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Study Group: Website Usage Assessment Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 31

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Kevin Lee, MBA, Chairman & CEO, Did-it.comKevin Lee, MBA

Chairman & CEO
Did-it.com
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Kevin Lee is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Didit, a search engine services company; and a founding board member of SEMPO. He specializes in search engine marketing strategy. Didit buys $150 million in search advertising per year for clients such as Register.com, D&B, JJill, Capella, Deluxe,...

Michael Bonfils, President and Worldwide Director, SEM InternationalMichael Bonfils

President and Worldwide Director
SEM International
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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...

Ben Kirshner, Professor, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (INC)Ben Kirshner

Professor
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (INC)
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Benjamin Kirshner is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elite SEM Inc, an online advertising agency. He is also an instructor of search engine marketing strategies at NYU. He specializes in developing and orchestrating search engine marketing campaigns, email marketing, affiliate marketing, banner...

Himanshu Gandhi, President, Samved CorporationHimanshu Gandhi

President
Samved Corporation
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Himanshu Gandhi is the President of Samved Corporation, a consulting and advisory firm that specializes in e-Business solutions. He has over 15 years of experience in partnering with Global 500 corporations to assist them in defining, architecting, developing, and supporting e-business solutions. He...

Nigel Carr, Senior Vice President--Director of Brand Planning, THE CRAMER-KRASSELT CONigel Carr

Senior Vice President--Director of Brand Planning
THE CRAMER-KRASSELT CO
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Nigel Carr joined Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago as Senior Vice President-Brand Planning Dir late in 2008 after 3 years as a Senior Partner at Ogilvy New York. He's a veteran brand planner/strategist with very diverse experience across new & established clients in a myriad of product categories. He's worked...

Deborah King, Media Manager of Marketing and Planning, MERVYN'S, LLCDeborah King

FormerMedia Manager of Marketing and Planning
MERVYN'S, LLC
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Deborah King is currently working as an Independent Consultant developing media reporting and working as a Consulting Product Manager. She has a pulse on the telecommunications industry and contributing her knowledge of media to reporting valuable shifts and trends in media spend. Deborah King was...

Lee Baler, Associate Media Director, DIGITAS INC.Lee Baler

Associate Media Director
DIGITAS INC.
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Lee Baler is an Associate Media Director at Digitas, a leading digital and direct marketing agency. He works within an inter-agency team that is responsible for multimedia events and campaigns for American Express. Mr. Baler's group specifically defines the digital identity through online video, display...

Greg Stevens, President, IAC Advertising, IAC/INTERACTIVECORP.Greg Stevens

President, IAC Advertising
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP.
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Greg Stevens is President at IAC Advertising and a Board Member at TurnTo Networks, Inc. He was previously, Chief Revenue Officer at Pronto, a subsidiary of InterActiveCorp, specializing in online retail, comparison shopping, analytics, behavioral profiles and online advertising. Mr. Stevens also serves...

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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,...

Why has Yahoo allowed themselves to become the RC Cola of search?

July 16, 2009

Lee Baler, Associate Media Director, DIGITAS INC.

Chrome vs. Bing vs. You and Me | www.nytimes.com

Yahoo has been surprisingly quiet given the news of their main competitive set. Is it a tactical decision to ride out the first wave of the storm or is there more at play here? 

"Why isn't Twitter on the plan?"

June 30, 2009

Lee Baler, Associate Media Director, DIGITAS INC.

Google v. Facebook? What We Learn from Twitter. | battellemedia.com

Clients are actively being asked by their management in almost every effort, 'How is this social?' Every marketer should aim to educate themselves as to what makes for a viable effort that has social implications. But how can you gently tell colleagues and clients not everything can be social or should...

Supplying Data That Matters: The Outliers Response to Declining CPM's

January 27, 2009

Lee Baler, Associate Media Director, DIGITAS INC.

Online CPM Prices Take Tumble | adage.com

Branded sites are blaming the myriad of networks for undercutting the medium and ability to produce content.  The solution doesn't just lie in digital marketers understanding the value of content providers, it also lies in the branded sites ability to provide better analytics.

The reluctant advocate of a paid subscription service for NYTimes.com.

January 23, 2009

Lee Baler, Associate Media Director, DIGITAS INC.

New York Times Asset Sales Restricted Under Slim Deal | www.bloomberg.com

For the last three years of my digital media life, I've talked my clients out of putting content behind a gated wall.  Why now am I a real advocate for the NYTimes to do exactly that in order to stay solvent in the wake of their upcoming financial obligations? As a digital media planner, ...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Online Advertising Agency
  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Online Publisher
  • Market Research Company*
  • Academic Institution*
  • Application Management Software
  • Direct Marketing Agency
  • Full Service Advertising Agency
  • Internet Search Provider
  • Label and Packaging Printers
  • Management Consultancy
  • Media Specialist Agency
  • Online Retailers / New Media Retailers
  • Other Healthcare Information Technology Company
  • Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Account Executive
  • Owner
  • Operations Executive
  • Principal
  • Director
  • Regional Sales Manager
  • Media Planner
  • Director of Online & Interactive
  • Professor
  • Group Account Director
  • Online Marketing Manager
  • Marketing Manager
  • VP Client Services
  • Consultant

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GLGi: Paid Search Immersion - Buying Keywords from Yahoo and Google

February 20, 2007

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