San Jose

Chris Bennett has been involved in search and Internet marketing since before Google was the dominant player. After a brief stint as an independent SEO consultant, he began running 97th Floor, which specializes in organic SEO, reputation management, social media, and viral marketing. The firm services clients such as Omniture, Elance, Namco Bandai, ChemDry, NHance, CityPass, Stephencovey.com, Dentrix, and Henry Schein. Chris is also co-founder of BLVD Status, a live analytics company; 5ones, an action sports news hub; and Clean Tweets, a Firefox add-on that eliminates Twitter spam. He is the creator of Social Media for Firefox, a social status bar that has been downloaded more than 200,000 times. He has spoken at conferences and colleges, including the Omniture Summit, SMX West, and the international business plan competition at BYUH.