In a cool, air conditioned office on the West Side of Olympia, Washington are Monica Jonen’s new piping-hot-off-the press business cards rolling off the die cut board. The business cards hold an unusual title of Human Marketing Flotation Device. The picture above the title is a woman in red scuba goggles and a yellow snorkel accenting her black wet dive suit keeping her warm in the chilly Puget Sound waters.
The position of the Human Marketing Flotation Device with Alternative Marketing Connections means Jonen will keep small business “afloat” by creating content for their social media networks, blog (an online journal), newsletter and website, in turn broadening their marketing plan through human connections online.

“I couldn’t have imagined beginning my writing career with a better opportunity,” Jonen said about her new position. “I love technology and writing, and this position welds the two together.”

Jonen just graduated in June with her Bachelors in Communications from the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT). Before moving to Tacoma to complete her Bachelors at UWT, she lived in Olympia where she learned about alternative ideas and the world-wide-web.

“I went to Avanti High School, which is an alternative high school here in Oly and that is where I first learned about the unending possibilities of technology and the intranet,” Jonen said. “I absolutely loved the freedom I found in writing and interacting with others about the things I wrote about too.”

As the newest team member with the business, Alternative Marketing Connections, she joins a team of social media and online experts who also share a passion for technology and communication.

The folks at Alternative Marketing Connections create edgy business cards, social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter, create newsletters, design websites, and create blogs for small businesses. Their business venue is located in the AIM office next to Safeway on the West Side of Olympia.

“What makes this marketing company different is the fact that they are a digital referral service, meaning they refer customers to businesses via social media.” Russ Alman said, Visionary in Chief of Alternative Marketing Connections.

Alman also noted that the problem with using social media, newsletters, websites and blogs for marketing is that it takes time to constantly update everything and small businesses do not have the time to write content for their many online facets, which is where Jonen comes in.

As a writer by trade and technology communication guru by choice, she will keep the online presence for Olympia’s businesses up to date with current fresh and compelling content. Be sure to look out for this new Human Marketing Flotation Device. If you are interested in Alternative Marketing Connections, visit www.AMCSocialMedia.com or you can email Monica at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .