Andy Ramirez

Director of Interactive Marketing

Andy is the Director of Interactive Marketing at Vistage International. A passionate online marketer he leads the efforts of Vistage to be at the forefront of web presence, lead generation and relationship development through social channels.

A self-described tech geek Andy shares his passion for all things technology, internet and nerdy here and on his personal blog Optimus Nerd – a technology blog in plain English.

Andy Ramirez Director, Interactive Marketing Follow me on Twitter: @theOptimusNerd Become a Facebook Fan of Vistage: Vistage Fan Page

Fun Facts

Location
San Diego
Languages
Spanish, French, English
Hobbies
Computers, Video Games, SEO, Reading
Education
University of Phoenix
Travel
Paris
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Recent Posts by Andy

Creating and Branding a Corporate Business Blog

Creating and Branding a Corporate Business Blog

We have all heard it by now: a blog is a great way to have dynamic content on your corporate website that brings in traffic Read More

Google Responds to Japan Disasters With What It Does Best

Google Responds to Japan Disasters With What It Does Best

When disaster strikes there are certain organizations who are uniquely positioned to do more than just watch. Military units from around the globe can step Read More

Using Video to Compete with Large Businesses

Using Video to Compete with Large Businesses

Pop Quiz: is there a particular part of the search results you see to the left that stand out? Here’s a hint: the search Read More

What’s Hot for 2011: Automated Marketing Systems

What’s Hot for 2011: Automated Marketing Systems

You’ve probably heard on the TV show The Biggest Loser , that angry and energetic trainer Jillian Michaels also Read More

No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Create Value By Offering Services Other Companies Won’t

No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Create Value By Offering Services Other Companies Won’t

A successful business doesn’t have to be about creating something that doesn’t exist-sometimes augmenting what’s lacking in other products Read More

Tapping Younger Generations – Faster Decisions for Small Business Owners

Tapping Younger Generations – Faster Decisions for Small Business Owners

In the late 90’s generation X started hitting the business world and it seems like the pace of business has continuously gotten faster since. Now Read More

Small Business Guide To Local Online Listings

Small Business Guide To Local Online Listings

One growing trend on the internet is the idea of localization, taking the larger internet and boiling it down to just what’s around you. What Read More

Featured Small Business Tools – Volume 1

Featured Small Business Tools – Volume 1

Welcome to a new ongoing Vistage series on featured technologies. We will be highlighting two great tools for small business Read More

How I Showed Up in Google in 22 Hours – The Achrontastic Maltesia Update

How I Showed Up in Google in 22 Hours – The Achrontastic Maltesia Update

Some of you may recall my last blog entry included a made-up term “Achrontastic Maltesia” as an experiment to see just how long it would Read More

The dirty secret to successful online marketing and Achrontastic Maltesia

The dirty secret to successful online marketing and Achrontastic Maltesia

What I’m about to tell you is the number one secret to achieving results on the Internet. I’m also going to back that secret up Read More

What Facebook learned from Apple and what we can learn from Facebook

What Facebook learned from Apple and what we can learn from Facebook

Lets stop bashing Facebook for five minutes. Its easy to talk about the mistakes of the company, and everyone is. I want to take a Read More

My First Vistage Experience

My First Vistage Experience

By Andy Ramirez, Director of Interactive Marketing, Vistage

If you had asked me what Vistage was in November of 2009 I would hopefully have told Read More