SMCSTL Board Updates - New Members

We are delighted to welcome Meaghan Anselm and Nichole Holzum as new members on the SMCSTL Board! Both of these professionals are fully engaged in the St. Louis digital community and we are delighted they've decided to join the board. They will work as part of our team to create events and value as a professional association for digital/social professionals in the St. Louis community.

Below are the photos and bios for our two new board members:

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Nichole Holzum

Digital Marketing Strategists, Dierbergs Markets

Since Facebook was first created, back in the days where college emails were needed to access the site, Nichole Holzum took an early and avid interest in social media; particularly to the instantaneous connection to the world. From there, her love and curiosity of it, budded into a career in understanding the digital realm with a focus on social and content strategy, analytics and telling brand's stories in both the agency and corporate atmospheres. She looks forward to rolling up her sleeves and making an impact on St. Louis' Social Media Club.


Meaghan Anselm

Digital Manager, Weber Shandwick

Meaghan Anselm is a Digital Manager at Weber Shandwick. She has worked in both the corporate (Gannett Broadcasting and Nestle Purina) and agency worlds as a social media manager and influencer marketer for over 10 years. Meaghan has always called St. Louis home and is ready to help coordinate exciting events for the Social Media Club’s 2016-2017 season.

We are delighted to welcome Nichole and Meaghan to the board!
You can view our full list of board members on our website.

St. Louis Digital Symposium Recap and Soundbytes #STLdigsym

St. Louis Digital Symposium Recap and Soundbytes #STLdigsym

The St. Louis Digital Symposium is a half day event that allows you to get connected, enlightened and inspired with other digital creatives, marketers, agencies and clients.

#STLDIGSYM is presented by AdClubSTL along with organization partners 4As, 314 Digital and Social Media Club St. Louis. 

Don't Miss UMSL's State of Digital Media Marketing Conference 2015

The University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL) will host its third annual State of Digital Media Marketing 2015 Conference, April 16 & 17 at UMSL. There are plenty of reasons not to miss this conference, but here are our three favorites.

Imagine this on your wrist!

SMCSTL will give away an Apple Watch during the conference!

The Apple Watch ships on in May after the conference, so the winner will receive the watch in the mail.

A winner will be selected & announced on Friday afternoon, April 17th, and must be in attendance to win.

Keynote speaker Chris Brogan

He was listed by Forbes as one of the Must Follow Marketing Minds of 2014. Combining professional leadership development and business strategy.

He is CEO of Owner Media Group, a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author. See him speak on Friday at the conference, and follow him @ChrisBrogan.

Insights! 

Over 40 speakers will be offering up their experiences and tips.

Thursday is the academic summit and social media workshops.

Friday is packed with keynote addresses, agency and brand innovations, the latest in digital and social media, technology advances and networking.

Follow the Speakers

This year, the lineup of speakers and panelists is doubly as impressive as last year's. UMSL has listed the speakers here on their website.

We also made a Twitter list of the speakers, so you can follow them easily in one place!

Hashtag Awesome

Don't forget to also follow the official conference hashtag #UMSLdigital before, during and after the conference for insights and highlights.

Register Today

Learn More About the Conference

Follow the Speakers at #UMSLdigital Conference 2015

UMSL's annual "State of Digital Media Marketing" conference is a who's who of digital marketing and technologies held each year at the University of MO St. Louis. 

This year, the lineup of speakers and panelists is doubly as impressive as last year's. UMSL has listed the speakers here on their website.

Follow the Speakers

We also made a Twitter list of the speakers, so you can follow them easily in one place!

Don't forget to also follow the official conference hashtag #UMSLdigital before, during and after the conference for insights and highlights.

Have You Registered?

Join us for the 3rd Annual State of Digital Media Marketing 2015 Conference, April 16 & 17 at UMSL for two full days of presentations and workshops. Learn More at UMSLdigitalconference.com


Watch Perry Drake and Angela LaRocca Talk about This Year's Conference

Meet the new @SMCSTL board members!

At the SMCSTL 2015 Kickoff event this past week at The Precinct in downtown St. Louis, we announced the election of three new board members to our board. We are thrilled to have them join us for a 6-month term this year as we plan events and do all the great things that SMCSTL board members do.

Welcome to the team!

Rebecca Dohrman

Assistant Professor of Communication at Maryville University | @rebeccadohrman

Rebecca's teaching and research interests focus on how organizations incorporate emerging technologies into work lives and organizational public relations and how organizations and industries in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) can recruit more women to study and pursue careers in these fields.

Jill Hampton

Digital Media Marketer at Wells Fargo Advisors | @JillSTL

Jill is a journalist and digital media professional currently focused on digital content strategy, assisting the marketing team’s transition to a new website, and mentor for digital writing at Wells Fargo Advisors.

Bethany Prange

Social Media Strategist, CASA of Southwestern Illinois | @BethanyPrange

Bethany manages social media for CASA of Southwestern Illinois, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children suffering from abuse or neglect. Prior to joining CASA, she was part of a three-person communications team at the 10th largest nonprofit in St. Louis. She managed all social media for the St. Louis Area Foodbank from 2010 to 2014. In 2011, she developed and launched an innovative team of professionals who serve as social media volunteers for the Foodbank.

Our new board members at The Precinct, Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. Top row: Bethany Prange, Rebecca Dohrman and Gary Pierson; Middle row: Ashlyn Brewer and Jill Hampton; Bottom row: Vernon Ross and Erin Moloney

Our new board members at The Precinct, Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. Top row: Bethany Prange, Rebecca Dohrman and Gary Pierson; Middle row: Ashlyn Brewer and Jill Hampton; Bottom row: Vernon Ross and Erin Moloney

Our current board members: