Denise Wakeman

Current

Owner at DeniseWakeman.com
Co-Founder at The Blog Squad

Past

Owner, Chief Implementor at Next Level Partnership (Sole Proprietorship)
Partner at Options Success Coaching and Training
Development at LACMA

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Education

University of California, Santa Cruz
Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA

Recommended

25 people have recommended Denise

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

Denise Wakeman’s Summary

I am an online marketing advisor and co-founder of The Blog Squad™.

Since 1996, I have been assisting professionals and small businesses to leverage the Internet with online marketing strategies using blogs, ezines, content development plans and ecommerce systems. I have more than 20 years experience in small business management and with my Blog Squad partner Patsi Krakoff, I am co-author of numerous blogging programs and books including

*Build a Better Blog: The Ultimate Guide for Boosting Your Business with a Professional Blog
*The Blog to Book Project
*Better Business Blogging

I frequently speak at conferences and workshops about business blogging and how to create massive online visibility as well as gain expert status through social marketing.

Denise Wakeman’s Specialties:

Internet marketing strategies, online marketing consulting, business blogs, blog consulting, social media marketing and Web 2.0, electronic newsletters (ezines), automated marketing systems and ecommerce solutions.

Denise Wakeman’s Experience

Owner

DeniseWakeman.com

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

I am an online marketing advisor and business blogging consultant. With nearly two decades of business and online marketing experience, I help authors, speakers, service professionals, and small business owners set up and optimize great blogs as well as strategically use social media tools to gain visibility, build credibility and manage their online reputation.

I have been using the Internet as a marketing tool since 1996; I write regularly on 4 blogs and have co-authored many blogging programs including "Build a Better Blog," “Better Business Blogging” and “The Blog to Book Project.” I frequently speak at conferences and workshops about business blogging and how to create massive online visibility as well as gain expert status through social marketing.
Co-Founder

The Blog Squad

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

Blogging experts Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman are The Blog Squad™. With decades of business, marketing and sales experience, Patsi and Denise help professionals set up and optimize great business blogs. They also operate a "blog crisis prevention program" - dedicated to extreme blog makeovers for boring blogs.

Hundreds of professionals have saved time, energy and aggravation using The Blog Squad's services, blogging books and programs to set up their blogs and learn best blogging practices.

Patsi and Denise offer pragmatic, no-nonsense, how-to guidance and are committed to helping you Attract, Sell and Profit by integrating blogs with other online marketing tools such as newsletters and ecommerce systems.
Owner, Chief Implementor
Next Level Partnership (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 5 months)
Partner

Options Success Coaching and Training

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1996 — 2002 (6 years )
Development

LACMA

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

1988 — 1989 (1 year )

Denise Wakeman’s Education

University of California, Santa Cruz

BA , Art History , 1977 — 1982
Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA

1973 — 1977

Additional Information

Denise Wakeman’s Websites:

Denise Wakeman’s Interests:

Online marketing, business blogs, Internet Marketing, podcasting, social media marketing, running

Denise Wakeman’s Groups:

Internet Association of Information Marketers, Successful Online Women Mastermind Group, Team in Training - Greater Los Angeles, #HLL, SOBCon, Social Media Success Summit