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About Melih Oztalay

Melih Oztalay is a digital marketing strategist, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing, and industry thought leader with over 35 years of expertise in AI-driven marketing, brand growth, and business development. He specializes in B2B marketing, fractional CMO services, and augmenting in-house marketing teams to help businesses navigate the evolving digital landscape. A frequent contributor to Search Engine Journal, Practical E-Commerce, and Crain’s Detroit, Melih is also a recognized speaker and LinkedIn influencer with over 21,000 connections. His expertise spans strategic marketing, emerging technologies, and multi-channel digital campaigns that drive measurable success. Contact Melih Oztalay at https://www.linkedin.com/in/melihoztalay/ or my email at melih@smartfindsmarketing.com

Website Performance and Technology Strategy For 2020

BIRMINGHAM - As we head into 2020, many changes have taken place in the world of digital marketing and website performance. These include separating your website’s services, designing with 5G in mind, user experience (UX), user interface (UI), creative design, and security. 2020 websites are going to undergo an evolution in this fast-changing industry. It

By |2023-04-17T08:58:19-04:00November 14th, 2019|Digital Marketing, Guest Columns, Internet, Social Media|

June 18 Webinar: Convert Website Visitors To Leads And Sales With Powerful Results

BIRMINGHAM – SmartFinds Marketing will be hosting a webinar June 18 at 9 am to educate business owners on how to make their websites more effective to existing website visitors. The webinar will be presented by Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing. Mr. Oztalay is a 25-year digital marketing veteran, industry author, and speaker. “Businesses tend

By |2019-06-13T19:01:07-04:00June 13th, 2019|News, Social Media|

Proven Ways For Auto Dealerships To Attract Customers To Their Store

BIRMINGHAM, MI - Dealerships continue to struggle attracting local consumers to their stores with the increase in marketing channel competition.  The problems range from other brand competition to competition from within the brand.  Other sources include in-brand marketing channels from Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3. This doesn’t mean a dealership cannot find marketing

By |2024-04-08T10:37:03-04:00October 5th, 2018|Guest Columns, Social Media|

Active Vs Passive Social Media Marketing: What Every Business Should Know

ROYAL OAK - Businesses have become far too reliant on social media automation to the point they believe it is the end point of their marketing process.  Businesses are broadcasting into social communities as though it was a radio station.  The problem is no one is listening on the other end, Melih Oztalay, President of

By |2017-10-18T08:47:52-04:00October 18th, 2017|M2 TechCast, News, Podcasts, Social Media|

Melih Oztalay of SmartFinds Marketing Social Media Update: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Video

ROYAL OAK - Social media expert Melih Oztalay from Birmingham-based SmartFinds Marketing talks about the latest Social Media Marketing Trends, including Facebook Improvements, LinkedIn, Twitter Replies, and the hottest trend of them all, Video Marketing. Facebook Improvements Melih Oztalay discussed the changes taking place at Facebook which businesses need to consider in their digital social

By |2017-05-03T12:29:07-04:00May 2nd, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Social Media|

What Type Of SSL Certificate Does Your Website Need?

BIRMINGHAM - Global cyber crime costs could reach $2 trillion by 2019. That’s up 3X from 2015 (which was only a paltry $500 billion by comparison). Then President Obama even urged citizens to use safeguards like two-factor authentication. Google is among the most proactive. Recently, they’ve strong-armed webmasters into adding SSL certificates (or HTTPS). In the past, up to 70% of

By |2017-03-08T15:18:34-05:00March 8th, 2017|Social Media|

SmartFinds CEO Explains The 4 A’s Of Digital Marketing Kicking Off Social Media Marketing Monthly Updates

ROYAL OAK - What are the 4 A’s of Digital Marketing? Melih Oztalay CEO of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham explains why all Internet marketers needs to understand these terms in our new Social Media segment he leads monthly on M2 TechCast. Anticipate Change Accept The Changes Adapt to the Changes Adopt the Changes Melih also

By |2017-02-08T12:13:59-05:00February 7th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Social Media|