Mike Kujanek

Mike Kujanek

Co-Founder & SVP, Managing Director at SearchMarketers, Inc., an E&M Advertising Partner

Location
Greater New York City Area
Industry
Marketing and Advertising

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Mike Kujanek's Overview

Current
  • Co-Founder & SVP, Managing Director at SearchMarketers.com
  • Board Member, Foundation of America at Jacobs University Bremen
Past
  • Sr Director, Global Paid Media at Covario
  • Sr. Group Search Director at Mediacom
  • Owner & Founder at QuoteZilla.com
  • Group Search Director at Mediacom
  • Search Director at GroupM
  • Search Director at Mediacom
  • Consultant, Advertising & Marketing at ProLighting.com
  • Associate Search Director at GroupM
  • Search Engine Specialist (Analytics) at Did-it Search Marketing
  • Ads Quality Rater (English/German) at Google
  • Associate Account Executive at Did-it Search Marketing
  • Ads Quality Rater (English/German) at Google
  • Automotive Sales Trainer / Professional Driver at Suzuki
  • Account Coordinator at Google
  • Automotive Sales Trainer / Professional Driver at Volkswagen
  • Brand Management Intern, Commercial Vehicles at Adam Opel AG
Education
  • Frankfurt International School
  • International University Bremen
  • Jacobs University Bremen
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Mike Kujanek's Summary

Mike Kujanek is the co-founder and Senior Vice President, Managing Director of SearchMarketers.com. Mike is responsible for top-level paid media relationships between SearchMarketers and its clients, comprising its capabilities in paid search, SEO, mobile, and display media. He also supports all business development efforts.

Mike was previously Sr Director of Global Paid Media at Covario, the back-to-back winner of the 2011 and 2012 OMMA Agency of the Year award in Search Marketing. He supported Covario's business expansion on the US East Coast and Europe.

Before Covario, Mike Kujanek was a Sr. Group Search Director at WPP's MediaCom Interaction in New York, NY. As a group lead, Mike oversaw paid search account teams, providing thought leadership in strategic development and tactical execution to achieve client goals.

Mike began his career in Search at Google in advertising sales. He has also worked in Google's Engineering department, supporting the human-based quality evaluation team in Santa Monica, CA for English and German languages. Prior to joining MediaCom in July 2008, Mike was Did-it Search Marketing's agency liaison for Business Analytics. He communicated new developments in the search landscape and proposed testing opportunities for all Did-it clients.

In the course of Mike's work, his clients have spanned all industry verticals, including Audi, Volkswagen, Dell Small Business, DIRECTV, Dell Home & Home Office (Consumer), Lenovo, Nikon, Erie Insurance, Intel, Brookstone, LetsTalk.com, Register.com, Revlon, Allianz, Shell (Pennzoil, Quaker State, Rotella), The SCOOTER Store, W3i-Ringtone.com, Warner Bros, Movies on Demand/CTAM, DC Comics, large affiliates and several small businesses.

He is fluent in German and competent in French, and graduated from International University Bremen in Germany with a degree in History and Integrated Social Sciences. Mike lives on Long Island’s south shore.

Specialties

Search Engine Marketing
+ Search Media Planning, Execution, Management
+ Contextual/Placement Campaign Planning

Social Advertising / Paid Social:
+ Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Focus Areas:
+ SoLoMo (Social, Local, and Mobile Search)
+ Blended/Universal Search
+ Contextual Media as driver for Display Media Strategy
+ International Search (Cultural/Multilingual)
+ Product Search / Shopping Feed Management

Integrated Digital Media:
+ Media Planning
+ Display
+ Demand Side Platforms DSPs
+ E-mail

Mike Kujanek's Languages

  • German

    (Native or bilingual proficiency)
  • French

    (Limited working proficiency)

Mike Kujanek's Experience

Co-Founder & SVP, Managing Director

SearchMarketers.com

October 2012Present (8 months) New York, NY

Board Member, Foundation of America

Jacobs University Bremen

May 2010Present (3 years 1 month)

Sr Director, Global Paid Media

Covario

June 2012February 2013 (9 months) San Diego, New York, London

Sr. Group Search Director

Mediacom

July 2011June 2012 (1 year) New York, NY

Owner & Founder

QuoteZilla.com

June 2007July 2011 (4 years 2 months)

Group Search Director

Mediacom

October 2010June 2011 (9 months) New York, NY

Search Director

GroupM

October 2008October 2010 (2 years 1 month)

Search Director

Mediacom

October 2008October 2010 (2 years 1 month)

Consultant, Advertising & Marketing

ProLighting.com

January 2008August 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Associate Search Director

GroupM

July 2008October 2008 (4 months)

Search Engine Specialist (Analytics)

Did-it Search Marketing

September 2007June 2008 (10 months)

Ads Quality Rater (English/German)

Google

February 2007February 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Associate Account Executive

Did-it Search Marketing

October 2006September 2007 (1 year)

Ads Quality Rater (English/German)

Google

March 2006September 2006 (7 months)

Automotive Sales Trainer / Professional Driver

Suzuki

July 2006August 2006 (2 months)

Account Coordinator

Google

September 2005March 2006 (7 months)

Automotive Sales Trainer / Professional Driver

Volkswagen

March 2005March 2005 (1 month)

Brand Management Intern, Commercial Vehicles

Adam Opel AG

June 2003August 2003 (3 months)

Mike Kujanek's Honors and Awards

  • Online Marketing Campaign of the Year: VW Search

    American Business Awards
    • May 2011

    www.stevieawards.com/aba

  • Marketing Campaign of the Year: Automotive & Transport Equipment

    American Business Awards
    • May 2011

    www.stevieawards.com/aba

  • Search Marketing Campaign of the Year: VW Search

    2011 OMMA Awards
    • September 2011
  • Search Campaign of the Year: Silver Prize - VW Super Bowl Campaign

    2011 IAB MIXX Awards
    • October 2011
  • Search Campaign of the Year: 2011 VW Super Bowl Campaign

    2011 DMA ECHO Awards
    • October 2011
  • 2012 OMMA Search Agency of the Year

    OMMA
    • January 2013

Mike Kujanek's Certifications

  • Google Advertising Professional

    • Google, Inc.
    • October 2005

Mike Kujanek's Education

Frankfurt International School

International University Bremen

Jacobs University Bremen

Mike Kujanek's Projects

  • Scores Holding Inc.

    • September 2009 to October 2010
    Team Members: Mike Kujanek, Arč Horitani

    SCORES Holding Company, Inc. is an adult entertainment company that created proven and successful concepts for nightclubs around the world and offers you the chance of a successful product with the know-how to establish an international chain.

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