Courtney Gardner

Courtney Gardner

Affiliate Marketing Coordinator

Courtney is energetic and kind-hearted. While she earned her BA in Business Administration in Marketing, she started with us as an SEO specialist where she became rapidly experienced and took on extra projects. Courtney has a great work ethic to go along with her dynamic personality. As one of our Affiliate Marketing Coordinators, Courtney puts her copious amounts of energy towards tracking and reporting Affiliate results, maintaining marketing campaign calendars, creating and updating Affiliate documents, logs, manuals, and so much more.

When she’s not helping others through community service, you can find her de-stressing with a little bit of yoga, watching movies, or perfecting her swing dancing skills.

 

Courtney Gardner's Posts

Giving Your Content New Purpose
April 10, 2012Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

I recently read an article by Deborah Carney in FeedFront Magazine, which described three ways to re-purpose your existing content. The article is useful for [...]

 
Leap Year Marketing Campaigns
February 17, 2012Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

How funny is it that once every four years, women in the British Isles can only propose to men on Leap Day, February 29? This [...]

 
How to Rebrand Yourself
January 5, 2012Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

You may be thinking… rebrand myself, why would I need to do that? Either you are a recent college graduate or are a seasoned professional [...]

 
Best Thanksgiving Day Marketing Campaigns
November 23, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Thanksgiving Day is approaching quickly and we all know what that means—excellent home cooking prepared by family members from near and far! Thanksgiving Day is [...]

 
8 Reasons to Use an Affiliate Microsite
October 11, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Last week, I read an article in Website Magazine that really caught my eye. The article, written by Bill Hanekamp, was about intelligent reasons why [...]

 
Five Ways to Develop Company Marketing Efforts
August 17, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

The other day I came across an interesting blog post about five ways to improve your marketing immediately by Alex Goldfayn. His marketing ideas are [...]

 
Sharpie’s New Marketing Campaign
July 28, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

I love the new Sharpie back to school campaign, “Start with Sharpie.” The campaign is focused on the company’s passionate young fans and the wonderful [...]

 
Starburst – The Best Contradiction
June 24, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Ever since I can remember, Starburst has always been on the top of my list as one of my favorite fruity candies.  The taste is [...]

 
World Environment Day Challenge 2011
May 31, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

World Environment Day (WED) is the biggest and most celebrated annual event dedicated to positive environmental action. WED is celebrated annually on June 5th. As [...]

 
The Truth about Add-on Domains
May 26, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

AREA203 recently went through a rebranding phase to present our intelligent, business-minded brand that is approachable and visually attractive. We wanted to create a separate [...]

 
Win One, Give One: Betty Crocker Marketing Campaign
May 24, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

How does one of the biggest names in baked goods make their brand even sweeter? Begun last December and running until May 31st, 2011, Betty [...]

 
Three SEO Misconceptions
May 22, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

  In the game, Telephone, one person starts a sentence and whispers it to the person next to them. Then, that person whispers the sentence [...]

 
How Important are Keywords in a Domain Name?
May 18, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Some steps are more important than others when it comes to choosing a domain name, but the importance of picking the right one is crucial [...]

 
Building a High Quality Website
May 17, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to build a high quality website? Just think of it this way; would you prefer a nice [...]

 
The New Sun Drop Commercial 2011
May 13, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Have you seen the new Sun Drop commercial? If you like funny, entertaining commercials that make you want to dance, then you will love it. [...]

 
SEO: Content, Links, People
May 9, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Matt Cutts explained SEO in one simple sentence, “…The objective is not to “make your links appear natural”; the objective is that your links are [...]

 
Google Maps U.S. Spring Tornadoes
May 2, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Google is at it again. They set up a website on Google Maps that allows viewers to see where tornadoes occurred around the U.S. between [...]

 
The Royal Wedding Extravaganza
April 29, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton is the hot topic this week. The wedding, on April 29th, started at 8:15 a.m. GMT [...]

 
Goba.mobi – New Social Media App and Site
April 25, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Goba.mobi is a new mobile-based app and website that allows friends, families, and coworkers to connect in person. Goba stands for Get Out. Be Active. [...]

 
Kellogg’s Share Your Breakfast Campaign
April 11, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

When pondering examples of great marketing, ginormous dollar amounts typically associated with successful campaigns naturally come to mind. These days, even ’cause’ marketing campaigns end [...]

 
5 Great iPhone Apps for Marketers
April 8, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Marketing professionals rely on effective, efficient software of all varieties to ‘get the job done’. And most would agree that mobile versions make software that [...]

 
Gmail Motion: The Biggest Joke in the World
April 5, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Last Friday, Google played an April fool’s joke on its Gmail users: On the Google homepage, a message at the bottom of the screen stated [...]

 
Google’s +1 Similar to Facebook ‘Like’
March 31, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

What would you think if you could “Like” a webpage on your Google search results like you do on Facebook? Well now you can with Google’s latest trial creation of the +1 button (pronounced “Plus One”).

 
How to Block a Site from Your Google Search Results
March 21, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

A little more than a week ago, Google announced a new feature of their search results that will allow you to block a site from [...]

 
Mobile Website: To Do or Not To Do?
March 16, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

“How do I make my website mobile friendly?” This is a question that many marketers, webmasters, and site owners often ask. I think an even [...]

 
What You Can Do to Help Japan’s Earthquake Victims
March 11, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

*Updated on 3/16/2011 at 1:40 p.m. EST A massive earthquake that measured 8.9 on the Richter scale struck the northeast coast of Japan Friday afternoon [...]

 
Google’s Farmer/Panda Algorithm Change
March 10, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Two weeks ago, Google updated its U.S.-based algorithm, known as the “Farmer” or “Panda” update. This change has mostly affected “content farm” websites of low [...]

 
Westminster Dog Show, 2011
February 16, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Monday and Tuesday night (February 14th and 15th) brought a dog-licking kind of experience to TV watchers and the New York City population. Madison Square [...]

 
Bing Commercial Series
January 20, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

Bing has a new commercial out this month in its Bing Search Overload Syndrome series, with the Super Bowl as its theme. The setting is [...]

 
Old Spice Commercial Happenings
January 12, 2011Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

The Old Spice commercials are at it again. This time, there is a new actor on the scene, and his name is Ray Lewis (football [...]

 
12 Interactively Stimulating Website Experiences
December 7, 2010Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

I stumbled upon a very cool interactive website last week and it got me thinking; I wondered how many interactive websites I could find! Of [...]

 
Bad Manners or Great Marketing?
September 24, 2010Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

The new movie called “the social network,” which is about how Facebook got started, comes out October 1st.  Ironically, there is an ad directly on [...]

 
Have a Ball of Fun! [VIDEO]
August 16, 2010Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

I came across an interesting item the other day while searching the Internet, called the Play & Freeze Ice Cream Maker. Their tagline is “Do [...]

 
Is SEO comparable to a play? …really?
July 28, 2010Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

It occurred to me the other day… that SEO is a lot like a play. You ask, how so? Well, there are two sides to [...]

 
Pants are Optional?
June 29, 2010Posts by Courtney Gardnerby Read More

I recently viewed the Dockers’ commercial, or should I say re-viewed the commercial… entitled, “I Wear no Pants,” on Comedy Central. The ad’s main visual [...]