Carol Anderson Raym

Title: Creative and Managing Director

Industry: Marketing and Communications

Company: Custom Blend Communications, LLC

Company Address:
1290 NW 19th Court
Crystal River, FL 34428
United States of America

Phone: 352-586-8218

Cell Phone: 352-586-8218

Email: carol@customblendcommunications.com

Company Website: http://customblendcommunications.com/

Bio:

Carol Anderson Raym founded Custom Blend Communications, LLC in 2016, drawing upon more than 20 years’ experience in communications and marketing in the high-tech industry. Based on Florida’s Nature Coast, she offers clients across the U.S. the right mix of award-winning communications and content marketing expertise and services for their business, agency or non-profit organization.

Carol holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in English and Communications from Flagler College. She completed an additional two years of post-graduate studies in Journalism and Public Relations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Her specialties include communications consulting, writing, editing, content marketing and social media.

Areas of Expertise

1. Message development
2. Written Communication
3. Message development

Past Work Experience: Before founding Custom Blend Communications, Carol worked in executive communications, employee communications, content marketing and PR for companies including Cisco Systems and Nortel Networks. While at Cisco, Carol completed nearly 20 courses of study through Cisco’s Marketing University (“The U”), led a strategic communications planning forum for Cisco communicators, and achieved Global Digital and Social Certifications at the strategist and specialist levels. She also was a Cisco Social Ambassador who served as a brand ambassador for the company on social channels. Carol is certified by Hootsuite Academy in Social Marketing and is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association.

Highlights of Awards/Accomplishments

• Carol has won a Gold Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicators, Top Campaign Communications and Performance Awards from the Triangle United Way (Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina), 10 Cisco Achievement Program Awards, 17 Cisco Connected Recognition Awards and the Cross-Collaboration Award from Cisco US and Canada Partner Marketing. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the FPRA Nature Coast Chapter.

Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarolRaym

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolraym/