Anthony Ragland is a Digital Marketer & Growth Hacker

The best teamwork comes from men and women who are working independently toward one goal in unison. ~ James Cash Penney

Over the past 22 years, Anthony Ragland has gone from intern to CMO… and he has done every job in the marketing department.

During this time, he has devoted over 50,000 hours in the practice areas of advertising, branding and marketing.

Marketing is not only Anthony’s profession, it’s also his hobby and passion… and he loves teaching the art and science of it.

Most recently, Anthony has served as a Fractional CMO and a marketing practitioner to a few select brands. While doing so, he also created and founded KnoxvillePage™, CMO Swipe File™, and 3 Things™.

I provide expert-level digital marketing consulting services to B2B, B2C and agency clients. My digital marketing approach is results-driven, ROI-focused and growth-centric.

I’m an experienced digital marketing strategist, thought leader, and project director. My team and I are equipped to provide you with digital marketing management services to ensure precise execution of your strategy.

I offer pragmatic digital marketing optimization services that expands digital media footprints, drives targeted traffic to websites, converts the traffic into customers, and increases online revenue. I’m a successful practitioner of digital marketing campaigns that achieve traction.

Anthony Ragland has over 15 years of experience planning, creating, executing and managing successful digital marketing campaigns and operations. His written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills are sharp. He’s had successful project collaboration with public figures, C-suite executives, academic administrators, non-profit organizations, and vendor partners. He has a pragmatic approach to digital marketing strategic planning, project management and tactical execution. Anthony is a problem solver and solutions-based thinker … he has an intellectual curiosity for all things marketing  and a passion for producing successful marketing results.

• Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
• Google Advertising Professional Certification
• Yahoo! Search Marketing Ambassador Certification
• Microsoft adCenter Professional Certification
• HTML / XHTML / CSS W3Schools Certification

• Studying for the Google Online Marketing Partners Exam, sanctioned by the Google. Slated exam date: December 2014
• Studying for the Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) Exam, sanctioned by the American Marketing Association. Slated exam date: Spring 2015
• Studying for the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) Exam, sanctioned by the Public Relations Society of America.
  Slated exam date: Fall 2015

I’m a hands-on digital strategist and technical marketer, with proven experience generating business revenue. Over the course of my education and career, I accumulated the following digital marketing (KSAs) knowledge, skills and abilities:

Marketing Direction	B2B & B2C	Wireframing
Push-Pull Marketing	Brand Positioning	Responsive Design
Pragmatic Marketing	VoC Research	SEO Onsite/Offsite
Marketing Automation	Strategic Planning	Web Development
Email Marketing	Online PR	App Development
Content Marketing	Media Planning	Art Direction
Database Marketing	PPC Advertising	Content Creation
Direct Response	Retargeting	Communications
Video Marketing	Demand Gen	Management

My Digital Marketing Technical Skill-Set

I have the rare skill sets of a “Growth Hacker”, because of my ability to design + develop + code a website; and my pragmatic knowledge of the digital marketing ecosystem. My digital marketing technical skills are as follows:

Google Analytics	WordPress Admin	SEO Tools
Google Webmaster	HTML 5 / CSS3	PPC Tools
Google Tags	PHP / JavaScript	User Testing
KissMetrics	MySQL / SQL	A/B Split Testing
Clicky Analytics	eCommerce Apps	Mailchimp, et al.
Digital Analysis	Heat Mapping	Marketo, et al.