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Joe Stoffel

SEO / AEO Director

Joe knows what it takes to drive visibility and results in search. He is an experienced SEO and AEO specialist who currently leads the search strategy and department at Marcel Digital.

Joe has completed hundreds of search and AI-focused optimizations including website migrations, data-driven content strategies, organic link building, local optimization strategies, answer engine optimization (AEO), and new website launches. He has built a comprehensive SEO and AEO program grounded in search engine best practices, the latest industry tools and tactics, and deep expertise in an ever-evolving search landscape.

He has managed search programs for several Fortune 500 companies and optimized websites for national health systems, large eCommerce businesses, established educational institutions, emerging SaaS, and a number of B2B organizations. With a proven track record of improving organic performance and positioning clients for success in an evolving digital landscape, Joe helps organizations stay ahead of how people search, whether through traditional queries, voice search, or AI-driven answers.

In his spare time, Joe is an avid fisherman and brewery enthusiast.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do

Mark Twain

Favorite Vacation Spot

Amalfi Coast

Favorite Beverage

Beer (IPA)

Favorite TV Show

South Park

Favorite Challenge Food

Spicy foods (until Portillos starts an eating challenge)

Hidden Talent

Cooking

Weird Fact

I have never had Chipotle

Fun Fact

Avid Fisherman – trying to replace Jeremy Wade on River Monsters

Something You Hate

The Green Bay Packers

Favorite Pastime

Chicago sports

Favorite Restaurant

Pequods

Favorite Song To Dance To

Hey Ya! - Outkast

First Concert

Aerosmith

Favorite Nicholas Cage Movie

The Rock

Most Famous Celebrity Met

Johnny Knoxville

First Job

Dog Walker

What You Wanted to Be When You Grew Up

Pilot