“I ain’t sayin’ I beat the devil, but I drank his beer for nothing…Then I stole his song.”  Kris Kristofferson

I’ll be the guest speaker at Bido on June 26. We’ll be talking about SEO/Social Media. Please join us and you’ll be able to chat with me one on one for an entire hour. If you don’t have an account, log on to http://www.bido.com/. Click “Register” on top right of screen. Once logged in, go to the page for the day’s auction. Click the blue “chat” tab located under the purple bar the reads “Next Auction: …”. Then click “login to chat”.

The Online Marketing Summit is an incredible opportunity to see some of the best and brightest search marketers present in an intimate conference setting. Aaron Kahlow has organized an awesome show for Portland and I’m glad he’s taken the time to answer some questions about the conference and about Internet Marketing in general.

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living.

“His soul had approached that region where dwell the vast hosts of the dead. He was conscious of, but could not apprehend, their wayward and flickering existence. His own identity was fading out into a grey impalpable world: the solid world itself which these dead had one time reared and lived in was dissolving and dwindling.”   James Joyce, “The Dead”

“Lemme here you say…fight the power…we’ve got to fight the powers that be.” …Public Enemy

So, I just got back from a Royal Caribbean Cruise. My father purchased berths for 4 families, including mine, to sail in the Caribbean for 7 days. I suppose I shouldn’t complain since my family got a complimentary vacation but since this is a blog post, you gotta know I’m gonna complain about something :.)

“Step inside my mind for a moment…” Robin Williams from “Reality, What A Concept”

When I saw this Tweet from John Andrews, I knew I had to question him about it…and here’s how the conversation went:

Just from this brief exchange that has nothing to do with search marketing, I have learned a tremendous amount about John and the traits he has as a search marketer.

Thanks to the quick work of the organizations below, we are all excited to announce the introduction of the region’s first Social Media Awards, The SoMe Awards (so – mee). This year’s award is on a tight time table, but your help with tweeting, blogging and spreading the word is appreciated. Most details are available at www.someawards.com. Don’t be shy – nominate yourself or a client close to you.

What:  Getting It: Careers in Social Media with Kelly Feller
Date: Tuesday, March 24th
Location: WebTrends
851 SW 6th Ave. Suite 1600
Portland, OR 97204
6-6:30pm Networking
6:30-8pm Speaking
Featuring: Kelly Feller
Social Media Strategist
Intel’s Social Media Center of Excellence

RSVP on our Upcoming Event page or LinkedIn

Supported by Widmer Brothers and WebTrends.

Follow @socialmediapdx on twitter.

The story is called “Traffic Control” and it’s about the SEM industry and our community here in PDX. The article features quotes from myself - Ben Lloyd of Amplify Interactive & current SEMpdx President, Kent Lewis of Anvil Media, Inc. & Past President of SEMpdx and frequent SEMpdx sponsor & member Collen Wright of Search Engine Academy of Oregon.

The article appears on page 44 of the printed magazine.

“I think it’s time for some tough love here…”  Google’s Adam Lasnik

When my wife and I went house shopping back in 2002, we viewed a house in Sherwood that I didn’t think much of but my wife really liked.  She expressed quite openly how that particular house would be really awesome for our family.  My realtor took her aside and within earshot of both myself and the homeowners expressed to her quite directly and forcefully many different reasons why purchasing that house would be a terrible mistake.  My wife was a bit taken aback with his behavior but in that one moment, he earned my business for life.