Kent Lewis Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

After taking a 16-year hiatus from the board, I’ve returned as President for SEMpdx. My role is to guide overall strategic direction, facilitate strategic partnerships and support the board.

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, SEMpdx's annual search engine marketing conference, now known as Engage. I'm currently on the.

I provide fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) consulting services to select clients. Services include strategic marketing consulting, integrated and digital marketing strategy, competitive benchmarking and business intelligence. I also assist clients with vendor selection and management, employee development and engagement. I advise clients on thought.

Portland, OR, US

pdxMindShare is an online career community focused on Portland, Oregon professionals. The organization has evolved from monthly networking events to online educational webinars, podcasts and a monthly newsletter featuring area jobs and events. MindShare is best known for managing the largest LinkedIn Group in Oregon for networking and career development.

United States, US

As a Marketing & Advertising Member Leader for Business Journals Leadership Trust, I'm responsible to be a liaison between the Trust and its marketing-focused members. I organize and host monthly webinars, contribute articles and expert opinions to be featured on the website.

Washington, DC, US

Since 2014, I've taught an Advanced Social Media Marketing workshop quarterly for SCORE. It moved from a 3-hour in-person seminar to 2-hour virtual workshop during COVID.

Collaborate with executives and owners of Portland-area creative agencies to help each other improve our business and put Portland on the map as a creative hub.

As a Membership Committee member, I helped identify and recruit new members to EO. I've been on the board as Membership Chair in the past and returned support the team due to my love for entrepreneurship and EO. Over the past few years, I've been responsible for recruiting nearly half of the current members.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, US

At Deksia, my primary role was to oversee marketing for both the Deksia and Anvil brands. That included integrating with sales and account services and covers both traditional (advertising, PR & events) and digital (search engine & social media) channels. My goal was to disrupt agency marketing and rethink how we connect and engage with prospective.

Jacksonville, FL, US

I'm hosting a new show for DailyAdBrief. “More 2 Know” examines the best practices, practical solutions to tough client problems, savvy shortcuts, and much more. Each episode features quick tips that you can apply immediately, interviews with industry leaders, and forecasts on trending topics of the day.

After five years co-hosting DadsUnplugged, I decided it was time to get back into the podcasting game. I partnered with long-time friend and professional broadcaster, Mike Chase to create Podcast for Closers. Our focus is understanding how human behavior is influenced by sales, marketing, politics and society in general.

Portland, OR, US

• As Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Anvil and Deksia, I'm responsible for ensuring the two agency brands are relevant, consistent and integrated via a host of traditional and digital channels. My goal is to change the.
• Inc. 5000: Fastest growing private companies in America
• Oregon Business Magazine: 100 Best Places to Work
• Portland Business Journal: Oregon’s Most Admired Companies
• Portland Business Journal: Fastest Growing Private 100 Companies
• Portland Business Journal: Corporate Philanthropy Awards winner

Portland, OR, US

Currently, I teach an annual Search Engine Marketing Workshop for the CEPE program as part of a digital certificate program. Since 2000, I've taught a host of courses at PSU, including eMarketing, Online Market Research and Business-to-Business Marketing courses.

As contract Chief Marketing Officer for ToneCommand, my role was primarily focused on advising the company on overall business strategy, product roadmap, marketing and business development. I helped develop and define a go-to-market strategy for the early-stage marketing technology platform, ToneTip, identify strategic partners and facilitate introductions.

Portland, OR, US

As a former board member on the the Executive Committee, I was responsible for oversight of the Executive Director, overall strategic guidance and ensuring the organization is accountable for delivering to its mission. As Marketing Chair, responsibilities included providing strategic guidance to SMART's internal marketing team, hosting regular meetings and.

Dads Unplugged took a “different” look at the “other side” of parenting. By dads & for dads, we weren't afraid to speak our minds, at least until we got home. Unfortunately, all five years of our weekly podcast were accidentally removed from the internet by the hosting company.

Portland, OR, US

As President and co-founder of Formic Media, Lewis was responsible for taking the idea of an affordable search engine marketing agency servicing small & local business, from concept to reality, in less than six weeks. During its 5 year lifespan, he ensured Formic's overall mission and vision was implemented by the talented team. Lewis also supported.

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.

Portland, Oregon, US

Co-founder and President of email and emarketing agency based in Portland, Oregon. Originally named emailROI, it was rebranded in 2002 as eROI, as I transitioned out of the company to focus on Anvil. Responsibilities included marketing, new business, strategic partnerships, providing email and emarketing strategy to clients and account team management.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Managed and supported public relations activities for high tech clients, including Traveling Software, Intel (DMTF and PCWG) and Tektronix. Took on pro bono PR for Vivo Media before transitioning to sister company as Marketing Manager.

Education record

Bachelor'S, Business: Marketing Concentration