About

Neal Schaffer is the creator of the Windmill Networking Blog on Social Media Strategy and is also the President of Windmills Marketing, a social media marketing strategic consultancy that has helped several companies from a variety of industries with their social media strategy creation and implementation.

Windmills Marketing works hand-in-hand with businesses in a consulting role to understand their corporate objectives and how social media can help them reach their goals. From collaborating with internal stakeholders in generating a strategic plan to coaching and training employees on how best to use the different channels that exist, Windmills Marketing provides a true end-to-end solution for companies who wish to truly understand, leverage and maximize their social media presence.

Neal is also an internationally recognized speaker on a variety of social media-related topics having spoken on multiple occasions in Tokyo, Japan as well as throughout the United States in cities such as Washington D.C., Portland, Jacksonville, San Francisco, and of course his native Southern California.  For more information on my speaking topics as well as future and past speaking events, please visit Neal Schaffer’s Speaking Page.

Neal is also the author of the currently best-selling LinkedIn book on Amazon, “Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn.”  His book has won three awards, including Honorable Mention for Best Non-Fiction Book of 2009, Silver Medal for Best Business Reference Book, and Bronze Medal for Best Career Book.  Neal is presently writing his second book, which is tentatively titled, “Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing Twitter,” and is scheduled to be published later this year.  For more information on his books, please visit Neal Schaffer’s Book Page.

A social media strategist who has a successful background in B2B sales and business development and is fluent in both Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, Neal provides a unique perspective in helping both businesses and professionals to navigate, embrace, and truly leverage social media as a powerful tool to reach specific objectives.

Neal is a graduate of Amherst College and currently resides in Newport Beach, Orange County, California.

Contact Neal at Windmills Marketing

Email: nealschaffer@gmail.com

Phone: (888) 541-3429 [please select 1 for sales to reach me]

Windmills Marketing Customer Testimonials

Best investment I made this year was hiring Neal Schaffer as a Social Media Marketing consultant. He’s brilliant, and a really good guy to boot. – Joe Rogers, CEO, American Joe

I have worked with Neal in developing my online brand. I found his knowledge, organization and end result extremely valuable. He demonstrated a high degree of expertise and his presentation was clear and immediately actionable. He was sensitive to my requests and brought immediate results. In addition, his style is open and willingly gave his time to responding to all my questions thoroughly. I certainly would recommend Neal. – Gloria Goytia, Owner, Gloria’s Gourmet Cookies

Mentions of Neal Schaffer and Windmill Networking in the Media

The Toronto Sun “How to Get LinkedIn” (July 23, 2010)

Orange County Register “How O.C. Grabs Social Network Buzz” (July 18, 2010)

Yahoo! Hot Jobs “Career Networking Tips: Get Started on LinkedIn” (July 17, 2010)

Featured B2B Social Media Article “B2B Social Media” (July 16, 2010)

Jorgen Sundberg Interview “Effective Networking Tips by Neal Schaffer (July 9, 2010)

Her Campus Interview “Everything You Need to Know about Using LinkedIn” (June 25, 2010)

Gravity Summit at UCLA Hosts First Ever #JobChat (June 15, 2010)

Neal Schaffer in Portland – Windmill Networking – LinkedIn in Action (June 4, 2010)

Social Media in Real Life Series 2: Interview with Neal Schaffer [Video] (May 20, 2010)

Book offering advice on how to make business and professional networking on LinkedIn more effective wins multiple awards (May 17, 2010)

Orange County Register “What’s Wrong with Ads on Twitter?” (April 25, 2010)

Social Media Booklist from the Delaware Library Catalog (March 23, 2010)

O.C. Business Leader Heads Regional Program (March 17, 2010)

3rd Annual Axiom Business Book Awards Announcement (March 17, 2010)

McDermott & Bull Forum – Neal Schaffer [Video] (February 24, 2010)

10 Ways to Become a Person of Influence (February 17, 2010)

Small Business Dining Guide for Social Media (February 17, 2010)

LGF Consulting – Passionate Leadership (February 16, 2010)

Social Media Strategist Neal Schaffer’s Book on LinkedIn Wins Ground Breaking Non-Fiction Award (February 11, 2010)

Top 10 Facebook Fan Pages for Job Seekers and Career Minded Folk (February 9, 2010)

Top Social Media Author Taps Accolades Public Relations as Publicist (January 30, 2010)

BRANDSHARE Interview with Neal Schaffer in Tokyo, Japan [Video] (January 5, 2010)

Examiner.com “New Year’s Resolutions and Your Personal Branding” (January 1, 2010)

Blog Talk Radio “Neal Schaffer, LinkedIn Expert, Analyzes LinkedIn Profiles” (December 23, 2009)

Wall Street Journal “Three Best Ways to Use Social Media” (December 16, 2009)

LinkedIn Super Connectors and Why You Should Join Them (December 7, 2009)

100 Social Media Experts to Follow on Twitter (November 19, 2009)

Orange County Register Interview “Why Would LinkedIn Link Up with Twitter?” (November 15, 2009)

Orange County Register Interview “5 Steps to Get Serious about LinkedIn” (November 1, 2009)

Entrepreneur & Self-Employed Business Journal “Social Media Strategist Neal Schaffer Releases LinkedIn Networking Book” (October 27, 2009)

Social Media Strategist & Speaker Releases Innovative LinkedIn Book (October 27, 2009)

Information Engineer Technology News “The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour 10th Stop – San Francisco” (September 21, 2009)

Orange County Register “Is LinkedIn Ready to Recognize O.C.?” (September 16, 2009)

Government 2.o Social Media Club of Orange County Tweetup (July 22, 2009)