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About
John Lincoln is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Ignite Visibility, an award-winning…
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Education
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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Activities and Societies: Played on soccer team and lacrosse team.
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Licenses & Certifications
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Google AdWords Certification - Advanced Reporting and AnalysisEdit
Google
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Google Analytics Certification
Google
Issued
Publications
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11 Absolute Truths of Social Media Marketing
Inc.com
See publicationBreak these rules and you could lose followers and credibility and hurt your business.
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8 Branding Mistakes That Can Result in Major Setbacks
Huffington Post
See publicationYour brand is the most valuable aspect of your business--and the most fragile. You are online, so the whole world is watching you and your business.
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Digital Influencer: A Guide to Achieving Influencer Status Online
Best Seller on Amazon
See publicationWho will you be in life? Will you be a follower? Or will you be an influencer?
Definition Digital Influencer: An online persona with the power to stimulate the mindset and affect the decisions of others through real or perceived authority, knowledge, position, distribution or relationships.
This book does not hold anything back. But neither can you if you want to be an influencer. You have to fully dedicate yourself, otherwise it is impossible.
Too often, people believe…Who will you be in life? Will you be a follower? Or will you be an influencer?
Definition Digital Influencer: An online persona with the power to stimulate the mindset and affect the decisions of others through real or perceived authority, knowledge, position, distribution or relationships.
This book does not hold anything back. But neither can you if you want to be an influencer. You have to fully dedicate yourself, otherwise it is impossible.
Too often, people believe that influencers are born, not made, and that we can’t learn how to do what they do. Wrong!
You can become an influencer and do so much more quickly if you are focused and know the right steps to take. -
6 Essential SEO Strategies to Incorporate in 2016
Entrepreneur
See publicationHere are six important SEO strategies outside of the basics, that are critical to getting to -- or staying at -- the top of the search engines in 2016.
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25 Tips From SEO Professionals - Forbes
Forbes
See publicationQuoted in Forbes Magazine article on SEO tips.
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Why Every Marketer Needs to Know Web Analytics
University of California San Diego
See publicationThe following is a few core reasons why, if you are going to be the real deal in marketing, you need to have your web analytics skills dialed in.
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What Is Black Hat Social Media & Does It Affect SEO?
Search Engine Land
See publicationBlack hat social media is emerging quickly and spawning a new era of web spam. This affects the social media sites themselves, the users, and the businesses utilizing the site for marketing.
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oPhone DUO May Increase Online Sales With The Power Of Smell
Marketing Land
See publicationoSnap is an application that allows you to share smells online and oPhone is the delivery system. (No, this isn’t a joke, though Google did joke about something similar on April Fool’s day in 2013.) Learn the implications for online marketing.
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The Big List: 80 Of The Hottest SEO, Social Media & Digital Analytics Tools For Marketers
Marketing Land
See publicationIn online marketing, having the right analytics tools and software can make a major difference. A good program can save you time and help demonstrate the value of your work to supervisors or clients.
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7 Marketing Mistakes That Could Sink Your Business
Entrepreneur
See publicationBusinesses live and die by their marketing strategies. Here are seven core marketing mistakes that could put your company six feet under.
Courses
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Advanced Statistics
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Corporate Accounting
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Corporate Marketing
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Information Technologies
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Managerial Finance
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Strategic Planning
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Projects
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Advolution
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John Lincolns new book on paid media and digital strategy.
