2018 Speakers
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Shannon Cassidy – KEYNOTE
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Wistia Video Strategist Shannon Cassidy will be leading the presentation, “Using Video in Your Marketing Strategy – A Guide to Increasing Your Conversion Rate”. Shannon believes that every person and company can leverage video to add thoughtful authenticity to any interaction. Prior to joining Wistia, Shannon was part of a scrappy five-person Y-combinator startup and… View Article
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Marty Weintraub – KEYNOTE
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You may have heard Marty speak during one of his many international engagements. If you haven’t had the chance to hear him speak yet–you may have heard people talk about him. He’s the entrepreneur who founded Aimclear®–an agency dominant in psychographic targeting –after being inspired during his battle with cancer. Marty’s also an author, speaker, and wilderness… View Article
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David Christopher – Influencer Marketing
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David Christopher is the Director of Marketing and Growth at www.tailwindapp.com, a Pinterest and Instagram scheduling and analytics tool with over 150,000 members headquartered in Oklahoma City. He is a father of three, an early-morning fiction writer and he blogs about Pinterest and Instagram marketing at www.blog.tailwindapp.com.
Joe Martinez – PPC
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Joe Martinez is the Senior Manager of Paid Media and Community for Granular in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He loves to spend just as much time on marketing psychology and user experience improvement as physical optimization to improve paid search results. In addition to being the main blogger for Granular, he can be seen as an active… View Article
Marcela De Vivo – Audience Targeting
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Marcela De Vivo is an International Corporate Speaker for SEMrush, a Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of Gryffin. As an industry veteran with nearly 20 years of digital marketing experience, Marcela travels the world speaking about SEO, data-driven marketing strategies, omni-channel workflow optimization, and the evolution of digital. Working with SEMrush has allowed her to combine… View Article
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Steve Hammer – Search Strategy
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Steve Hammer is the President and co-Founder of RankHammer, the 2015 US search awards small agency of the year. Steve is a sought after speaker on the subjects of search marketing, PPC and analytics. In particular, he has been noted as a leader in AdWords Scripts and Google Tag Manager. Steve’s experience in online media… View Article
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Kellen McGugan – Social Media
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Kellen McGugan an Inbound Marketing Team Lead at BigWing. He serves as a guide for a team of social media and content marketing specialists to create high-quality, strategic content that meets both editorial standards and client goals. Kellen is an Oklahoma State University graduate and Oklahoma City fanatic. In his free time, he enjoys spending… View Article
David and Priscilla Luna – User Experience
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David and Priscilla Luna are a power couple who both work in design. As a lead product designer with LegalSheild, David works to create the look and feel of the whole product. Priscilla uses her UX and UI skills at BigWing to develop user-friendly and eye-catching designs.
Rachel Mann will be a presenter at Confluence 2018
Rachel Mann – Digital Marketing Culture
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Rachel Mann is the Digital Engagement Manager at American Fidelity Assurance Company, a national B2B2C insurance and benefits administration company headquartered in Oklahoma City. Her role is to drive the digital marketing strategy for the company including overseeing the website, social media, email marketing, content marketing, PPC, SEO, analytics, and more.
Ruth Burr-Reedy Confluence Digital Marketing Conference SEO Speaker
Ruth Burr Reedy – KEYNOTE
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Featured by: Mozcon, SMX Milan, Pubcon Ruth Burr Reedy is the Director of Strategy at UpBuild, an SEO agency specializing in technical SEO, advanced web analytics, and conversion rate optimization. Ruth lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She can be found online tweeting at @ruthburr. Ruth has been working in SEO since 2006. She has spent… View Article
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Aurora Morales – Google Search
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Currently a Search Outreach Specialist at Google, Aurora supports site owners and content creators in improving content accessibility through search. Before joining Google in her previous role as a Brand Specialist, Aurora spent time at both Twitter and Youtube. She also has a background in journalism. Before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, Aurora… View Article
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Damon Gochneaur – Local Marketing
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Damon Gochneaur, is not only the proud owner of the best beard in SEO but the founder of Aspiro Digital Marketing Agency. Based out of Dallas, Aspiro has earned a stellar reputation over the past decade helping businesses get more out of their online presence. Damon got his start in digital marketing nearly 10 years ago… View Article
Danielle Boone – Content Marketing
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Danielle led digital marketing campaigns for hundreds of clients, specializing in SEO, content campaigns, Google and Bing PPC, Facebook, and pre-roll video advertising. Through a goal-oriented approach and innovative strategies, she helped clients from small, family-owned businesses to major brands like Electrolux, La-Z-Boy, and Empire Today leverage digital marketing in new ways to grow their… View Article
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Tom Shapiro – Search Engine Optimization
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Tom Shapiro is CEO of Stratabeat, a digital marketing, branding, and design agency. Shapiro has developed marketing strategies for market leaders such as Intel, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Experian, and P&G. With a deep passion for neuroscience and human psychology, Shapiro’s insights have appeared in Chief Marketer, CMO.com, CNN, Forbes, and MarketingProfs. His book “Rethink Your Marketing”… View Article
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Matt Umbro – Paid Search
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Matt has been in the PPC industry since 2007, working and collaborating with clients across several industries to attain better ROIs, improved lead generation, and increased brand awareness. He writes about paid search for Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, and PPC Hero. He is also the founder of #PPCChat, a weekly Twitter chat where industry… View Article
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Blake Denman – Local SEO
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Blake Denman is the President & Founder of RicketyRoo Inc, a digital marketing agency specializing in local SEO and paid search marketing. Blake has more than 11 years of local SEO and paid search experience and is based in Bend, Oregon. Blake has watched every season of The Office more than 20 times, eight times… View Article
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Caleb Cosper – Content Strategy
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Caleb is an SEO Strategist working for Portent, Inc. in Seattle, Wash. He earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Oklahoma (Boomer!) and had his humble beginnings in digital marketing under the tutelage of Ruth Burr Reedy at BigWing. Outside of his daily pursuit to learn everything there is to know about… View Article