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SMART Gala V: A Charity Fundraiser Event for Children’s Literacy in Oregon

For those of you that may not already know, I’ve been a long-time supporter of Oregon’s early literacy reading program for struggling students.  In 2003, I created SMART Gala to raise awareness for the SMART reading program among a new generation of volunteer readers and financial supporters. Over the course of 4 years, Anvil Media [...]

Anvil’s Stash Bash 08 Contest: and the Winner Is…

After 14 arduous days of growing and grooming, search engine marketing agency Anvil Media announced a winner of Anvil’s Stash Bash 2008. The winner outperformed and outlasted 6 other men and was able to secure the coveted prize: a gift certificate at HairM good towards a King Cut and Ultimate Shave. Each member [...]

ISF Summit Update: Nancy Bhagat with Intel

Nancy Bhagat with Intel tackled the topic of end-to-end marketing online (a fundamental shift). Fundamentally, marketers are facing a media revolution: the increasing number of media outlets, noise and costs are compounded by time-shifting (Tivo effect).  With so many media outlets, reaching an audience is a cost-prohibitive endeavor. Nancy reminded us that there are [...]

The Moral Compass of Search: Google’s Matt Cutts

At the recent SMX Advanced in Seattle, Anvil Media’s own Leisa Hall posed a question to Google’s Matt Cutts: does he feel like he’s search engine marketing’s (SEM) moral compass?  Although it wasn’t attributed to Leisa or Anvil, it did generate a few laughs and hearty post-event discussion.  Even if the initial question about being [...]

Ranking 10th in PBJ’s ‘08 Fastest Growing Private 100 Companies

Hallie and I attended The Portland Business Journal’s 2008 Fastest Growing Private 100 Companies reception tonight at Portland Art Museum. We represented Anvil Media, the only search engine marketing (SEM) firm to make the PBJ Fastest Growing 100 List. Needless to say, we were pleasantly surprised with the outcome. After watching clients [...]

Representing Search Engine and Social Media Marketing for Portland

I just spent a little time this morning reviewing my schedule and noticed I’ll be attending, exhibiting or speaking at quite a few events over the summer. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a few of the events with you here, so you can plan accordingly.
07.16 - pdxMindShare
07.16 - SEM for SMB [...]

Class A Moron: 30 Rock Hits #1 in Google Search

Being a Class A Moron just got harder. NBC’s 30 Rock integrated Google into Thursday night’s episode with a New York Post Page Six storyline plot involving Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). A controversial comment in the infamous newspaper created an association between a search for Class A Moron and Jack Donaghy in a Google search. [...]

Colaboratory: Portland Advertising Federation Creates a Unique Internship for Students Interested in Marketing Careers

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 [...]

DreamLife Powersports: Anvil’s Ultimate Snow Adventure Field Trip

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 [...]

Sleepless in New York: Search Engine Strategies Coverage Complete

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 [...]

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