Ilene | ˈī-ˈlēn  | proper noun 

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1. Experienced content marketing writer, award-winning journalist, editor, and consultant who loves helping people and brands tell their stories.

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2. Passionate about the power of words.

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Also see: versatile, creative, collaborative, 

deadline-driven

Kick-ass articles,

website content, and PR strategies

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Website Copy for SEO

Blogging

Social Media

e-Newsletters

Nonprofit writing

Public Relations

Journalism

Ghostwriting

I'm a San Francisco Bay Area-based freelancer with a flair for creating engaging, well-researched, and crisp content. When I’m not writing and editing, I’m strategizing how to get clients all the attention they deserve.  

When you need compelling copy...

I have 25+ years of experience in daily newspaper journalism, freelance content marketing writing, blogging, social media-ing, press release pitching, and editing other people’s copy so it sings.

Results-driven

content marketing writer...​​

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• Created PR strategies and press releases that resulted in client coverage on NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates, San Francisco Chronicle, and others.

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• Re-wrote and re-designed real estate and education websites, improving the content and optimizing for SEO, which immediately increased customer engagement.

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• Produced e-newsletters with open rates that exceeded the industry average. 

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• Copyedited direct-mail fundraising letters that resulted in 35% more donations than the previous year.

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