Steven Carlson
10+ years of career experience as an online marketer, with executive positions in web analytics, VoIP, ISP and social networking. Have taken part in starting, building and growing three businesses. Manage collaborative blog (nowEurope) for the EU.
| Headline: | Journalist |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://noweurope.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet, Media, Mobile |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Design, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, German, Languages, Leadership, MacOS applications, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Web design, Writing |
| Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Groups: | Budapest Startup Community, nowEurope CEE Startup Index, Seedcamp |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Finding business partners, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Sharing my projects |
| Tags: | austria, bratislava, brno, budapest, central europe, czech republic, eu, fp7, hungary, Innovation, jeremie, prague, slovakia, startups, technology, vienna |
| Schools: | California State University System - Chico |
FEATURED STARTUP
nowEurope
nowEurope
nowEurope is a blog reporting on technology innovation and startups in Central Europe.
- Startup type: Sole Proprietor
- Status: Active
- Stage: Profitable
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Critical Mass Media Consulting |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | September 2002 - Present |
| Description: | • Writing Internet marketing research reports as freelance analyst for eMarketer
• Moderating nowEurope collaborative weblog with a grant from the European Union • In 2006, commissioned by Alinea Partners to create Vienna Calling! weblog for Microsoft • In 2006, wrote two research papers for DoubleClick surveying the European markets for paid search and rich media • In 2003-2005, advised Colliers International on web strategy and email newsletter launch |
| Employer: | Asylum Telecom |
| Position: | Online Marketing Director |
| Time period: | December 2005 - April 2006 |
| Description: | • Responsible all aspects of the company's online strategy and promotion
• Relaunched company website, thereby repositioning the company for new business strategy • Developed program to provide online marketing support and best practices to reseller partner network • Created internal weblog to share news and best practices |
| Employer: | IndexTools |
| Position: | Marketing Director |
| Time period: | May 2004 - December 2005 |
| Description: | • Responsible for all aspects of brand development, marketing, campaign management and PR
• Executed comprehensive corporate redesign to reposition the company in a rapidly-evolving market • During my 18 months in this position we increased the company's revenues fourfold * IN APRIL 2008, COMPANY SOLD TO YAHOO INC! |
| Employer: | First Tuesday Ltd |
| Position: | Chief Communications Officer, Central Europe coordinator |
| Time period: | March 2000 - September 2002 |
| Description: | • Contracted by founders to manage expansion across Central Europe (Feb to Jul ‘00)
• Elected one of 10 Network Representatives to negotiate city leaders’ relationship with new owner • Took part in raising network syndication ($440K) to purchase First Tuesday from Yazam Inc (May ‘01) • As Chief Communications Officer, responsible for business development and licensee management |
| Employer: | CEU Entrepreneurs Forum |
| Position: | Chairman |
| Time period: | September 1999 - October 2006 |
| Description: | • Co-founded Budapest business forum in Sep ‘99 as one of the first 12 First Tuesday city meetings
• Grew membership to 1,500+, sold long-term sponsorships to KPMG, Deloitte and MATAV-Ventures • Secured EU grant under 6th Framework to connect local tech companies with European research partners • Partnered with Central European University Business School to relaunch the event under the auspices of the school. |
| Employer: | iSYS Hungary |
| Position: | Co-founder, Marketing director |
| Time period: | April 1995 - January 2000 |
| Description: | • Helped raise initial funding ($300K) from Pipex (UUnet) and local business angel
• Took part in launch of Hungary’s first commercial internet service provider (Sep ‘95) • Collaborated in selling ISP business to MATAV in order to transition business to web design agency (‘98) • Created local advertising network, Hungarian Link Exchange, sold to Trader.com for $250K (‘00) |
EDUCATION
| University: | California State University System - Chico |
| Time period: | 1987 |
| Degree: | International Relations, BA |
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strada32
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