Executive Team – Senior SEO Consultants
Captiva Marketing was founded and is currently run by SEO Consultants Mark Forst and William Brasser.
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Mark Forst
As co-founder of Captiva Marketing, Mark brings over 18 years of strategic marketing and 10 years of SEO experience to the Captiva team. Throughout his career, he has specialized in building and implementing strategic online marketing initiatives that blend with the overall marketing objectives of his clients.
Mark holds a BS in Marketing from Miami University, as well as an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University. He is a certified Yahoo Ambassador and Google AdWords Professional and speaks and writes regularly on the topic of search engine marketing.
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William Brasser
Co-founder and partner, Bill Brasser brings over 13 years of sales and marketing experience to the Captiva team. As a former marketing manager and partner in a health care start-up, Bill has utilized his experience to not only service major clients like pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-aventis but also in developing our Empoweren Website Content Management System .
Bill holds a BS in Marketing from Saint Louis University and an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University.

