Melissa S. Barker is a digital marketing consultant, international keynote speaker, and founder of Strategy Now LLC. She has been helping businesses with social media strategy for over a decade. Melissa specializes in working with technology companies, notable clients include Palo Alto Networks, Mineral, StackPulse, Hubb, Act-On Software, Jive Software, Allstream, Instore, and Siber Systems. She has co-authored six leading-edge textbooks. She created the first accredited social media marketing certificate in Washington State. In addition, Melissa developed and teaches the Social Media Master Certification� to help small business owners and the next generation of marketers.. She has been a speaker at ITEXPO, Digital Summit, Innotech Oregon, and interviewed on television and podcasts. Melissa holds an M.B.A. from the Atkinson Graduate School of Management and a B.A. in public relations from Gonzaga University. For more information about Melissa, visit: www.melissabarker.com.
