As vice president, Alex Porter forges seamless relations between Location3 Media and prospective clients. He educates them on the value and power of effective search engine marketing, foresees and resolves all conceivable contentions and establishes mutually beneficial relationships. Alex also manages day-to-day operations, practicing a hands-on approach with existing clients to ensure customer needs are constantly met and exceeded. Alex is the ideal emissary for business negotiations-he possesses a thorough understanding of both the search marketing industry and the human condition. Alex has delivered stimulating speeches at several conferences: PubCon 2007, SES Denver, two Center for Business Intelligence conferences covering the pharmaceutical industry, two eduWEB conferences, Directo Days West and SMX Local & Mobile. He also co-led educational workshops for the DMA Search Council and Front & Sullivan MindXchange. Alex is a natural communicator-his energetic personality provides an accessible ingress to his advanced search marketing knowledge. Prior to joining Location3 in 2003, Alex was an associate at Cooks Associate, a boutique executive recruiting firm in Boulder, CO, where he focused on retail, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors. He graduated fro the University of Maryland with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a master's degree in kinesiology with a focus on sports psychology. Alex spends most of his free time hanging out with his wife and son, teaching little Xavier how to be his generation's top search marketer. Alex also delights in attending sporting events, golfing and enjoying all that Colorado's picturesque landscape has to offer.

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