The WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award recognizes Nate's business, Amplify Entertainment, as a top wedding vendor in Tallahassee and within the top 5% of all wedding vendors nationwide.

WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award 2013

DMAI's 30 Under 30 searched internationally for the best and brightest minds of the travel and tourism industry under 30-years-old. Nate made the cut and invited to attend DMAI's annual conference and awards ceremony in Seattle.

Destination Marketing Association International 30 Under 30 Recipient 2012

Nate won an Image Award for his innovative Hey DJ! Mobile Request System that engaged wedding clients and guests with subtle, non-invasive branding that built awareness around Nate's company Amplify Entertainment.

Florida Public Relations Association Image Award

Nate's technology, the Hey DJ! Mobile Request System, made it to the finals list for Mobile Marketing Magazine's Effective Mobile Marketing Awards in the Most Effective Mobile Couponing or Barcode Campaign. There were four other finalists in the category, including McDonald's and Blockbuster.

International Effective Mobile Marketing Awards Finalist 2012

WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award 2012

Nate won an Judges Award for his innovative Hey DJ! Mobile Request System that engaged wedding clients and guests with subtle, non-invasive branding that built awareness around Nate's company Amplify Entertainment, and by gaining maximum impact with a minimal budget.

Florida Public Relations Association Judges Award

Member of Year awarded for exceptional service to the Florida Public Relations Capital Chapter.

Florida Public Relations Association Capital Chapter Member of the Year 2011

Recognizing Tallahassee's top 20 professionals under the age of 40.

Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals A.C.E. Award 20 Under 40 Finalist

Awarded to VISIT FLORIDA's top rising star in May 2010.

VISIT FLORIDA "Shining Star" Award 2010

Tallahassee Association of Wedding Professionals

Florida Public Relations Association

American Society of Association Executives

Tallahassee Society of Association Executives

Nate Long is a digital marketing consultant who specializes in social, mobile, content and PR. He's helped more than 100 businesses gain exposure, increase sales and build critical relationships with customers, while saving them from expensive agency and employee overhead costs.

Nate previously worked with Vascular Health Sciences, where he served as the Director of PR and Social Media Marketing for four brands. Nate drove sales and grew brand awareness of the bio-tech/health supplement start-up company through dramatic social media growth and more than 1.4 million PR-related impressions.

While working for VISIT FLORIDA, Nate managed the company's communication strategy with the Florida tourism industry and acted as a marketing consultant to VISIT FLORIDA’s nearly 12,000 industry Partners, web affiliates and strategic alliances. He pioneered the company's consumer-targeted and B2B social media efforts and his inbound public relations efforts secured millions of impressions for VISIT FLORIDA's investing Partners.

Nate currently serves as the Director of Membership for the Florida Public Relations Association Capital Chapter, where he was named 2011 Member of the Year. He's known by many as @thePRguy on Twitter, where he's included on more than 300 influencer lists, including the "Top 100 Most Influential Tourism Professionals on Twitter" for 2011 and 2012, alongside Peter Greenberg, Sheila Scarborough and Christopher Elliott. He's often asked to speak at association luncheons, summits, and marketing conferences on topics ranging from social and mobile marketing to Web 3.0. Nate was recently included in Destination Marketing Association International's 30 Under 30 Awards.

Nate also owns Florida-based Amplify Entertainment, which received the 2012 and 2013 WeddingWire Bride’s Choice award in Tallahassee. The company also received an FPRA Image Award and was a finalist for an EMMA for the innovative Hey DJ! Mobile Request System that Nate created.

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Take Charge! 12 Social Media Trends for 2012

Marketing a Destination

5 Cures for the Common Swag: How to Integrate Technology & Social Media at a Conference

Social Media with Personal Branding

Social Media Marketing During a Crisis

Social Media Marketing for Tourism

The Fascinating Evolution of Media

11 Social Media Trends for 2011

Champagne Tastes and Caviar Dreams on a Shoestring Budget? Tips and trends in social media marketing for limited time, talent and treasure

Why Facebook Marketing is Usually a Terrible Idea (And Why You Should it Anyway)

Nate explores the best channels for social media marketing for the travel and tourism industry, and the strategies to use them successfully. Nate highlights case studies from his own clients as well as other businesses and uses his engaging and entertaining speaking style to illustrate why some ideas in social media work and why others fall flat. Nate's experience working with hundreds of travel and tourism businesses lends to fun storytelling combined with practical take-aways for the audience.

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