Grant brings over 17 years of agency experience for industry-leading organizations such as; Paramount Studios, Countrywide Wholesale Lending, IPC – The Hospitalist Company, M&M/Mars, Warner Bros., UPS, SunAmerica, Young Presidents’ Organization, Amgen and the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau. As an entrepreneur, Grant has been key to the successful branding, development and launch of several thriving and innovative Internet startups. Described as an online marketing strategist, motivator, entrepreneur, idea machine, experienced bridge between marketing & technology, Grant prefers; father, sailor & innovator - though not necessarily in that order when there's a fair wind.
At the SMX Advanced Conference in Seattle, Microsoft presented a preview of the next version of Webmaster Tools. Learn about the wealth of new features coming soon and why now is the time to verify these tools on your site. [...more]
Today, Microsoft announced the addition of a new entertainment portal on Bing. By adding another media hub to its search engine, Is Microsoft taking a page out of Yahoo's playbook in their ongoing battle with Google for search dominance? [...more]
It never ceases to amaze me how much my kids take the Internet and the almost limitless access to information, almost anywhere, for granted. And now I feel the same for the seniors in my life. [...more]
Not new, but definitely more prevalent... sponsored results have begun to show up more frequently in image search results pages. How does this impact our current approach to image optimization? [...more]
Yesterday, Yahoo!'s Dan Rampton made an announcement regarding "updates to crawling, indexing, and ranking algorithms." Should an SEO adjust campaign strategy based on updates to Yahoo's algorithm? How will this approach change given the upcoming Bing/Yahoo! integration? [...more]
With geo-targeting, Twitter becomes a local advertising platform player, offering new opportunities in high street and main street marketing. [...more]
Matt Cutts recently offered his 2010 search predictions. Is the future of SEO as promising as he suggests? [...more]
It seems more internet users are typing URLs directly into the search box. Is this still considered search? And how does this impact our online marketing strategy? [...more]
"Tips and Tools for Measuring your SEO Strength" a recent TSA article on iMediaConnection clarifies and demystifies some of the metrics we use to educate our clients on ranking performance and SEO success. [...more]
Social media isn't a short term strategy that fits within the 'normal' marketing expertise. Companies that look at social media as a simple extension of their marketing department often underestimate the time and resource commitment to engage with clients, prospects and other "influencers." Here are some questions to ask before you join the social media party. [...more]
