I’ll be joined by Fionn Downhill, VP of Strategy for SyCara, Todd Friesen, Director of SEO at Performics, and David Naylor, SEO at Bronco. Shortly after I published my post, I came across a brilliant piece by Ian Lurie of Portent Interactive, “11...
SyCara is the brainchild of former SEMPO board member Fionn Downhill's company Elixir Interactive, which specializes in reputation management. Downhill began developing SyCara's SEO platform two years ago when she and her agency team at Elixir...
What is unusual is that the interactive marketing agency, which provides online reputation management and search engine optimization services, and it's well-respected CEO and President, Fionn Downhill, are the targets of a mean-spirited and...
My agency has gone through many sticky situations and, without my persistence to keep going and my will to succeed, we could have gone under in many instances. I've looked at setting up your SEM, finding clients, marketing your agency, selling your...
I also detail one-on-one training sessions with members of the executive team so that they really get to grips with the agency in a holistic way. Therefore, I always start the training process by developing a clear understanding of our agency at an...
In today's Business of Search column, "Training Your Search Marketing Employees - Part 2," Fionn Downhill notes that because they're skilled in relation to their job, the priority is to train them to flourish in the agency.
Knowledge of the Agency Last time, I covered how to recruit and find staff for your agency. The first part of the training always revolves around understanding the agency -- who we are, why we're in business, and what our clients expect from us.
In today's Business of Search column, "Training Your Search Marketing Employees - Part 1," Fionn Downhill outlines some of her training methods for new search agency employees. Your employees are the most important asset of your business.
In my last column I looked at beginning the hiring process for your SEM agency. This column reviewed recruitment and finding the right people for your SEM agency. Today, we'll look at the actual hiring process, job ads, candidate evaluation, and...
Or, you could use an agency to find a temporary employee. Today we've looked at evaluating your needs for hiring employees, and determining what exactly you need to grow your SEM agency. Getting the right people will largely depend on how you go...
Why did the customer buy services from your agency? This will give you a clearer understanding of what differentiates your agency from competitors. Next time I'll look at an issue that troubles many a search marketer: hiring the right people for...
In today's Business of Search column, "Sales and Your Search Marketing Agency - Part 2," Fionn Downhill looks at these issues, including the pros and cons of performance-based relationships. A typical search marketing sales plan differs from other...
These prospects may have been instructed by others to find a search marketing agency, or told search is something they really must be doing. Position yourself so you aren't lumped as just another agency.
In today's Business of Search column, "Sales and Your Search Marketing Agency - Part 1," Fionn Downhill discusses ways a search marketing agency can gather sales leads, and turn those leads into sales.
Partnering with another agency to sell your services while they're selling their own seems logical. This week I'll continue my exploration of different ways to market your search engine agency, such as networking, referrals, and partnering.
In today's Business of Search column, "How to Market Your Search Engine Agency - Part 2," Fionn Downhill continue her exploration of different ways to market a search engine marketing agency, such as networking, referrals, and partnering.
Fionn Downhill UK search marketing survey goes liveOnline publisher E-consultancy in conjunction with search agency Neutralize (*\*) are conducting follow up research to last year's UK Search Engine Marketing Benchmark Report.
Next week we'll look at other ways to market your search engine agency, including networking, referrals, and partnering, as well as marketing yourself as an industry expert. Click here to tell me your successes in marketing your agency.
In today's Business of Search column, "How To Market Your Search Engine Agency - Part 1," Fionn Downhill shows you how to reach your target market and get those leads, which are so important when developing and growing your business.
Fionn Downhill, president of Elixir Systems Google AdWords Certified should differentiate between a person working from their home doing search for a few months versus a professional with a company or agency that has years of experience.
