Sep08

Now Featuring Bloggers, Their Companies, and Their Stories

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Hi!
I’m Liz Strauss and I’ve been blogging a couple of years across the street from Belmont Harbor. I’m on a quest this year to meet as many Chicago Bloggers as I can.

To that end, I have decided to feature Chicago bloggers, Chicago companies and their stories on my LizStrauss.com blog I’d sure like to make you a part of that. If you’re interested, please comment below.

A Little about Who I Am

My blog, Liz Strauss at Successful Blog
has been called both a destination and an event. According to EatonWeb, “Liz Strauss is perhaps the most influential relational blogger on the Internet.” (I’m not sure who wrote that, but I’m guessing that the writer must be a fan.)

I’m a strategic planner who shows businesses how to focus and organically grow in ways that keep and gain customers. I explain why what they are doing might not be working and how people perceive a blog, a product, and an experience. Basically, I denibstrate the head and heart exchange that builds a thriving brand-loyal community by turning first-time visitors into participating customer-friends.

I’ve worked over 20 years in print, software, and online publishing, and developed strategies with publishers in Europe, Australia, the UK, and Ireland. I had the fun of conceiving and directing the strategy that turned around a $9M and sold it 3 years later for $35M. I also led the vision behind last year’s SOBCon07 — THE Successful and Outstanding Bloggers’ Conference for building relationships that gained the attention of BusinessWeek, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Innovation Initiative of the Kellogg School of Business.

I sure would like to meet you, get to know you, and feature you on my
LizStrauss.com blog. Please email me at my gmail address if you think you’d enjoy being a part. :)

Let’s do something successful and outstanding together.

Thanks!
Liz

 

  • http://advertising-age.blogspot.com Martin Calle

    Well Liz, I’m a transplanted Chicagoan now bi-coastal. And I’m proud to say you’ve made me feel included already. Chicago’s a great place. Started off living in the Blackstone Hotel courtesy of Leo Burnett. Found a little studio up on Wrightwood in Lincoln Park. Moved to the serpentine Mies building at Navy Pier (too cold). Last was a highrise then vintage building at the corner of Commonwealth and Fullerton across from the elephants at Lincoln Park Zoo. All good memories. Have you ever tried Leo’s? It’s the last neighborhood bar with a bowling alley where they reset all the pins by hand. Only in Chicago!

  • http://www.lettingmebe.blogspot.com Liz Strauss

    Hi Martin!
    Sorry it took me so long to get back here. I read your comment and got way laid. Grrr.

    I love the fact that you love the city.

    I’ve made it to Leo’s, been to a few places with similar names though. :) I’ve been to Southport Lanes and they the “aura” of hand-pins, but not really. :)

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