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Our Team

 

Jon Payne
President & Owner, Senior Account Manager
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Jon Payne founded Ephricon Web Marketing in 2003 as an all-purpose web services firm. In an effort to find more clients for web design services, Jon stumbled upon Search Engine Optimization. By the middle of 2004, SEO was the clear focus of the firm, and the focus of his attention for way too many hours each day.

Jon primarily works out of the Charlotte office, but he can often be found traveling back and forth between Charlotte and Baltimore, meeting with clients and team members who are based in the Baltimore/DC metro area.

As the owner of a small agency, Jon handles a bit of everything – project management, sales and business development, strategy and implementation… he even refills the water cooler!

Jon enjoys both the technical and social aspects of search marketing, and he specializes in forming and implementing sound PPC and SEO strategies for small and mid-sized professional service firms. His educational background includes an MBA in Marketing from Loyola College, and a BS in Marketing & E-Business from Towson University.

 

Tim Staines
Search Marketing Manager
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Tim has been with Ephricon since June 2008 and joined our staff after several years as a partner in a small business.  His previous experience includes retail sales and distribution, class instruction, general and sub-contracting, mortgage origination and processing, and producing and implementing all aspects of small business strategy.

Tim Staines came to us with a broad understanding of how SEO benefits those that execute good plans and is looking forward to becoming an expert in all things related to producing great search results for his clients. He’s a strong advocate for his clients and does what’s needed to ensure that his clients reap the reward of an impressive SEO campaign.

Tim has depth of experience in all aspects of SEO – research, on-site optimization and off-site optimization. He also frequently handles “transition SEO” for new clients who are looking to re-design their website, move servers or domains, or implement a new backend content management system (CMS).

In his playing days, Tim was a three sport athlete in high-school and played two years of Division III college lacrosse.

 

Korey Kashmer
SEO Account Manager
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Korey Kashmer joined Ephricon Web Marketing in July of 2010, and he works in the Charlotte, North Carolina office.  As an SEO Account Manager a Ephricon, Korey enjoys helping clients grow their web presence, acheive top search engine rankings, and generate new business from their websites. 

Korey has over 9 years of internet marketing experience including design, sales, networking and management. Prior to joining Ephricon, Korey took on the managed internet marketing projects with another Charlotte-based internet marketing firm.  Before entering the workforce, Korey attended Owens College in Toledo, Ohio, and majored in Computer Science.

In his spare time Korey is involved in many hands on projects including vehicle restoration, computer networking and raising his daughter Kennedy. Korey is very family oriented with a passion for being outdoors. One of his goals includes hiking in the North Carolina mountains once a year. 

 

David Zimmerman
SEO Account Manager
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David Zimmerman came to Ephricon Web Marketing in the summer of 2010. A Wichita native, he graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies (with departmental honors). He has been doing computer programming for the past ten years and has also written for various print and online periodicals.

David has been handling SEO accounts and campaigns for several years. He has earned his Google Analytics IQ (certification) and he is also SEMPO certified in link building and brand management. He has primarily been involved in SEO for b2b clients, focusing on lead generation. David is especially interested in the connection between SEO and social media.

In his time outside of the office, David enjoys hiking, cooking and eating. An ultimate goal of his is to visit every US national park in his lifetime…pretty ambitious! He also continues to write web based programs in his spare time, recently focusing on applications involving Twitter.

 

Ashley Hall
PR & Social Media Specialist
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Ashley joined the Ephricon Web Marketing team in June 2009, and she works out of the Charlotte office. Her primary role in the company is to utilize public relations, content and social media to further benefit clients in their SEO, internet marketing and online lead generation efforts. With her passion for new forms of media and communications, she is using resources like blogs and Twitter to assist businesses with their internet marketing and PR strategies.

Ashley earned a degree in Communication Studies from Clemson University, where she graduated at the top of her major. She spent two years as a director of the student programming board during her time at Clemson and played an active role in serving the student body.

 

Jose Ramirez
SEO Assistant

As part of Ephricon, Jose helps the team implement search marketing strategies for clients by assisting with research projects, building links for clients, setting up and maintaining websites and doing a variety of other SEO-related tasks.

Jose started in the online marketing world as a content writer, and eventually learned about Search Engine Optimization from various freelance projects. He’s a self-taught SEO specialist and is a quick study, possessing both strong technical skills and a sharp marketing mindsight.

 

(Everybody Else)
(Various Positions)

Our full-time team is currently 5 people strong, but we also have close working relationships with several complimentary firms and freelancers. The vast majority of true “SEO activities” are handled in-house by our team, but when it comes to copywriting, graphic design or programming, we can leverage one of a number of partners to ensure the success of a campaign or project. Most of our partners we have daily communication with, and have worked with for several years.