Anne Mai Bertelsen is the Founder and President of MAi Strategies, an analytics driven marketing and digital strategy consulting firm. The firm helps companies develop and launch new products, services and programs. Her clients include American Express, the United Nations’ Office of Humanitarian Assistance, and the Radio Advertising Bureau. She is a regular columnist for MediaPost and Digiday:Daily where she writes on marketing and social media trends.

Prior to starting her own firm, Anne held marketing positions at American Express and the Port Authority of NY & NJ; was a media strategist and pollster at Dresner, Sykes, Jordan & Townsend (DSJT), a national public image and political consulting firm; and Assistant Producer at CBS News’ Election and Survey Unit. A member of the American Marketing Association, Social Media Club and a producer for SXSWi Cause, Anne writes on marketing and digital strategies for MediaPost and Digiday:Daily.

Married with three children, Anne is active in her community on issues of educational equity, poverty and preservation of the performing arts.

Blog Entries by Anne Mai Bertelsen

Parents: Vaccinate Your Children

24 Comments | Posted November 10, 2009 | 03:20 PM (EST)


I’m baffled. Utterly. Last week, New York City began vaccinating elementary school children against the H1N1 virus. The vaccine is optional but free; parents need only provide permission.  So, are parents sending in their permission slips en masse?  No. Citywide, according to The New York Times, less than half...

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Why the Insured Should Support Health Care Reform: Employer Sponsored Health Insurance is an Endangered Species

101 Comments | Posted September 19, 2009 | 06:46 PM (EST)


South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson's decidedly un-Congressional outburst during President Obama's speech on health care reform was met with swift censure from his colleagues on both sides of the political fence. But while he was publicly called out for his inappropriate and disrespectful behavior toward the President, no one...

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