Anvil Media

As a former board member and long-time supporter of Portland Advertising Federation (PAF), I’m very pleased to see the 100+ year old organization is evolving and staying relevant with the  ad industry.  Most recently, a group of PAF members formed a special committee to create a unique internship opportunity for marketing students looking for real-world [...]

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.

Newsweek recently published an article, Google Yourself and Enjoy It, highlighting the growing need for Internet Reputation Repair aka Online Reputation Management (ORM). Although my search engine marketing agency, Anvil Media, Inc., has offered ORM services for clients the last few years, coverage in mainstream publications like Newsweek certainly add validation to a growing online [...]

Since the first dive bar bus tour I attended 6 years ago, I’ve been a big fan.  So much so, I co-organized two dive bar bus tours myself.  Aptly named Tie One On, we rented a school bus (or two) and filled them with well-dressed friends and stopped at some of Portland’s greatest “dive” bars.  [...]

In case it’s not on your calendar already, consider attending Bend Web Conference 2 (WebCon) in Bend Oregon on January 31st. You’ll get to see 3 top name speakers (yes, there are two other top name presenters besides me) talk about emerging and social media marketing. I will be co-presenting with Tim Kendall [...]

To kick off the New Year, members of the Anvil Media SEM team are tackling one of the most difficult tasks of their careers: growing Chia Pets. Over the next two weeks, every member of the Anvil team will grow their own Chia Pet. The final product will be judged on accuracy, lushness, [...]

I’m proud to announce that my Portland-based search engine marketing (SEM) agency, Anvil Meda, Inc., continued with strong growth in 2007.  Anvil Media managed to increase revenues from search engine marketing (SEM) consulting services by 5o percent, with only one additional employee over last year.  A majority of the growth can be attributed to increased [...]