Search Marketing Expo

I’m now accepting speaking proposals for SMX London. We’ve moved the conference dates to May 18 and 19, the perfect time to be in London, especially at our venue, the New Connaught Rooms in the heart of London at Covent Garden.

Please note that the agenda for the show is final, and I will only consider pitches for specific panels. Here’s the SMX London agenda.

Ready to pitch? Click over to our SMX Speaker Pitch Form and follow the instructions there. There are a limited number of openings, and I expect to fill them quickly, so don’t delay if you want to be considered.

We have extended the SMX Sydney final Early Bird rate until Tuesday, March 3 at 5:30 AEST, so you still have time to convince the boss that you should be attending and cash in on a great discount offer. Enter promo code EBFEB2009 (case sensitive) when booking your All Access Pass. Bookings can be made here.

Search Marketing Expo – SMX Sydney will be held April 2-3.

SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin To Deliver 2009 Keynote

This year SMX Sydney is embracing SEO in a very big way and not just from a technical perspective. We are delving into the business case for SEO implementation. Have you ever tried to sell the idea of site optimisation to your CEO or CMO, only to be told that pay per click is a quicker way to score goals with search? Hard work isn’t it?

Our keynote on day one with SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin will be based around the concept of SEO for the CEO. This keynote presentation will give you all the ammo you need to get your SEO project approved and kick started, plus over two days we will have more than 30 tactical sessions to give you the technical knowledge to help you carry out a complete implementation and improve the ROI on your PPC.

International Speakers Participating in SMX Sydney

Our international speaker line up includes the who’s who of the global search marketing community including some of the best minds in search marketing who will share their tactics and experiences with you at SMX Sydney. Our 2009 faculty includes:

Rand Fishkin – CEO, SEOmoz
Returning to SMX Sydney for a second time, Rand Fishkin is among the search marketing field’s thought leaders, serving 20,000 daily readers on the SEOmoz blog.

Bruce Clay – President, Bruce Clay Inc.
Bruce Clay is a true pioneer in the search industry and president of Bruce Clay, Inc. Since 1996, www.bruceclay.com has been one of the foremost search engine optimisation Web destinations.

Greg Boser – Founder, 3 Dog Media
Greg Boser (aka WebGuerrilla) is an internet marketing consultant who has specialised in search engine optimisation since 1996. Greg is one of the coolest guys you will meet in the industry and we are glad he is making his way out in 2009.

Greg Grothaus – Senior Software Engineer, Google
Greg joined Google in July 2005 as a Search Quality Engineer, where he is responsible for maintaining the quality of the search results in Google’s main search index. Greg will be speaking in a few high level technical SEO sessions.

Rob Kerry – Editor of Sphinn.com & Head of Search, Ayami Search
Better known to his peers as evilgreenmonkey, Rob is barely out of grade school, yet is already a respected industry figure and a regular speaker at major events such as SMX, Affiliates4u and PubCon. Rob is also the Editor of Danny Sullivan’s internet marketing social news site Sphinn.

Jane Copland – Search Marketing Analyst, Ayima Search
Also returning for the second time, Jane Copland is now working with Rob Kerry at Ayima Search in the UK, Jane has been working in SEO since 2006 when she joined the SEOmoz team.

Stephan Pavlovich – CRO Consultant, Conversion Rate Experts
Stephen is literally a Conversion Rate Expert, helping to grow web businesses in many highly competitive industries & before joining Conversion Rate Experts, Stephen worked as an in-house web marketer.

Cindy Krum – Founder, Rank-Mobile
Cindy Krum is the founder of Rank-Mobile. Cindy is passionate about bringing creative online marketing solutions to clients, and working with clients to develop high level mobile and international marketing strategies. Cindy will be educating us on why the mobile platform should not be ignored.

Don’t forget to register by March 3 to claim your Early Bird discount!

Registration is now open for Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced. This year’s conference is June 2-3, but plan to get there on the 1st for the Meet & Greet reception (more details on that soon).

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 participate with others who speak your native language. Last year’s edition was a smash hit; read what participants said about it here.

Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman are programming SMX Advanced. There will be tracks dedicated to advanced search engine optimization and paid search advertising, along with SEM business sessions, where owners of search marketing firms discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the market and their companies.

We’re back for the third time at the incredible Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the waterfront in Seattle. Bell Harbor may be the coolest place you’ve ever attended a conference: outstanding rooms, great food and views that even the locals pause to admire. Last year, a family of otters even stopped by to entertain us.

Until March 14, you can register for SMX Advanced for only $1195. This is a pre-agenda rate offered to those of you who know you want to come to the conference. The agenda will be posted the week of March 16th and the rate will increase to $1395.

SMX Advanced sold out in 2007 and 2008. Reserve your place and get the best possible rate. Register today!

The next SMX is our first in Canada! SMX Search Analytics focuses on the intersection of search and marketing optimization. This conference will deliver insight about your visitors, customers and those who “got away.” And, it will help you demonstrate the success of your search marketing initiatives.

Join us for this unique conference March 31-April 1 at the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre in Toronto. The agenda is live – take a look!

SMX Search Analytics is for intermediate to advanced search engine marketers who are looking to quantify the value of organic and paid SEM. In just two days, you’ll participate in sessions that deliver effective, actionable and ROI enhancing tactics. The jam-packed agenda incorporates presentations from over 25 search marketing leaders, and includes such sessions as:

• Analyzing & Converting Search Traffic
• Up Close with Google Analytics
• Top Ten Customized Search Analytics Reports
• Search Analytics Case Studies
• Analytics & Competitive Intelligence

You’ll advance your knowledge with the processes and tools that maximize the effectiveness of search marketing campaigns, and give you a leg up on increasingly sophisticated competitors.

Make the most of your investment in search marketing and stretch your budget with the lessons learned at SMX Search Analytics. Register online or by calling (877) 242-5242 and take advantage of the Early Bird rate. Just $995 (CAD) gets you an All Access Pass into all of the sessions, the expo hall and networking opportunities. Register today!

Program by Search Engine Land. The SMX Search Analytics program was created by search marketing authorities Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, the editors of Search Engine Land and creators of the original and best search marketing event.

PS: SMX Search Analytics is run alongside eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, which offers workshops including:

• Intro to Web Analytics – March 29th
• Web Analytics for Site Optimization – March 30th
• Google Analytics Training – March 30th
• Predictive Analytics Training – April 2-3rd

For more information and to register for any of the workshops or the SMX Search Analytics/eMetrics combination pass, click here.

SMX West starts next Tuesday (Feb. 10) at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Register now and save $100 compared to on-site registration.

Conference chairs Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, and the all-star SMX programming team, have created a comprehensive agenda that is tactical, strategic and forward-looking. Listen to Danny’s SMX West preview podcast here.

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced search engine marketer, SMX West has sessions just for you. Here’s the agenda.

In addition, we’ve taken care of the little things that will make your experience more valuable and enjoyable, including:

• Hot lunches, breakfast and snacks all day.
• Free WiFi in session rooms, so you can access speaker presentations.
• Networking. Networking. Networking. See the details about online and in-person tools and activities.
• Presentations from 30 leading search marketing solution providers in the SMX Theater – open to all SMX attendees including free Expo Only attendees.
• Extend your stay and participate in the ultra-comprehensive Bruce Clay Inc. SEOToolSet training course February 13. See the details here.

Time’s almost up! Register today and you save $200 on an All Access Pass compared to the on site rate.