Andy Sternberg Digital Strategist and Content Marketer

Andy is one of the best digital strategists out there. Period. His passion for social media and causes partnered with his extensive and trusted network make him a perfect fit for getting in on the ground level for a campaign. During the summer of 2010 Andy volunteered to be part of my team to helped produce Gulf Coast Benefit, a series of nationwide events with proceeds going to families affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill. Thanks to Andy, we helped raise over $60,000 and gain national media exposure with packed live events that popped! I highly recommend the opportunity to work with Andy.

Andy created an innovative online program at Live Earth, incorporating and producing video content, social media, and email communications into a comprehensive interactive strategy. He managed the transition to a new website design and monitored both technical performance and social media reputation for a dynamic brand. Working with a global team of local event producers, he created a truly international website made up of a set of localized sub-sites. Always ready to try new things, he initiated several valuable interactive partnerships with companies like Magnify.net that helped to expand the reach of the Live Earth brand.

Andy has a superb and balanced managing style with a great grasp on developing technologies and interactive marketing. His pleasent energy and eye for detail always established constructive conversation and resutls.

Andy is a reliable, hard worker with extensive relationships in the social media world as well as a firm grasp on the latest trends, best practices, and an understanding of critical new media laws and digital rights policies, all of which he put to good use in fleshing out both the Live Earth and Control Room websites with audiovisual content, news blasts and updates, interactive features, improved layout and graphics, etc. He completely refashioned both websites, making them user friendly and compelling and I suspect this was a large part of the substantial increase in the Live Earth mailing list. He worked tirelessly on the sites and associated maintenance, almost around the clock.

Andy's online skills and passion for music makes him a reliable and effective worker. His combined contacts in the green, interactive and music field have no boundaries and as a result he is always in the know of upcoming technology and events which he applies creatively to the projects he is working on. His good attitude and valuable insight into all aspects of the interactive world make Andy a great person to work with and someone to watch in this space.

Andy is extremely resourceful and informed in social media, arts, events, politics, and web technologies. At a high level, Andy is someone that can help align your ideas with outreach strategies on the internet. Follow his twitter stream as well (@netzoo). I recommend that.

Andy takes Web 2.0 to the next level and made a tremendous impact on the organization's visibility for public diplomacy practitioners around the world. He is a strong editor and was incredibly available to manage the web, answer questions, and make edits as needed. On top of it all, he is a lot of fun to work with and a great guy.

Andy is a very smart, forward-thinking guy who's incredibly media savvy and totally gets online publishing. He is also a good journalist and writer, and he has a lot of great ideas about how to marry new technologies with traditional journalism.

Saying Andy is creative either does injustice to the word or to Andy, depending on how you look at it. For the past 3 or 4 years, I have worked with Andy on various projects, spending plenty of time around him. Outside of the basic "good qualities" you look for in a producer, Andy possesses the ability to be "creative" consistently, like clockwork. As a graphic designer, I can attest, this is no minor accomplishment...

Andy is a true creative problem solver. He knows the web inside and out, is a superb editor, and works beyond boundaries. He's a get-the-job-done kind of problem solver, whether it be 2 am or 6 pm. Add to that that he's an innovator and dabbler, exploring and experimenting with the newest tools and trends. He loves technology and gets smart about it never settling for the status quo.