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Speaker on Digital Marketing and AI

• About: Professor of Applied AI at CSTU. Author of 22+ Books, 7 Amazon #1 Bestsellers. 30+ years of enterprise-level expertise. Advisor to Stanford & Harvard.
• Audiences: Organizations that need AI for marketing and visibility. I can talk to your audiences about overview and the business value.
• My Current Focus: I teach Applied AI for Digital Marketing, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Knowledge Base (KB) in masters' level courses to engineers, MBAs, and corporate staff at CSTU.edu.
• Spring 2026: Folks, deep changes are happening. Since 2023, we've been in AI Chat Mode, where you chat with an AI. That's over. The focus now is applied AI, which means, how to actually use AI in business. The goal is to build AI-powered business models.
• Page updated March 12^th, 2026.

Expertise

• I came to Palo Alto in 1992. I have 33+ years of experience in enterprise-level SEO at large Silicon Valley corporations as a manager, director, or CMO. I trained and managed interns, staffers, and directors. I built three startups: two with sucessful exits.
• Author of 22+ books on SEO and digital marketing. See my list of books.
• Professor of Digital Marketing with Applied AI at California Science and Technology University (CSTU.edu). Ten years experience in teaching university courses. First instructor to teach AI at Omnes (the second-largest business school in France). First in the world to teach live courses in Google Analytics 4.0. First to teach agentic AI at CSTU.
• Consultant to Stanford Medicine and Harvard (20+ years, ongoing). 11 years with MIT. On the board of several non-profits. Advisor at AIMW, GPTDao, Klean, Livert, SVBS, Silicon Valley Research Institute, and others.
• Past clients in the US, China, India, Denmark, Germany, France, Canada, Mexio, Colombia, Brazil, and Spain.
• My page at LinkedIn.com/in/andreasramos.

Speaking Experience

• I’ve spoken at conferences in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix, AdTech Shanghai, Mexico City (in Spanish), San Francisco, Palo Alto, SES San Jose, BAM Chicago, CES Las Vegas, Paris, Beijing, Berlin and Vienna (in German), Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark (in Danish), Stockholm, Madrid, Cartagena Colombia (in Spanish), Riyahd and Jedda (Saudi Arabia), Karachi (Pakistan), and more. I’ve also spoken several times at Stanford and UC Berkeley.

Certifications and Experience

• Certifications: Do I have certifications? I wrote the certification courses at CSTU and the DMAnc for digital marketing, SEO, Google Ads, Google Analytics, and LinkedIn Profile Optimization (LPO).
• Clients and Consultations (partial list): I've worked with more than 450 clients and projects. These include (alphabetically) 24 Hour Fitness, Academy of Arts, AcademyX, Acxiom, Amazon Consulting, Association of National Advertisers (ANA), ATT, Autodesk, Aveda, Bain, BanColombia, Bank of America, BICSI, Brio Technology, California Science and Technology University (CSTU), CCG, Chase Bank, Chubb Insurance, Cigna, Cisco Systems, Citibank Brazil, ClassJunky, CMO Council, Comcast, Consulate of Denmark, Coremetrics, Covad, Cutco, Dialpad, DMAnc, Encanto, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Fisher Investments, Ford, Four Seasons, Fuji Film, Gamelink, General Motors, Grumman, Harvard University’s Boston Children’s Hospital, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, IMSI, Indigo, INSEEC, Intuit, Invio Software, Johnson Control, Klean, Lingolet, Marriott, Marvel, McDonalds, Methodist Church of North America, MIT, National Writers Union (NWU), Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), OMNES Education, Omniture, OneMBA, Oracle, Paypal, Position2, Postal Savings Bank China(PSBC), Princess Cruises, PWC, Republican National Committee, Samsung, San Andreas Systems, Sandisk, Santa Clara University, Shutterfly, Silicon Graphics (SGI), Silicon Valley Red Cross, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Medicine, Storm Technologies, SUN Microsystems, Target, Teknowledge, Toyota, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, United Airlines, University of Monaco, Visa Brazil, Voysys, Wells-Fargo Bank, and Yahoo.

