Podcast / interview · Oct 17, 2019

# Building a $50M Agency on SEO @ Influicity

Paramus, NJ

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Alex Melen is Co-Founder of SmartSites, one of the fastest growing ad agencies in the world according to INC5000. Alex’s team manage over $50M a year in advertising dollars. This episode gets into search engine marketing, direct-response advertising, and how to build a strong, independent ad agency. Top of Mind is hosted by Jon Davids, Founder & CEO of Influicity. Jon is an entrepreneur and investor, active across media, tech, and entertainment. Follow Jon Davids across Instagram and LinkedIn .

Date

Oct 17, 2019

Location

Paramus, NJ

Format

Podcast / interview

Speaker

[Alex Melen](https://www.alexmelen.com/about/)

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