Category Archives: Industry News

Speaking At Local University Workshop – SMX Advanced Edition

Just wanted to drop a quick note that talks about what is going on this week.  I will be speaking at the SMX Advanced Local U Workshop on Thursday June 7th in the beautiful city of Seattle.  I love local, and especially am excited to be speaking with all my buds that are presenting that […]

“Ads related to” New Google Ad Space Text

Google tweaking their Ads section once again: Google is testing new text above their sponsored ads. The search terms are now placed in the ad area. The above is a screen shot of Google’s yellow ad section above the organics. Highlighted is the text with the search terms “Fountain Hills pest control“. Previous versions have […]

It’s a Good Time To Be In Pay Per Click

When I was a junior in college I came to a crossroad that ultimately shaped my career. I had been offered an internship at Publicis, a traditional ad agency that is well known, and I accepted about 7 months before I was going to start. However, between accepting the internship and starting it I was […]

Gila Monsters Go Back To The Place Where It All Began

*Update View the Presentations for the event here: Leveraging the power of SEO with your local business (by Matt Siltala) View more presentations from Dream Systems Media Social media-roi by David Mink View more presentations from Dream Systems Media Some pictures from the event: Just about 24 hours from now Matt and I will once again […]

Pubcon Hawaii 2012 Slide Deck on Blended SERPs

Had a blast in Hawaii during Pubcon Paradise 2012. Here is my slide deck for those that may have not found it already on SlideDeck. This presentation explored the blended world of social coming into play in the SERPs. With sites like G+, Facebook and Twitter filling up the SERPs you need to make sure […]

DSM looking forward to Pubcon Hawaii

  Pubcon Hawaii 2012 is just around the corner, and I am looking forward to attending, speaking and modering. Pubcon is, and always has been one of my favorite conferences throughout the year.  The entire Dream Systems Media crew will be on the Island enjoying the conference and networking. We have already been passing around […]

SOPA – The Pirates Are Coming to Loot…Are you Ready to be Plundered?

It has been intriguing to see the comments and analysis of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) over the past few weeks. For the most part, this legislation has been viewed as a speech squelching, entrepreneur killing, economy halting piece of legislation. After personally reading SOPA (yes, all 78 pages), I find some merit to these arguments and it appears that too much power would be put into […]

Staffers Gone Wild – Protecting Your Business from Damaging Social Media Content

Recently, an episode of “Staffers Gone Wild” played out on the internet with the unbelievable tweets of government staff members being broadcast for all to see. Isn’t it comforting to know that your hard earned tax dollars are being spent to fund the watching of Nirvana videos or support drinking while on the job? I’m […]