About Dot Connector by Regis Hadiaris
Read by thousands of smart people every month, Dot Connector is an award-winning blog that helps professionals realize their true potential.
Dot Connector is about unconventional ideas and extremely practical tips for success in business, leadership and life. It’s about finding inspiration, solving tough leadership challenges, effectively managing teams and projects, and well, connecting the dots to help you be the best version of yourself possible.
I created Dot Connector because I want to help people realize their true potential so together we can become the change we wish to create in the world.
“Regis is a very bright, innovative thinker and leader who gives back and shares his insights to help others learn and grow. If you don’t have the good fortune I’ve had to work directly with Regis, I encourage you to read his blog Dot Connector. You’ll be richer for it.”
- Kerry Doyle, CEO, The Doyle Group
Some of the companies that use Dot Connector content:
The ideas contained in this blog have also received international acclaim from marketing experts like Mark Stevens, bestselling author of the book, “Your Marketing Sucks,” as well as everyone from CEOs to recent college grads.
Recognized as one of the best sources of independent content online by:
About Regis (Regis Hadiaris Bio)
“I’ve learned so much about website marketing, leadership and personal potential from Regis over the past few years that is invaluable to my career.”
- Courtney Vanecek, Senior Project Manager, Quicken Loans
Regis Hadiaris is an award-winning Internet marketer and experienced leader known for unconventional ideas and impressive results. He has 14 years of experience leading hundreds of successful Internet marketing programs and teams for the financial, education, retail (e-commerce), automotive, tourism, and consumer products industries.Regis is a founding member of the award-winning Internet Marketing Team at Quicken Loans, one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, and the largest online lender in the US. Currently, in his role as the “Leader of Leaders and Pursuer of WOW!” at Quicken Loans, Regis is responsible for two things: growing the business and new leaders. While in this role, he has dramatically increased conversion rates, brought in hundreds of millions in additional revenue, and mentored over 30 new Internet marketing leaders.
Highly respected as a source of Internet marketing, leadership, and productivity advice, Regis has been a university guest lecturer, delivered standing-room only presentations at conferences like eMetrics, published several articles on best practices for Internet marketing, and was featured in the book “The Persona Lifecycle – Keeping People in Mind Throughout Product Design.”
My Philosophy
Areas of Expertise
- Search engine marketing and search engine optimization
- Social networking and word of mouth marketing
- Blogging
- Web analytics and testing
- Internet marketing plan audits
- Direct response marketing
- Online reputation monitoring and management
- Online advertising
- Usability testing
- Personal productivity and time management
Awards, Honors, and Certifications
Quicken Loans – Website Awards
- Word of Mouth Marketing Association Case Study, Quizzle, 2008
- Word of Mouth Marketing Association Award for Yahoo Answers “Knowledge Partner” Campaign, 2007
- Web Award for Outstanding Achievement in Financial Services Website Development (The Web Marketing Association), 2006
- Financial Services Standard of Excellence Award, Website Marketing Association, 2006
- W3 Silver Award from the International Academy of Visual Arts, 2006
- Best of the Web Award, Forbes Magazine, 2005
- Best Practice, presenting Financial Information Online, Forrester Research, 2005
Quicken Loans – Personal Awards
- Marketing Employee of the Year Peer-nominated Finalist
- Top 2% of All Employees Special Recognition
- “Simplicity is Genius,” “Always Raising Awareness,” and “We Are The They” Award Winner
- Certified Online Testing Professional, MarketingExperiments.com
Other Awards
- College Marketing Association Award, 2007, HFCC.edu
- Detroit Free Press Favorite Web Site, 2002, Michigan.org
- Crain’s Detroit’s Top Websites in Michigan, 2002, Michigan.org
- Best of the Web Award, Forbes Magazine, 2001, Cadillac.com
- Gomez Winter Scorecard, Top 5 Automotive Websites, 2001, Cadillac.com
- Escalade Viral Marketing Launch: Revolution Magazine Campaign of the Month, January 2001, Cadillac.com
Other Articles by Regis
- 6 Techniques I’ve Used to Challenge Conventional Thinking
- Doing the Right Thing
- 3 Ways Our Government is Using Social Media
- 77% of Marketers Are Reducing Budgets (Marketing Pilgrim)
- 3 Reasons Why Mark Stevens is The DIFF
- Multivariate Testing in Action (Interview with Regis Hadiaris)
- 4 Steps to Improve Your Search Engine Marketing Strategy
- 3 Proven Techniques for Improving Your Website’s Usability
Contact
- Regis Hadiaris on LinkedIn
- Regis Hadiaris on Twitter
Other Activities:
- Board of Directors Member, Jumberlack Media
- Volunteer Website Director for the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, MN
- Volunteer Wordpress Guru for the MAEE Conference
Recommended Reading
- Answer Fitness
- Four Hour Workweek Blog
- Loud Amplifier Marketing Blog
- The Positivity Blog
- Unconventional Thinking Blog
Quicken Loans Links
This work by Regis Hadiaris is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Based on the work at dotconnectorblog.com.