Company

El Toro,founded in 2000, is a New York/Raleigh-based interactive agency that specializes in Search Engine Optimization and search engine-friendly technology.

El Toro employs a team of 25 people in our New York Corporate Headquarters including analysts, developers, producers, writers, designers, link builders and administrative personnel. Our in-house staff closely oversees our outsourced partners, with proven success, scaling our team as needed.

Our team is driven by a single goal—using innovative and resourceful methods to deliver value to our clients. El Toro’s customized web marketing and technology solutions address both business and user needs in order to provide maximum financial returns.

El Toro has founded two of the top 500 Internet retailers, continuously reinvesting the profits from these ventures into the advancement of our customer-focused technologies.

In addition to successfully nurturing several startup ventures from the ground up, El Toro has licensed its SEO technology for use on some of the largest sites on the web— LendingTree.com and RealEstate.com—and currently works with many other well known brands including Dow Jones/IAC; Reuters; ServiceMaster Brands; the NYNJ Port Authority; and Havaianas.

Jonathan I. Queen—Chief Executive Officer, El Toro

Jon Queen is a recognized online marketer specializing in Search Engine Optimization, online reputation management and e-marketing reporting and analytics. One of the original search optimizers, Jon’s search engine marketing career dates back to 1997. As Chief Executive Officer of El Toro, Jon works in close partnership with the firm’s external clients to develop and implement successful internetmarketing strategies. Previous clients have included Guardian, Bacardi and Budweiser. Jon regularly teaches courses in SEO at New York University, Fordham University, and the Fashion Institute of Technology. He has recently been a keynote speaker at Search Engine Strategies, eTail, Online Marketing World and Internet Retailer.