Lauren Karasek

Integrated Social Media Expert

I # social media.

A good social media strategy doesn’t replace traditional communications. It works in concert with existing public relations outreach to create measurable business results.

I specialize in creating social media campaigns with your existing communications objectives as the foundation that informs online outreach.

An integrated social media campaign is a necessary complement to robust communications outreach that delivers measurable business results.

Traditional Communications + Social Media Services

Traditional Service
Social Media Complement
Valuable Business Outcome
Media relations Social media placements Additional, targeted impressions
Media monitoring Social media monitoring Early warning of issues that online communities find socially relevant
Ally engagement Online community creation (via microsite, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) Grassroots activism (via letters to Congress, comments to regulators, brand defenders)
Website management Wikipedia management Engagement and control over a source that consumers turn to for "unbiased" information
Creative branding campaigns Creative online campaigns Additional audiences online who stay engaged and form a foundation that can be built upon with subsequent campaigns
Crisis management plan Online crisis management plan Combat negative information on the original forum