About
Welcome to Marketing Shindig – an Online Marketing Blog.
Marketing Shindig will focus primarily on the “how-to’s” of…
- Search engine marketing (SEM) including search engine optimization (SEO) and pay per click advertising (PPC)
- Social media marketing (SMM)
- Email marketing
- E-commerce
- Direct marketing
- and other marketing topics
A little about me:
So why Marketing Shindig?
My name is Nicholas Shin. I go by Nick.
I graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette with a degree in Marketing. For my professional work experience, I worked at two companies (a Fortune 50 company and a small business) both in direct mail and online marketing positions before joining my current employer, Marketwire, as a Search Marketing & Social Media Specialist.
Outside of work, I had far too many sleepless nights trying to learn HTML, CSS (both of which I still do on a trial and error basis), developing my websites, and maintaining them. As a few years went by, I not only began enjoying what I do, but helping others succeed so I began consulting for small business owners in 2008 in SEO and social media all without owning a site dedicated to my consulting services.
My training comes from real world training through my jobs, but the majority comes from an incredibly ridiculous number of sleepless (and frustrating) nights learning from my mistakes, from others, and of course soaking in as much knowledge as possible.
Outside of work and consulting, I am a self-proclaimed sports fanatic. I am also an expert channel surfer (think that pig from Toy Story).
I hope this blog becomes another resource that helps you in your professional and personal development.
Feel free to contact me at anytime with questions, feedback, or business inquiries.
Nick (@shinng)
