Barbara Rozgonyi

Current

• Founder, Chicago Chapter at Social Media Club
• Publisher, Wired PR Works Social Media Marketing and PR at wiredPRworks
• Strategic Marketing and Public Relations Consulting at Marketing Transformations

• Founder at CoryWest Media, LLC
• Speaker~Consultant: Online Public Relations and Marketing Blog at CoryWest Media, LLC

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Past

• Online Marketing & Public Relations Instructor at Academy for Non-Profit Excellence
• Enlivened Writing Workshop Design and Facilitation at WomenEmployed
• Marketing, Branding and Sales Consultant at Family Owned Business Systems

• Branding, Marketing and Public Relations Consulting at Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corporation
• Communications Consultant at Sears, Roebuck & Co.
• Communications Consultant at Ryerson Tull

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Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business

Recommended

3 people have recommended Barbara

Connections

229 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• @wiredprworks on twitter.com
• Wired PR Works,-Social Media
• Marketing, PR, Social Media

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Summary

About Barbara Rozgonyi . . . edgy, grounded, prophetic

If you’re on a quest for more media attention, better search engine visibility, closer customer communications or a greater following as a subject matter expert, you’re in the right place.

I’m Barbara Rozgonyi, founder of CoryWest Media, LLC and conversation host at wiredPRworks.

I’d like to help you manage your image, promote your products and tell your story.

Here's how:
- analyze and transform your marketing with strategic marketing/PR consulting services designed to attract your optimal community
- craft, create and distribute social media news/press releases to expand your reach online and generate attention
- design blog and online newsroom architectures to differentiate your brand and connect you with your community
- deliver public speaking programs and workshops that advance your audience's knowledge with actionable skills

Every effort is designed to help my readers, customers or audience members become better communicators and storytellers. Your success is my professional trail in life.

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Specialties:

public relations, business marketing blogs, publicity, PR, online marketing, Internet marketing, corproate communications, professional speaking, copywriting, digital communication, branding, sales training, WealthyMind training, virtual branding, social networking, digital photography, blogging, entrepreneurship, small business marketing, creative marketing, work at home, parenting

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Experience

• Founder, Chicago Chapter

  Social Media Club

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  With over 750 members on Facebook, SMC Chicago is one of the fastest growing chapters. Events sell out quickly - in April, 300 reservations came in within 18 hours. Join our LinkedIn Group.
  Social Media Club [SMC] is a worldwide organization that serves as a connecting organization for anyone interested in social media. Membership is free and open to all levels, including beginners. Chicago’s SMC chapter presents events that mix socializing, networking and learning.

• Publisher, Wired PR Works Social Media Marketing and PR

  wiredPRworks

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Listed in top 100 blogs in the PR Power Index, wiredPRworks ranks in the top 1% of 112 million blogs in the world. Categories include: public relations, online PR, social media, community relations, subject matter expert, press releases, LinkedIn and Internet marketing. Barbara Rozgonyi also reports on major conferences such as adtech, BlogHer, BlogWorld and SOBCon.

• Strategic Marketing and Public Relations Consulting

  Marketing Transformations

  (Design industry)

  February 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)

  Client Testimonial:
  “Over the course of the last couple of years in working with Barbara Rozgonyi of CoryWest Communications, our public relations efforts have been very successful. With the setting of goals, planning and the ongoing execution of our plan, we have been able to generate increased awareness of our business and the critical success we have had for our many clients. It has been a very important adjunct to our overall marketing effort and has added much depth to our promotional efforts.”
  Jim Drury, Drury Design Kitchen and Bath Studio
  PRWeb Releases: http://tinyurl.com/5jah3z

• Founder

  CoryWest Media, LLC

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 1990 — Present (19 years)

  Barbara Rozgonyi heads up CoryWest Media, LLC a consulting firm specializing in developing information products and managing panoramic public relations campaigns. As the moderator of the Marketing Transformations Network, Barbara transmits newly relevant information via professional speaking, live and recorded teleseminars, her blog, live video broadcasts and ongoing ezine and email communications.

• Speaker~Consultant: Online Public Relations and Marketing Blog

  CoryWest Media, LLC

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 1900 — Present (109 years)

  Looking for a speaker that knows new media? Let me talk to your group. With a pioneering technology time line and a list of marketing communications accomplishments, I can share real client success stories that educate, inspire and motivate your group to take action.
  
