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2. Lisa BuyerPresident & CEO, The Buyer Group Founder of three media companies President and CEO of The Buyer Group, an interactive PR agency specializing in social media, SEO and branding Regular speaker on online PR, social media and search topics at national conferences including Search Engine Strategies and PubCon ClickZ contributing writer Editor of several blogs; teaches online courses on applying social media to business networks
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