Our people are accredited in all major search engines, have years of experience and can bore you to death with their knowledge of search terminology. If you want us to wow you with what we know about online search tools, we can pontificate with the best of them.

But we also use our right brains. We develop creative campaigns that speak to your customers’ needs, that address their unique situations and that deliver what they’re actually searching for. We design advertisements that deliver and landing pages targeted to our clients’ needs. Our campaigns don’t just look good; they’re designed to perform.

To appreciate how we can help you build your business with search-based marketing, however, you first need to meet our team.

Frank Coyle, President

Frank Coyle brings a track record of taking companies to number one in their markets.  These include Paul Allen’s Asymetrix Learning Systems, as Director of Marketing in the online learning market, Detto Technologies as VP of Sales and Marketing in the PC Migration space, and Arabesque Software, as VP of Marketing in the personal information market.

Frank has spent the last 19 years in Marketing and Sales prior to which he had extensive experience in both Finance and IT.  He most recently ran an internet marketing consulting practice where he provided search expertise to small and medium sized businesses.  Frank also brings a strategic marketing consulting background to Point It, with clients including Microsoft, Adobe, and GemStar-TV Guide. 

Frank received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Jon Lisbin, Principal & Founder

Jon Lisbin is a genuine Internet pioneer, having spent more than a decade developing innovative marketing programs and successful lead generation initiatives to help online companies meet their business goals. Some of Jon's accomplishments include:

Launching one of the first online affiliate programs (prior to Amazon.com) Growing FreeShop’s affiliate program to more than 80,000 members Managing multi-million dollar online ad budgets

Prior to founding Point It, Jon managed online acquisition solutions for NetReflector, a Seattle-based online research firm, FreeShop.com (now Aptimus), an online customer acquisition provider, and Network Commerce. He launched Point It! to leverage that experience and build a business providing targeted, cost-effective search engine advertising.

As a recognized search marketing expert, Jon has made presentations at Search Engine Strategies, DMA, Ad Club Seattle and the Washington Software Association. He attended the University of Connecticut and Boston University and earned a B.A. in Communications and an MBA in Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Tim Riley is a shirt-sleeve, results driven coach and board member with over 25 years of successful business experience. Tim is presently a principal with GoalMakers, Inc., a coaching organization that has successfully helped business owners and their companies reach their goals on a consistent basis for over 19 years. Tim is also currently the president of AutoWash Systems LLC, a premier car wash development and support firm. Tim was previously CEO of Point It search marketing, a successful, well-respected pioneer in search engine marketing. Tim was also the founder and former CEO of Door to Door Storage, a convenience oriented approach to the self-storage business. Door to Door Storage grew under Tim’s leadership to a national presence serving over 2,000 cities. Under Tim’s leadership, Door to Door was twice named on Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing private companies in America list and on the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list seven times. Prior to that Tim was director of marketing for Shurgard Storage Centers and was an integral part of their expansion and successful IPO. Tim is a third generation native of the Seattle area where he lives with his wife and son. Tim is presently a board member at Point It and is an active member and former board member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization and an alumnus and former board member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and the Central Washington University Foundation.

Doug Gorder is a management consultant for Point It! Previously, he was a co-founder and COO for Vigilos, Inc., an enterprise software company providing physical security management tools to the U.S. Navy, FBI, Washington State Ferries and numerous commercial and financial enterprises. Prior to Vigilos, Doug was a consulting CFO and business advisor for high-tech startups, during which he raised more than $50 million in venture and angel financing, and helped build winning management teams and business strategies for 40-plus companies. He was also a co-founder of The Cobalt Group, which serves the automotive industry and has grown to more than 500 employees.Doug’s 15 years of experience include managing finance and operations for such companies as IBM, US WEST, Aldus Corporation and Vigilos. He also has relevant experiences in project management, strategic business development, contract negotiations, and international expansion which provide Doug with firsthand knowledge, experience, skills and relationships. Doug obtained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University and an MBA in Finance and MIS from the University of Washington.