Ferocious Media Employee Spotlight: Meet Matt Connolly!

Your Ferocious Media account analysts and representatives work hard to stay up-to-date on the latest digital marketing industry advances to ensure your business has the best opportunity to flourish. Behind each Ferocious Media email or phone call you receive is a hard working and unique individual. Get to know the Ferocious Media team, the members that make up our well oiled machine, in our weekly employee spotlight! Today, we sat down with Search Engine Optimization Analyst, Matt Connolly. Take a look at the following:

What do you do on a daily basis? I Manage SEO and Web Presence Optimization Campaigns (Reporting | Analyzing | Researching | Creating Strategies for On-Site & Off-Site Optimization).

Where did you work prior to Ferocious Media? My last job was at Baystone Media as an Account Manager/Domain Specialist.

Why did you get into the Digital Marketing industry? What interested you about Digital Marketing? Digital Marketing interests me because of the many different opportunities a business has to gain exposure in their online marketplace.  The field is constantly changing and therefore challenges you to keep up with the latest trends and developments in the industry.  Whether it be through PPC, Social Media, and/or SEO- having knowledge in each one of these fields will make you a smarter marketer as well as a smarter consumer.

What advice would you like to give clients? Sometimes it pays to sweat the small stuff.  Make sure you have a consistent NAP (Name, Address, Phone Number) across the board when it comes to your business information.  Something as small as formatting your NAP the same and keeping it consistent across all directory listings and social media profiles can have a tremendous impact on your web presence.  You can use a tool like yext.com to view your listings across many different online directory sites.

What is your greatest achievement at work? My greatest achievement at work would probably be that I have always managed to have a job and be working.  In my life I have worked at grocery stores, catering halls, hotels, gyms, etc. I have always prided myself on working hard and being able to support myself.  The first day after I graduated college I started driving a truck and organizing a warehouse for a frozen foods company that my aunt worked for. Within a couple of months I had landed a job at a website hosting and digital marketing company and haven’t looked back since.

What do you like to do in your free time? In my free time I like to binge watch TV shows, snowboard, bike ride, jetski on the Great South Bay, explore craft breweries, and spend time with friends and family.

What is your favorite book? My favorite book is A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.

What is your favorite TV show/ series? My favorite TV series from start to finish was Breaking Bad.

What is your favorite movie? My favorite movie is Forest Gump.

What song are you currently listening to? I am currently listening to “This Must Be The Place” by Talking Heads.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? If I could go anywhere in the world I think I would take a couple of months and travel across the US in an RV.  There are so many places to see and things to do in this country that most people don’t get the chance to experience.