There are a some people that I highly respect in this industry, so when a few of them got together and started a company – it got my attention. When they said that they were starting a training company, I got very interested. The combination of John Marshall, Michael Stebbins (both formally of ClickTracks) and Avinash Kaushik (author of Web Analytics an Hour a Day) joined forces because of their passion to teach. Thus, MarketMotive was officially introduced.

In August, I had dinner with John and Michael to discuss their new venture. I was fascinated by the business model and the passion that they had to train businesses to “do it themselves” and to offer help when needed. Needless to say, I jumped when they offered me the opportunity to join their faculty. The interesting thing is that they asked me to be their Social Media expert. As a self-described Social Media Scrooge, I found some humor in this. It’s not that I don;t like social media, it;s that a lot of people do not properly define social media, nor do they approach it properly. I liked this opportunity to be the social media expert with Market Motive, because it gives me a platform to educate businesses on how to approach social media and be a part of the conversation.

Other faculty members of Market Motive include Greg Jarboe and Jamie O’Donnell of SEO-PR covering Online PR and Todd Malicoat of StuntDubl covering SEO. This is a very impressive list of faculty for any training program, and I am humbled to be a part of it and share in the same organization.

If you are a business owner or marketing manager looking for ongoing training covering a variety of subjects, Market Motive is definitely worth the cost. Market motive offers a monthly training program with new content being added each week and direct access to faculty. How else will you be able to get up-to-the minute instruction on the latest news and techniques in online marketing? and from noted experts in each field?

I highly recommend getting your information from some of the best in the businesses. Plus, I know that John, Michael, and Avinash will always strive to deliver a quality product.

Michael Stebbins and I at the SearchBash in San Jose.

About Matt Bailey

Matt is the owner and founder of SiteLogic and has over 15 years in the internet marketing industry. He focuses on consulting and training to help companies take control of their websites and marketing strategies. You can find out more by reading his book: Internet Marketing: An Hour a Day

2 Comments for this entry

Bob Gladstein

October 10th, 2007 on 4:48 pm

That’s great news, Matt. Congratulations.

Matt Bailey

October 11th, 2007 on 7:19 am

Thanks, Bob. It’s been hectic so far – but loads of fun.