Larry L. Richman (born 1955) is a social media expert, Internet strategist, publishing executive,

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trainer, and author of books, book translations, and articles in professional journals and magazines. He is a translator in three languages.

Online strategist and social media professional

Richman is an online strategist with a specialty in using social media in product marketing. He is the former Director of Communications for

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

(LDS Church) to market the church's materials to members and leaders worldwide. Since 2006, he has written daily articles at LDSMediaTalk.com an
LDS365.com
his professional

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about LDS Church materials and using social media and technology responsibly. Richman directed the content and services of LDS.org, coordinating with all the LDS Church's websites, such as Mormon.org, FamilySearch.org, JosephSmith.net, and JesusChrist.lds.org. He was the domain portfolio manager of the church’s web properties and web pages. LDS Church websites are visited by over 50 million people each month Richman directed a redesign and rebuild of LDS.org from 2004-2007, implementing

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and

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standards, a

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server technology, new

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tools, and a strategy for

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Project management

Richman is a certified PMP (

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), consultant, and trainer. He has authored seven books on project management, including two college texts. Richman directed the Publications and Media Project Office that manages the creation of 8,000 printed, media, and web products a year in up to 185 languages. This included managing the projects for writing, editing, translation, production, printing, and international distribution in 105 offices worldwide.

Publishing

Richman directed the processes and systems for print and web publishing at the LDS Church. He is the President and CEO of Century Publishing, a

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publisher based in

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Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

Author and speaker

He has authored several dozen books, several book translations (in English, Spanish, and Cakchiquel), and has published articles in professional journals and magazines. ;Books * * * * * * * * * * ;Articles * * * * Syndicated author fo
Meridian Magazine
with over 125 published articles. ;Speaker * National speaker on self-help topics and technology issues.

References

External links

LDS365
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Latter-day Saint Missionaries in the Guatemala Earthquake of 1976
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