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Recent press and buzz about Lightspan Digital and founder Mana Ionescu.

Mana Ionescu (Lightspan Digital) and Andy Cresodina (Orbit Media) share their 2013 Tech Predictions!

Blackline Mana Ionescu presents at TechNexus on Startup Business Marketing Tips.

FirmologyI’m Mana Ionescu, Founder and President of Lightspan Digital, and This is How I Power My Business.

312 Di President of Lightspan Digital, Mana Ionescu, is interviewed by 312 Digital.

Mana Ionescu’s insight on the lighthearted approach to social media and its effects on politics.

OhSoWe.com  OhSoWe.com blogger quotes Mana Ionescu about the importance of collaborative consumption.

CNN Money quotes Chicago Digital Marketing Company, Lightspan DigitalCNN Money quotes Lightspan Digital president, Mana Ionescu, on sleep as the secret to business success.

Today’s Chicago Woman quotes Mana Ionescu, “Today, social networks are often the first stop for customers looking for updates or to give feedback. It’s no longer a question of whether you should be active online. You have to be there, or many opportunities will pass you by,” in 9 Business Social Media Built. March 5, 2012

Lexington Harold-Leader quotes Mana Ionescu in Public Relations: Google+ Is the Next Big Thing for Businesses. Feb. 27, 2012

The Huffington PostHuffington Post lists founder Mana Ionescu in their 2012 Chicago Power Couples article. Feb. 14, 2012

Founder Mana Ionescu is featured in CRAVE Chicago Book, The Urban Girl’s Manifesto, Second Edition. Dec. 2011

Targeted Networking and Enjoying the Opera – Mana Ionescu’s [Entrepreneur Snapshot]Entrepreneurs Unpluggd. Nov. 22, 2011

Chicago Sun Times features Mana Ionescu in Daring Moves in the Digital World. Nov. 11, 2011

The Chicago Sun-Times“Social media is about building relationships”, says Mana Ionescu in the Chicago Sun Times‘ article, Social media help fair traders spread philosophy, spur sales. Sept. 23, 2011

“I was raised to be driven,” says Mana Ionescu in Inc.Well, NBC Chicago‘s Business Blog. Sept. 9, 2011

Founder Mana Ionescu is featured as an early adopter of Google+ by The Women of G+. July 26, 2011

How to Manage Negative Press in the Age of Social Media,” Insight Magazine. July 2011

The Evolving Role of Social Media Consultants: A Chat with Mana Ionescu, Cision Blog. July 2011

Crain's Chicago BusinessCrain’s Chicago Business quotes Mana Ionescu in Social Media Causes Collisions at the Intersection of Business, Personal Life. April 15, 2011

Today’s Chicago Woman and ChicagoNow.com say The Daily Social Media Workouts™ work:

Even if you’re determined to “work it out” on your own, you may want to read Mana Ionescu’s handout, which she calls the Daily Social Media Workouts™. I’ve been following her basic drill, and yep, it works. Best of all, it doesn’t take much time.”

WBEZ News, NBC Chicago Morning news and Northbrook Patch feature the 10,000 Random Acts of Kindness campaign Lightspan Digital worked on in collaboration with Meatheads Burgers & Fries and Aspire.

Mana Ionescu, founder of Chicago digital marketing company Lightspan Digital in the CRAVE Chicago BookChicago Cause, one of Lightspan Digital’s partnership programs gets mention in The Examiner, “Chicago Cause to donate $24,000 in web, social media and marketing services.”

Lightspan Digital’s Twikie® gets featured in Marketing Lagniappe: “Delivering marketing tips in a unique sweet package … the twikie.”

More Donors list our #AmericaWants JJs List Twitter campaign as one of the 20 to have done the most (reach) with the least (Twitter followers).