Sylvain VIDAL — founder of GreenRed
The founder

Sylvain VIDAL

Founder of GreenRed · Speaker and trainer in SEO, SEA and tracking

I've been passionate about web marketing for more than 15 years, and I help businesses understand and use their data to steer their online visibility — clearly, measurably, effectively.

📍Paris and the surrounding area 🎓Lecturer at Sorbonne Nouvelle 🏆Google Partners Premier (top 3%) inLinkedIn
Who I am

Making data accessible to everyone

I firmly believe data should be a lever anyone can pull, not just analysts. That conviction is what gave rise to GreenRed.

Before founding GreenRed, I spent more than 15 years in leadership roles at SEO agencies, working with businesses of every size — from the smallest firm to the biggest brand — on defining their KPIs, setting up dashboards and training their in-house teams.

In 2023, I created GreenRed with a simple idea: bring SEO, SEA, Analytics, social media, backlink and even GEO (visibility across artificial intelligences)data together in a single all-in-one tool. The goal: spot growth opportunities and help optimise every page of a site, without hopping between 8 different interfaces.

Alongside that, I keep teaching — students on BTS, Bachelor's and Master's programmes at Sorbonne Nouvelle, at ECS and at Naïas Training, as well as in-house marketers. I believe in teaching that is concrete, measurable and results-driven.

Today my mission is clear: to help SMEs and brands take back control of their marketing performance through an approach built on data, teaching and effectiveness.

My areas of expertise

Data-first expertise

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SEO & GEO

Classic organic search and optimisation for generative engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Mistral).

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SEA & Google Ads

Running and challenging Google Ads campaigns, measuring ROI, optimising bids and conversions.

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Analytics & data viz

Google Analytics 4, Tag Manager, Looker Studio, marketing reporting. From raw data to an actionable dashboard.

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Training & teaching

Designing and running training for students and professionals. A concrete approach, hands-on exercises, individual follow-up.

Recognition and commitments

A recognised voice in the ecosystem

Conferences, competitions, certifications: milestones that underpin an expertise proven and shared with the French SEO/SEA community.

2026
Organiser of the 1st French GEO contest
The first contest in France to measure how visible sites are on generative engines (5 AI platforms). Sponsored by Abondance, RocketLinks, Fasterize, FepSem and SKURIA.
2025
Speaker at FepSem 2025
A talk at the Salon du Search Marketing in Lyon, organised by FepSem — the event search professionals don't miss.
See it on Abondance
2024
Guest expert at FepSem 2024
Took part in a round table on performance tracking alongside other search engine marketing experts.
See the round table
2018
Speaker at WeLoveSEO 2018
A talk with RocketLinks at the 2018 edition of France's landmark SEO event.
See the talk
8 years
Google Partners Premier
A certification granted to just 3% of agencies in France, held for 8 years. Recognition of technical expertise on Google Ads.
2017
Bing Ads Certified Professional
Microsoft certification on the Bing Ads advertising platform.
2013 & 2014
Winner of the Google Partners contest
Two consecutive wins in the national contest Google runs between certified agencies.
SEO
Entrant in the Pandaranol contest
The long-running community SEO contest of the French-speaking sphere.
Teaching

Training the next generation of marketers

For more than 8 years I've taught at several schools and on several programmes, passing on a concrete, data-driven approach to digital marketing.

Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
Lecturer — digital marketing, digital communication, events
Since 2026
IMCI
Trainer in SEO / SEA / Analytics
Since 2025
Optima Academy
Trainer in SEO / SEA / Analytics
Since 2025
Alfie Training
Trainer in SEO / SEA / Analytics
Since 2024
Read the profile
ECS (European Communication School)
Trainer in SEO / SEA / GA4 — Master's examiner (BTS, Bachelor's, Master's)
Since 2023
Naïas Training
Trainer in SEO / SEA / Analytics — Master's examiner
Since 2018
Read the profile
Freelance
Independent trainer in SEO / SEA / Google Analytics
Since 2011
PrestaShop
Lead SEO trainer for France
6 years
WiziShop
Lead SEO trainer for France
2 years

"SEO with its 10 blue links is becoming the old world. Your customers no longer search only on Google — they ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity directly. And there, either the AI cites you as THE solution, or you simply don't exist. That's why we built GreenRed: to stop flying blind."

— Sylvain VIDAL, founder of GreenRed

Fancy a conversation?

Conferences, bespoke training, an SEO/SEA audit, strategic support: do get in touch to talk through your online visibility challenges.