Kent Lewis

Current

Board Member at SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)
Roundtable Member at Portland Advertising Federation
President and Founder at Anvil Media, Inc.

Founder at pdxMindShare

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Past

President and Co-founder at SEMpdx
Editor-in-Chief at Anvil
President at eROI

Director, Internet Strategies at YRG (Young & Roehr Group)
Director of Marketing and Business Development at goodguys.com
Vice President at Wave Rock Communications
Director, InterCom Group at KVO Advertising
Marketing Manager at Vivo Media/Verse DDG

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Education

Western Washington University
Garfield High School

Recommended

75 people have recommended Kent

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

Kent Lewis’s Summary

With a background in integrated marketing, Lewis left a public relations agency in 1996 to start his Internet marketing career at a Web development firm. Since then, he has focused on helping clients solve business problems via the Internet. Lewis founded Anvil Media, Inc. in 2000 to help clients enhance their Web site performance, increase their visibility and generate sales online. In recent years, he's worked at Portland full-service agencies including Young & Roehr Group, Wave Rock Communications and KVO. He was also Director of Marketing and Business Development at goodguys.com, an online electronics retailer. Lewis is creator and Editor-in-Chief of Anvil, a free monthly lifestyle e-zine. He is an adjunct professor at Portland State University and sits on the board for Portland Advertising Federation. Lewis is actively involved in local charitable organizations like Loaves & Fishes and events like Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. He recently founded Anvil's Annual Get SMART Gala event to raise funds for Oregon Children's Foundation. Lewis received Portland Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 award for 2004.

Kent Lewis’s Specialties:

Search engine marketing (SEM) services including search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) management, viral and grassroots marketing

Kent Lewis’s Experience

Board Member

SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2008 — Present (less than a year)
Roundtable Member

Portland Advertising Federation

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2007 — Present (1 year)
President and Founder

Anvil Media, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 2000 — Present (8 years)

As President/Owner of Anvil Media, Inc., Lewis is responsible for managing overall corporate strategy, including operations, business development, sales and marketing.
Founder

pdxMindShare

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2000 — Present (8 years)

pdxMindShare is a Portland, Oregon networking organization that specializes in connecting qualified professionals with interested companies through email job postings and a monthly networking event.
President and Co-founder

SEMpdx

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2006 — August 2008 (2 years)

As President and co-founder of SEMpdx, I was responsible for helping create the organization's mission and vision, recruit board members and strategic partners, sponsors and support overall marketing strategies. I was also the co-creator of SearchFest in 2005, which is now SEMpdx's annual search engine marketing conference. I'm currently Past President through 2010, helping to continue growth of membership, partnerships and sponsorships.
Editor-in-Chief

Anvil

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

October 1996 — December 2006 (10 years 3 months)

Originally an industry trade publication for Interactive industry professionals, Anvil evolved into a lifestyle ezine dedicated to informing and entertaining readers through a variety of topical articles and related Internet media content. It is currently on suspension, but will likely reinvent itself in the future as it has in the past.
President

eROI

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 2 months)

Co-founder and President of email/emarketing agency based in Portland, Oregon.
Director, Internet Strategies

YRG (Young & Roehr Group)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2001 — April 2002 (8 months)

Responsibilities included management of Internet Strategies team, which provided search engine marketing (SEM) services. Direct responsibilities business development, sales and marketing for team as well as integration and overall operational responsibilities for full-service marketing agency.
Director of Marketing and Business Development

goodguys.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

February 2001 — May 2001 (4 months)

Responsible for developing and implementing all marketing activities, including advertising, public relations and emarketing. Also identified potential partners, structured partnerships and measured performance.
Vice President

Wave Rock Communications

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Co-founded public relations and internet marketing agency. Managed Internet Strategies group, including business development, sales, marketing and operations. As member of executive team, helped grow company from 6 to 34 employees and $3.5M in revenue.
Director, InterCom Group

KVO Advertising

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 8 months)

Created and managed specialized group within full-service agency of online marketers specializing in SEO PR . Grew revenue from 0 to $500,000 in less than a year.
Marketing Manager

Vivo Media/Verse DDG

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

June 1996 — June 1997 (1 year 1 month)

Planned and executed all marketing activities including market research, collateral development, online promotion, advertising and media relations for Vivo Media and its Web development clients. Client's included US Bank, Tektronix, Intel and Healthsouth.