Staff Bios:

SEO Technical Diagnostician: Carolyn Price hails from South Africa but now lives on the West Coast of Florida.

She’s our ‘go to gal’ when we have any thorny, seemingly-unanswerable questions about how the programming of a prospect’s site affects their findability. She works as a full-time Search Engine Optimization specialist, but her roots in Web design, development, and usability, bring added value to every Web site she works on. Her philosophy on SEO is that optimization is not something you simply add to a Web site—rather, it is one part of a chain of elements that contribute to a site’s overall success.

PPC Specialist: Mark Kennedy loves math. As a poker player and a former stock exchange trader, he loves crunching numbers. So when it comes to search engine marketing where ROI is everything, there is no better fit for his mathematical talents. Anyone can create a PPC campaign, but not everyone can get it to pay off. Utilizing his CFA and MBA education and experience, Mark knows that every strategy is unique and every campaign needs to produce. Whether it’s leads, sales, or even awareness, if search engine marketing isn’t done correctly – that is, if it’s automated and computerized and not ‘hand-crafted’ – it shouldn’t be done at all.

Google-ologist in Training: Laura Szczecina is an account executive and the primary keyword researcher at Blue Skies Marketing. She helps find the keywords that get you found on Google. She also enjoys representing Blue Skies at various networking events. Laura began working for Blue Skies as an intern in 2008. Then, in January 2009 she took on her current full time role after earning her degree from Colorado State University, where she studied computer-mediated communication: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-mediated_communication. When she’s not at her computer, Laura enjoys exploring Colorado and being outdoors with her husband, Steve, and their two dogs.

Connect with Laura on Linked In at www.linkedin.com/in/lauraszczecina

Operations: Tim Macomber does our general research, diagramming, competitive auditing,rank provings, benchmarking and manages many of the business operations. He’s the man with the plan. Tim is a master craftsman and has stained glass windows in residences, churches and synagogues around the country. He’s also in a couple of celtic bands, including Meadowlark. Tim keeps Blue Skies UP!