Stephen Gaffney

Contributing Writer

Contributors/Stephen Gaffney

Education

BA Journalism, University of Montana

Expertise

Behavioral marketing
Content strategy and development
Loyalty marketing
Search marketing

Stephen Gaffney is a marketing consultant with over 25 years’ experience working with global brands in a variety of industries. In addition to covering career and business topics for BestColleges, he writes about being a parent or guardian to college students.

As a consultant, Stephen specializes in behavioral marketing, content strategy and development, loyalty marketing, and search marketing. He holds a BA in journalism from the University of Montana.

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