When Google wanted to explain online marketing to the top brands in the United States, they brought Mitch Joel to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the, "Rock Star of Digital Marketing" and in 2006, he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world. Mitch Joel is President of Twist Image — an award-winning Digital Marketing agency. He is a marketing and communications visionary, interactive expert, community leader, Blogger and Podcaster. In 2008, Mitch was named Canada's Most Influential Male in Social Media, one of the top 100 online marketers in the world, and was awarded the highly-prestigious Canada's Top 40 Under 40.
Mitch is a Board Member for the Canadian Marketing Association and an executive for the National Advertising Benevolent Society of Quebec. He is also a former Board Member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada. Mitch speaks frequently to diverse groups like Starbucks, Microsoft, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, The Power Within and has shared the stage with former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, Anthony Robbins, Tom Peters and Dr. Phil.
Mitch's first book, Six Pixels of Separation, is a business and marketing best-seller.
Alan K'necht is the founder and president of K'nechtology, Inc. Since 1994, K'nechtology has served a wide range of organizations, everything from small entrepreneurial businesses to some of Canada's Fortune 500 companies, in everything web-based, from developing their first websites to the management of search engine marketing campaigns, including Google Adwords.
Alan is recognized as an authority on search engine optimization, search engine marketing and web analytics. He is an internationally published columnist and has written features for CNet's Builder.Com and Digital Web Magazine. He maintains a blog titled K'necht-it, where he gives his insights on the latest news and developments on the business side of the World Wide Web.
In an effort to share his knowledge and ideas, Alan is a regular speaker at Internet conferences. He has participated on several conference advisory boards and conducts regular corporate training sessions.
Brady is a founder and managing partner of Vortex Mobile. Since 2004, Brady has been leading Vortex's sales and marketing efforts and has acted as the company's chief evangelist for all things mobile marketing. His expertise lies in leveraging mobile applications to create compelling brand experiences that encourage dialogue between brands and consumers. He is an active speaker with the CMA, IAB and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from McGill University.
David Canton is a business lawyer and trade-mark agent with Harrison Pensa LLP, which is a member of the Meritas international organization of law firms. David's practice focuses on the business needs of technology companies and traditional businesses including technology and intellectual property matters such as licensing, technology transfer, privacy, e-business, software, the internet, and trade-marks. David is co-author of Legal Land Mines in E-Commerce published by McGraw-Hill, writes a weekly column on Today’s Business Law in the London Free Press, and blogs on legal, business and technology developments at canton.elegal.ca and slaw.ca. David is on the Internetwork London organizing committee, the Fanshawe College School of Information Technology College Advisory Committee, and a member of the Canadian IT Law Association.
Leslie brings a marketing sensibility and sales focus to each campaign. His nine Summers as Camp Tamakwa's Program Director are as legendary as the wildly engaging and warm personality he extends to everyone he meets. With over 20 years of experience, Leslie has managed four vertically-marketed websites, run a boutique internet firm, and created several pioneering business models that continue to thrive in the current market.
Andrew Goodman is founder and President of Toronto-based Page Zero Media, a full-service marketing agency founded in 2000. Page Zero focuses on paid search campaigns as well as a variety of custom digital marketing programs. Clients include Direct Energy, Canon, MIT, BLR, Tucows, Oxford Seminars, and a host of others. He is also co-founder of Traffick.com, an award-winning industry commentary site; author of Winning Results with Google AdWords (McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed., 2008); and a regular columnist for ClickZ. In recent years he has acted as program chair for the SES Toronto conference and all told, has spoken or moderated at countless digital marketing events since 2002, from Erie, PA, to Oslo, Norway. In his spare time, he co-founded HomeStars, a consumer review site with aspirations to become "the TripAdvisor for home improvement." He lives in Toronto with his wife Carolyn and enjoys waterfront rollerblading on the Martin Goodman (no relation) Trail.
One wouldn't expect a hog farm near Clinton, Ontario to set the stage for a career on the web, but it was here where the seeds of Jonathan's future employ were first sown. Learning HTML in high school was followed by stumbling -- sometimes literally, but mostly figuratively -- into a post-secondary education in marketing.
Before launching Resolution Interactive Media (web development and digital marketing) as a full-time venture in late 2005, Jonathan enjoyed a three year stint as a brand and web marketer at Amway Canada. While at Amway Jonathan was part of the usability team for a major relaunch of the Amway North America ecommerce web site.
Since parting ways with the corporate world in late 2005 Jonathan has grown ResIM from a part-time gig to a profitable, respected agency with a full-time team of seven and a client list including Samsonite Canada, The Government of Alberta, Trent University, Cambrian College, The University of Western Ontario, and London Health Sciences Centre.
In is role as an account manager and strategist Jonathan is currently working with Samsonite Canada on a social media and digital marketing program in conjunction with the launch of a new ecommerce web presence.
