Alongside the SmartBrief on Social Media e-newsletter, this blog is designed to act as a forum for the best and brightest marketers to discuss how Web 2.0 benefits business. Visit us often for advice and creative strategies from SmartBrief readers, marketers, and social media practitioners eager to share ideas and success stories.

We look forward to your participation in this collaboration.

Our Staff:

Jesse Stanchak -  Editor
Jesse Stanchak writes and edits SmartBrief newsletters on leadership, entrepreneurship, social media and other topics. Before joining SmartBrief, he worked as a Web producer at Congressional Quarterly. His work has also appeared in Slate.com, MSN.com, the Washington City Paper and other publications.

Sam Taute – Associate Editor
Sam Taute writes multiple SmartBrief newsletters and contributes to SmartBlogs on Restaurants and Social Media. A former intern at SmartBrief, he recently graduated from the Philip Merrill School of Journalism at the University of Maryland in College Park.

Other Contributors:

Andy Sernovitz – Editor at Large 
Andy Sernovitz is author of “Word of Mouth Marketing” and the word of mouth marketing blog/newsletter “Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That.” Andy teaches Word of Mouth Marketing at Northwestern and the Word of Mouth Marketing Crash Course.

Jeremy Victor – SmartBlog Contributor
Jeremy Victor is the founder of Make Good Media and the editor in chief of B2Bbloggers.com. Prior to founding Make Good Media, his industry experience includes print and online publishing, enterprise software, and consumer e-commerce, having held senior level roles in marketing, operations, customer support, and training.