About CPC Search

CPC Search manages PPC campaigns for clients across Google, Yahoo, & Bing. We have deep expertise in all facets of PPC marketing and we have been growing paid search campaigns since 2003. We are based in San Francisco. The mission of CPC Search is to help our clients generate increased PPC ROI and total profitability. Read our client PPC testimonials to learn what we have done for our clients. 

Leadership

Terry D. Whalen — Managing Director

Terry is a certified Google AdWords Professional and a Partner at CPC Search.  Since early 2003, he has managed search & other online marketing channels that have generated millions of dollars worth of revenue for companies such as Stamps.com, CitrixOnline, Taleo, Microsoft, oDesk, RazorGator, GotBody, and PopCap, among others. 

Prior to founding CPC Search, Terry marketed GoToMyPC software via PPC and other online marketing channels, helping to generate tens of millions in revenue and leading to a $225 million acquisition of GoToMyPC by Citrix Systems in 2003. From 1998 to 2001 he was CEO of Epitonic, a 30-person online music company based in San Francisco.  Epitonic was backed with $3.5 million from CNET and angel investors, and was sold in 2001 to Chris Blackwell's Palm Entertainment.

Terry received his MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and his BA in Political Economics from UC Berkeley. See Terry's LinkedIn Profile here.

Advisory Board

dan c. engel — CEO, Fastspring

Dan Engel is the CEO of FastSpring, a next generation e-commerce payment processing, merchandising and fulfillment solution for software publishers and other online merchants. Prior to co-founding FastSpring, Dan led online advertising at Google, focusing on the company's primary products, AdSense and AdWords. Prior to Google, Dan was VP, Market Development for Picasa, a digital photo software company sold to Google in 2004, where he led online marketing and search engine initiatives.

Prior to Picasa, Dan marketed GoToMyPC software through search engine and other online marketing channels, generating tens of millions in revenue, building what is now a leading online consumer brand, and helping lead to a $225 million acquisition of GoToMyPC/Expertcity by Citrix Systems in 2003.

Dan serves as a search engine marketing and e-commerce advisor to the investment management industry, helping financial analysts follow the search industry.  He has appeared in various publications, including The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal. Dan graduated from Tulane University's Freeman School of Business with a BS in Management and a concentration in Finance.