Big Squid Interactive Welcomes Lindsay Starke as Social Media Strategist

Online, July 26, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Big Squid Interactive, an Atlanta-based search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) management service provider, announced today the hire of Lindsay Starke as social media strategist. In this role, Starke is responsible for the strategic development and deployment of social media marketing campaigns.
Starke comes to Big Squid from a freelance career as a marketing consultant and writer, developing both social media marketing and public relations strategy and search-optimized and search-agnostic copy. She had also previously served as creative director for Wilson Sloan, an SEO and Internet marketing firm in Chapel Hill, N.C., where she managed and produced search-optimized copy and oversaw social media marketing development. Prior to that, Starke was editorial assistant, publicist and blog content manager at Process Media, Inc.
"We are very excited to welcome Lindsay to the Big Squid team and to increase our service offerings," said Scott Galvin, president and CEO of Big Squid. "Her career has demonstrated her depth and breadth both in skills and areas of expertise, a crucial quality to developing effective social media marketing strategy. Her experience and intelligence in developing and deploying search-based marketing and social media campaigns will be a valuable asset as we continue to grow in the coming year."
Starke has a bachelor of arts degree in romance languages (Spanish) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which she graduated with highest honors. In her free time, she volunteers for the Plaza Theatre Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Atlanta's historic Plaza Theatre, founded in 1939.
"Big Squid's rapid growth in the past year is a testament to the high quality service and demonstrable results they provide to their customers," said Starke. "I am thrilled to join this talented and experienced team and look forward to helping craft expert, ROI-centered social media strategy as an addition to their full-service marketing platform."