Jason Oberholtzer Joins ink Communications and Heads Expanding Social Media Practice

BOSTON and AMSTERDAM, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- ink continues to grow its international team with addition of Marta Twardowska in Europe and Shannon Kite-Powell and Kelsey Barry in North America

ink Communications (http://theinkstudio.com), the virtual global high tech PR boutique agency, today announced that Jason Oberholtzer has joined the agency as Manager, Social Media & Content to meet the demands of ink's explosive social media practice. In addition, ink has added Marta Twardowska as Influencer Relations manager in Amsterdam and grown its Boston office with the addition of Shannon Kite-Powell, Influencer Relations manager and Kelsey Barry, PR Coordinator.

Jason comes to ink from a stint at Bay State College as their first Social Media manager. A writer, entrepreneur, and minor Internet celebrity, Jason rose to prominence in 2009 as the founder of the popular blog, I Love Charts (http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com) and is a contributing blogger for Forbes.com with his column, Charts& (http://blogs.forbes.com/jasonoberholtzer ) Leisure (http://blogs.forbes.com/jasonoberholtzer). Jason is based in Boston and has a bachelor's degree from Hamilton College in Comparative Literature and Music. You can follow Jason on twitter @ilovecharts (https://twitter.com/ilovecharts).

"Jason lives on the Internet. He is here at ink Communications to make sure that our client's brand lives on the Internet as well," said Alexandra Crabb, Partner & Global Media Relations Director, ink Communications. "We were one of the first agencies to blend and embrace the social media platform into traditional PR for our B2B and B2C clients. Jason's addition is another proofpoint of our commitment to help our clients navigate today's jagged and volatile communications landscape."

Marta Twardowska, @MartaTwardowska, joins ink from Forrester Research, Netherlands.

About ink Communications

Since 2001, ink Communications, Incorporated has pioneered the virtual high tech PR agency model for today's globally networked economy. ink specializes in helping telecommunications, mobile and small to medium sized emerging tech companies create a competitive advantage through smart PR, social media and marketing, no matter where the company is based or where they do business - in North America and EMEA. ink has built a global service model on blending old school methods with new school social media initiatives. The agency has extensive connections to leading European and Nordic venture firms, and is also a sponsor of White Bull Summits, Pathways to Exit. ink has offices in Boston, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. For more information, visit http://www.theinkstudio.com or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10564517297&ref=ts.

    
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