Carolyn Moncel

Launched in 2003 Mondavé Communications is a sister site to virtual assistance and communication management firm, MotionTemps, LLC. Taking our services to the next level to the meet the complex needs of our global clients, Mondavé offers highly-specialized products and services designed for small-business owners and solopreneurs interested in handling their PR in house on a shoestring budget.

Launched in 2001 by founder Carolyn Davenport-Moncel, MotionTemps, LLC is a Virtual Assistance and Communications firm with offices in Chicago and Paris. In 2007, MotionTemps expanded to include a new office in Geneva, Switzerland. Our core business is Project Management and Communication. Specifically, we work with our clients to edit and manage their website content and also create and edit their presentations for both online and offline use. MotionTemps supports corporate professionals, small-business o

* Maintain content in Joomla, PHP and HTML using Dreamweaver, develop new pages, enhance functionality, and ensure overall quality and consistency throughout the website. * Create documentation on current Content Management System and provide training to executive, education and research departments. * Collect, analyze and report data on relevant website usage/traffic and usability statistics on a regular basis. * Optimize content and site structure for search engine visibility and ranking. * Wo

As an independent contractor, evaluated French web pages based on scale provided by Google. Project required excellent bilingual (English/French) and bi-cultural web research skills and the ability to communicate written results effectively in English. Successfully reviewed sites written in Spanish as well.

Assisted in the design and implementation of PR and Marketing plans for new business accounts. Managed all aspects of new and existing client accounts – from initial proposal and budget forecasting through project completion and follow up. Wrote press releases and media advisories, created media kits, PowerPoint presentations, and mailing lists. Maintained client press clipping library. Handled story placement.

Directed public relations and community outreach efforts for 16 separate Web sites. Maintained press relations, and scheduled media opportunities for company CEO and president. Wrote press releases and media advisories, created media kits, PowerPoint presentations, and handled story placement. Tracked Web site usage: Overall Site, Bulletin Board and E-mail traffic and monitored search engine submissions. Implemented special event projects; managed all online affiliated marketing programs and online/offline.

Supplied first-hand consultations on Web/interactive trends to account management team for existing and new business accounts. Maintained communications between agency and client and scheduled meetings for the Nabisco account management team. Conducted extensive research on competitive brands, created planning calendars and maintained Nabisco account library.

Implemented marketing and PR plans, direct mail/advertising campaigns, and community outreach programs for two bipartisan public policy Web sites and launched a Russian-language magazine edition. Maintained press relations, wrote press releases and media advisories, created dynamic media kits and press events, scheduled media opportunities publisher and editor.

Organizational Communications and Public Relations Minor in Political Science