Where do you find inbound marketing professionals for full time employment?

[cmdsonline]

My agency is constantly looking for quality inbound marketing professionals and have had no luck. We have posted ads on all major job boards, localized classifieds and have even been attending career events at colleges to find that perfect person to train.

At this point, we need to hire a rock star to help kick things into high gear. We're not interested in outsourcing any of the work, and it seems as if all the talent is either self employed (and likes it) or working for another agency and is happy.

» I've used social networks to scout
» I've searched through profiles in forums (and here)
» I've hired a couple of staffing companies (haven't found a good one I guess)

Can anyone recommend an approach I may be missing? It's been easy for me to find talent in other areas of expertise, but SEO evolves so much and it's near impossible to find someone who gets the big picture. Any help would be appreciated!

Best,

Chris

[Syed1]

Go to online marketing conferences and do the hunting there - Pubcon, SMX, etc. If not all, a lot of the healthy deer go there for fresh water, and hunting becomes really easy.

You will find lot of talent there no doubt; it's just being able to persuade them where its a bit tricky