A grueling Sweet Sixteen round has concluded in PPC Associates’ “Most Influential SEM” tournament. Congratulations to our quarterfinalists: @aarongoldman, who triumphed in a ridiculous thriller with @andybeal @bgtheory, who held off a late run from SearchEngineLand’s @dannysullvan in the round’s heavyweight matchup Searchforce’s Dhiren D’Souza, who knocked out tournament host @rodnitzky @georgemichie1, a wire-to-wire winner over @gsterling @joekerschbaum, who eliminated giant-killer @joannalord Acquisio’s @marcpoirier, who trumped @lisarockssem @mattmcgee, who edged @pamela_lund in a race that stayed close to the end @lieblink, in a squeaker over @timmayer The quarterfinals … Continue reading →

Over 16,000 votes have been cast to narrow PPC Associates’ “Most Influential SEM” tournament to the Sweet Sixteen, and some biiiig names were toppled in round 2. The most notable results: -Marketing Pilgrim’s @andybeal squeaked out a win over SearchEngineLand’s @rustybrick – In a clash of SEL titans, @bgtheory trumped @cjsherman – Tourney host @rodnitzky barely edged out The Search Agency’s @hughesadmax – SEOmoz’s @joannalord continued her big-name irreverence with a romp over @shoemoney – In round 2′s closest call, Clickz/Search Marketing Standard columnist @lisarocksSEM scored a last-minute takedown … Continue reading →