Elaine Fogel

Bio

Elaine Fogel is president and CMO of SOLUTIONS Marketing & Consulting, a boutique marketing and communications agency located in Scottsdale, Arizona. During her career, Elaine has worked for, and with, many organizations, associations and businesses on marketing strategy and communications tactics. From her earlier agency career assignments in Canada copywriting Procter & Gamble, Nestle Carnation, and Kraft materials, Elaine's passion for marketing has evolved to helping clients reach new heights through strategic brand-building, integrated marketing communications, and exceptional customer service. Elaine is a senior contributor to MarketingProfs.com - a weekly publication distributed to over 367,000 marketing professionals worldwide, and a writer for its Daily Fix blog - a Top 25 Marketing Blog. She has been a contributing writer for The Business Journal and her articles have appeared in many publications, including the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Marketing News, and Advancing Philanthropy. Elaine is a professional member of the National Speakers Association. She does keynotes and presentations on marketing, branding, cause marketing, and customer service at conferences and meetings. (www.elainefogel.com) Since relocating from Toronto, Canada to the U.S., she has taken on several volunteer positions for national and local organizations. She is currently serving as chair of the American Marketing Association's Nonprofit Special Interest Group and is on the planning committee for the AMA 2010 Nonprofit Conference in Chicago. She serves on the Association of Fundraising Professional's international communications and marketing committee, and as communications chair and board member of the Greater Arizona Chapter. Elaine's career has included stints as a cookbook author, teacher, singer and TV show host.