Drew Sharma

Current

• Director, Mindfire Division at Connelly Partners

Education

• Babson College
• Boston University

Recommended

13 people have recommended Drew

Connections

289 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Mindfire Interactive
• Connelly Partners

Drew Sharma’s Summary

Drew is Director, Mindfire Division at Connelly Partners, one of the largest independent advertising agencies in the Northeast. Until the acquisition of Mindfire Interactive by Connelly Partners in August, 2009, Drew was a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mindfire Interactive. Since inception, he successfully grew the agency into an award winning full service digital marketing solutions provider with clients worldwide.

Drew brings strong knowledge in the areas of online marketing, search engine marketing (SEO & PPC), affiliate marketing, branding, media buying/planning, web technologies and channel development and has been quoted in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine and Mediapost. Drew has managed Internet strategies for Fortune 1000 companies down to venture backed start-ups. He is a Qualified Google Advertising Professional, a member of the Boston Interactive Media Association (BIMA), and a member of The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO). He earned a B.A. from Boston University and an MBA at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

In addition to running Mindfire, Drew is an active investor in premium domain names and various Internet startups.

Drew Sharma’s Specialties:

search engine marketing (PPC), organic search engine optimization (SEO), web design/development, online media, domain name acquisition/brokering/development, Internet strategy, lead generation, B2B web strategies, affiliate marketing

Additional Information

Drew Sharma’s Websites:

• Mindfire Interactive
• Connelly Partners

Drew Sharma’s Groups:

MITX, BIMA, Google Adwords Qualified Company, Yahoo! Search Marketing Ambassador, SEMPO, Boston SEO

•    LinkedSEO
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Domainers
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    Startup Specialists
•    Online Lead Generation
•    SearchEngineWatch.com Forums
•    "Online Advertising" | MMORPG & MMO GAMES INDUSTRY
•    PPC Marketing
•    The Domainers Network

Drew Sharma’s Honors:

Four 2008 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association, Five 2007 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association, Two 2006 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association, 2006 MITX Award