
General Manager at Spark Networks
Provo, Utah Area

General Manager at Spark Networks
Provo, Utah Area
Internet marketer with a passion for success. Handled pay-per-click, media-buying, and ad-sales. Experience also managing affiliate programs and working to improve volume and overall profitability of affiliate programs.
Pay-per-click management, search engine optimization, affiliate marketing, Media buying, negotiating, project management, account management
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; LOV; Internet industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Responsible for not only tracking and driving the day-to-day performance of the businesses he manages, but also setting the strategic direction for the businesses going forward. Working closely with the leaders of functional teams from across the company (e.g., product, project, QA, engineering, creative, copywriting, online marketing, email marketing) to ensure that our internal and external resources are deployed in a manner to ensure that all of the sites he manages reach their goals.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; LOV; Internet industry)
September 2004 — June 2008 (3 years 10 months)
Managed the online marketing team and was immediately responsible for acquiring new customers through overseeing the Spark Networks affiliate programs, search-engine optimization of over 23 sites, pay-per-click advertising on all tier-one PPC engines and many 2nd-tier engines. Also responsible for media buying and sales for a $65 Million + a year company. Sites include AmericanSingles.com, JDate.com, Relationships.com, and many others.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 2004 — October 2004 (3 months)
I managed the day to day SEO work for several clients. I also managed the pay-per-click accounts for clients in many fields such as web analytics, geneology, and more.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
September 2003 — June 2004 (10 months)
Sold advertising slots on content based properties including GameTiger.com, Grabit.com and Grabit Informational Network, and Inside-Real-Estate.com.
BS , Business Marketing , September 2002 — August 2004
General September 1999 — May 2000