Range Online Media Hires Retail Veteran to Lead SEO Department

After directing eCommerce for CompUSA, Will Pendergast joins Range as Director of SEO.

Fort Worth, Tex (PRWEB) April 3, 2008 -- Range Online Media, a pioneer in paid search and search engine optimization since 2001 and leading interactive agency, is continuing the expansion of its SEO department with the hiring of Will Pendergast as Director of Search Engine Optimization. Pendergast joined Range after an extensive career at CompUSA, where his work spanned nearly two decades and where he most recently served as the Senior Director of eCommerce for the electronics giant.

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As search engine marketing continues to grow and shift, I am proud to be able to lead Range's team of experts to anticipate trends, set industry agenda and further client success

In his new role, Pendergast will oversee Range's SEO business unit, which provides services ranging from basic site optimization and feeds to advanced social media optimization and reputation management programs for clients including The Sharper Image, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Nike EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Asia) and many more.

"Will's thorough understanding of client-side challenges, success criteria and unique pressures makes him uniquely qualified to offer our clients the highest level of support and insight possible," said Misty Locke, president and co-founder of Range Online Media "He also brings specific working knowledge to the role stemming from his thorough understanding of Web site architecture, comprehensive content management knowledge, and many other elements beyond the realm of traditional SEO. We have had the pleasure of observing Will's technical expertise, management prowess and analytics ability in an agency-client setting, and now we are thrilled to have him leading our stellar SEO team."

Beyond his management of SEO programs at CompUSA, Will also orchestrated the Compusa.com backend support systems and site interfaces, integrated Coremetrics analytics package and analyzed trends on a daily basis, and led the business unit to be named number 39 of the top 500 eCommerce Web sites in 2006 by Internet Retailer.

"As search engine marketing continues to grow and shift, I am proud to be able to lead Range's team of experts to anticipate trends, set industry agenda and further client success," said Pendergast. "I look forward to further growing their clients' businesses and further integrating technological solutions and emerging media techniques into their overall SEO strategy."

About Range Online Media:
Range Online Media is a leading search and interactive marketing agency that delivers measurable success through comprehensive, online marketing services, including paid search marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), online media placement and emerging media, strategic planning, performance optimization and more.

We currently offer strategic leadership and campaign management services to Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Hermes of Paris, L'Occitane en Provence, The Container Store, Samsung, The Sundance Channel, Sharper Image, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and many other smart clients. We were proud to have been named to the 2007 top 20 search marketing agencies in America by AdAge and to Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5,000 list of fastest growing private companies in 2006. Range has also received the highest average client satisfaction rating in the paid search industry by Jupiter Research for the last four consecutive years.

Range is headquartered in Texas and has offices in New York and Utah. Please visit our website at www.RangeOnlineMedia.com.

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