Kevin M. Ryan is CEO of Motivity Marketing. Motivity‘s focus is helping companies in the world of connected marketing move forward with greater impact and return than they may ever have thought possible. Kevin takes an active role in guiding the day-to-day strategic execution of client initiatives.

Mr. Ryan is known throughout the world as an interactive marketing thought leader and is a popular speaker at interactive marketing events around the globe. But, it is his signature blend of thought leadership, strategic plan development and practical program execution that have earned him a peerless personal client base, a roster of marketing leaders who return to him year after year for support and collaboration.

Kevin Ryan' s current and former client book of business reads like a "who's who" in big brands; Rolex Watch, State Farm Insurance, Farmers Insurance, Sony, Samsung, Toyota, Panasonic, Aramark and the Hilton Hotels brands, to name a few. Prior to launching Motivity, Ryan founded Kinetic Results, an Advertising Age Top 20 search engine marketing firm, served as VP, Global Content Director for Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies and VP of Interactive Media for the Interpublic Group agency, Wahlstrom Interactive.

Mr. Ryan always has been dedicated to the expansion of online marketing. Industry groups and organizations include; American Association of Advertising Agencies, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Microsoft Search Advisory Council, Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), 212 Interactive Club and Direct Marketers Association (DMA). He currently serves on the board of advisors for Ad:Tech and is search editor for iMedia Communications.

• An Open Letter On “Super Firm” Failure And Composure
• Enhanced: Today’s Pain, Tomorrow’s Love
• Yahoo Confidential: The Real Story
• Google Shopping: New Revenue Stream Or More Of The Same?
• To Pay Or Not To Pay, That Is The Power Shopping Question
• Looking Back Over 2012 Through Tweets
• 5 Ways To Know How To Say No (To Potential Clients Or Agencies)
• The Rise Of The Search Butler
• Can Facebook Build A Better Search? Should It?
• How Not To Write A Sales Letter
• The Search Time Warp
• Battling Baffling Search Marketing Afflictions
• Yahoo’s Nose Dive. Pull Up.
• Train Wreck Scenario: Search Marketing
• Avoiding Three Common SEO Gremlins
• Twitter’s Shark Leap: A Nauseating Display Of Self Importance.
• Is Google+ Mandatory For Marketers? And Is That So Bad?