Lorrie Thomas, M.A., The Marketing Therapist ™, is a marketing strategist, educator, writer, web marketing expert and speaker. She launched Lorrie Thomas Web Marketing (LTWM) in 2005 to help small business owners use the web to boost their business. LTWM now serves organizations exclusively for advisory, speaking, training and classes. Organizations bring her on as an expert advisor to get their web marketing on the fast track for success.

In 2009, Lorrie Thomas launched Web Marketing Therapy, a smart, fun, full-service marketing agency and a recession-friendly self-help online marketing educational resource. Her "wild web woman" team serves small businesses, entrepreneurs and marketers. Their work ensures marketing treats the cause (vs band-aiding symptoms) so all marketing pieces click.

Whether Lorrie is teaching, speaking, offering one-on-one advisory or running her web marketing agency, her passion for marketing is contagious.

She teaches Web Marketing Applications, Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Marketing Applications classes at UCSB Extension and UC Berkeley Extension. Ms. Thomas was on the founding team at ValueClick Media. She speaks nationally on a number of marketing-related topics and caters her presentations to the business, niche, skill sets and professional concerns of her attendees. She writes for several online publications including WilsonWeb. She is has been interviewed by the eCommerce Times, DM News and Tech News World and quoted frequently as a nationally recognized marketing expert.

LTWM is a member of 1% for the Planet, a growing global movement of 1,415 companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of more than 1,764 environmental organizations worldwide.

Before starting LTWM, Ms. Thomas served as Web Marketing Director at ProHealth, Inc, a patient owned company that is dedicated to research and funding for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Previously, Ms. Thomas was the Internet Marketing Manager at Affinity Group, Inc. (AGI), where she acted as their internal web marketing consultant. Her contributions included managing affiliate and search engine marketing programs for several outdoor recreation brands including RV.net, The Good Sam Club, Trailer Life Enterprises and other outdoor recreation businesses.

Prior to working for AGI, Ms. Thomas was the Marketing Manager at CallWave, where she was responsible for online acquisition through online media buys, search marketing and affiliate program development. Ms. Thomas also served CallWave as National Sales Manager, selling online advertising inventory to create a revenue stream before the company became a subscriber-based service.

Ms. Thomas was on the founding team at ValueClick Media, a leading online advertising network, where her sales revenue contributed to company’s public offering in 2000.

Her industry expertise encompasses developing web marketing strategy, optimizing websites, search engine marketing, affiliate marketing, selling and buying online advertising and educating students and businesses on a variety of web marketing-related topics.

Lorrie speaks internationally and caters her presentations to the business, niche, skill sets and professional concerns of her attendees. Topics Include: Web Marketing, The Future of Marketing, Online Advertising, Marketing: Redefined, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, Online PR and Developing Web Marketing Strategy.