Director, Online Bar Review at Micromash
Greater Chicago Area
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- Director, Online Bar Review at Micromash
- Past
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- Manager, SEO at FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business
- Regional Sales Manager at Thomson FindLaw
- Sales Consultant at FindLaw
- Sales Consultant at Thomson West
- Founder, Owner & Editor at DVD Verdict
- Education
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- Duquesne University School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Elmhurst College
- St. Edward Central Catholic High School
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Sean McGinnis’s Summary
I have 12 years of sales and sales management experience in the legal services and technology sectors. I have also serviced in a leadership capacity within an operations function for 3 years. I have recently begun a General Management position where I am charged with growing revenue and profitability. My goal for this assignment is to attain double digit growth rates in both areas for the business.
Sean McGinnis’s Specialties:
- Consulting
- Management
- Legal Marketing
- Internet Marketing
- Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
- Sales Management
- Sales
- Solution Selling
- Web Site Design
- Web Usability
- Consultative Sales
- Training
- Coaching
- Legal Services
Sean McGinnis’s Experience
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Director, Online Bar Review
Micromash
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2009 — Present (1 month)
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Manager, SEO
FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business
(Public Company; TRI; Information Services industry)
July 2006 — June 2009 (3 years)
Direct the efforts of SEO team responsible for on-site and off-site search engine optimization techniques to enhance search engine traffic for FindLaw’s web site customers. Responsible for setting direction, strategy and day to day management of 37 consultants.
Part of Customer Operations leadership team. Work cross functionally with peers to ensure FindLaw delivers a quality customer experience for each and every customer.
Support Product Development, Product Management and Product Marketing teams to create, optimize and drive new business towards our new and existing products. -
Regional Sales Manager
Thomson FindLaw
(Public Company; TOC; Legal Services industry)
January 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 7 months)
Internet Marketing Consultant/Sales Manager with expertise in helping Lawyers, Attorneys and Law Firms generate spectacular returns using the web. Proven track record of consultative sales ability and customer service.
Responsible for revenue and quota achievement of Client Development Consultants in Pennsylvania, New York & New Jersey. Build, coach, train and lead diverse sales teams across broad geographic region.
Collaborate with other Findlaw functional areas on many projects including sales training, lead generation, new product and communication initiatives.
Experience in forging consensus around new initiatives. -
Sales Consultant
FindLaw
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2003 — December 2003 (1 year)
Sold Internet based Legal Marketing services to lawyers and law firms. 120% to quota first year of business' existence.
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Sales Consultant
Thomson West
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Legal Services industry)
September 1994 — December 2002 (8 years 4 months)
Sold Westlaw and other legal research materials to lawyers and law firms in four different territories across the country. President's Club achiever. Consistent Century Club achiever.
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Founder, Owner & Editor
DVD Verdict
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Founded, built and developed DVD Verdict (www.dvdverdict.com) into one of the DVD Movie Review powerhouse web sites of its time. Solely responsible from concept to creation to cruising altitude. DVD Verdict still operates as one of the top 10 DVD related sites on the planet.
Sean McGinnis’s Education
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Duquesne University School of Law
None , Law , 1993 — 1994
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University of San Diego School of Law
J.D. , Law , September 1990 — May 1994
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Elmhurst College
B.A. , Theater / Acting , September 1984 — May 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Tau Kappa Epsilon Social Fraternity (Vice-President), Theta Alpha Phi Theater Honorary Society (President), Student Government, Alumni Advisory Board, Interfraternity Council (President & Vice-President), Tennis, Golf, Residence Assistant, New Student Orientation Leader
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St. Edward Central Catholic High School
Additional Information
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Sean McGinnis’s Interests:
technology, golf, home theater, dvds, internet
Sean McGinnis’s Groups:
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LinkedSEO -
Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info -
Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) - OFFICIAL GROUP FOR THE ORGANIZATION -
Manager Tools -
Marketing Executives Group -
Internet Marketing -
SMX - Search Marketing Expo -
eMarketing Association Network -
University of San Diego, School of Law -
Minnesota Networking Group -
LinkedMinnesota -
Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) -
Digital Marketing -
Reuters Worldwide -
Big Shoes Network -
Thomson Alumni -
Alumni of Elmhurst College -
Minnesota Chapter of the American Marketing Association -
e-LEGAL -
i612: Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area Interactive Media Community -
THOMSON REUTERS -
Onboarding Best Practices- Clearing the 90-Day Hurdle -
Usability Professionals' Association of Minnesota -
Local MN Networking Group
Sean McGinnis’s Honors:
PACE Leadership Award - FindLaw - 2008
Thomson Reuters North American Legal Award of Excellence - Winner Growth Category - 2007
Thomson Reuters North American Legal Award of Eccellence - Nominee - 2008
Thomson Reuters North American Legal Award of Excellence - Nominee - 2005
President's Club
Century Club
President's Advisory Board
Field Sales Advisory Board
Sean McGinnis’s Contact Settings
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