The Web Marketing Today Story

Web Marketing Today was founded in 1995 by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson. He sold the business in 2012 to Confluence Publishers — which also owns Practical eCommerce, for ecommerce merchants — in Grand Junction, Colorado.  See “Dr. Ralph Wilson on the Founding of Web Marketing Today” for an historical background.

The mission of Web Marketing Today is to publish down-to-earth articles, tutorials, webinars, and podcasts to help smaller, local businesses succeed online.  Our authors are Internet marketing experts — see “Current Authors.”

Web Marketing Today Staff

Kerry Murdock
Publisher, Editor

Kerry Murdock is a former newspaper publisher, book publisher and advertising salesman. He holds a B.S. from Oklahoma State University and an M.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. kmurdock@webmarketingtoday.com

Joy Murdock
Treasurer, Controller

Joy Murdock was previously a tax practitioner and a chief financial officer. Her outside interests include vocal performance and attending the music and sporting events of her three sons. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Michigan Technological University, and an M.S. in Accounting and Taxation from The University of Colorado at Boulder. joy@webmarketingtoday.com

Editorial

Kathleen Fealy
Contributing Editor

Kathleen Fealy is president of KF Multimedia & Web, Inc., a N.Y.-based search consultancy that creates web strategies employing user-centric design, search engine optimization, social media, and usability. She is a popular speaker and trainer at industry trade shows and conferences, and is co-chair of SEMPO’s — Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization — education committee. She is a Certified Usability Analyst from Human Factors International, and she holds a B.A. from Marquette University. kathleen@webmarketingtoday.com

Drew Coffin
Editorial Coordinator

Drew Coffin is a writer, an experienced graphic designer, and an aspiring slam poet. He is a student at Whitworth University, in Spokane, Wash., studying theology.
drew@webmarketingtoday.com

Advertising

Todd Jennings
Advertising Director

Todd Jennings had previous sales management positions in the printing industry and, most recently, was sales manager for a nationwide producer of schoolbook planners. Todd holds several old records . . . we mean he collects old vinyl records. Martin Denny is a favorite. He then transfers them into digital files to be iTunes compatible. Having seen that, we knew he could produce and direct our podcast recordings, which he does to great effect. He is a graduate of Mesa State College. todd@webmarketingtoday.com

Timothy Lyons
Advertising Sales Consultant

Timothy Lyons was previously regional sales manager with both Penton Media and Hearst Business Media, where he assisted customers nationwide with electronic, print and other marketing programs. He’s a graduate of The University of Kansas and he was also a pitcher on the KU baseball team. That would qualify him to head-up the our softball team, but, unfortunately, we don’t have one. He’s an all-star on our sales team, however, and we are fortunate he’s here. tim@webmarketingtoday.com

Jeremy Davenport
Advertising Sales Consultant

Jeremy Davenport began his advertising sales career working with national publishers, such as Disney, Meredith, and Wenner Media. He fully embraced the digital revolution long ago, working with a mix of small and large B-to-B online publishers. Jeremy graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Psychology. In his free time, he is an automobile fanatic and aspiring gentleman farmer. jeremy@webmarketingtoday.com

Platform

David Maier
Platform Developer

David Maier is a technologist, programmer and our all-around platform developer — correcting bugs and installing upgrades, among other duties. He’s a student at Colorado Mesa University, majoring in Computer Science. david@webmarketingtoday.com