social media marketing

For the second consecutive year, search engine and social media marketing agency, Anvil Media, ranked in Portland Business Journal’s Fastest-Growing Private 100 Companies. At the PBJ Fastest Growing Companies awards reception, Anvil received recognition as the 32nd fastest growing private company in Oregon. Anvil has received previous recognition from Portland Business Journal, including 10th Fastest [...]

A few months ago, I waas asked to write a 400 word essay on marketing in the social media age for The Project 100. The innovative concept of crowd-sourcing a book was the brainchild of Jeff Caswell, social media marketing evangelist based in Chicago.  It was an honor to be selected one of one hundred [...]

I recently posted Anvil Media’s annual news release on the Portland Advertising Federation blog, as I didn’t want to bore you with the details on my own blog.  It’s a fairly positive big of reportage with plenty of good news, as we had a good year despite the economy. In a nutshell, Anvil expects 20 [...]

If you’re looking for a new career due to the economy, or are interested in honing your marketing skills, Portland State University (PSU) has a course for you. The Professional Development Center (PDC) is hosting a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 5th & 12th. In that workshop, [...]

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 [...]

Just returned home after moderating LiSA 08 at Hotel deLuxe in Portland.  I had the honor of acting as moderator for the inaugural social media marketing roadshow event, hosted by TAOW Productions.  Esteemed panelists spoke about social advertising best practices, integration with traditional advertising and explored measurement.  I haven’t seen such a passionate panel since [...]

During a session at The eMarketing Summit @InnoTech, one of the presenters shared a particularly humorous example of integrating digital media into personalized marketing campaigns: HandSolo Mobile by QUALCOMM.  It’s basically a new cell phone that integrates into your hand, that is waterproof and easy to use.  Check out the HandSolo YouTube video to [...]

I’m very excited about the lineup at the eMarketing Summit @ InnoTech this week. I’ll be hosting day one of the two day event, making sure the presentations are on time and on target. After the event, pdxMindShare will be held at a special location: The Gerding Theater at the old Armory. [...]

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 [...]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I will be attending OMS 08 in San Diego as a panelist on the Social Media Peer to Peer Roundtable. If you haven’t already applied to attend, consider doing it today. The 3 day event will feature a laundry list of top name speakers from industry [...]