Archive for March, 2008

SMX Advanced Agenda Up! 2 Days, 3 Tracks Of High-Level SEM In Seattle

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The agenda for Search Marketing Expo - SMX Advanced is now available here. The show will be held in Seattle June 3-4.

If you’re an experienced search marketer, SMX Advanced is the event for you. This intimate, cutting edge two-day event features sessions addressing issues that you won’t find anywhere else. Check out the agenda for the complete list including:

  • Blow Your Mind Link Building Techniques
  • Bot Herding
  • Convertion Optimization: Winning After They Arrive
  • Buying Sites For SEO
  • and Give It Up! — the session where leading search marketing pros reveal their most closely–held secrets and techniques

Along with two-day organic SEO and PPC tracks, we’ve added specialty programming to SMX Advanced. The SEM Business track has sessions that will help SEM business owners and managers be more successful. And, the Developer Day track will dive deep on SEM-friendly development techniques and tactics.

SMX Advanced sold out last year, so register early to reserve your place.

Get Your Ticket For SMX Social Media: Rate Increases March 15

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

You’ll be a master of marketing on social media sites after attending SMX Social Media.

SMX Social Media is the only event dedicated to getting marketers up to speed on how to leverage the communities on social news, networking, bookmarking and knowledge sites. Need more reasons to attend? Here are 10 more.

Register today and save on your ticket for SMX Social Media. Prices increase on March 15 (that’s this Saturday), so lock in at the incredible rate of only $1195. You get all of the content, keynotes and community that make SMX events famous. See the full agenda and all of the social media marketing experts who will be speaking.

Don’t wait. Register today for SMX Social Media before rates increase March 15.

Bonus offer: Register now and you get a special bonus offer– 3 free months of SEOmoz Premium Content with your paid annual subscription. Check out the details here.

SEM Business Track Sessions - Submit Now

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Just a quick postscript to Danny’s post about session submissions for SMX Advanced.

We’re now taking session topic suggestions for the SEM Business & Finance track, which will be new at Advanced. Submit topics having to do with running, investing in, selling or financing SEM businesses.

Submit here ASAP if you have a topic you’d like considered. The submissions for Business and Finance track sessions will close on Tuesday March 11.

SMX Advanced Pre-Agenda Pricing Good Until March 15

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Registration is now open for Search Marketing Expo - SMX Advanced, which is taking place this year June 3-4 back at the incredible Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the waterfront in Seattle.

SMX Advanced is for experienced search marketers who want to enjoy sessions conducted at a high-level. If you’re fluent in SEM, come to Advanced and converse with others who speak your native language. Last year’s edition was a smash hit; read what participants said about it here.

Until March 15, you can register for SMX Advanced for only $1095. This is a pre-agenda rate for those of you who know you want to come to the show. The agenda will be posted the week of March 17th and the rate will increase to $1295.

SMX Advanced sold out in 2007 and is likely to do so again. So reserve your place and get the best possible rate by registering today!

How To Speak At SMX Advanced 2008

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Want to speak at our SMX Advanced conference happens in Seattle this June 3 & 4. Here’s everything you need to know about doing it!

Session Pitches Accepted: March 5 - March 11

From March 5 through March 11, I’m accepting pitches for sessions at SMX Advanced. The audience is advanced search marketers, the type of people who may feel they’ve seen it all and done it all. We’re looking for sessions that will surprise them, open eyes and give even the advanced search marketer something new to try, some profound “I didn’t know that moment.”

Up for the challenge? Then submit your session idea here. The pitch should be about 2 to 7 paragraphs long. We don’t need an essay, just a general idea of what the session would be about, along with some specifics about what you might cover. You can suggest other potential speakers, but that’s not required.

Also send some background about yourself, your company and the type of work you do. We don’t need a resume nor a lengthy bio. Just a few sentences to describe yourself.

If you’re accepted, you’ll get a pass to the entire SMX event. Travel and accommodation are not provided.

Agenda Posted: March 17

We expect to post the SMX agenda by March 17. If you were accepted to speak as part of the session pitch process, you MIGHT be notified by this time. If not, hang in there until speaking openings are posted.

Speaking Pitches Accepted: March 26 - April 30 (or so)

On March 26, our speaking pitch form will open. You’ll be able to see all available sessions that have speaking openings and pitch for those spots. Pitch as soon as possible. Once we have enough good speakers, we’ll close a session to further pitches. By April 30, we expect to have all sessions filled. But as said, don’t wait until then, as some sessions will close earlier.

10 Reasons to Attend SMX Social Media - Register Before March 15 and Save!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Early bird registration for Search Marketing Expo - SMX Social Media in Long Beach, CA ends March 15. Register today and you’ll pay only $1195 for all the sessions, keynotes, networking and parties. Space is limited so secure your spot now.

This West Coast version of SMX Social Media is an encore presentation of the standing-room only New York City edition presented last autumn. Attendees Dugg (sic) it. You will too! See what they said about SMX Social Media below.

SMX Social Media is a must-attend event for internet marketers who want to learn tactics needed to harness the power of reader-engagement sites and tools like Del.icio.us, Digg, StumbleUpon and Netscape. You’ll be a master of social media marketing (SMM) after attending SMX Social Media. See the full agenda and who’ll be speaking at this intensive and intimate two-day conference.

Here are 10 reasons why you should register for SMX Social Media today….
10. SMM is one of the only effective ways to reach audiences tuning out traditional media.
9. Do SMM right, and you can drive traffic, raise awareness and improve your link popularity.
8. You’ll get practical tips on how to drive traffic from social media sites and influence social media site audiences. See the agenda for details.
7. Maximize your networking experience before SMX Social Media with SMX Connect, the event’s own social networking site!
6. You’ll learn from and network with the visionaries and trailblazers of social media and SMM.
5. Wikia Search founder Jimmy Wales and Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis will have a keynote conversation with each other…and you.
4. SMX Social Media is hosted by Danny Sullivan, founder of the social news site Sphinn.com.
3. Commercial pitches? You’ll get none.
2. You save $100 by registering before March 15.
1. There are fewer than 200 tickets left for SMX Social Media. Register today and get yours!

BONUS REASON: Register for SMX Social Media now and you get 3 free months of SEOmoz Premium Membership — a $147 value.* SEOmoz Premium Membership features the best tools and techniques to improve your search rankings. You’ll join hundreds of other search professionals who know that SEOmoz Premium Membership provides exclusive access to SEO Tools, Tips and Premium Instructional Guides that are invaluable to anyone trying to learn the secrets of achieving top rankings.

What Attendees Said About SMX Social Media

“SMX Social Media goes in the books as one of my favorite conferences, for several reasons…One, social media marketing is fun, right?….Two, it was a “who’s who” of search marketing…Three, it was a great chance to say ‘hi’ to old friends and make new ones.”
- What I Loved About (and Learned From) SMX Social Media, Small Business SEM

“SMX Social Media was a success, with informative and interesting presentations, and a laid-back fun atmosphere that made it enjoyable for all.”
- SMX Social Media NYC Day 2 Recap, Online Marketing Blog

“Danny Sullivan and the rest of the team at SMX continue to exceed my expectations. They definitely know how to put on a world class conference. Honestly, going into this conference my expectations weren’t very high. I was thinking that because it was such a small show that it wouldn’t be all that great. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Literally, there are no details that go unnoticed at SMX.”
- SMX Social Media Recap, CameronOthius.com

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