Social Media Is Business, Not Playtime – with Jim Kukral

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or over 16-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like Fedex, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how to: Build successful new online businesses or energize and refresh existing ones Learn how to leverage social media for more sales, leads and publicity Create imaginative marketing campaigns that get talked about Innovate new products and services that could positively change your business bottom line Attract first-class publicity that actually means something and gives an ROI Make more profits with less work jimkandgaryvA graduate of The University of Akron with a BA in Public Relations and a minor in Sales & Marketing, Jim has spent time working for publicly traded firms and small businesses alike. Jim’s work and experience in the Internet marketing industry has branded him as a leading thinker and thought-leader in the community. Jim started work in the Internet business in 1995, mostly in the trenches writing code, designing websites and managing large projects for one of the USA’s first Web firms based in Cleveland, OH. Jim is credited with building some of the first major Fortune 500 websites and blogs in America. His work has been viewed by millions around the world. As a serial Web-entrepreneur, Jim has consistently innovated many online businesses such as Prfessor.com, a web-based solution that allows anyone to instantly create their own online university or training center. Jim was the part-owner/creator of a search engine marketing firm that now ranks as the world’s top 15 SEO agency according to Adage. A blogger since 2001, Jim has reached millions of readers through online channels/networks and offline by writing for magazines and trade journals that are sent all over the globe.