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Constant Contact Authorized Local Expert - Harford County, MD

P.J. Chambers of WebIXI Selected As a Constant Contact Authorized Local Expert

Baltimore, Maryland marketing expert to help small businesses and nonprofits apply the power of online marketing to grow their organizations.

Baltimore, Maryland - August 20th, 2012 - P.J. Chambers (Vice President of WebIXI) has been selected as an Authorized Local Expert by Constant Contact, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than half a million small organizations worldwide. As an Authorized Local Expert, Chambers will offer training seminars on best practices in online marketing in the Maryland area.

Constant Contact Authorized Local Experts are dedicated to educating small businesses, nonprofits and organizations on how to achieve success through email and social media marketing. Local Experts are authorized by Constant Contact to deliver our field-tested seminars because of their proven expertise, passion and commitment to working with Constant Contact in their local community.

Chambers will host free small business seminars and training workshops in the Maryland-area focused on using email marketing and social media marketing to engage key audiences, drive dialogues, and build relationships.

"We are thrilled to have P.J. Chambers as part of the Authorized Local Experts program", said Catherine Kniker, vice president of local success at Constant Contact. "We believe education and training on marketing best practice leads to more success for small organizations. Our Authorized Local Experts are in a fantastic position to serve their local community by sharing their expertise and our successful, educational KnowHow."

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