Brandon Zeman

Current

Founding Twitterer at Chicago Tweetups
Internet Marketing Coordinator at LakeShore Branding

Past

Social Media Training Contractor at Alterian
Communications Specialist at PEAK6 Investments - Chicago
Intern at Demi & Cooper Advertising (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

Northern Illinois University - College of Business
Northern Illinois University - College of Business
Northern Illinois University

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Brandon Zeman’s Summary

Social Communications practitioner and enthusiast, blogger, "tweetup guy".

Brandon Zeman’s Specialties:

Knowledge of social media space, developing basic websites/blogs, working knowledge of basic SEO principles, blogging, team focused, all while being a nice guy.

Brandon Zeman’s Experience

Founding Twitterer

Chicago Tweetups

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

I started ChicagoTweetups.com back in December, and quite pleased with how well it's been received. The main goal of the site is to make it super easy for people to find tweetups in Chicago in one source. Sure you can have Twitvites and Facebook events, but only ChicagoTweetups aggregates all of that into one easy to find place.

And who doesn't love a good tweetup?!
Internet Marketing Coordinator

LakeShore Branding

(Internet industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Involved with local SEO efforts, blogging, website development, and of course, social media.
Social Media Training Contractor

Alterian

(Public Company; ALN; Computer Software industry)

August 2009 — October 2009 (3 months)

I was hired because of my knowledge of the social media landscape and its business impacts. I work with the recently acquired Techrigy and their social media monitoring software product, SM2.

I demoed SM2 to prospective clients via WebEx and GoTo Meeting- highlighting the features and benefits of using SM2 to monitor online conversation.

I've transitioned into on-board training for new clients. I demonstrate how to set up successful and efficient searches, optimize the results, and make sense of the reports.

Recently, I've been involved with the Techrigy support team and community manager to address customer issues in a timely and transparent manner.
Communications Specialist

PEAK6 Investments - Chicago

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2008 — July 2009 (9 months)

+ Helped grow startup WeSeed.com's online identity
+ Represented WeSeed at SXSW(Austin) and SOBCon(Chicago)
+ Wrote articles for WeSeed website and blog
+ Monitored the groundswell using multiple online tools
Intern
Demi & Cooper Advertising (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)

+ Learned many aspects of advertising, research and analytics in small agency

Brandon Zeman’s Education

Northern Illinois University - College of Business

Marketing 2005 — 2007
Northern Illinois University - College of Business

BS , Marketing , 2003 — 2007

As a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I:
- Held President, Vice President and Recorder (Secretary) positions
- Attended a triple-province leadership school
- Attended the 2007 National Convention in Washington, D.C.
- Was model for 'True Scholarship' in 2007 National Recruitment Campaign
- Worked part time at the Fraternity Service Center in Summer 2007

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Marketing Student Advisory Board
Northern Illinois University

Bachelor of Science , Marketing , 2007

Additional Information

Brandon Zeman’s Websites:

Brandon Zeman’s Interests:

Social Communications, Advertising, Internet Marketing, Traveling, Meeting new people, Attending conferences and workshops, learning from people smarter than I