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Martin Auger

Web Marketing Specialist & Enthusiast Since 1994.

Headline: Startup Member
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://www.countdowntopregnancy.com
Industries: Internet
Skills: Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Guerrilla marketing, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Viral marketing, Web design
Next step: Continued growth.
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Visas: Canada
Interested in: Finding business partners, Finding experts, Getting press, Giving back, Investing in projects, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Supporting my investments
Tags: due date calculator, early pregnancy symptoms, fertility aids, getting pregnant, ovulation, pregnancy, pregnancy signs, pregnancy symptoms, pregnancy test statistics, pregnancy tracker, real pregnancy symptoms, trying to conceive, two week wait

FEATURED STARTUP

Countdown to Pregnancy

Countdown to Pregnancy Countdown to Pregnancy

A new way for women to track, compare and learn more about the signs and symptoms of early pregnancy. Engaging charts, statistics and the most advanced symptoms tracker today (VEP Symptom Tracker)

  • Startup type: Sole Proprietor
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Growth

FULL BIO

Martin started as a web designer / graphic designer in 1994, when he taught himself programming, database design and Flash media. Martin developed a number of websites for Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Orezone Resources, The Heart & Stroke Foundation, to name a few. In 2000, he was one of the first people to sign up and test Google Adwords. In the years since he developed a strong foundation in PPC strategic planning and execution, search engine optimization, A/B & multivariate testing, lead generation and segmentation analytics.

Martin combines the best of off-line and online marketing into multi-faceted, high-response campaigns that build brand awareness and generate buzz.

Passionate about the latest Search technologies, Martin is one to incorporate fresh and vibrant ideas that leave their mark with customers and prospects. Highly motivated and detail oriented, he consistently executes first-class, on time, and on budget marketing plans.

He thrives on the energy of organizations-in-transition with good ideas, and looks for opportunities to collaborate and execute on innovative ideas to help further success and push the yard stick forward.

Countdown to Pregnancy: http://www.countdowntopregnancy.com
Offers a unique early pregnancy symptom tracking tool.
Natural 250% Y/Y growth
1,200,000+ page views per month
35,000+ symptom tracking members with 500+ new members a week
1,500,000+ early pregnancy symptoms recorded (currently analyzing data for pregnancy predictors)
A growing supporting community of mom's to be. (social media)


WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Halogen Software
Position: Web Marketing Specialist
Time period: July 2006 - Present
Description: Manage a portfolio of PPC accounts including Google, Yahoo, MSN, and more) with a proven success rate of year over year growth while improving ROI.



INFORMATION

Sports: Golf, Hockey, V-ball, Soccer
Hobbies: Photography, Music, Videos, Design, Internet Research

Martin's Startups (1)

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  • Countdown to Pregnancy

    A new way for women to track, compare and learn more about the signs and symptoms of early pregnancy. Engaging charts, statistics and the most advanced symptoms tracker today (VEP Symptom Tracker)

Martin is Following (4)

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  • SandwichBoard

    The best way to create and maintain a restaurant website.

  • YouNoodle

    YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.

  • Slide

    New online media startup headed up by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. Backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the Founders Fund.

  • Our Cute Babies

    Our Cute Babies is a family-friendly Myspace for moms and a customer acquisition tool for companies looking to sell to moms.

Martin's Contacts (2)

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  • Dan Steketee

    Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .