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Stanford Smith
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Stanford A. Smith (born October 30, 1972) is an American author, blogger and speaker with a focus on social media and personal branding via blogging.

Biography
Smith was born and raised in Akron, OH and graduated from Miami University in 1995 with a BS in Political Science.

He spent his early career in digital marketing, integrated marketing, advertising, and direct response marketing.

His early work included creating internet marketing strategies for Mazda, Hyundai, Lincoln Mercury, and Alltel Wireless. In 2007 he accepted a position as VP Marketing at Fluency Media where he created social media strategies and programs for Quiznos, Brinks, The National Association of Realtors, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). In 2010 he founded the Pushing Social blog which discusses the the integration of direct response, content marketing, and social media.

In 2012 Smith founded Pushing Social LLC a content marketing consulting and training firm. He co-authored, Born to Blog with Mark Schaefer, and contributed to Return on Influence and Strategic Digital Marketing.

Current Career
Smith is founder and Managing Director of Pushing Social LLC. He authored and contributed to three books on blogging, social media, and content marketing. Born to Blog describes how individuals and businesses can use blogging to acquire customers and establish thought leadership in their specialities.

Speaking and consulting
Smith has spoken on the topic of social media and content marketing for Social Slam, the Content Success Summit, and Social Media Marketing World.

He also consults with nonprofit, government, and growing companies on content marketing, lead generation, blogging, and social media

Books
Born to Blog: Building your blog for Personal and Business Success One Post a Time co-authored with Mark Schaefer. The book was published in 2013 by McGraw Hill. Born to Blog, according to WorldCat is held in 91 libraries.

Book Contributions:
Return on Influence: The Revolutionary Power of Klout, social scoring and influence marketing was published by McGraw Hill in 2013. Smith contributed Chapter 6, titled Personal Influence: The Marketer’s Holy Grail which describes the historical origins of word-of-mouth marketing and its evolution as a marketing strategy to the present day.

Strategic Digital Marketing: Top Digital Experts Share the Formula for Tangible Returns on Your Marketing Investment published by McGraw Hill in 2013. Smith contributed Chapter 7 titled Social Media Marketing where he establishes a framework for developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive social media strategy.

Awards
 * Pushing Social Named as a “Top 10 Social Media Blog” for 2012 and 2013

External Links
 * Official Website (http://www.pushingsocial.com)

Categories: 1970 births | American bloggers | American Internet celebrities | Web entrepreneur