WebsiteBiz Executives Elected to Lead Charlotte Interactive Marketing Association

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CHARLOTTE – Eric Dudley, president of interactive marketing agency WebsiteBiz Websitebiz has been elected to serve as President of the Charlotte Interactive Marketing Association (Charlotte IMA). Kyle Bumgardner, Director of Business Development for WebsiteBiz was named Sponsorship Chair.

CIMA The Charlotte IMA is the only association in Charlotte exclusively dedicated to interactive marketing. Charlotte IMA is an enthusiastic group of interactive marketing professionals focused on providing the Charlotte interactive marketing community opportunities to learn, connect, and engage about leading interactive strategies and tactics.

Dudley and Bumgardner are founding board members of the Charlotte Interactive Marketing Association. They are frequent contributors to online marketing blog MarketerInsight.com and have served as guest bloggers various online marketing conferences including the 2009 Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference & Expo in San Jose, California.

Dudley was a featured business-to-business online marketing expert at the ExactTarget Connections ’09: Success By Design conference in Indianapolis. He was named to the prestigious Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 list of young leaders of accomplishment and was named as one of Charlotte’s Impact Leaders and Top Entrepreneurs by Charlotte Business Leader in recognition of his business achievements and commitment to the community.

Bumgardner is an active member of the interactive marketing community and has earned a reputation as a marketing expert for medium and large companies. He has been called upon to speak at American Marketing Association (AMA), Charlotte Chamber and Engage Charlotte events, Ben Craig Center business seminars, WombleTech technology seminars and other regional online marketing and social media events.

Founded in 1997, WebsiteBiz is a leading resource for online marketing strategy, search engine optimization, paid search marketing, online media buying, permission-based email marketing, social media marketing, optimization and testing, and Web analytics. WebsiteBiz has made the Inc.5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years. WebsiteBiz was also recently named to the Charlotte Business Journal Fast 50 and is the only exclusive interactive marketing agency ranked as one of that publication’s Top 25 Advertising and Marketing Agencies. Additionally, WebsiteBiz is ranked as one of the top 100 small businesses in North Carolina by Business Leader Media.

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Media contact: Patricia Golden, My Team of Experts – 704-516-0157


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