--- title: Marketing Awards | Carmen Yazejian description: Carmen Yazejian | The marketing awards blog of the Stevie Awards, the world's premier business awards programs. --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories ## [Engage Your Customers: Social Media Advice From a Stevie Awards Chair](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/83446/Engage-Your-Customers-Social-Media-Advice-From-a-Stevie-Awards-Chair) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/author/liz-dean) on Tue, Apr 02, 2013 @ 01:33 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *Carmen Yazejian is President of [Network9](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2658_21965.cfm), a Web design firm in New York City, and Chair of the Committee for Final Judging of the [marketing awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14099.cfm) categories in The 2013 (11th Annual) [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba/), the top business awards in the United States. (April 24 is the last day that late entries will be accepted with payment of a late fee per entry**. If you haven't already done so, you can **[request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_194_904.cfm)** and it will be emailed to you right away.)* ***![Carmen Yazejian, President, Network9](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-26817378-jpg/images/13-aba-market-chair2_150_we.jpg)As the president of Network9, you regularly post on your own [blog](http://network9.biz/category/blog/).  What advice do you have for businesses on beefing up their own social media?**** *Be proud of who you are, and know that you have something unique to contribute. Present a point of view only you can express, be entertaining, and have fun! ***What item of news recently caught your eye and why?*** I only read good news. It helps keep me positive and have continued faith in the good in people. ***What is your favorite business app?*** I have [Zite](http://www.zite.com/) on my iPad. It gets smarter about what I like to read, and does the legwork for me. I get to read a ton of great articles all in one place.  ***If you were to meet young people starting out in Web design, what career advice would you give them?*** Learn your craft well: Know the technology and study good examples. Intern or work with a good studio. Always remember you are in service to your client, and place their success above all. Be respectful, read between the lines, communicate clearly and often, and be honest. Always give clients what they ask for, but go a step further and give them what they don’t always know they need. ***As someone at the top of your profession, what keeps you inspired or makes you hit the ground running in the morning?****** ***I enjoy working on new and diverse projects with challenging goals, being on the hunt for new technologies, and solving at least one problem each day. Sharing new ideas with brilliant people keeps everything fresh. **About Carmen Yazejian: **“Design is just problem-solving and communication,” says Network9 President Carmen Yazejian. Raised in a close-knit community of multigenerational families—a model echoed in Network9’s Manhattan studio—she studied fashion design and co-founded two companies: Harrow Clothiers, a line of English school blazers that graced Saks Fifth Avenue’s windows; and Pirelli Bags, artist portfolios made of rubber that rocked the art supply market. One marriage and two kids later, she retooled her brain to think digital, fell in love with the Web, and founded Network9 in 2005.  It is now one of the fastest-growing agencies in the country.  **About Network9:**[ Network9](http://network9.biz/) is a New York-based Web design firm at the cutting-edge intersection of traditional marketing and online communication. 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