - although we took a break in 2020 - due to guess who...Covid!

When I am not at work, I am thinking about work and thinking about my next messages to users. I want to leave my business to my children, so therefore I am always thinking about it.

Me taking a picture of....me!

[MarieG96918]

Hi - I am Jennifer. I manage the constant contact e-blasts for our newspaper, the Osprey Observer. We are a free monthly, mailbox delivered publication in SE Hillsborough County (suburb of Tampa) and publish 5 editions a month covering local, positive community news! (& yes people still read the physical paper!) 

[Rockdale_Temple]

Hello! I'm Patty, Communications Coordinator for Rockdale Temple. I love the community that I work for!

[JerryRPOC]

Hello All,

My name is Jerry and I'm the "accidental techy" for my nonprofit organization, The Retired Police Officers Council. In addition to administrating to our CC needs, I also coordinate all of the other social media as relates to our organization. Our goal is just a bit different that most groups in that our membership qualifications are confined to one particular group of folks and that is retired law enforcement officers. In order to receive our communications and participate in our blogs and social media that are all private meaning not open to the general population but confined to current paid up members only, so I really don't have to worry about reaching out beyond our boundaries for new membership. In a certain way, that might be more difficult as we must convenience retired LE officers of the need to maintain their ties and contacts after they have retired. Every tried and reason with a bunch of old retired cops? Ain't so easy as I am one and understand the nature of the beast..grin. Now I must say something about CC and my dealing with them. Of all the companies that I deal with both on the internet and in person, brick and mortar, CC hands down provides the best customer service of any. This is no stretch of my imagination either. They are the most professional, most knowledgeable, most consistently friendly and patient of all that I must deal with in my capacity. Thank you CC for making me look good to the members of my organization. 

[DebraM532]

Hello! This account is run by two people: Debbie and Abbie We work for HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Alabama and reach diverse audiences, from community leaders to students to bioscience companies. Abbie is currently writing this post, and my favorite part about working here is how many people we impact on a daily basis.

[Jen1976]

Hi, my name is Jenna. I work for a local nonprofit in Minnesota. We provide Counseling, Intervention, and Enrichment services to our community. I love working for my organization because I am super passionate about the services we provide.

[janwrite]

Janson Literary Services, Inc. We specialize in writing and preparing toolkits for businesses and provide resources for authors navigating the Indie publishing industry. Text editing, proofreading, book proposal writing, manuscript submissions, and tracking services are also available. Contact us at http://www.janwrite.com

[BWROE4]

Hi! I'm Lori, and I am a communications specialist for our regional office of education. We serve 13 large school districts in the Midwest, and I absolutely love my job and having the opportunity to impact students and educators in our communities!

[JeffMuller]

Hi, I'm Jeff Muller. I'm the founder and chief strategist of Crossroads Insights, a consultancy that provides strategic support to NGOs, nonprofits, and philanthropies at the nexus of communications and fundraising. You can learn more about me here. Cheers!

[FirstFreeChurch]

Hi there! I'm Kari, and I'm the Comms Director for First Free Church, a church in a suburb of St. Louis, MO.

My favorite part is the rest of the staff - I work with some lovely people! Constant Contact makes it easy for us to communicate with our congregation. 

[Joint.Initiatives.for.Youth.and.Families]

Hi! I'm Angela, Communications Manager for a non-profit serving children, youth, and families in El Paso County in Colorado. I love managing our social media, marketing, and websites. You can learn more by visiting Jointinitiatives.org and following us on social media.

[JessyRose]

Hi I am Jessy Carrara owner of LightGarden Glass Art for almost 40 years.  I give classes, do commissions and sell retail glass and supplies for other glass artists.  Constant Contact is an easy way to keep in contact with all of our clients and students when we have new classes scheduled or are having an event.  We have been doing a project called Flowers of Hope for the last 19 years where our clients and students make small fused glass panels to be given to women with breast cancer.  We collect them all year long and then deliver them to Women's Imaging at Asante so they can start distributing them to the women in time for Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Before they are delivered we have an artists' reception here at the studio with all the panels on display and to celebrate the artists who created them.  We have information on our website at www.lightgarden.net

We do a lot of correspondence through Constant Contact to promote awareness of this program and show pictures of the panels that were created for this project.  Constant Contact helps us make a bigger impact through showing  pictures and graphics.

[KateC71374]

Hello! My name is Kate C. from Grape Expectations Wine & Spirits. I've used constant contact since 2011. I own a retail bottle shop in Denver, CO and handle 99.9% of the marketing. Constant Contact makes it super easy to reach my customers and potential customers with our upcoming tastings, sales, community happenings and other good news.

[FredAstaireMorristown]

Hi!  I'm Cristina from Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Morristown in New Jersey. The studio specializes in ballroom and latin partner dancing, and we are passionate about the wonderful ways in which dancing touches & transforms lives, even beyond the dance floor!

[Theshoestory]

Hi! My name is Julie Jordan and I own The Shoe Story in Morgantown WV for 24years! We are a full service shoe store that measures and fits every customer of every age! We carry only the best brands to give you the best support! Birkenstock, Dansko, Teva, Sofft, Softwalk, New Balance, stride rite, Saucony, Keds, Merrell and many more! Our website is theshoestorywv.com check us out!

[GeneR270]

Association Missions Strategist for the Summerhill Baptist Association

[ElevateCoffeeCo]

Hello!

My name is Michael, and I'm the Marketing Manager at Elevate Coffee Co, a small-batch roaster and coffee shop in North Phoenix. We've been in business for 12 years and care deeply about investing in our local community. We love ConstantContact and use it to stay in touch with our customers as well as let them know about all the events that we have going on at the shop. Glad to be here and excited to have a community of people to learn and grow from.