About

Marty Collins is Director of Emerging Media for Microsoft. Named by Mashable as “one of Microsoft and Seattle’s most visible social media-ites” she is responsible for bringing emerging media opportunities into Microsoft global brand campaigns. Most recently Marty was the leader of the Windows Social Media Team. She was responsible for building a strong community ecosystem for Windows and Windows Live customers using social networking techniques. Before joining the Windows marketing team Marty worked in the Developer Platform & Evangelism group at Microsoft focused on building technical community.

Marty has been working in marketing for 10 years. She has presented at national conferences including; AdWeek, OMMA, THE Conference on Marketing and Community 2.0. Born and raised in Seattle, she has a BA from the University of Washington and an MBA from Seattle University.