Association (DFWSEM) Recently Elected Five New Officers to Oversee Their
Growing Organization.
DALLAS -- Members of the Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing
Association voted in August to select new officers and board members to
serve for the 2008-2009 board year. The new officers are:
* President, Tony Wright, WrightIMC
* Chairman, Christine Churchill, KeyRelevance
* Vice President, Sean Jackson, Lead Maverick
* Secretary, Mark Barrera, Vizion Interactive
* Treasurer, Jeff Martin, PowerPact
The new board members are:
* Rob Garner, iCrossing
* Shelley Ellis, iCrossing
* David Host, GetLegal.com
* Dan Sturdivant, The Leadstream
* John Bagwell, Bagwell Marketing
* Bill Hartzer, Vizion Interactive
* Harry Lennard, Advance Web Promotions
* Nathan Holman, Standing Dog LLC
* Brian Medina, Selfopportunity.com
"We are fortunate to have such a strong group of
leaders," said Rob Garner, former president of DFWSEM and current
Strategy Director with iCrossing. "DFWSEM is at a pivotal point in
its growth. The depth of industry experience the new officers have,
combined with their extraordinary understanding of search marketing,
will be a huge asset as our organization continues to flourish."
What started as an informal group gathering about search marketing,
has now grown to be one of the most influential groups within Texas.
DFWSEM continues to help serve the search industry by bringing together
influential thought leaders with industry initiatives and creativity.
"We have a number of people who come from all over Texas and
even Oklahoma to attend our meetings," said newly elected DFWSEM
president Tony Wright. "As a board we have a number of
opportunities before us. Our number one goal is to present programming
that appeals to the broad spectrum of experience of our member base. We
also have an obligation to continue to provide benefits for our members
that provide value."
DFWSEM is anticipating a record year and is prepared to meet the
challenges associated with a highly relevant and growing local trade
organization.
"We are honored to have some of the top United States SEM
experts on the board," said Wright. "The interest in the
organization is at all time high thanks to the work of last year's
president Rob Garner. My job is to keep that momentum going and expand
upon it. We've got great volunteers and an incredible board. This
should be a banner year for the organization."
DFWSEM Officer Profiles
Newly elected DFWSEM President Tony Wright is the President of
WrightIMC, (http://www.wrightimc.com) where he is responsible for the
day-to-day management of search engine marketing programs, online media
strategies, online public relations and other interactive marketing
projects. Tony is a frequent contributor of articles, columns and quotes
to various national and trade publications that are widely read and
cited. Wright's work for his clients has been recognized in several
local and national award campaigns, including the Excellence in
Interactive Marketing Award, the Katie Awards, Webawards and the PRweek
awards.
Christine Churchill is the President of KeyRelevance.com,
(http://www.KeyRelevance.com) a full service Dallas search engine
marketing company, which offers search engine optimization, web
analytics, and pay per click management. Ms. Churchill speaks regularly
at international search conferences such as Search Engine Strategies,
Search Marketing Expo, and WebmasterWorld. She was a member of the
founding Board of Directors of the Search Engine Marketing Professionals
Organization (SEMPO) and has served as an officer on the Board of
Directors of DFWSEM since its inception. Ms. Churchill holds a Masters
Degree in Business and has over ten years online marketing experience.
The new DFWSEM Vice President, Sean Jackson, is the CEO of Lead
Maverick, (http://www.leadmaverick.com) a Search Engine Optimization
software company. His company is a SEMPO Circle member whose web
application is used by numerous top search strategy firms in Dallas/Fort
Worth. Sean is also involved with a number of other civic and business
organizations including past president of the Dallas Ad League and
member of the Dallas Round Table. Sean is a speaker at industry trade
shows, conferences and at academic institutions.
Mark Barrera will serve as DWSEM Secretary for the upcoming term.
Mark is the Client Services Manager at Vizion Interactive
(http://www.vizioninteractive.com). He has a bachelor's degree in
Entrepreneurship from the University of North Texas. Mark is a member of
DFWSEM, DFW consultants, and
agencies. Initially founded in 2003, DFWSEM is the oldest and longest
running local search engine marketing group/meetup in the country.
Member agencies include DexterityMedia, Vizion Interactive, iCrossing,
Range Online Media, Key Relevance, MarketNet, AffGoo, Creative Support,
Did-it, SearchDex, WrightIMC, and Bridgepose. For more information,
visit http://www.dfwsem.org.
DFWSEM is sponsored by Lead Maverick (http://www.leadmaverick.com).
Sponsoring DFWSEM
DFWSEM Association members cumulatively represent over $100,000,000
in annual search engine ad spend, and sponsorship is a great way to get
your message in front of this group of decision makers and key
influencers. To find out how to sponsor a monthly meeting or other
opportunity, contact Tony Wright at tony.wright@wrightimc.com.
DFWSEM Speakers Bureau
Many members of DFWSEM are actively speaking at various interactive
marketing conferences, including SMX, Search Engine Strategies, ad:tech,
and WebmasterWorld, among many others. If you are looking for someone to
speak about search engine marketing related topics, or would like to
interview a member, feel free to contact the group for more information
at 214.210.6793.
DFWSEM welcomes requests to speak to the group at info@dfwsem.org.
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