Meet the Bruce Clay Team
Meet Bruce Clay, Inc.’s worldwide family! Some of these faces you may recognize from their public appearances and some work behind the scenes. Here is the leadership at our Internet marketing optimization company — the individuals who work hard to help you achieve your digital marketing goals.
Bruce Clay India
Sid brings a unique perspective of working across both the Indian and Australian markets. He has successfully navigated the unique challenges presented by the complex Indian business environment. He has implemented technology and processes to remotely manage the business and improve efficiencies.
Born and raised in New Delhi, India, Sid moved to Australia in 1993 where he graduated with distinction from Western Sydney University with a degree in marketing followed by an MBA specializing in e-commerce from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Sid is a serial entrepreneur & set up his first business when he was still in University. In 2005 he used his Digital Marketing knowledge to transform his entire business from an offline model into an Internet Marketing powered inbound sales organization which translated into $15 million in online sales for its channel partners.
Sid moved to India in 2010 to set-up Bruce Clay’s India office where he worked with leading brands like Atos, NEC, Bata, Saavn, ICICI Lombard, goibibo and helped them massively scale-up their online presence by optimising their SEO strategy.
In 2018 he returned to Sydney to head-up Bruce Clay Australia. He currently works with Australian business to optimise their Digital Marketing strategy.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Australian Marketing Institute: CPM (Certified Practcing Marketer)
TED talk on Digital Marketing @ TEDxFMS
SEO MasterClass Instructor DMAasia
Top 100 Digital Marketers on the Adobe Digi100 List by Paul Writer.
Top 100 Digital Marketers on the Pluralsight Digi100 List by Paul Writer.
Advisor & Mentor on the TV Series – UNICORNS – Start-Ups of the Internet by NDTV Profit/Prime
CMO Asia “Most Talented Social Media Professional in India”
Bruce Clay U.S.
Bruce Clay, Founder and President
Bruce Clay is founder and president of Bruce Clay, Inc., a global
Prior to launching Bruce Clay, Inc. in 1996, Bruce operated as an executive with several high-tech businesses, with a far-reaching professional background in leading Silicon Valley firms.
Bruce holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s in math and computer science from Western Illinois University. As an industry thought leader,
Bruce authored the book “Search Engine Optimization All-In-One For Dummies,” now in its third edition, published by Wiley. It contains
Bruce is also a past member of the board of directors of SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization. In 2013, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence in Vision, Execution and Market Influence in the Practice of Search Marketing by the History of SEO advisory board.
Notable accomplishments include:
- Past member of the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization (SEMPO) Board of Directors
- Selected as the search engine optimization expert by NHK-TV in their one-hour award-winning special “Google’s Deep Impact”
- Author of the book “Search Engine Optimization All-In-One For Dummies,”
containing more than 750 pages of SEO and web marketing methodologies and tactics published by Wiley (third edition published in 2015) - Co-author of “Content Marketing Strategies for Professionals,” a guide to using content and SEO to earn search rankings, attract the right audience, build brand loyalty and inspire customers to buy
- Frequent speaker at industry conferences including SMX, ad:tech, Pubcon, Inc. Magazine’s GrowCo, DOMAINfest, Affiliate Summit, and many others both within the U.S. and internationally
- Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the History of SEO advisory board
- Creator and teacher of the five star-rated Bruce Clay SEO Training courses, which are delivered in a classroom setting for hands-on learning
- Honored by the search community as “a father figure for the industry” (via Search Engine Roundtable)
Other Main Players on Our Team
- Aaron Landerkin – Director, Software Development and IT
- Shawn Barker – Manager, Operations
Bruce Clay Australia
- Sid Lal, Managing Director
Bruce Clay Japan
- Taku Amano, Managing Director
- Masaki Nakano, Managing Director
- Shoichiro Seguchi, Sales Manager
Bruce Clay Middle East
- Gaurav Aidasani, Owner
- Neal Patel, Managing Director
Bruce Clay Singapore
- Daniel Paris, Managing Director
See About Us for addresses and contact information for all of our worldwide locations.