Bas van den Beld is a highly sought-after professional Digital Marketing speaker, trainer and consultant. He helps companies develop solid marketing strategies based on the innate understanding of the needs and behaviors of their customers. Bas is the founder of State of Digital, one of Europe’s most visited digital marketing learning platforms. The site provides insight for marketers on how to capitalize on growing trends, strategies and tactics and focuses on topics like SEO, Social Media, Content Marketing and others. Our editorial mission is to inspire digital marketers to uncover and understand new approaches to digital and how to implement them. He has won several awards for consulting, speaking and training, including European Search Personality 2015, which honoured his achievements within the search marketing industry.