David Williams
Chief Strategist and Co-Founder
360i
As 360i's Chief Strategist and Co-Founder, Dave oversees the strategic direction of the agency, advises clients on search engine marketing strategies, maintains strong industry relationships, and builds strategic relationships. He is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts in online media and search engine marketing. Dave and 360i were recently featured in the July 2003 issue of Media Magazine.
Dave is a regular speaker at Jupiter Event's Search Engine Strategies, AD TECH, and at many of the Atlanta organizations, including AiMA, TIMA, SERIS, Emory University, and the Creative Club on the topics of interactive media, online creative and search engine strategies. He currently serves the Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) Search Engine Marketing Committee; Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association's (AiMA) Vice President; Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) Event Committee; and served on DoubleClick's Customer Advisory Board in 2001. Through his involvement with the IAB, SEMPO, and AiMA, he is helping to shape search engine marketing industry standards and research for the advancement of the industry on both a local and national level. AiMA recognized him with the "Dottie Com" Award as Interactive Marketer of the Year for 2000 and recently awarded him a lifetime membership in 2004 for his significant contributions to the organization's success.
Prior to co-founding 360i, Dave was an Internet Strategy Consultant with IBM Global Services and was a CPA with Price Waterhouse, LLP. Dave received his MBA from Emory's Goizueta Business School and a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from Washington and Lee University.