Also available as a Podcast:   My guest today is Kirk Williams. He’s the owner of Zato, a really cool paid search micro-agency that focuses exclusively on PPC for eCommerce companies. Kirk is a go-to resource on industry publications for all topics related to Shopping Ads on Google and Bing. PPC Hero named him one

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Also available as a Podcast:   My guest today is Blake Denman. Blake is the President and Founder at RicketyRoo, a Local SEO agency based in Bend, Oregon. Blake is a rising star in the Local SEO community. He’s an in-demand speaker at conferences all over the world. He’s a contributor at Search Engine Land

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Also available as a Podcast:   My guest is today is Ben Fisher, co-founder of Steady Demand. He’s a contributor at Bright Local, Search Engine Land, and Moz’s annual Local Search Ranking Factors study. He speaks all over the world on topics related to Local SEO and Social Media Marketing.

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Also available as a Podcast:   Dan Golden is the Chief Search Artist at BFO, headquartered in Lakeview. Dan and his co-founder Steve Krull have built BFO into one of Chicago’s top digital marketing agencies. They’ve won a bunch of awards for their work with enterprise-level clients doing everything from digital strategy, SEO, Paid media,

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Also available as a Podcast:   On this episode of Suds & Search, I’m joined by my good friend David JP Fisher (aka DFish), an expert sales coach, author and the founder of the https://beerbeatsandbusiness.com podcast. We spoke at Old Irving Brewing, one of my favorite breweries in Chicago.

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Also available as a Podcast:   On this episode of Suds & Search, Chris and Will Salvi, the co-founders of Salvi Media, join me at Uncommon Ground to talk about video marketing.

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Also available as a Podcast:   On this episode of Suds and Search, I’m joined by my friend Chris Madden, the co founder of Matchnode. Chris and I were joined by Ben from Off Color Brewing, who told us that unlike many Chicago breweries that tend to be hops-centered, Off Color Brewing is yeast focused,

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Also available as a Podcast:   On this episode of Suds and Search, I’m joined by my friend Kyle Akerman. Kyle is a well-respected Analytics expert who helps businesses and agencies to truly understand their data. I love this topic! Analytics is really where the rubber meets the road in digital marketing.

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Also available as a Podcast:   North of downtown Chicago is a neighborhood called North Center, a former industrial corridor that’s transitioned into a bustling mix of residential and commercial activity. North Center is well known for two things: It’s home to dozens of service-oriented start-ups, digital agencies and creatives mostly located in the industrial

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