Leading digital marketing agency, SiteVisibility, is delighted to announce that its Director of Strategy – Kelvin Newman – has been named in the top five most influential people in the Econsultancy and New Media Age top 100 digital agencies report. Kelvin, who joined SiteVisibility as a trainee seven-years’ ago, is accompanied in the top five by names such as Sir Martin Sorrell of WPP in being recognised in this years’ report.
In 2006, Kelvin joined SiteVisibility as a Trainee and, after quickly establishing himself at the company, was appointed Creative Director. His role and impact within the industry was soon recognised when he was voted by his peers as the most influential SEO expert in the UK aged under 30.
During his time at SiteVisibility Kelvin has been behind some of the digital marketing industry’s most recognisable events and initiatives. He helped create BrightonSEO – now Europe’s biggest and free SEO conference with the last event in April 2013 welcoming over 1,200 attendees. Some have travelled as far as India and Australia to attend previous BrightonSEO Conferences which has welcomed the likes of Google, Channel 4, Confused.com, Hotels.com and Microsoft to the speaker’s podium. He has also, and more recently, launched another free event: The Content Marketing Show. The event, which debuted in November 2012 and welcomed over 700 delegates, ensures that industry professionals are well–informed by some of the most recognised players.
Kelvin is also responsible for iTunes’ most popular Internet Marketing Podcast, downloaded by over a million people and over 16,000 each week. On the show he’s collaborated with a number of the world’s most respected marketers including Seth Godin, Tim Ferris, Danny Sullivan & Jakob Nielsen.
Finally, Kelvin is now working on the management team of ClockworkTalent; a new dedicated recruitment agency launched by SiteVisibility. Spearheaded by Kelvin and recruitment expert, Natasha Woodford, ClockworkTalent aims to find the right jobs for the right people, making it easier for businesses to find the most suitable candidates and for job seekers to find a quality career move within the digital marketing industry.
Kelvin comments: “It's always flattering to recognised by your peers in the industry even if in this case I'm not entirely sure my presence is justified! However, it's a great endorsement for BrightonSEO and The Content Marketing Show which are built on a really simple premise; if you get a bunch of really talented people together in the room everyone's going to learn something new and interesting. That wouldn't be possible without such a vibrant community of digital marketers, who are the same people I've got to thank for this place amongst such heavyweights of the digital industry.”
Jason Woodford comments: “In today’s increasingly challenging business world, companies across all industries and sectors have a choice of recruiting or nurturing their own talent. The latter, whilst perhaps more complex, brings rewards in abundance to the individual, the business and the industry. Starting as a trainee, Kelvin’s rise at SiteVisibility and indeed the industry is a wonderful example to us all.”
SiteVisibility brings a team of SEO, PPC, social media, strategy, technical and R&D boffins together to create flexible, future-proof and truly integrated digital marketing campaigns that deliver better results from sensible budgets. For more information visit www.sitevisibility.com