Andy Crestodina

Andy Crestodina

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios

Qualifications

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios

Author of 'Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing'; guest lecturer and co-instructor at Northwestern University

Named among Forbes' Top 10 Online Marketing Experts and numerous industry influencer lists

Expertise

Content marketing

SEO

Web strategy

Analytics

Social media

Content strategy

Andy Crestodina is a co-founder and the Strategic Director of Orbit Media, an award-winning 48-person digital agency in Chicago. Over the past 21+ years, Andy has provided digital strategy to more than a thousand businesses. He is a top-rated speaker at national conferences and a writer for the biggest blogs on content strategy, search engine optimization, social media and analytics. He is also the author of Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing.

Experience

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios

May 2017 — Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

Co-founder and CMO of an award-winning Chicago digital agency; speaker, author and host of the Content Matters podcast.

Lecture + Co-Instructor, Content and Influencer Marketing at Northwestern University School of Communication

May 2018 — Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

Co-instructor for a summer MSC course on content strategy, influencer marketing, SEO, social media and analytics.

Co-founder and Strategic Director at Orbit Media Studios

Jan 2001 to May 2017 · 16 yrs 4 mos

Set vision and led web strategy for Orbit and its clients.

Technical Recruiter at Risetime Technologies

Jul 1997 to Dec 1999 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Qualified, interviewed and placed technical team members on client projects.

Qualifications

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Orbit Media Studios

Author of 'Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing'; guest lecturer and co-instructor at Northwestern University

Named among Forbes' Top 10 Online Marketing Experts and numerous industry influencer lists

Expertise

Content marketing

SEO

Web strategy

Analytics

Social media

Content strategy

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