  Marketing and Communication Project Highlights
  1996 First website up and running
  1998 Conceived user lab concept to evaluate a vendor's online education package
  1998 Managed the first intranet site launch for for a Fortune 50 company
  1999 Contributed to first web-based recruiting brochure and website for global consulting firm
  2002 Organized an all day sold out ewriting seminar for writers in Chicago
  2004 Developed and presented a program on blogging and digital communication for small businesses
  2006 Created Video Marketing 101, one of the first ever "how to" video marketing programs for small businesses,
  speakers and infopreneurs; presented the program in a dualcast format: live and live on the Internet
  2007 Produced Ultimate PR Secrets, one of the first virtual events to focus on public relations; WordPress Blog of the Minute 04/07 and 34/100 on WordPress’ Growing Blog List on 4.25.07

• Online Marketing & Public Relations Instructor

  Academy for Non-Profit Excellence

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

  “Thank you so much for coming through at the last minute and teaching our [fall 2007] Academy for Non-Profit Excellence Marketing Execution Class. As I said to you personally, when I was looking for teacher suggestions, four different people mentioned your name. And they were certainly correct! Based on my observations, and the enclosed student evaluations, the class was very successful. Everyone commented on your depth of knowledge and your engaging style of teaching. I really appreciate all of your hard work. Let me know if you ever want to teach for us again. You would be a welcome addition to any of our non-profit classes.”
  Kathy Doyle, Academy for Non-Profit Excellence, College of DuPage
  
  Marketing execution class teaches non-profits about virtual branding, online public relations, direct marketing, blogs, social media, social networks and accelerated planning on a budget. "Reboot Your Marketing with Blogging" workshop May 2008

• Enlivened Writing Workshop Design and Facilitation

  WomenEmployed

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  December 2007 — December 2007 (1 month)

  "Barbara is smart, communicative and reliable in terms
  of moving the project along and delivering a quality product
  but also flexible and accommodating to her clients' needs.
  
  At Women Employed, we engaged Barbara's services to create a customized three-hour Enlivened Writing Workshop. Our goal was to develop a stronger writing foundation styled with persuasive elements. Now we feel like we have a higher quality standard and an integrated vision." Rebecca Wellisch, Director of Marketing and Communications

• Marketing, Branding and Sales Consultant

  Family Owned Business Systems

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  October 2005 — July 2006 (10 months)

  Analyzed and executed the Marketing Transformations Process to help this family-owned business develop a core communication platform and an optimal client engagement experience.

• Branding, Marketing and Public Relations Consulting

  Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corporation

  (Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Administration industry)

  June 2002 — June 2006 (4 years 1 month)

  "[In our four years of working together], I always appreciated Barb's positive frame of mind. She brought a lot of creative ideas and energy to us - from marketing and planning to a quick flash of ideas in the moment. It was actually fun to work with her - I was excited to see how her mind worked with creative and achievable solutions. She encouraged us to push the envelope and we moved further ahead with her help."
  Janie Patch, Executive Director, Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corporation
  
  
  Attracted media attention and shopper traffic to west suburban Chicago downtown shopping district with press releases and media campaigns.
  
  Promoted business news and managed media relations, resulting in an average of two story placements per week

• Communications Consultant

  Sears, Roebuck & Co.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SHLD; Retail industry)

  February 1997 — September 2002 (5 years 8 months)

  Designed Sears intranet privacy site in June 2001
  • Coordinated a cross-functional effort to launch the ethics and compliance site (the first Sears intranet site); refined site architecture and navigation, worked through issues with systems, edited and wrote copy and directed design.
  • Launched a government affairs site, wrote the copy and directed design.
  • Developed a credit training site, edited the copy and directed design.
  • Evaluated the effectiveness of a vendor's ethics package. The recommendations and results from a user lab, online survey and evaluation session were presented to the CEO.
  • Interviewed and wrote stories about workers to motivate and inspire others for Sears' management magazine, including two cover stories - one recognized by Ragan Communications.
  • Contracted as a consultant with Sears' internal communications team; clients included benefits, compliance, ethics, government affairs and human resources in an 18 month agreement with subsequent assignments.

• Communications Consultant

  Ryerson Tull

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Mining & Metals industry)

  March 1999 — July 2001 (2 years 5 months)

  Interviewed and wrote stories about workers to motivate and inspire others for RyersonTull's employee publication.
  
  Crafted a speech about promotion opportunites for women for a national women in the metal industries association.

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business

  B.S. , Marketing

Additional Information

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Websites:

• @wiredprworks on twitter.com
• Wired PR Works,-Social Media
• Marketing, PR, Social Media

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Interests:

PR, Public Relations, Social Media, Internet Marketing, Digital Photography, Online Communities, Parenting, Family Owned Businesses, Church Marketing, Teleseminars, Professional Speaking, Business Blogging, Marketing Blogs, Online PR, Information Products

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Groups:

•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Ask Liz Ryan
•    UIUC Networking
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA)
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Fans of Mashable
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Public Speaking Network
•    Tweeple
•    SOBCon SOBCon2010
•    Social Media Club Chicago
•    The Local Tourist Chicago
•    Professional Bloggers

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Honors:

Alltop PR Category
Ad Age Power 150
Graduate, Candidate University, National Speakers Association, Illinois Chapter
Readership Response, Risk Management Magazine,
President's Citation, Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce,
Golden Apple, Illinois National School Public Relations Society of America,
Who's Who Among American Women
Blog of the Minutes, WordPress
Fastest Growing Blog List, WordPress
Recommended PR Blog by Answers.com
USA Today, Entrepreneur Panel

Barbara Rozgonyi’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch