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Isaac Rudansky (born October 1987) is an American entrepreneur, digital marketing educator, and middle-grade author. He is the founder and CEO of AdVenture Media Group, a digital advertising agency headquartered in New York.[1] In 2021, he was ranked the number-one most influential PPC expert by PPC Hero.[2] His online courses on Google Ads and digital advertising have enrolled over 400,000 students worldwide.[3] He is the author of Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot, a middle-grade fantasy novel published by Sourcebooks.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Rudansky was born in October 1987 in Huntington, New York, on Long Island.[5] He grew up in Huntington and attended the Hebrew Academy of Suffolk County. He studied for three years at the Rabbinical Seminary of America before enrolling at Hofstra University, where he earned a Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.[5][6]
During his studies, Rudansky was also a self-taught painter, producing large impressionistic paintings of street musicians.[6][7]
Career
[edit]AdVenture Media Group
[edit]Rudansky founded AdVenture Media Group in 2012, shortly after completing his master's degree.[1] The agency specializes in pay-per-click advertising, conversion rate optimization, and digital media strategy. The agency has worked with over 500 companies, including Unilever, Forbes, AMC Networks, Hanes, Hearst, and Hitachi.[8] Rudansky also leads workshops on artificial intelligence applications in marketing through the Modern Marketing Institute.[9]
In 2021, PPC Hero ranked Rudansky as the number-one most influential PPC expert in the world and AdVenture Media as the most influential PPC marketing company.[2] That same year, AdVenture Media won first place at the Shorty Awards for Social Activation for its digital campaign promoting the "Shine A Light" initiative, a multi-platform effort addressing antisemitism in North America.[10] The agency also received a Netty Award in the Advertising and PR category for its digital campaign with Grown Brilliance, a lab-grown diamond retailer.[11] In 2026, AdVenture Media's creative director Dave Spector was nominated for a Webby Award in the Best Use of AI category for video and film.[12]
Rudansky has been interviewed by David Sable, former global CEO of Young & Rubicam, as part of the New York Festivals' "Creativity from the Other Side" video series, which profiles creative leaders in business.[8] AdVenture Media also partnered with New York Festivals as a sponsor of the Bowery Awards, providing prize money to independent creatives.[13]
Digital marketing education
[edit]In 2015, Rudansky released a free introductory course on Google AdWords, which has been watched by over 950,000 students.[14] His paid course on Google Ads, hosted on Udemy, has enrolled over 400,000 students across 185 countries.[3][15] Rudansky has published additional courses on topics including remarketing, storytelling, and landing page design.[3]
Rudansky is a contributor to Search Engine Journal[1] and Writer's Digest.[16]
Rudansky hosted The Isaac Rudansky Show, a weekly program broadcast on AM970 The Answer, featuring interviews with digital marketing industry figures including Rand Fishkin, founder of Moz.[17]
Literary career
[edit]Rudansky wrote his debut novel, Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot, over a period of three years, writing daily from 4:30 to 7:30 a.m. before his children woke.[5] The middle-grade fantasy follows a boy whose father is abducted into a hidden world called Scatterplot, where trained Scribes record human memories to safeguard truth and order.[4]
The novel was first published in February 2025 through Greenleaf Book Group.[18] Rudansky subsequently signed with literary agent Peter Knapp of Park, Fine & Brower.[19] He secured a three-book deal with Sourcebooks, whose titles are distributed by Penguin Random House, with a six-figure advance.[20] The first book is scheduled to be republished under Sourcebooks in November 2026, with two sequels to follow in November 2027 and November 2028.[20]
The book was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, which noted the novel's "memorably lurid" villain and described the work as "rich and strange," while also critiquing elements of its dialogue and pacing.[4] The Long Island Herald profiled Rudansky as a local author blending adventure with magic in the tradition of the Percy Jackson and Harry Potter series.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Rudansky lives on Long Island, New York.[5]
Works
[edit]- Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot (Greenleaf Book Group, 2025; Sourcebooks, 2026) ISBN 9798886453164
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Isaac Rudansky, Author at Search Engine Journal". Search Engine Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b "The Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts in 2021". PPC Hero. 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Isaac Rudansky – Founder of AdVenture Media & The Modern Marketing Institute". Udemy. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Learn what a Cedarhurst author did to blend adventure with magic in his novel". Herald Community Newspapers. 10 January 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b "Customer Spotlight: Isaac Rudansky". Theme.co. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Isaac Rudansky Paintings". Fine Art America. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b "Isaac Rudansky – Creativity from the Other Side". New York Festivals. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Modern Marketing Institute". Modern Marketing Institute. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Shine A Light". The Shorty Awards. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "AdVenture Media Group Wins Prestigious Netty Award". Netty Awards. 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "30th Annual Webby Awards – Best Use of AI". The Webby Awards. 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "NYF Announces Carol H. Williams 'Together For Better Award'; AdVenture Media Celebrates Grand Winners with Special Prizes". Adforum. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "The Beginners Guide to Google AdWords". YouTube. 7 July 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Ultimate Google Ads Training: Profit with Pay Per Click". Class Central. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Isaac Rudansky Archives". Writer's Digest. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "The Isaac Rudansky Show". AdVenture Media Group. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot". BookLife. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ "Clients". Peter Knapp – Literary Agent. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ^ a b "This Orthodox Jewish Author Just Landed a Major Three-Book Deal". Jew in the City. April 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
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