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The Forecaster Method
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Book on digital marketing strategy
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Social Media Marketing: The Movie
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Movie on social media marketing
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SEO: The Movie
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See projectTold by industry pioneers Danny Sullivan, Rand Fishkin, Jill Whalen, Brett Tabke, Rae Hoffman and Barry Schwartz, and narrated, produced and directed by John Lincoln, CEO of Ignite Visibility, the movie covers the early days of SEO when people were “spammin and jamming,” affiliates vs. main stream, black hat vs. white hat, the unique and often rocky stories of the industry’s pioneers, how Matt Cutts changed the industry, the history of Google updates and even has commentary on the future of SEO…
Told by industry pioneers Danny Sullivan, Rand Fishkin, Jill Whalen, Brett Tabke, Rae Hoffman and Barry Schwartz, and narrated, produced and directed by John Lincoln, CEO of Ignite Visibility, the movie covers the early days of SEO when people were “spammin and jamming,” affiliates vs. main stream, black hat vs. white hat, the unique and often rocky stories of the industry’s pioneers, how Matt Cutts changed the industry, the history of Google updates and even has commentary on the future of SEO from the industry’s top minds
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Digital Influencer
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Book on Influencer Marketing
Honors & Awards
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Best Place to Work in San Diego
San Diego Business Journal
Winner of #1 best place to work from San Diego Business Journal for Medium-Sized Business
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Inc. Magazine Best Place to Work
Inc. Magazine
Named as a best place to work in nation.
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#1 New Book Release in Advertising
Amazon
John Lincoln’s new book, Advolution, was the #1 New Release in Advertising, Online Advertising and Sales in December 2022 on Amazon.com.
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#1 SEO Consultant in USA, #1 SEO Company in Nation, #3 PPC Company, #1 SEM Company
Clutch.co
Honored as a top search engine marketing company in the nation.
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2x CEO of The Year Finalist (2019, 2025)
San Diego Business Journal
Honored as one of the top CEOs in San Diego.
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Speaker SMX Advanced
Third Door Media
Honored to be a top speaker at SMX Advanced
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Speaker Web Summit
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Speaker at Web Summit in Portugal
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San Diego's Next Top Business Leaders Under 40
San Diego Business Journal
The San Diego Business Journal honors young professionals — leaders, change makers and innovators — who are making waves, creating impact and leaving a positive mark on the San Diego community.
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Search Marketer of the Year
Search Engine Land
In 2017 John Lincoln was awarded Search Marketer of the year by Search Engine Land in their annual Landy Awards.
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698 in Inc 5000
Inc. Magazine
Ignite Visibility was named number 698 on the Inc 5000
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Most Admired CEO
San Diego Business Journal
John Lincoln was named as one of the most admired CEOs in San Diego by the San Diego Business Journal.
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Keynote Speaker PR News Digital Summit
PR News
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/02/prweb14027552.htm
In his keynote presentation at the PR News’ Digital Summit in Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 24, John Lincoln, author of “Digital Influencer: A Guide to Achieving Influencer Status Online,” shared the key steps for attendees to take to become influencers on behalf of their brands, but especially for themselves. -
Top 10 Marketing Land Column in 2017
Marketing Land
#7 most popular column on content marketing in 2016.
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#1 SEO Consulting Company in USA, Canada and UK
Clutch.co
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8th Fastest Growing Company in San Diego
San Diego Business Journal
Ignite Visibility was awarded as the 8th fastest growing company in San Diego at the San Diego Business Journal Fast Growth Awards.
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Book Digital Influencer Featured on Forbes as #1 Must Read
Forbes
John Lincoln's book Digital Influencer was featured on Forbes as the #1 new marketing book to read.
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#1 Marketing Technology Column on Marketing Land in 2015
Marketing Land
Award the highest trafficked, most shared marketing technology column on Marketing Land in 2015.
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#1 Marketing Land Column for Marketing and Analytics in 2014
Marketing Land
John Lincoln had the top column for Marketing and Analytics on Marketing Land in 2014.
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Top 25 Most Influential CRO Experts in 2014
PPC Hero
Every year, PPC Hero launches the Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2014. We’ve found it to be a very popular and resourceful list for many of our PPC allies, both new and old. John E Lincoln is #15 on our list.
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Top 1% Most Viewed LinkedIn Profiles for 2012
LinkedIn
Awarded as one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012 out of 200 million LinkedIn users.
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#2 Overall Marketing Land Column for 2014
Marketing Land
Marketing Land named John E Lincoln's post on "Complete Guide to Universal Analytics - Should you Upgrade?" The second most popular column on Marketing Land for 2014. John is a regular contributor to both Marketing Land and Search Engine Land.
http://marketingland.com/top-10-marketing-land-columns-2014-111546
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