We’re gish&co. and we’re out to save the world.Okay, maybe that’s a bit too ambitious. But we are definitely out to help the people who are trying to make the world a better place.We are a small but powerful team of marketing professionals. We help our clients authentically tell their stories and build audiences, without a lot of fuss.If you’re looking for jargon-laden marketing theory, you’ve come to the wrong place. However, if what you need is pragmatic, hard-working help with your marketing and communications, we just may be a good match.Get in touch: lindsi@gish.co

Responsible for strategizing programming topics and coordinating speakers, venues and logistics for monthly events, as well as supporting MIMA Summit track selections and speaker scheduling. Topic areas include: UX and design, content strategy, search, analytics, email marketing, e-commerce, digital innovation, mobile web and app development, and new technologies for marketing. Ideas for MIMA speakers welcome: http://www.mima.org/speaker-submission.Get involved: lindsi.gish@mima.org

I connect charities to our bi-annual events, helping education, tech, and art-focused organizations get the word out about their work and garner support.I also help select speakers, find sponsors, and make people feel welcome with a big, fat, extroverted smile when they walk in the event doors.

Provided digital strategy expertise for Weber Shandwick clients as part of the Social Strategy team at the Minneapolis office. Clients ranged from local to national nonprofit, government, consumer, corporate and B2B industries, including:United States Postal Service, Red Stamp, Sparticl.org/Twin Cities Public Television, Jackson Hewitt, Meijer and more.Specialties included strategic digital messaging and communications, engagement strategy, email marketing and community management.

- Design for print and web- WordPress Web Development- Copywriting- Digital strategy- Email design and development- WordPress Plugin support- Brand strategy

- Act as internal marketing agency to serve the needs of the organization- Develop and manage department budget of $500K+- Manage comprehensive communications program to maintain strong brand awareness and reinforce key messages in the marketplace- Oversee organization-wide promotional plan to integrate all channels- Develop comprehensive digital strategy to grow impressions, engagement, online giving and volunteer program- Manage media relations and act as organizational representative when necessary- Act as primary designer, creative director and brand manager- Design and code microsites, email and landing pages when appropriate- Manage marketing and PR vendor relationships- Design or manage production of building signage and creative- Manage creative and production of truck fleet wraps- Manage two-person communications teamAccomplishments at Second Harvest Heartland----------- Two promotions in four years- Consistently rated as meeting or exceeding expectations- Quadrupled the online giving program- Grew social presence by 30x- Maintained top three placement on GiveMN.org's Give to the Max Day for four years in a row- Grew email house file by 6x- Nominated to manage employee survey feedback action plan and planning committee

- Designed and developed print and web marketing materials- Created and managed content for public website- Provided strategic counsel to executive team on interactive initiatives- Managed text-to-give program- Designed and developed custom microsites on WordPress platform- Managed eCRM and online marketing platform, Convio- Grew online giving program- Designed, coded and produced content for email messages for development and communications- Community management for social networks- Coordinated media relations opportunities- Developed hunger messages for multichannel delivery - Supported the communication needs of the entire organization, acting as internal marketing/communications agency- Managed external vendor relationships and projects- Grew online giving, social communities and engagement- Managed internal roll-out of brand repositioning

- Managed website redesign- Managed rollout of eCRM and marketing platform, including website management system, email marketing, peer-to-peer fundraising tool, online giving forms and central database- Migrated organization off old fundraising and email platforms to new systems- Grew social media presence- Established Google Grants AdWords program- Rolled out text-to-give platform- Assisted CRM team with tool selection process- Designed and developed microsites for key campaigns and events- Grew online giving by 40% in first year

Second Harvest Heartland is a proud founding member of Hunger-Free Minnesota, an emerging movement to end hunger in our communities, initiated by a coalition of partners united in the common belief that food is a basic and essential human right that every Minnesotan should enjoy. - Managed creative process for hungerfreemn.org website design- Managed content design and development process with vendors- Managed web content updates

- Designed and produced ads and collateral for print and web- Wrote press releases and assisted in other public relations efforts- Wrote and edited web content with SEO goals- Acted as webmaster and web designer- Produced and edited company podcast- Planned company events- Designed and coded HTML emails for client communications

- Designed ads and other collateral- Managed email list and designed and coded HTML emails- Assisted in client relations- Assisted in event planning- Processed orders for sales team and conducted follow-up

Temporary marketing help.-Web content writing-Print design

Event planning, event logistics, copywriting, design and general marketing.