Mark Traphagen

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ABOUT MARK TRAPHAGEN

Here, learn how to market us on the Internet.\"That\'s what the manager of an indy bookstore said to me one day as he sat me in front of a computer. The store was dying because of Amazon. And I had no idea what I was doing. Two years later I\'d created a web presence and e-store that moved us from losing over $150K per year to profitability. The digital marketing bug had bitten. I\'ve never looked back.Since then it\'s been my daily, never-ceasing passion to learn as much as I can, and then convert that learning into content that stands out because it expresses truly innovative ideas and helps people to understand online marketing in whole new ways.A high point of my career was the day I heard Rand Fishkin of Moz had me on a slide in his keynote at SMX Munich as an example of someone not settling for conventional routes for marketing solutions. In reference to my success with social media early adoption, Rand said,\"This is not a man, but a machine intelligence, sent to show us what incredible participation in social media looks like.\"I\'m an in-demand speaker at major conferences such as SMX, State of Search, Pubcon and many more, and have conducted webinars with numerous industry leaders. I write regularly for the top sites in our industry, including monthly columns for Search Engine Journal and Marketing Land. My network of over social media followers helps keep me in touch with my niche.I am also the creator, producer, and co-star of the award winning Here\'s Why weekly digital marketing video series, which has amassed over 1.1 million views on YouTube. Along the way I\'ve gained valuable experience in working with Fortune 500 clients as well as managing the marketing strategy for one of the best known agencies in digital marketing.