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| Short bio: CEO of TopRank, co-founder of Misukanis Odden Public Relations and editor of Online Marketing Blog. Gratuitous corporate bio: Lee Odden is a 10+ year veteran of the Internet marketing industry and serves as CEO of TopRank Online Marketing. TopRank is a leading search marketing agency recognized by topseos.com, Promotion World and Marketing Sherpa offering services that range from internet marketing consulting for medium sized companies to enterprise SEO and social media marketing services for several Fortune 20 corporations. Odden's client experience ranges from the Web Marketing Association to Supervalu, Toro, U.S. Veteran's Administration, Hewlett Packard, McKesson, Northwest Airlines, 3M HighJump Software and BT Syntegra (now BT Global Services). Ranked by as a leading marketing blog by Advertisting Age (AdAge Power150), TopRank's Online Marketing Blog serves as a platform for search marketing industry advocacy and documents practical advice for internet marketers looking to stay on top of current industry trends and best practices. Odden has been cited as an expert resource on search engine marketing by U.S. News & World Report and The Economist, profiled by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, featured on the cover of Minnesota Technology Magazine and has had contributed articles published by Yahoo! Publisher Network, DM News and The Business Journal. He is also frequently cited by Search Engine Watch, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Guide. Odden is active in the industry as a Council Advisor for the DMA Search Engine Marketing Council, a member of SEMPO and a past board member for the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association. He speaks frequently on the topics of online public relations, SEO and social media marketing at industry conferences including: Search Engine Strategies, DMA, Search Insider Summit, Media Relations Summit, WebmasterWorld Pubcon, regional association events and private corporate speaking engagements. | ||
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