Dennis Yu
Chief Technology Officer
Dennis Yu is the Chief Technology Officer of BlitzMetrics, a digital marketing company which partners with schools to train young adults.
Dennis’s program centers around mentorship, helping students grow their expertise to manage social campaigns for enterprise clients like the Golden State Warriors, Nike, and Rosetta Stone.
He’s an internationally recognized lecturer in Facebook Marketing and has spoken in 17 countries, spanning 5 continents, including keynotes at L2E, Gultaggen, and Marketo Summit.
Dennis has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, National Public Radio, TechCrunch, Fox News, CBS Evening News and is co-author of Facebook Nation – a textbook taught in over 700 colleges and universities.
He’s a regular contributor for Adweek’s SocialTimes column and has published in Social Media Examiner, Social Media Club, Tweak Your Biz, B2C, Social Fresh, and Heyo.
He held leadership positions at Yahoo! and American Airlines and studied Finance and Economics at Southern Methodist University as well as London School of Economics. He ran collegiate cross-country at SMU and has competed in over 20 marathons including a 70 mile ultramarathon.
Besides being a Facebook data and ad geek, you can find him eating chicken wings or playing Ultimate Frisbee in a city near you.
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Speaking History
Stukent Digital Summit 2018
July 2018

Congres Facebook Marketing 2014
June 11th, 2014

Interactive Day San Diego (IDSD)
May 16th, 2014

Conversion Conference San Francisco 2014
March 17th – 19th, 2014
Conversion Conference Chicago 2013
June 11th – 13th, 2013

AllFacebook Marketing Conference
June 5th, 2013

SFIMA Summit 2013
May 14th, 2013

PubCon New Orleans
April 22nd – 25th, 2013

Conversion Conference West 2013
April 15th – 17th, 2013

Hero Conf 2013
April 8th – 10th, 2013

Digital Media Summit 2013
March 19th – 20th, 2013
Online Marketing Summit 2012
Feb 6-10, 2012

Socialize Toronto 2012
Jan 27th, 2012

Local Social Summit 2011
Nov 9th – 10th, 2011

PubCon Las Vegas 2011
Nov 7th – 10th, 2011

Blogworld and New Media Expo LA
Nov 3rd – 6th, 2011

Socialize West 2011
Oct 20th – 21st, 2011

Web 2.0 Expo New York 2011
Oct 10th – 13th, 2011

AF Expo
Jun 28th – 29th, 2011

Webtrends Brings You: The Facebook Sessions
Jun 2nd – 16th, 2011

Social Media Optimization Conference
May 23rd – 24th, 2011

Web 2.0 Expo 2011 SF
March 28th – 31st, 2011

Pubcon Las Vegas 2010
Nov 8th – 11th, 2010

SES Toronto
June 9th – 10th, 2010

SMX East 2009
Oct 5th – 7th, 2009

SMX Sydney
Apr 2nd – 3rd, 2009


In His Own Words:
"Small businesses don't have a lot of money to spend, yet they also want a great site that looks good, shows up in search engines, makes the phone ring, and in general--provides a measurable return on their hard-earned dollar. They want something that is simple to understand. And they don't have time to learn all the technical details, but want a partner that can handle it, because they have a dozen other things to worry about.
My main focus is on training up students with real-world experience at no cost to them-- funded by packages. And we do this for pro sports teams plus customers of Infusionsoft, since they have funnels to amplify with social.
I know BlitzMetrics has that team of people--a group of highly-trained analysts, not salespeople or call center people. The person you talk to when you come onboard is the same person who works with you on an on-going basis. They are paid according to how well you do, just like your clients are.
Do you have at least $1 a day to spend for online marketing? And are you willing to work with us as we gather information that you'll need to present to your clients and customers? Then we might be able to help you show up in local search results. If you're a franchise with many locations or if you're a professional service firm that is willing to spend money on advertising, we have a few other options, as well."