Ken Countess of The Countess Group Selected As a Constant Contact Authorized Local Expert

ORLANDO, Fla. - March 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Ken Countess, Managing Director of The Countess Group (http://www.thecountessgroup.com/#!event-calendar), has recently been selected by Constant Contact, Inc. (http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=thecountessgroup), as an Authorized Local Expert on social media and email marketing.  In addition to attaining Gold Level Solution Provider status with Constant Contact, Countess is one of fewer than 300 people nationwide to be accredited by the company, enabling him to offer new and existing clients even higher quality services and a better user experience.

Constant Contact Authorized Local Experts are dedicated to educating small businesses, nonprofits and organizations on how to achieve success through email and social media marketing. Local Experts are authorized by Constant Contact to deliver field-tested seminars because of their proven expertise, passion and commitment to working with Constant Contact in their local community.

"I'm proud to be associated with such a great company - an industry pioneer and market leader," said Countess.  "In over 20 years as a marketing executive, I haven't found many other companies as committed to helping their end user customers as Constant Contact. At The Countess Group, we look forward to sharing our knowledge and expertise in helping businesses - small-to-large - better engage their customers and profitably grow."

As part of his company’s service offering, Countess’ training seminars on best practices in social media and online marketing, including workshops on email marketing, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest and Twitter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgjinaXbujU) are immensely popular, often filling venues with attendees who return again and again.



"We are thrilled to have Ken as part of the Authorized Local Experts program", said Catherine Kniker, vice president of local success at Constant Contact. "We believe education and training on marketing best practice leads to more success for small organizations. Our Authorized Local Experts are in a fantastic position to serve their local community by sharing their expertise and our successful, educational KnowHow."

About Ken Countess

Ken Countess is managing director of The Countess Group, a strategic marketing and communications consultancy now in its 13th year.  An award-winning marketer and a 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.

Ken 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

About Constant Contact, Inc.

Constant Contact wrote the book on Engagement Marketing - the new marketing success formula that helps small organizations create and grow customer relationships in today's socially connected world. More than half a million small businesses, nonprofits and associations worldwide use the company's online marketing tools to generate repeat business and referrals through email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing, local deals and online surveys. Only Constant Contact offers the proven combination of affordable tools and free KnowHow, including local seminars, personal coaching and award-winning product support. The company further supports small organizations through its extensive network of consultants/resellers, technology providers, franchises and national associations.

Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product names and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Media Contact:
Ken Countess

The Countess Group

407-242-4200
kc@thecountessgroup.com