We asked her to tell us more about herself by answering a few pertinant questions. So sit back with your favorite beverage and enter the world of Andrea Tucker.
About Andrea Tucker
Area(s) of Expertise
SEO, Web / App Development, Content Marketing
What do you like most about Digital Marketing and why?
“This is a tough question because there are so many different digital marketing tactics. We have more of an inbound marketing methodology at our agency. What I like most about it is that the focus is all about engaging with the user and fulfilling their needs. You can form a connection with your audience instead of shoving your brand in their face and hoping it sticks. I also love that everything can be measured with analytics! You can fine tune your strategy when everything is being measured to produce the best results. The numbers don’t lie!”
What advice do you have for a college student who is interested in your area(s) of expertise?
“Apply for an internship at a digital marketing agency. You will learn a ton. There is nothing better than hands-on experience when it comes to learning and professional growth.”
SEMpdx
Why are you a member of SEMpdx?
“I moved to Portland from Austin, TX in June. Only myself and two developers work remote (one of them is in Portland here) for our company. The rest of the company is based in our Austin office. It gets a little lonely working from home and I think joining SEMpdx is a great opportunity to network here in Portland and meet others in the industry. I also really liked the topics of the events and I’m looking forward to attending SearchFest!”
If you could hear anyone speak at an event, who would it be and why?
“I’d like to see Matthew Inman speak again. I attended his keynote at SXSW 2013 and it was really interesting and funny! He is a really good speaker and one of the best I’ve seen at conferences I’ve attended. The Oatmeal is my favorite web comic and it’s really cool that he went from being a web designer to creating one of the most popular web comics on the internet!”
Randomness
If you weren’t doing what you’re doing now (marketer, developer, etc), what would you do?
“I’d be a travel blogger. I love traveling and it would be cool to be able to do it for a living!”
Favorite Beverage and why?
“Red wine. Something about drinking a glass of red wine at the end of a stressful day is so relaxing.”
To Bacon or Not to Bacon?
“YES!”
Anything else you want the SEMpdx community to know about you?
“I’m looking forward to meeting SEMpdx community members at future events!”
Welcome, Andrea!
Make sure to welcome Andrea to Portland and the SEMpdx community in the comments below and when you see her at her first SearchFest in March – maybe buy her a glass of red wine. 🙂
Thanks Andrea for being our February Member of the Month!
Jessica is Director of Membership for SEMpdx. She enjoys managing SEM campaigns for MKG Marketing Inc, making her son laugh, and loves books, nature, and Yorkies.