About aimClear Blog

This blog is a publication of aimClear, a Search Marketing firm located in Duluth and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Topics of discussion are intended to answer questions we commonly receive in dealings with clients.

Having provided PPC (pay per click) and organic optimization to businesses in Minnesota since 2001, we’ve learned that quite a bit of the process needs to be demystified. This blog is intended to do just that. Please feel free to leave comments, suggest threads, or email us with a proposed story to publish.

Marty Weintraub is president of aimClear; a 7 person Internet focused Advertising Agency with offices in Duluth and Minneapolis, Minnesota. AimClear provides traditional & social pay-per-click (PPC) management, natural search optimization (SEO), and social media/feed marketing (SMO) services to regional and national clients.

An avid blogger, Marty has written about the industry for aimClearBlog, SearchEngineLand &  SearchEngineWatch. 2008 speaking engagements have included SEMpdx Searchfest (Portland), SES New York, SMX Advanced, SES Toronto & SMX LoMo with SMX East, PubCon and others.

Marty is at the forefront of an international dialog surrounding ethical use of corporate brand ambassador avatars. aimClear’s organic, social, and PPC reputation management practice includes helping clients deal with crises to the level of Congressional Investigation– involving hundreds of millions of searches.

His marketing experience spans traditional and online channels. Previous positions include A&R Executive/PolyGram International Publishing, Creative Director/Minnesota CBS Affiliate, Record Label Founder, & VP Marketing/TerraAura. Industrial video and music clients have included Northwest Airlines, CBS, Pizza Hut, General Mills, Dayton Hudson, Planters Peanuts, Sony Publishing, and many others.