Spencer Maus

Public Relations | Media Relations | Communications | Social Media | "Increasing Revenues by Raising Profiles"

Location: Greater Chicago Area
Industry: Public Relations and Communications

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Spencer Maus's Overview

Current

President at SpencerConnect

Past

Associate Director at Thomson Financial Global Consulting
Senior Vice President at Dresner Corporate Services, Inc.

Education

Butler University
Franklin College

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Spencer Maus has 16+ years in public,investor and media relations. He has a strong background in business development, with over 20 years in industries that required strong sales and marketing skills.

SpencerConnect, was created with three unique differences in the approach to promotion using traditional public/media/investor relations and social media.

First, the only reason for any promotional efforts is to "Increase Revenues by Raising Profiles."

Second, every client, project, promotion challenge is unique. To meet your challenge, a senior-level, talent team is assembled. Team members MUST have at least 10 years of experience. Team is created based on the skills needed and your business' industry. , and entered the world of what is now know as social media monitoring chat rooms in 1996.

Lastly, we work within your budget, not ours. Most agencies have set rates for a project or campaign. We create a campaign to fit your budget.

SpencerConnect has represented public and private corporations, private equity, investment banking, venture capital, banking and corporate finance firms; law firms, technology companies, health care, international trade, entertainment and petroleum products.

In 1996 Spencer began his involvement in social media monitoring chat rooms for clients. He was an early adopter of LinkedIn (February 2004), and active with Twitter, Google+, Facebook, YouTube, Blog Talk Radio, Foursquare, Pinterest, Facebook, Blog Talk Radio, WordPress and Plaxo. He uses Google Alerts and Tweet Deck to track client news for reputation management. He currently manages or has created over 16 LinkedIn personal and company profiles.

In addition, he has over a decade of experience in the financial services industry as a retail and institutional broker, and product manager, including involvement in internal syndication of IPOs. Registered principal with NML/RW Baird for the Los Angeles area OSJ. Worked for Morgan Financial, a private equity firm.

Specialties

• Creating publicity with Public, Media & Investor relations strategies and tactics
• Expertise on how investment securities firms can use social media under FINRA
• Crisis and Change Communications
• Social Media to enhance communications and promotional programs
• Trade show publicity and media management

Industry focus includes:
• Investment Banking, Venture Capital & Private Equity, Broker-Dealers, Banks
• Law and Accounting Firms
• B2B private corporations
• Information Technology

President

SpencerConnect

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

June 2002 – Present (10 years 1 month)

A public and media relations firm that facilitates, manages and participates in "Talent Teams" of senior-level communications executives. Goal is to "Increase Revenues of Corporations and Small Businesses by Raising Executive and Corporate Profiles."

Provided media, interview preparation for four executives, and an attorney's appearance on "American Greed."

Member of the media and marketing team for Brent Coon & Associates, Inc. BCA brought a number of successful legal actions against BP.

Partnered with Market Access International on 12 Canadian government trade missions, and the City of Summerside, PEI. Developed and managed a highly successful, international event hosted by a Chicago law firm, and attended by 26 Consulate Generals.

Managed crisis communications program for a Chicago manufacturing firm. Served as media point for the effort to prevent the Children's Museum from relocating in Chicago’s Grant Park.

Managed relationships with media and legislators, resulting in numerous interviews for CEO and private meetings with five members of Congress.

Associate Director

Thomson Financial Global Consulting

April 2001 – June 2002 (1 year 3 months)

Investor relations consulting. The Chicago office was closed after the group was sold to a London firm. Managed two clients' investor relations programs.

Senior Vice President

Dresner Corporate Services, Inc.

November 1997 – April 2001 (3 years 6 months) Greater Chicago Area

The Dresner Companies are an investment banking and investor relations firm. Took account management responsibility for eight clients when the Executive Vice President resigned.

Placed the president of Dresner Investment Services on CNNfn. Arranged for the chairman of Navarre Corporation, an independent music distributor, and Kenny Rogers to appear on CNNfn.

Managed the media in five clients' crisis situations. Organized three successful client road shows, and assisted with the formation of an IPO syndicate.

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Butler University

Franklin College

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MIT Enterprise Forum Chicago chapter. From 2004 through 2007 served as a board member and programs chair and co-chair, and public relations director. On-air business, stock market reporter for WXLW-AM in Indianapolis, and a substitute host on “Charting the Market” for the Business Channel in Los Angeles.

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