tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175546532010-03-17T19:30:45.748ZMike Grehan says...Random musings about search marketing, flying around the planet, networking and people watching.MikeGnoreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-50989508929713121522009-06-23T19:45:00.001+01:002009-06-23T19:59:52.827+01:00New US phone number.I changed my phone number this week. So friends and family worldwide, if you need my new number - email my personal address.Cheers!MikeGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-45321367849924377172009-04-29T00:09:00.002+01:002009-04-29T00:21:46.145+01:00Shak and Jimmy, Li and Philly... Pure coincidence that rhymed!Hmmmm... With all this Twitter stuff and Facebook stuff going on, it's easy to forget about this blog. In fact, if I wasn't so dependent on it being my nearest form of confessional, I think it would have gone by now.Sticking with allegory for a moment, I was blessed by the whirlwind visit of two search buddies I rarely get to hang withMikeGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-13625049477438292652009-04-13T18:37:00.002+01:002009-04-13T18:42:20.270+01:00Friday night at Stone Rose Lounge... Well another thrilling weekend goes by in the usual indistinguishable blur. Except for the fact that I realized my camera had been used on Friday. And I discovered I had been out playing in town with some of the boys and girls from the office.How nice!!!!Here's Bre, Julian, Marios and Maureen...In the Stone Rose Lounge Julian had a Saturday Night Fever MikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-47866695396379244012009-04-01T04:54:00.003+01:002009-04-01T05:08:02.951+01:00Just the blues, the dues and the love...I am so homesick right now. Just want to go home and see my kids.My eldest daughters, Louise and Lisa have never been mentioned on my blog. They are so grown up people (can't tell their age or they will kill me). But needless to say, they're still my babies.Kids never grow up - actually - check inside yourself :-)Just like Dad!!!MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-41922651043260950292009-03-31T23:17:00.002+01:002009-03-31T23:29:15.414+01:00SES New York 2009I've been speaking at SES for a very long time now. And the New York show has always been a favourite (but they're all great, of course). But this year was soooo different. First off, I walked to the event because I live about ten minutes away from the Hilton. And second... I didn't get to pack a suitcase and go home to the UK. I'm so used to that ritual after the New York show. MikeGnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-55082765824421324842009-03-20T16:40:00.001Z2009-03-20T16:40:34.465ZMore WebProNews VideosMikeGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-81887689784933449792009-03-19T17:40:00.003Z2009-03-19T17:50:03.687ZWelcome to Keyword Driven – Expert Opinion From Search Leaders.Well, after a very long time, my old newsletter e-marketing-news has finally been revived. It has a brand new name, a brand new look and brand new content!God bless all who sail in her!Sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/dzqxyxMikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-771345298271978572009-02-02T19:29:00.004Z2009-02-03T15:33:39.272ZTen years later...Last Thursday I quickly moved all of my stuff from my old apartment in the west village to my new apartment on the upper west side in New York... And then headed straight to the airport.I'm back in the UK for a short stay to take in my tenth wedding anniversary, my 108th birthday and SES, London.So, I got into the UK Friday afternoon, tipped the suitcase out... And then packed MikeGnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-9166504124227468502009-01-24T19:19:00.003Z2009-01-24T19:26:53.141ZRhea Drysdale - International terrorist/Lisa Barone - International, er... lovliest/ Patrick Sexton... er... yeah, very nice guy...It was like scene from Diehard 1 - Rhea Drysdale comes to the Empire State Building, commandeers my office and takes over the building.At one point, I had to do a Bruce Willis and strip to my undershirt, trousers and bare feet, then scale the outside of the building MikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-66645711138700210702009-01-23T20:54:00.002Z2009-01-23T20:58:44.149ZLisa Ditlefsen - you owe me a new pair of jeans!Because I just wet myself laughing at this!Too funny. But really.See you and Jon in London!MikeGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-88409942746430151992009-01-21T16:58:00.003Z2009-01-21T17:09:24.941ZJoin me for a free webinar tomorrow: New Signals To Search Engines. Tomorrow at 2.00pm EST I'll be giving a free webinar based on my "thought paper" about future proofing your search marketing strategy.The reason for the webinar is that, I received so many questions (plus it's a little long so some people didn't read all of it... Ahem!)Anyway, if you like to come join, you're more than welcome! MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-73823611962374862292009-01-06T17:43:00.003Z2009-01-06T18:18:29.950ZSES, London coming up soon....Well, the SES team are just adding some of the final touches to what promises to be the best SES, London to date.The session grid is up and by the end of the week it should be complete.I'm so happy what we were able to secure Matt Mason, author of The Pirate's Dilemma as keynote speaker. His book does a great job of analyzing trends emerging from youth culture which MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-28129296610674440652008-12-26T12:02:00.004Z2008-12-26T12:10:34.105ZChristmas 2008I think a change of image is due for 2009 - very, very sexy, I think!Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! MikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-28000692907366942182008-12-15T15:54:00.002Z2008-12-15T16:00:09.444ZFuture Proofing Your Search Marketing Strategy.I've been working on something called a thought paper (as opposed to white paper). It's a document which encapsulates some of the thoughts I've had about the future of search marketing. And kind of acts as a precursor to the new book due in spring 2009.I've written about it today in my ClickZ column. And I've already received a lot of advance MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-37211319454072571162008-12-12T17:07:00.002Z2008-12-12T17:13:59.108ZSurrounded by babes!I am extraordinarily lucky to be almost permanently surrounded by babes here in New York.Is that because this is the most exciting city in the world and I'm totally irresistible? Is it my playboy lifestyle that attracts gorgeous women like moths to a flame?Or is it that, my best pals Matt McGowan and Kevin Ryan both have totally gorgeous women in their lives and I get to hang MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-3280292045171032202008-12-05T21:45:00.003Z2008-12-05T21:51:54.802ZMake millions using Google AdWords...Yup - thought that would get your attention!Now, head on over to amazon.com and buy this book. It will improve your life tremendously. As well as that of the author :-)Seriously... Congratulations to my buddy, Andrew Goodman on the publication of his second edition. MikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-68462563265666705712008-11-25T22:12:00.003Z2008-11-26T13:57:05.704ZShe made me cry!On Sunday night, I escorted the deliciously...er...delicious Kendall Allen, to Madison Square Garden to see the diva herself, Sarah Brightman.I have been passionately in love with Sarah Brightman since she "Lost her heart to a starship trooper." But this was the first time I'd ever seen her live.And this was the first time I remember crying in public. She was so wonderful. That MikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-76317990884978569682008-11-15T23:33:00.006Z2008-11-16T00:16:56.965ZMikey does New York City - big style - this time...So, I'm very happy and settled in New York. I love the west village with a consummate passion. I simply adore the people I work with at Acronym Media (every single one of them) it's such a great place. My new office on the 55th floor of the Empire State Building is my cosy little haven where I can work and write to my heart's content. And for MikeGnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-7883470981766493982008-11-14T18:36:00.003Z2008-11-14T18:48:36.157ZGo Matt McGowan!!!Last Sunday, my great friend Matt McGowan, beautiful Bianca and you-know-who, had brunch together. We were secretly celebrating Matt's promotion to Vice President/Publisher of ClickZ network/Search Engine Watch/Search Engine Strategies Conference series (Yikes! I think that makes him my boss, kind of... :-)Because we knew the announcement wouldn't be made until Tuesday, we had aMikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-19011943768157561282008-10-15T03:01:00.003+01:002008-10-15T03:16:41.978+01:00Up (and down) my street... As the weather was so nice at the weekend, I took a walk to the river to sit on the pier and watch the sun go down. It seemed like a good time to take some pictures (I always have family asking about where I live in the city).It really was so pleasant. And I've really come to love this part of the city. I mean the upper west side was great. But the village has... er... MikeGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-33794577412210239792008-10-14T02:50:00.003+01:002008-10-14T02:57:43.271+01:00Rand Fishkin: Industry mastermind!There was a lot of excitement around our office last Thursday. I happened to mention that industry superstar Rand Fishkin was popping in for lunch with his scrumptious wife, Geraldine.Were it not that I'm a totally fair gentleman, I may have considered selling tickets for a seat in the board room ;-)Rand unveiled his newest tool, Linkscape, at SMX, East and what MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-344918579048900332008-10-04T16:25:00.003+01:002008-10-04T16:35:26.710+01:00SMX East, New York City!October 6 - 8 Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman roll into town with the all star SMX conference and expo. Woohoo!And for this show, instead of having to travel three thousand miles, I have to travel... three! This is the inaugural show, so be there... or... suck!Seriously it looks like a fab line up And I'll be teaming up with my pals Todd Friesen, Bruce Clay, Jill Whalen MikeGnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-75048089881921876542008-09-28T17:36:00.001+01:002008-09-28T17:46:28.220+01:00Back from the dead brunch...To quote Mark Twain, rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated :-)Yes, it's true. Due to the fact I've had a few problems with the old ticker lately. And the episode in Spain (which was not a heart related thing, although nobody knew in the early stages) some folk started to assume that I had popped my clogs!Sooooo, upon my return to New York last weekend I was MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-78407624092584793682008-09-26T21:29:00.003+01:002008-09-26T22:18:38.564+01:00The Algarve, Spain, hospital...So, having not seen my wife for months, we thought it may be a good idea to get together somewhere and see if we recognize each other. Long story short, with her schedule and mine - New York/Geneva - it was easiest for us to take a break same place as last year, in the Algarve.So everything was booked very much at the last minute a few weeks back. We found some MikeGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17554653.post-77807100277565932652008-08-27T01:26:00.005+01:002008-08-27T03:58:38.798+01:00The day of the Kat...So anyone vaguely aware of who Al Stewart is, you'll know the song, the year of the cat. It's a classic old hippy track and perfect for a post about Santa Cruz. And perfect for my latest working-hanging-out-and-drinking-buddy, the wickedly witty and gorgeous Kat Bernstam.Soooo, as I've been advised to take things easy, I decided to take a long weekend after SES, San Jose to MikeGnoreply@blogger.com0