Marty is an entrepreneur, marketer, photographer, and speaker. He has been quoted and cited by flagship channels including the WSJ, BBC, NPR, Inc., Astronomy Magazine, Forbes, MediaPost, and AdAge.

Marty founded Aimclear®, an integrated marketing agency driven by customer acquisition, and a winner of 31 US Search Awards, including eight consecutive awards for Best Integrated Agency. Aimclear’s differentiator is its balance of integrated performance marketing, holistic brand-building, PR, and data.

His credits include Airbnb, Uber, Eurail, PayPal, Venmo, eBay, Dell, LinkedIn, Etsy, Gumtree, Firestone, INC Magazine, Amazon, Carewell, Famous Dave’s, Martha Stewart Omni, Intel, Travelocity, DECC, Semrush, Optmyzr, Neustar, Macy’s, GoDaddy, 3M, Siemens, Lands’ End, and many more. A fixture on the international conference circuit, Marty has spoken in front of hundreds of international search and social marketing conference audiences, from Jerusalem to Sydney.

Entrepreneur Magazine attributes Marty’s success to a “unique persona that is instantly recognizable.” He has been described as “not your typical agency type,” a “social media maverick,” a “foodie-review addict,” and “more innovator than follower.”

Having helped Aimclear achieve Inc. 500/5000 status six times (for fastest-growing privately held US firms), Marty continues to support Aimclear’s vision and works hands-on in creative roles. Aimclear has been recognized as a top 100 workplace four times by Minnesota Business Magazine. Marty has won five “Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts” awards, been named one of the “Top 100 Twin Cities People to Know,” and claimed the coveted “US Search Personality of the Year” title.

Recent appearances include SMX Paris, SMX Munich, ReEcom/SEO, All Social Munich, Pubcon, Engage PDX, Zenith Conference, SEOktoberfest, Barbados SEO, and others.

Marty’s Wiley/Sybex books, Killer Facebook Ads and The Complete Social Media Community Manager’s Guide: Essential Tools and Tactics for Business Success (co-written), are critically respected.

Marty mentors Aimclear executives, works with select clients, oversees the agency’s AI Marketing Lab, and spends his free time photographing beauty at home and around the world.