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Jef Hall: 25+ years of Marketing, SEO/SEM, Automation & Sales 
Across B2B, B2C, SaaS, Political Campaigns & Nonprofits
Why the Windows 95 theme? I've been navigating digital marketing since your computer looked like this! My perspective comes from living this industry's evolution from all sides: in-house marketer, over a decade inside Google, and now as an independent consultant.
Beyond campaigns, I've built analytics frameworks, designed lead flows, and implemented CRM systems that turn marketing into measurable business results.
Today, I partner with organizations doing good work that deserves amplification. I transform your goals - leads, sales, fundraising, outreach - into strategies that accelerate reach, multiply impact, and drive sustainable profit.
I have worked with:
Companies: startups, Fortune 500, to your local solar installer
Nonprofits: maximizing impact, service delivery, and fundraising
Political Campaigns & Causes: digital marketing and messaging local to national (including my - own).
// Doing great work for those doing good.

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Measurable Impact
Defining success by meaningful contribution to your mission and goals, not just clicks and conversions.
Continuous Improvement
Constantly seeking learnings and optimizations to keep clients ahead in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Positive Impact
Partnering with organizations dedicated to making positive differences in their communities, industries, or world.
Values-Aligned Partnership
Working with companies and causes that demonstrate strong internal values and ethical practices.
Beyond Best Practices
Treating industry standards as the starting point. Creating custom strategies and proprietary methodologies that deliver exceptional results where automated solutions and common tactics fall short.
AI is the new average
Using artificial intelligence as a starting point, not the destination, building upon automated tools with decades of human expertise.
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Services overview
Advanced SEO & SEM Consulting
Substance over shortcuts
Comprehensive auditing of websites and paid marketing campaigns focusing on substance over shortcuts. Strategic optimization of content structure and placement while eliminating technical barriers to develop conversion-focused digital properties.
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Ongoing Campaign Management
Never "Set it and forget it"
Active management of advertising campaigns with continuous optimization and proprietary analysis methods. Rejecting the "set it and forget it" approach to decode true search intent and adapt to platform changes before they impact performance.
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Demand Generation
Leads to Drive Growth
Complete acquisition systems that guide qualified prospects through the entire sales funnels. Cross-platform tracking implementation ensures accurate attribution while optimizing for lead quality rather than vanity metrics.
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CRM & Marketing Automation
Sophisticated systems, methodical approach
Strategic "decluttering" of ineffective processes. Creating seamless integration across platforms with lead scoring models that prioritize most valuable prospects.
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Analytics & Insights
Data-Driven Decision Making
Transforming cross-platform data into actionable insights with custom reporting aligned with business objectives. Analyzing market trends to reveal opportunities while developing targeted audience segmentation strategies.
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Is it a marketing company or a band?
And why is there only one guy?
You might wonder why it's "this machine, us" if I'm primarily a solo consultant?
You're part of "us!"
We work as a team. While I provide and implement specialized expertise in SEO/SEM strategy, campaign execution, analytics/automation, etc. your vision and business knowledge are essential to our success.
My extended network:
With 20+ years of industry experience, I've cultivated relationships with specialists across the marketing landscape. When your project requires specific expertise, I can tap into my trusted network of friends and colleagues to help achieve your goals.
A touch of inspiration
As a Woody Guthrie fan, I secured this URL 15+ years ago, thinking it would be great for a band name or a marketing company. It turned out I am much better at marketing than guitar.
My fractional CEO, Tugboat: (pictured)
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Career Highlights
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My career path began on the advertiser side, managing demand generation, lead flows, online campaigns and growth strategies for B2B and B2C. This hands-on experience showed me the real challenges marketers face, making every dollar demonstrate clear ROI and ensuring campaigns deliver qualified leads through the entire pipeline that actually convert.
I later joined Google as a Strategic Partner Analyst, leveraging my advertiser experience to support enterprise clients managing over $500 million in annual ad spend. Working inside Google gave me valuable insights into platform algorithms, optimization approaches, and emerging capabilities that most marketers never get access to.
Beyond my main career, I served as an elected member of the Winnebago (WI) County Board and Oshkosh City Council, plus held party leadership positions at local and state levels. These roles taught me how campaigns and messaging work from all perspectives, as a candidate and within the supporting organizations.
Today, I combine these unique viewpoints, understanding the realities of marketing budgets, crafting effective messaging for customers or voters, and knowing how the platforms actually work—to create digital strategies and platform implementations that deliver measurable business results.
For more, see my LinkedIn (needs updating).
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Digital marketing with purpose
Digital marketing can be a powerful force for ethical business and positive change. I am dedicated to amplifying the voices of businesses and organizations making meaningful contributions to their communities, industries, and world.
But, positive change requires success: with 25+ years of industry experience, including inside Google, I bring a perspective that combines deep technical expertise with a commitment to values-driven work.
I partner with organizations committed to positive impact:
  • Businesses with strong internal values and ethical practices
  • Businesses that prioritize employee wellbeing and fair treatment
  • Businesses and nonprofits providing services that genuinely benefit their communities
  • Progressive causes and political campaigns
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SEO & SEM Consulting
Ongoing Campaign Management
Demand Generation
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Analytics & Insights
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SEO & SEM Consulting
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An approach that prioritizes substance over shortcuts:
  • Comprehensive audits of both website SEO and paid marketing campaigns
  • Strategic headline and content placement optimization
  • Elimination of duplicate content and technical barriers
  • Bottom-up development of SEO-first websites that convert visitors to customers
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Ongoing Campaign Management
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Rejecting the "set it and forget it" approach, providing active management characterized by:
  • Continuous optimization based on real-time data
  • Proprietary word-level analysis that decodes true search intent
  • Adaptation to platform changes before they impact performance
  • Customized KPIs tailored to each initiative's specific goals
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Demand Generation
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Creating complete acquisition systems that:
  • Guide qualified prospects through your entire sales funnel
  • Implement cross-platform tracking for accurate attribution
  • Optimize lead quality over vanity metrics
  • Apply sector-specific expertise gained across diverse industries
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CRM & Marketing Automation
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Helping organizations adopt sophisticated systems through a methodical approach:
  • Certified HubSpot provider
  • Custom implementation based on your specific business needs
  • Strategic "decluttering" of ineffective marketing processes
  • Seamless integration across platforms from search to sale to service
  • Lead scoring models that prioritize your most valuable prospects
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Analytics & Insights
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Transforming data into actionable insights:
  • Cross-platform integration for comprehensive performance views
  • Custom reporting aligned with your specific business objectives
  • Market trend analysis that reveals new opportunities
  • Audience segmentation strategies that speak directly to your targets
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Let's turn your mission into momentum
Whether you need ongoing campaign management, SEO & SEM consulting, CRM & marketing automation, or strategic guidance, my mission stays constant:
Doing great work for those doing good.
Let's create something great by starting the conversation right here. I typically respond within 24-48 hours.
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