Search Engine Marketing Trainer and SEM Consultant
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Volunteer: Online Marketing Director at Portland Female Executives (PDXfX)
- Volunteer at TechStart Education Foundation
- Associate/Trainer at Search Engine Academy of Oregon
- Owner at Response Interactive LLC
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- Student at Search Engine Academy
- Marketing Director at Pacific Security Capital
- Marketing Manager at Oregon Society of CPAs
- Senior Multimedia Analyst / Web Content Specialist at SMMS, Inc
- Education
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- Portland State University - School of Business
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Colleen Wright’s Summary
Colleen’s passion is helping people leverage the Internet to increase website visitors, leads and sales. As an educator in Internet marketing for the Search Engine Academy of Oregon, she gets energized when her students follow the guidelines taught in her classes and then experience visible proof of the power of Internet marketing.
Colleen has held training classes in Internet Marketing since September 2007. She consistently receives high marks for the program from students and was recently awarded the #2 position on the Top 10 SEO Training programs list from TopSEOs.com for March 2009. This list includes training programs from the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
In addition to this top honor, Colleen has been interviewed by the Oregonian, Portland Monthly and Digger Magazine regarding search engine optimization. She has been a speaker at events such as Searchfest and Business Leader NW and speaks at local trade associations such as Self Employed Creative Professionals as well as classes for the Small Business Development Center.
Colleen is an Oregon native and graduate of Portland State University with two Business Administration degrees in marketing and advertising management. Her career has spanned a variety of industries from banking and finance to seminar marketing, sports marketing, high tech, non-profit, commercial real estate and horticulture.
As an Internet marketing consultant and owner of Response Interactive LLC, she enjoys helping her diverse client base and students capture their target market through the power of the search engines and the strength of compelling content.
Colleen Wright’s Specialties:
SEO Training, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design/Development, Internet Marketing, Email Marketing, Speaker on Internet Marketing, Google Adwords Certified Professional, Pay Per Click
Colleen Wright’s Experience
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Volunteer: Online Marketing Director
Portland Female Executives (PDXfX)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Board Member
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Volunteer
TechStart Education Foundation
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
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Associate/Trainer
Search Engine Academy of Oregon
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
The Search Engine Academy of Oregon offers 2, 3 or 5 day training courses in Search Engine Marketing/Optimization. Classes are held every one to two months at the Kingstad Center in Beaverton. Please Contact Colleen for more information.
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Owner
Response Interactive LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Response Interactive LLC is an interactive marketing agency offering website design, search engine marketing, online display advertising, email marketing, SEO training and consulting.
Colleen Wright, owner of Response Interactive LLC, is a marketing professional with a career spanning over 15 years. A graduate of Portland State University in Portland, Oregon with a 3.47 GPA, Colleen has two Business Administration degrees in marketing and advertising management. She is also certified in Advanced Search Engine Marketing Strategies through Search Engine Workshops.
Colleen’s career has spanned many industries from banking and finance to seminar marketing, sports marketing, high tech, non-profit and horticulture. Colleen was the project manager for the redesign of the Oregon Society of CPAs website which included a variety of interactive features. This redesign increased web traffic exponentially. In her career, Colleen has designed numerous sites ranging in size and complexity. -
Student
Search Engine Academy
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
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Marketing Director
Pacific Security Capital
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)
January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Managed the advertising initiatives and marketing campaigns including both online and offline strategies.
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Marketing Manager
Oregon Society of CPAs
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 7 months)
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Senior Multimedia Analyst / Web Content Specialist
SMMS, Inc
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Colleen Wright’s Education
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Portland State University - School of Business
BS: , Advertsing Mgmt, Marketing and Graphic Design , 1980 — 1989
Additional Information
Colleen Wright’s Websites:
Colleen Wright’s Interests:
SEO, SEM, Web Design, interactive marketing
Colleen Wright’s Groups:
Search Engine Marketing Professionals of Portland (SEMpdx),
American Marketing Association (AMA),
National Association of Female Executives (NAFE),
Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO),
Search Engine Academy (SEA),
Software Association of Oregon (SAO),
Portland Female Executives (PDXfX),
Oregon Association of Nurseries,
Master Recyclers,
Toastmasters Noontime Nomads (2000-2003
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Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) - OFFICIAL GROUP FOR THE ORGANIZATION -
Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals -
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network -
SMX - Search Marketing Expo -
SEMpdx - Search Engine Marketers of Portland -
AMA-Oregon Members -
pdxMindShare - Portland's Career Community -
Search Marketing Salon -
Portland Female Executives (PDXfX) -
Search Engine Academy of Oregon Students -
Organization Development Network, OD Network, ODN -
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Portlandia Club, Inc -
GoGreen Conference -
Portland Social Media & SEO Professionals
Colleen Wright’s Honors:
Received the Competent Toastmaster Distinction in 2001
District 7 Toastmaster's Webmaster 2001-2002
Chairman's Service Award, Benj. Franklin Savings & Loan
Colleen Wright’s Contact Settings
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