Online Reputation Management (ORM) Consultants: 2

Argent Media™ is a full-service Search Engine Marketing Agency that offers website optimization, search engine marketing strategies, and online reputation management. Founded by Chris Silver Smith and based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Argent Media has been provided high-quality, custom services to large and small companies, both domestic and international. 

Argent Media offers a broad range of bespoke web marketing services including:

Chris Silver Smith, the President and CEO of Argent Media™, has an extensive background in search engine optimization and online marketing. He has worked for some of the top agencies in the SEO industry, researching and developing search optimization and providing search marketing strategies for Fortune 500 and Internet Retailer 500 companies. 

Mr. Smith worked at Verizon/Idearc for over ten years, serving as the Head of Technology & Advanced Development for their Superpages.com sites. His projects there included R&D, local search development, user interface design, map-based search, mobile applications, and more. He was awarded the Verizon Individual Excellence Award in 2004 for his innovations, which increased site traffic (and click-through revenues) for the company. 

In 2006, Mr. Smith founded and chaired the Idearc SEO Council, which brought together individuals from across the company to focus on natural search optimization. 

Mr. Smith currently has five patents pending. His work has been featured in several publications, and he regularly contributes articles to Natural Search Blog, Nodal Bits, and Search Engine Land (which is the leading online publication dealing with paid and natural search marketing). Mr. Smith is a regular speaker at a number of technology and marketing conferences, and he also previously served on the Board of Advisors for Thomas-Reuters FindLaw's SEO Advisory Board, and on the Board of Advisors for Universal Business Listing (UBL).

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Galal Homouda is a Strategic Communication and Digital Media Expert with more than 15 years of professional experience in public relations, digital publishing, media management, content strategy, and AI-driven communication. He specializes in helping organizations improve audience engagement, digital presence, and communication effectiveness through data-driven strategies. His work also focuses on emerging trends in digital journalism, digital content ecosystems, and media innovation.

Ideal Client Engagement - Media organizations, digital publishers, government agencies, academic institutions, NGOs, and private-sector companies seeking expert guidance in strategic communication, digital transformation, public relations, and AI integration. Organizations that require evidence-based recommendations, expert analysis, and practical solutions to communication challenges.

Typical engagements may involve media strategy development, digital visibility optimization, public opinion analysis, content ecosystem design, and communication audits. He particularly values long-term advisory relationships that support sustainable organizational growth and innovation.

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