Eric Ward
CEO
EricWard.com

Eric Ward founded the first link development and web content promotion services, called NetPOST and URLwire, in 1994. Eric's company was hired by Jeff Bezos to be the publicist for the debut of Amazon.com Books. Eric now helps companies generate links, publicity and online buzz for their Web content, offering training, seminars, and tools to teach appropriate tactics for online publicity. In addition, Eric writes the LinkWeek column for industry news site SearchEngineLand.com, and writes or has written for Web Marketing Today, ClickZ, MarketingProfs, and Ad Age Magazine. Eric speaks at web industry conferences including SES - Search Engine Strategies, The AMA, DMA, and PubCon. Eric's client list includes PBS.org, WarnerBros, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, The New York Times, TVGuide, and Weather.com. Eric resides in Knoxville, TN with wife Melissa and boys Noah (5), and Abram (5 months).