Ryan Sommer

Current

• Social Media Specialist at Buongiorno spa

Past

• PR Manager at Slide
• Account Executive at The Horn Group
• Consultant at K/F Communications

• Account Associate at A&R Partners
• Gadget Intern at Wired Magazine

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Education

• San Francisco State University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Ryan

Connections

322 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• Slide
• Facebook
• My Blog

Ryan Sommer’s Summary

PR professional with tech writing background, specialized in product review programs, social media momentum initiatives, and blog relations.

Ryan Sommer’s Specialties:

Branding, identity, community building, community relations.

Ryan Sommer’s Experience

• Social Media Specialist

  Buongiorno spa

  (Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  U.S. marketing lead for Buongiorno Web products, working with a global team to align branding, community engagement, and user aquisition.

• PR Manager

  Slide

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)

  Daily inbound press relations, blogging, supported Business Development and Advertsing with conference and speaking track.

• Account Executive

  The Horn Group

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2007 — April 2008 (11 months)

  Account Executive supporting WebEx, Kyte, Wikinvest and Collabnet. Specializing in blogging relations and product review programs.

• Consultant

  K/F Communications

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2006 — May 2007 (1 year )

  Daily press relations for Digg and Revision3.com. Focus on event planning and execution, speaking programs, and community relations.

• Account Associate

  A&R Partners

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  March 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 4 months)

  Worked with client Palm, Inc. on supporting product reviews program.

• Gadget Intern

  Wired Magazine

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  May 2005 — November 2005 (7 months)

  As a Wired "Gadget Lab" intern I took inbound press interviews with product vendors, reporting back to the products editor. Wrote/edited weekly "Gadget Lab" email blast and Web posting on Wired.com, and contributed writing to the magazine's "Start" section, in addition to the debut of the Wired "Test," supplement.

Ryan Sommer’s Education

• San Francisco State University

  2001 — 2003

Additional Information

Ryan Sommer’s Websites:

• Slide
• Facebook
• My Blog

Ryan Sommer’s Interests:

Open source, technology law, copyright, DRM, social search, social news, entertainment, "widgetization," communication

Ryan Sommer’s Groups:

Creative Commons, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Open Source, Digg, Revision3, Slide, StumbleUpon

•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Marketing 2.0 Technology (Over 3400+ Members)
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Mobile Content
•    Mobile Marketing & Advertising
•    Social Media Mafia
•    Music and Entertainment Professionals
•    Tech PR
•    Friends of cowo-coworking
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    Social Media Marketing Mavens

Ryan Sommer’s Honors:

Society of Professional Journalists Award -- Best Online Sports Reporting 2002

Ryan Sommer’s Contact Settings

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• job inquiries
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• business deals
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