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For Anvil Media’s Spring field trip, we tapped DreamLife Powersports for a snow-filled adventure on Mt. Hood. The Anvil team headed up to Trillium Lake, where we were met by the DreamLife team and loads of toys. For the excursion, we rented 4 snowmobiled (aka sleds), 1 quadrunner and an RV. For [...]

It’s been a long haul, but I made it.  I blogged 16 sessions for Search Marketing Standard over a 4 day period.  I learned a few things, met a few people and even picked up a cold.  The obvious highlight was lunch with Seth Godin, but I did enjoy SearchBash ‘08 at Spotlight in Times [...]

Those of you that have followed my blog for awhile are aware of my relationship with author and marketing guru, Seth Godin.  Since the SEMpdx Webinar, I’ve keep in touch, which led to a lunch meeting while I’m in New York for Search Engine Strategies blogging for Search Marketing Standard.  The primary reason I had [...]

I’ll be at Search Engine Strategies in New York City this coming week…providing daily blog updates on Search Marketing Standard.  Be sure to check out my blog coverage of Online Marketing Summit (OMS) in San Diego a few weeks ago, in case you missed it.  Also, feel free to follow my updates via Twitter.

SEMpdx hosted SearchFest ‘08 at the Oregon Zoo yesterday. At the day-long event, 250 attendees enjoyed 14 sessions covering various aspects of search engine marketing, as presented by internationally-recognized industry experts. For those of you that missed out, we’ve posted the SearchFest ‘08 presentations and photos online. Look for my Top Ten [...]

For the March educational event, Portland Entrepreneur’s Organization members visited the East Side CSO Tunnel Project (AKA The Big Pipe). While it’s been difficult to ignore the construction on both sides of the Willamette Riverfront created by the West and East side projects, I had no idea about the scope of the Big Pipe [...]

SEMpdx SearchFest ‘08 is only a week away! We’ve got a full lineup of nationally-recognized SEM professionals at SearchFest ‘08, including a keynote address from Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz, and a select group of exhibitors. If you’re planning on registering to attend SearchFest ‘08, the sooner the better, as the price keeps going [...]

I don’t talk about clients on my blog often, but I want to share a story about EnhanceScape, a service that offers homeowners the ability to find pre-screened, local landscape contractors.. EnhanceScape’s new Web site is a fantastic example of customer experience driving change in an organization. After listening to its customers, [...]

Just a heads up that I’m in San Diego at Online Marketing Summit the rest of the week and will be posting updates on Search Marketing Standard’s blog.  I’m representing SEMpdx and Anvil Media and hosted a social media roundtable earlier today.  Stay tuned for another recap tomorrow.

During a recent visit to Seattle, I made a special trip to visit my childhood friend, Kito Brielmaier at Kito Auto Sport. Since he could legally drive, if not earlier, he’s been a car fanatic. In recent years, he’s combined his passion with his skills to create a very successful auto tuning business. [...]