San Jose

Lee Odden (@leeodden) is the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing, a digital marketing and public relations firm specializing in strategic Internet marketing consulting, training, and implementation services, including online PR, SEM, and social media marketing. A veteran Internet marketer, Odden has consulted for clients such as HP, McKesson, Northwest Airlines, PRWeb, and the national PRSA.

Odden is one of 25 online marketing experts featured in "Online Marketing Heroes" published by Wiley, and has been cited for his search and social media marketing expertise by The Economist, U.S. News, and Fortune Magazine. As an active thought leader in the search marketing industry, he contributes to top industry publications such as Mashable, iMedia Connection, and MediaPost. A sought-after marketing and PR industry speaker, Odden conducts seminars for companies and regularly presents at Search Engine Strategies, WebmasterWorld Pubcon, OMMA, and the Media Relations Summit. He is active in the industry as the chair of the DMA social media advisory council, board member on the DMA search engine marketing council, and board advisor for Search Engine Strategies.