Testimonials for "The Big Book of Content Marketing" by Andreas Ramos

Here's an example of testimonials for one of my books. -- andreas

• "Andreas Ramos is the finest thought leader and writer I know in the digital marketing field. I have read his prior books and applied his thinking successfully in my digital media businesses. His new book is the best: it is up to date, clear, easy to read and very insightful. Everyone interested in successful digital marketing should have this book on the top of their reading list!" — Angelina Forrest, Executive Director, SinoMedia Int'l Group.
• “With customers doing more and more product research before even ever speaking with a company, content is now king. Andreas Ramos captures the keys to making content effective in driving revenue for B2C and B2B marketers alike.” — Bonnie Crater, President and CEO, Full Circle CRM.
• “Wondering what all the big fuss is about with content marketing? "The Big Book of Content Marketing" explains exactly why this dynamic practice is here to stay. This book demonstrates the incredible reach content marketing provides businesses while giving readers the inside track on industry best practices. Buy this book now and grow your sphere of influence!” — Cheryl Burgess, Author, "The Social Employee", CEO, Blue Focus Marketing.
• "This book is loaded with facts and examples. I love the QR codes. This is an excellent book for the beginner or expert marketeer looking to build credibility into their marketing campaign. It’s all about the money, and money comes from the funnel. This book shows you how Content Marketing pulls money from the funnel - which could land an investor for a startup or a bigger budget for your department. This one is definitely going into my Technical Marketing toolbox." — Craig Ellrod, Technical Marketing Manager, Citrix Systems.
• "The web is now part of our daily life, and high quality content is key for a top user experience. This book gives you basic insights on how to reach your ultimate target: the user, and how to listen to his real needs using a thorough approach based on reliable and measurable data. Concepts like salience, geodemographics, the 90/9/1 rule, help you understand how it really works. Andreas has a broad expertise to show you the tools for successful content marketing." — Fernando Moreno, Psychologist, Madrid.
• “Looking for the what, how, and why of content marketing – or customer-centric marketing as the author would have it - then look no further. I've been introduced to many books about content marketing, but rarely have I seen a book on the subject, which is both an easy read and a comprehensive guide to the what, how and why of creating a plan for marketing your product online. This book has something to offer for the rookies as well as the pros. Whether you are a student, marketing manager in a large organization or a small start up, you'll be able to draw up your own marketing road map by reading and following the advice given by Andreas in his new book. The book covers everything from the context in which content marketing should be placed to how customer-focused content, not sales people, can help your business grow.” — Janus Boye, CEO, JBoye.com.
• “Amazing. Chinese companies can learn the latest in Silicon Valley marketing. Andreas writes clear and accessible English for a worldwide audience. You must get this book.” — Ken Chang, CEO, ShanghaiValley.com, Shanghai.
• “Wow – my IQ just went up dramatically! The Big Book of Content Marketing is excellent. Not only did my content marketing intelligence rise exponentially, so did my overall digital marketing intelligence. I am going to recommend this book as mandatory classroom reading.” — Jodi Gill, President, The Experts Bench.
•  "Andreas Ramos's latest book provides a fantastic overview of content marketing.  It covers the full range of topics, from the basics of marketing to SEO, tracking, and metrics, all illustrated with meaningful and memorable examples.  I highly recommend this book to any organization that is looking to get its message out and expand its client base.  I also highly recommend this book to marketing students and course instructors.  It would fit perfectly within any e-marketing, marketing communications, or marketing strategy course at the undergraduate, masters, or MBA level.  For any audience interested in marketing, this book is a must-read." — Joe Lajos, Professor, Faculté des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).
• “This book provides insightful frameworks into content marketing with web technology in mind so that content can be best utilized, optimized, and tracked. Marketing professionals trying to find connections with customers will find this book invaluable.” — Grace Hu-Morley, Sr. Manager, Solutions Product Marketing, Polycom.
• “"The Big Book of Content Marketing" not only shows readers why content marketing will be vital to brands in the coming decade, but also how to activate your content team around industry-leading strategies proven for success. For brands looking to take the next step in building their online presence, this book is a must-read.” — Mark Burgess, Adjunct Marketing Faculty, Rutgers University.
• “Content marketing is becoming an essential tool for changing your business with content that your customers need.” — Pat McEntee, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Kairoic .
• “We don't look for buzzwords, we look for guidance on honing our strategy. Andreas has been there to help us to stay focused and highlight what we have to do next.” — Patrick Keating, Stanford Graduate School of Business .
• "Andreas' Big Book on Content Marketing is a must have for anyone serious about building their brand. Andreas is a longtime author, expert and entrepreneur in the search engine marketing revolution." — Rajiv Parikh, CEO, Position2.
• "Out with vanity marketing and vanity metrics, in with "The Big Book of Content Marketing". This book provides the tools to create, distribute, and measure the impact of your personal brand without the fluff." — Ryan Withop, Business Intelligence/Predictive Analytics, YouSendIt.
• “This is not one of those fluffy guides to marketing concepts. Actionable and intelligently written, "The Big Book of Content Marketing" reads like a blueprint for driving tangible results via the art and science of modern content and inbound marketing.” — Shawn Naggiar, Chief Revenue Officer, Act-On Software.

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