Dean Praetorius

About Dean Praetorius

I tell stories online. Oh, and I do some design, development, business development, partnerships, photography, editorial direction, project management, social media, and marketing (yes marketing) things too. I own a lot of hats.

Experience

1. Co-founder, COO

   Toast Media Group

   Jul 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

   At Toast Media Group we work hand-in-hand with our clients to build digital marketing strategies focus on the trends and behaviors audiences actually pay attention to. We partner with our clients to take the latest developments in social media, paid advertising, email, SEO and emerging platforms to create marketing plans that speak with audiences - not at them. Interested in working with us? We love working with established businesses to take their goals to the next level – or with startups to set a path forward from day one.Want to work with me? Here\'s a few things I can help you out with- Digital business marketing strategy - How do your initiatives fit together to best leverage the technology that\'s available to you- SEO - A strong SEO strategy - whether it\'s content or technology-focused - can become the bedrock of almost any marketing strategy. I\'ll help you size up the landscape and find a place to start- Email marketing - Building a strong email program is an exercise in logic. We help companies build email programs that touch customers at every step of their journey- Paid advertising management - Facebook and Google\'s ad platforms each have their own intricacies. We help companies expand their footprint to new audiences with optimized campaigns- Organic social media management - The best for last. We\'re content creators by nature and can show companies of any size what it means to directly talk to their audiences on the platforms that mean the most to them.

Education

• International Culinary Center

  Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  2020 — 2020

• Boston College

  B.A., Communications (Journalism Concentration), History Minor

  2006 — 2010

• Boston College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Editorial Consulting
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• Editorial
• Writing
• Business Development
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Google Apps
• SEO
• Digital Journalism
• Consulting
• Social Media
• Start-Ups
• Press Releases
• Digital Media
• Marketing
• Copywriting
• Web Design
• Journalism
• Editing
• Social
• Content Development
• Web Traffic
• Online Writing