Hollis Thomases

President

WebAdvantage.net

A ClickZ expert columnist since 2005, Hollis Thomases (@hollisthomases) is president and founder of Maryland-based WebAdvantage.net, an online marketing company that provides results-centric, strategic Internet marketing services, including online media planning, SEO, PPC campaign management, social media marketing, and Internet consulting. Author of Twitter Marketing: An Hour a Day and an award-winning entrepreneur, Hollis is the Maryland 2007 SBA Small Business Person of the Year. Hollis speaks extensively on online marketing, having presented for ClickZ, the American Marketing Association, Search Engine Strategies, The Newsletter and Electronic Publishers Association, The Kelsey Group, and the Vocus Worldwide User Forum. WebAdvantage.net's client list has included Nokia USA, Nature Made Vitamins, Johns Hopkins University, ENDO Pharmaceuticals, K'NEX Construction Toys, and Visit Baltimore. The agency was recognized as a "Small Giant" by the Greater Baltimore Tech Council and was chosen as a "Best Place for Business Women to Work" by "Smart Woman Magazine."

RECENT ARTICLES BY HOLLIS THOMASES

Does Super Bowl XLVI Portend the Future of Media Planning?

An interview with Jonathon Shaevitz, CEO of Maxifier, about what the streaming of a mass event online like the Super Bowl means to advertisers. February 7, 2012

What Advertisers Should Know About Video in 2012

As digital video heats up, here's what media planners should expect to be talking about. January 10, 2012

47 Ways to Buy and Place Online Display Ads

With new attention focused on display advertising, take advantage of the opportunities for buying and placing this form of online advertising. Part... December 13, 2011

No Shortage of Predictions at ad:tech NY 2011

Predictions, statistics, and tidbits from the latest ad:tech conference. November 15, 2011

Supersize My Ad

Web publishers have to balance the line between the content that attracts the user in the first place and the ad experience that's likely to distract... October 18, 2011

Acquiring Media Planning Business in a 'New Normal' Age

Do clients really understand the scope of work involved in planning and managing digital campaigns? September 20, 2011

Mobile Advertising for Brands: Q&A With Millennial Media

Some challenges still facing marketers now that mobile advertising has finally "made it." August 23, 2011