Writer, Covering the Internet Marketing & Presentation Beats...
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
- Current
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- Owner at Maniactive.com (Self-employed)
- Writer at Battractive.com (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Internet Marketing Consultant at Autotrader.com
- Communications Skunk at Diesel Technology
- Training Director at Inacom
- Research Assistant at Grand Valley State University
- Education
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- Grand Valley State University
- Michigan State University
- Portage Central
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Laura Bergells’s Summary
I help growing businesses develop winning online marketing plans. And I often pitch in and help deploy some of the tactics I recommend -- especially when folks don't have the time or resources to tackle it themselves.
My two blogs keep readers informed of what's happening in the world of internet marketing and presentation. And I also maintain a website that offers free video how-to's for the do-it-yourself crowd.
Laura Bergells’s Specialties:
Presentation, internet marketing, publicity, social media, meditation.
Laura Bergells’s Experience
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Owner
Maniactive.com (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
February 1999 — Present (9 years 6 months)
I'm the sole writer of the Maniactive "All about presentation" blog. According to Quantcast, the 1000's of people who regularly read my blog are highly educated, upper income, PBS viewers. According to me, they're smart & cool folks.
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Writer
Battractive.com (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1995 — Present (13 years 7 months)
I keep an active blog at battractive.com/blog. The focus in "Internet Marketing in the Midwest". It's a running commentary on the marketing tactics that work in the heartland. What works in LA or NY can be irrelevant -- my clients are more interested in feeding their families than feeding their egos.
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Internet Marketing Consultant
Autotrader.com
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)
October 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 1 month)
1999 - what a time to consult for Autotrader.com! It was a time of wild growth of this hot internet property -- and I felt like I was a part of history, convincing auto dealers to do "strange" stuff like post their inventory online and sell vehicles on eBay. All part of the internet marketing evolution that changed the way we conduct business...
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Communications Skunk
Diesel Technology
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Automotive industry)
October 1992 — February 1999 (6 years 5 months)
I'm not sure if I really ever had an actual job title the entire time I "worked" at Diesel Technology Company - a GM entity that was gobbled up first by Penske Corp., then by Bosch. But I developed the first websites for many of the Penske companies, including Detroit Diesel, Penske Motorsports, and Diesel Technology Company. And I got to create a bunch of multi-lingual, multi-media sales and training tools. It was an awfully fun time...
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Training Director
Inacom
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1990 — October 1990 (10 months)
I established the software training center for Inacomp in Grand Rapids, Michigan -- and made it profitable in a few months. Then, the company decided to get out of the training business and focus on hardware and software sales -- so we split company. But in my short tenure there, I met some truly talented and fun people that knew about computers, business, and communication. Good times....
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Research Assistant
Grand Valley State University
(Writing and Editing industry)
1985 — 1990 (5 years)
Laura Bergells’s Education
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Grand Valley State University
MPA, Public Administration, 1985 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Graduate Assistant for Public Administration Program
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Michigan State University
BA, Telecommunications, Sociology, 1981 — 1985
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Portage Central
1978 — 1981
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Laura Bergells’s Interests:
Beekeeping, Falconry
Laura Bergells’s Groups:
League of Women Voters Grand Rapids, The Maintenance Council ATA, Consultant's Roundtable, APCW Junior League
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