Member Since 2015
Dan Golden
BFO (Be Found Online)
Chicago Area
Dan Golden is a veteran digital marketing executive & speaker known for famously and accurately predicting that last year, this year, and next year will all be the “year of mobile.” A graduate of Northwestern University with a B.A. in Economics, Dan is a search geek at heart and still spends time auditing accounts, testing new tactics, diving into analytics, and making strategic recommendations for BFO’s clients. In 2006 Dan founded Be Found Local as a paid search agency and after several years of partnering with SEO mastermind and fellow Northwestern graduate Steve Krull, officially merged companies and founded Be Found Online in 2009. Voted one of the best places to work in Chicago, Be Found Online is one of the fastest growing digital marketing agencies in the Midwest, with 5 straight years on the Inc. 5000 list. As Co-Founder, President & Chief Search Artist at Be Found Online, Dan has lead the BFO team from its roots as a search shop to a full-service performance digital media agency; optimizing paid and organic media across search, display, social, and mobile platforms. Before founding Be Found Online, Dan got his start managing paid & organic search for ConsumerGuide and grew his paid search chops managing teams on some of the largest accounts at Performics, which was acquired by DoubleClick & Google before Dan left to start Be Found Online. Gaining experience in automotive with brands like Cars.com, Toyota, Lexus, and enterprise retail accounts like Northern Tool, FTD & Cabela’s, Dan brings a wealth of big brand experience to Be Found Online’s clients. Dan speaks on a variety of topics related to digital marketing and he specializes in paid search & attribution. He has a passion for challenging the status quo and helping audiences ask the right questions to apply his speaking topics to their businesses. “I don’t try to provide answers; I try to help my audience ask the right questions about their business.”
SKILLS
- Digital Marketing
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
RECENT CONTENT
February 2nd, 2021
12 Rules to Better Manage Client Expectations Early On
When a client signs on with your business, they have certain expectations about what your performance will be. The best way to end up with a happy client, however, is to manage these expectations early on. If you don't, and a client feels as though they should have gotten more from your business but didn't, their testimony could severely damage your future business and your reputation. To ensure you don’t end up in this situation, 12 experts from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) share their insights on the following question:
February 1st, 2021
10 Ways to Turn Employees into Brand Ambassadors for Your Business
Without the support of employees, a company’s branding efforts can only be so successful. It’s when the whole team comes together to promote the business, and your employees have all become effective brand ambassadors, that your business’s brand is able to truly shine. But forcing employees to take part in branding efforts can seem demanding and may not have the same result as when they contribute voluntarily.
October 15th, 2020
How To Encourage Employees To Take Time Off And Recharge
There's some merit to the adage of working hard to play hard. With workers devoting their all to a business, especially when it's just getting off the ground, it can be easy for them to lose sight of their need for relaxation. Therefore, it is up to the leaders to intervene and help employees realize that their peace and mental health are just as important as the valuable work they do.
September 25th, 2020
Eight Boxes To Check If You Want To Be A Great Salesperson
Sales is a challenging industry that takes a unique combination of traits and skills to succeed. When we examine the truly memorable salespeople we know, a few things become immediately apparent -- most notably, that there are certain features all successful salespeople share.
March 11th, 2020
https://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/7-ways-to-effectively-build-rapport-with-new-customers.html
February 19th, 2020
https://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/7-ways-to-effectively-communicate-complex-information.html
July 1st, 2019
CCPA, GDPR And The Case For Targeted Advertising
The intent of online privacy laws may be the protection of individual privacy, but it will likely put a strain on the content and platforms those individuals frequent.
March 1st, 2018
What Being a Touring Musician Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
It's not how many slides you have -- it's how you use them.
COMPANY INFO
BFO (Be Found Online)
BFO (Be Found Online) is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency that delivers Organic Media, Paid Media, Local Search, and Digital Analytics solutions to medium-sized and enterprise-level businesses. Their mission is to keep clients at the forefront of online marketing, executing on industry best practices and innovating to stay ahead of what’s next. They maintain a culture of passionate, fun people who cultivate enduring client relationships based on accountability, inspired by creativity, and driven by analytics. Founded in 2009, Be Found Online is one of Inc. 5000's fastest growing companies in the U.S. since 2012
AREA OF FOCUS
- Digital Marketing
- SEM
- SEO
INDUSTRY
Internet