Chuck Hester

Current

Author at Linking In to Pay it Forward: Changing the Value Proposition in Social Media
Advisory Council Member at Social Media Club
Host at LinkedIn Live Raleigh

Communications Director at iContact
Instructor at Duke University
Member at PRSA

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Past

Director of Public Relations at Koroberi, Inc.
Instructor at University of California, Irvine
Vice President at Estey-Hoover Advertising and Public Relations

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Education

University of Southern California

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72 people have recommended Chuck

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

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Chuck Hester’s Summary

I truly believe in Paying it Forward. My first question to you will be: what can I do for you.

National speaker on LinkedIn and its use in professional and personal branding.

Author: Linking in to Pay it Forward: Changing the Value Proposition in Social Media. Published May, 2009.

Marketing and public relations professional

Media relations expert

Strategic marketing planning

Instructor, University of California, Irvine in Branding, Marketing Research and Marketing Strategy

Instructor, Duke University Evening Education, Marketing

Host, LinkedIn Live Raleigh - In person networking in the Triangle!

Chuck Hester’s Experience

Author

Linking In to Pay it Forward: Changing the Value Proposition in Social Media

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

May 2009 — Present (7 months)

Craig Newmark says it best, when talking about Linking In to Pay it Forward: Changing the Value Proposition in Social Media:

People gravitate toward helping each other out, but we’re all busy, and
need a little nudge now and then. On the Net, we don’t know how easy, or productive that can be, but Chuck’s “Linking In to Pay it Forward” does the job. It shows us how mutual assistance, via social media, helps others and also manages to help ourselves, and that ain’t bad.
Advisory Council Member

Social Media Club

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Member of the Interim Board and Advisory Council for the Social Media Club - a community of champions for Social Media and those seeking to learn. www.socialmediaclub.org

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Host

LinkedIn Live Raleigh

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

LinkedIn Live Raleigh is an in-person networking group that meets every other month. It's purpose is two-fold: to promote in-person networking among local Raleigh-Durham LinkedIn connections and to foster the pay it forward lifestyle that gives to others.
Communications Director

iContact

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

Director of Communications for iContact, an online communications company that provides software products that improve the efficiency of marketing communications for businesses. Our flagship product, iContact, launched in July of 2003, now has more than 33,000 customers worldwide.
Instructor

Duke University

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

Evening instructor in marketing and branding at Duke University, Durham, NC.
Member

PRSA

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1991 — Present (18 years )

Chuck Hester’s Education

University of Southern California

BA , Journalism/Communications , 1977 — 1981

Activities and Societies:

KSCR - Student Radio Station - General Manager and Sales Director