Director, Account Management, SEO at The Search Agency
Las Vegas, Nevada Area
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- Director, Account Management, SEO at The Search Agency
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- Digital Strategist, Thinker at Brilliant Strategy
- VP, Global eCommerce / Brand & Strategic Communications at Diamond Resorts International
- Creative Director / Marketing & eCommerce Strategist at Simmonet Marketing
- Senior Producer at TGIF Productions, Inc.
- Sports Coordinator / Management at Club Med
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Grant Simmons’s Summary
17+ years strategizing and producing corporate communications (internal and external) for local, national and international companies and organizations.
Specializing in providing digital marketing, SEO, branding, B2B / B2C marketing, Internet and strategic support to research, develop and / or enhance new or existing marketing initiatives for companies and organizations needing effective internal and / or external communications across multiple channels (and mediums) in a consistent and cohesive manner.
Worked with, M&M Mars, Countrywide, Kwikset, GE and UPS as a Senior Producer at TGIF Productions before starting Simmonet Marketing in 2001.
Simmonet grew from 1 client to over 140, including the Young Presidents' Organization, AIG - SunAmerica, IPC - The Hospitalist Company, The City of Santa Monica, Warner Bros., San Mateo County, The City of West Hollywood, Paramount Studios and more.
Grant Simmons’s Specialties:
Digital marketing
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Web marketing strategy
Internet branding / startups
User Generated Content (UGC) strategy
Social media strategy
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Marketing strategy / support / consulting
Marketing technology
Branding & Identity
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Corporate event production / planning / design / execution
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Membership organization / association marketing
Member communications / acquisition / retention
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Destination marketing (tourism)
Grant Simmons’s Experience
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Director, Account Management, SEO
The Search Agency
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
Management and support of client online marketing activities using key search engines, campaign analysis and strategic consulting to optimize online performance for greater and / or better quality organic search results.
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Digital Strategist, Thinker
Brilliant Strategy
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2008 — November 2008 (4 months)
Consultant / Digital marketing professional, customer-focused attitude, traffic generator, technologist and idea machine.
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VP, Global eCommerce / Brand & Strategic Communications
Diamond Resorts International
(Hospitality industry)
January 2008 — August 2008 (8 months)
eCommerce strategy, branding support, internal communications, PR facilitation.
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Creative Director / Marketing & eCommerce Strategist
Simmonet Marketing
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2001 — December 2007 (6 years 8 months)
Built Simmonet Marketing from the ground up, delivering strategy, insight and implementation in the areas of eCommerce, direct marketing, broadcast media, event marketing / production, digital marketing, and technology project management for small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies and organizations.
Clients included: The City of Santa Monica, Paramount Studios, The Young Presidents' Organization, Warner Bros. Studios, IPC - The Hospitalist Company, AIG - SunAmerica, The City of West Hollywood, Third Street Promenade, Chanin Capital Partners, American Idol Tour 2007, Diamond Resorts International, Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., Paramount Special Events, San Mateo County Convention & Visitors' Bureau and (many) others. -
Senior Producer
TGIF Productions, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1994 — April 2001 (7 years 4 months)
Strategizing, formulating, managing and executing marketing / communications initiatives and projects for local, regional, national and global organizations.
Clients included M&M/Mars, Countrywide Wholesale Lending, Advantage Sales & Marketing, Kwikset, GE Plastics and more. -
Sports Coordinator / Management
Club Med
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
September 1987 — January 1994 (6 years 5 months)
Chief of Sports (assistant hotel manager), Chief of Water-sports, Sailing GO, Bar GO, Entertainer (animateur) and stand-in Chef de Village.
Managed a team of 140 ethnically diverse personnel at one of Club Med's premiere resorts.
Worked in Sandpiper Florida, USA ; Copper Mountain Colorado, USA ; Cancun Mexico ; Huatulco Mexico ; Sonora Bay Mexico ; Corfu Ipsos Greece ; Sestriere Italy ; Coral Beach Eilat Israel ; Martinique French West Indies ; Guadaloupe French West Indies ; Paradise Island Bahamas
Love sharing past experiences and stories with both young and old looking to get away from the 'real world' - Club Med XGO - "Life as it used to be" :-)
Additional Information
Grant Simmons’s Websites:
Grant Simmons’s Interests:
Soccer, sailing, technology, computers, hiking, internet marketing, family
Grant Simmons’s Groups:
Encino Chamber of Commerce, 2002-2007
- 2004 "Member of the Year"
- 2006-2007 Board Member / Secretary
- 2006 "Most valuable committee" (web / marketing)
- 2006 California State Legislature recognition honor,
Burbank Chamber of Commerce, 2005-2007,
The Ranch at El Dustberry, 2004-2007
- Board Member / CMO (pro bono),
LeTip of Encino (The Encino Sales Force)
- President
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LinkedSEO -
Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info -
Online marketing -
Network for Professionals in Online Marketing -
eMarketing Association Network -
Friends of Britain -
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Club Med Alumni, current & former GO's -
UK Networking in the US -
Online Marketing Network -
Ecommerce and Online Marketing Experts -
Social Media Mafia -
Entrepreneurs, Innovationists & Forward Thinkers -
Future Social Media -
Executive Roundtable -
user friendly thinking
Grant Simmons’s Honors:
Google Adwords certified individual
Online success (examples)
• City of West Hollywood-Email marketing: 300% response increase
• 3rd Street Promenade-400% traffic increase
• The Hospitalist Company-from 10% to > 60% employment submissions online
• Paramount Special Events-transitioned event catalog online
• AIG - SunAmerica-redesigned website for usability
• Paramount Studios-developed specs for automation of Studio Services
• San Mateo County CVB-increased conversions
• American Idol Tour-online store
• InstantEstimator.com-rebranded + #1 Google "Auto Body Repair"
Online startup experience (examples)
• Beverly Hills Egg Donation - fertility services
• Video Metro – pre YouTube video sharing
• Classwell – Build custom lesson plans
• RiskClick - Insurance technology
• Jettlink - Minority video
• Insights on Demand - BI
• Instant Estimator – Auto body leadgen +
• Agent Alarm - Insurance leadgen
• Crush U - College-focused dating
Grant Simmons’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
