Arcata, CA – Arcata Economic Development Corporation is set to increase its online presence and availability to businesses starting this month by collaborating with Humboldt County internet marketing company Strategic eMarketing.

AEDC helps businesses meet the challenge of acquiring capital and re-financing that can help them fulfill their dreams of launching a new enterprise or expanding an existing business to the next level. For more than 30 years, AEDC has loaned over $47 million to local businesses that have helped entrepreneurs grow with the community.

With more communication with the public via social media and other avenues, AEDC hopes to extend its reach and help even more businesses attain their goals, said Program Director Susan Seaman. By developing and maintaining AEDC Facebook page and a soon-to-launch blog at http://www.aedc1.org/, Strategic eMarketing will work with AEDC to cultivate its online presence.

This isn’t the first time AEDC and Strategic eMarketing have worked together -- Strategic eMarketing was a sponsor of Humboldt Lemonade Day and provided website design, social media management and blog management to http://humboldt.lemonadeday.org/. AEDC coordinates the annual Humboldt Lemonade Day to support and encourage young entrepreneurs.

Several programs are available through AEDC, and the social media outreach and blogging will focus on educating businesses and young entrepreneurs about these opportunities. The content will also focus on the local successes of companies not just in the Arcata area, but any of the clients AEDC has worked with to build better businesses.

About Strategic eMarketing:
This Eureka, CA based marketing and advertising company develops transactional marketing campaigns that integrate search engine optimization, social media branding and performance tracking through strategies that include local search, SEO, website design, social media, advertising and public relations. http://strategicemarketing.com/