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Why Awards Help the Industry

For all their flaws, recitals drive performers to improve.  A presentation drives us to to be more concise, exams drive us to study, and awards–awards that are thorough and reputable–drive us to look closely at how we perform. This is why OMCP supports awards in search marketing like the 2016 Landy Awards. The publishers behind the awards value excellence and have served the search industry for over 20 years. In fact, OMCP PDUs are earned through participation at SMX conferences and events.  But most importantly, the judging criteria is applicable and […]

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‘Take Ten’ Interview with Dennis Yu, CTO, Blitz Metrics

Dennis Yu,  CTO, Blitz Metrics “There’s been a gap between having a diploma and actually being able to do a job. Employers just want to know, of the many things that they have to get done, that they can rely on one person who’s certified in PPC or SEO or social media marketing. They just want to know that this function can operate without them having to worry, and therefore, a trusted certification like OMCP can be valuable  because it’s backed by not just passing a quiz but having actually

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‘Take Ten’ Interview with Bill Hunt – Back Azimuth Consulting

Bill Hunt Global Strategy Consultant, Back Azimuth Consulting “I think that you’re going to provide a valuable service to people because you don’t sell these things. You, yourself, are not necessarily doing the training as if you were an agency. An agency doing a training is always going to be skewed to their approach and their biases.”       Welcome to ‘Take Ten’, OMCP’s podcast where we spend 10 minutes, more or less, talking to online marketing thought leaders, educators, and career professionals about training and certification with hosts Jane

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‘Take Ten’ Interview with Jacqueline Urick – Sears Holdings Corporation

Jacqueline Urick Enterprise eCommerce SEO Manager, Sears Holdings Corporation Member, Customer Advisory Board, DeepCrawl “So in those cases, I think certification could help somebody make that leap or may take that next step to a bigger, more responsibility type of job.”       Welcome to ‘Take Ten’, OMCP’s podcast where we spend 10 minutes, more or less, talking to online marketing thought leaders, educators, and career professionals about training and certification with hosts Jane Flint and David Temple. OMCP: Hi, I’m here with Jackie Urick at Pubcon. She’s the manager

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‘Take Ten’ Interview with Anne Kennedy – Outlines Venture Group

Anne F. Kennedy President, Outlines Venture Group “So, I think that competency-based certifications are a very good thing. Because that means that somebody who hires someone with the certification will know that there’s a competency level that’s been reached.”   OMCP: Hi, I’m here with Anne Kennedy, President of Outlines Venture Group. Anne, could you tell the audience a little bit about yourself? Anne Kennedy: I’d be glad to, David. Outlines Venture Group is a new company I’ve formed. I am an angel investor and mentor in startup companies, in

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