B.A. (2) , History, Philosophy

Mark McLaren is an online marketing communications consultant with ten years of experience in the field. 

His skills in communications, graphic design production, website development and project management led him to Black Box Corporation (1998-1999) and Bradley Brown Design Group (2000-2005). 

In 2005, Mark founded McBuzz Communications LLC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a company dedicated to increasing return on investment in online marketing for small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits.

In 2007, McBuzz Communications moved its offices to Seattle, Washington. Pittsburgh companies and freelance designers remain an important part of the McBuzz client base.

Mark sees the explosive growth of blogging and other forms of online social networking as a huge, largely untapped opportunity for smaller organizations to market themselves and to strengthen connections with clients and associates -- with both an immediate and long-term impact on their success.

Mark's specialties include Online Marketing, Business Blogging, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Web Marketing, WordPress, Website Design, Pay Per Click Advertising, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Website Usability, WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.