Boston, Massachusetts, June 17, 2024 /24-7 Press Release/ –Andrew Bennink has been accepted for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As with all Marquis Who's Who biographies, the people profiled are chosen for their current reference value. Factors such as status, notable achievements, renown and prominence in their field are all considered in the selection process.
Bennink is the accomplished Principal Product Manager for Organic Growth at Achieve, a fintech leader, and has made great strides in his first year with organic consistently becoming either the #1 or #2 most profitable channel across the company. In this role, he is dedicated to publishing content to meet new search demands, managing technical SEO, working with engineering and product to drive site enhancements, growing awareness of the business, and attracting and retaining organic traffic.
Bennink produces 30-50 articles per month across five business lines and manages four websites and two applications with the support of a dedicated internal and external team. Bennink's expertise in leveraging data and tools to deliver valuable insights has led to continued success and positive impact in debt resolution, debt reduction, personal loans, mortgages and debt consolidation.
Prior to his current role at Achieve, Bennink founded OptiMatch SEO in 2015, where he currently serves as Head of Growth, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Growth Consultant. Leveraging his previous success in the field, Bennink served as SEO Leader at Chewy from 2019-2023, where he led Chewy Pharmacy's rise from bottom to top in organic traffic among its major competitors. He also served as SEO team leader at Invaluable from 2017-2019, where he drove 57% of the site's overall traffic. Additionally, he served as SEO Manager at Shoes.com from 2016-2017, where he led the phenomenal growth that led to their acquisition by Walmart. Bennink's career in search engine optimization began at Staples, where he was promoted from SEO Project Manager in 2012 to SEO Program Manager from 2015-2016.
During his early career, Bennink worked in entertainment, social media, finance and operations with companies such as Almo Sounds Inc., College Tonight and Brown Brothers Harriman. Interns as a business consultant with Value Retail PLC in 2006 and as a legislative consultant for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2005 provided a foundation.
In preparation for his career, Mr. Bennink earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Emory University in 2008 and is currently an MBA candidate at the Quantic School of Business and Technology. These educational accomplishments have given him a solid foundation to excel in his professional field.
Outside of his professional endeavors, Mr. Bennink is committed to giving back to his community by volunteering as a consultant and coach for HELP since 2024 and donating to various organizations such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children and the ASPCA. Mr. Bennink also donates a small percentage of his salary to Achieve's Employee Care Fund, which supports additional compensation, benefits and emergency assistance for hourly employees working in locations such as call centers. These employees are essential to driving business growth. Mr. Bennink has expanded his donations as his compensation increases and will continue to do so.
Bennink's contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Content and Marketing Star Awards from Staples in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and being named Employee of the Month by Invaluable CEO Rob Weisberg in 2018. Additionally, he shared his expertise as a guest on the Ivy Podcast in 2020.
About Marquis Who's Who®:
Since AN Marquis published the first edition of Who's Who in America® in 1899, Marquis Who's Who® has chronicled the lives of the most outstanding people and innovators in every important field, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, arts, religion and entertainment. Who's Who in America® remains the essential biographical resource for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. The complete Marquis® collection of publications can be found on the official Marquis Who's Who® website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.
# # #