Eric Richmond is a photographer, a (recovering) rock and roll roadie, and President of Expert SEO Consulting, a Connecticut-based digital marketing consultancy he founded in 2006. A veteran of the interactive industry with nearly two decades focused on organic search, Eric now specializes in AI search optimization — helping businesses get cited and recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other generative platforms. His philosophy: being mentioned is the new click.
Eric is also the creator of CiteMetrix, an AI citation tracking platform that measures brand visibility across major AI engines, and Chatly, an AI-powered chatbot for WordPress.
Before launching Expert SEO Consulting, Eric held senior positions at Complex Media, where his team grew the network from 100 million to nearly 350 million unique users; TechMediaNetwork (now Purch) as VP of Search and Social Media; and 360i, OMMA’s 2007 Search Agency of the Year, as VP of SEO and Technology. Earlier in his career, he served as VP of Interactive Services and acting Global CIO for the 28 worldwide offices of Grey Interactive. He has spoken on search optimization at SMX, SES, HSMAI, MTMP, Weber State University, and the University of Hartford.
Eric is a member of the Board of Directors of the Internet Oldtimers Foundation and a founding Board Member of the US Internet Pioneers Foundation.
A lifelong car enthusiast, Eric is the founder of Cars and Coffee Darien — held at the historic starting line of the 1979 Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash — and Cars and Coffee Events, the largest car and motorcycle event listing website in the United States. He is a past Board Member and former Editor of Challenge magazine for the Connecticut Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America, an accredited member of the International Motor Press Association, and a member of the legendary Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society. On weekends, you can often find Eric and his Mazda Miata on the track at Lime Rock Park.
Eric lives in Rowayton, CT with his wife Annette.