BL OCHMAN

I'm Managing Director of Emerging Media for Proof Integrated Communications, the digital marketing arm of Burson-Marsteller.

I am a blogger with a large international following; and a frequent corporate speaker. Since 1995, I've been creating dynamic Internet and social media marketing and brand strategy for companies doing business online.

I've helped companies including IBM, Ford, McGraw-Hill, Budget Car Rental, Simon & Schuster, stacksandstacks.com, and American Greetings drive traffic and build community and sales.

My work embraces concept and implementation of strategic Internet marketing programs. My blog, one of the top blogs in the AdAge Power 150, tracks trends in online marketing at What's Next Blog http://www.whatsnextblog.com.

I co-founded Pawfun.com http://www.pawfun.com - where you can create and send free photo e-cards of your pets and create a variety of products featuring your pet photos.

Before turning my focus to the Internet, I ran B.L. Ochman Public Relations, an award-winning New York PR firm that I grew to one of the 100 largest independent PR firms in the US.