Michael Bonfils
President and Worldwide Director, SEM International
Member of the Media Council
Council Member Biography
Michael Bonfils is the President of International Media Management known for its global online advertising and search engine consulting and service divisions of SEM International and WebCertain (SEMI/WC). Mr. Bonfils represents Fortune 100 advertisers and agencies on Google, Yahoo, Bing, Baidu, Yandex as well as other online portals and social media network firms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter and Myspace). SEMI and WC operates in North America, Asia, and Europe with offices in the US, UK, China, Japan and Russia. Mr. Bonfils has done both speaking and writing on internet marketing technology and trends, having contributed his time to many major national publications and events. In addition to being the founder of a successful contextual advertising agency which he sold in 2004, he has spent the last 13 years at the forefront of helping pioneer the search engine marketing industry, advisor to search engine firms and a board member of a number of non profit organizations in technology and advertising. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2004 - 2005
- VP Communications, AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION (SOCAL)
- 2004 - present
- President and Worldwide Director, SEM International
- 2003 - present
- Chief Executive Officer, HYPER INTERACTIVE CORPORATION
- 2001 - 2004
- President, TRAFFIC VENDORS LLC
- 2000 - 2001
- Director of Search Strategy, BUSINESS.COM, INC.
- 1998 - 2000
- SVP Operations, HouseHunt.com
- 1996 - 1998
- Director Lead and Relocation Management, Century 21 Corporation
- 1994 - 1994
- Technical Service Manager, Appropriate Technology
- 1994 - 1996
- VP Business Development, Famark Corp
- 1993 - 1994
- Technical Service Manager, Appropriate Technology
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Baidu - Tough times ahead? Probably NOT.
August 28, 2009
Michael Bonfils, President and Worldwide Director, SEM International
Baidu -- A Sleeping Giant Awakens | searchenginewatch.com
The article emphasizes the issue's advertisers are having as they change from an old legacy system of Baidu to a new interface that almost mirrors Google. Will this ultimately be a positive or a negative for the Chinese Search engine? How will it affect Google's position in China? In my analysis,...
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GLG Study Groups with Michael Bonfils(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Online Advertising Purchasers (North America) | 153 |
| Website Usage Assessment Experts | 32 |
| Media Buyers | 1094 |
| Purchasers of Print Media Advertising | 32 |
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