Search Marketing Expo

Techniques to Adapt & Thrive – Attend SMX West March 2-4 in Santa Clara, CA

“The times, they are a-changing.”
- Bob Dylan

Indeed. Consider:

• Google’s universal search, and blended search in general, continue to profoundly alter the SEO landscape, offering new opportunities for visibility. Yet old-school SEO tactics virtually ignore both universal and blended search.
• Real-time search is shaking up results pages in ways that marketers are still digesting, while personalized search means everyone sees something different in response to a query. How do marketers react?
• Meanwhile, new paid search advertising opportunities abound, from exotic AdWords formats to Facebook ads that allow you to connect with buyers “pre-search.” And looming over everything is the deal for Microsoft to power search for Yahoo.

Be prepared. Attend Search Marketing Expo – SMX West and you’ll know the implications of these and many other search engine marketing developments, missteps to avoid and tactics to employ to make the most of them.

The SMX West Agenda features more than 50 sessions providing expert insight and real-world-proven search marketing tactics. SMX is a sound investment; you’ll learn tactics that will yield results instantly and continue delivering for months and years to come. You’ll be satisfied; we guarantee it.

Whether you’re new to search or an experienced internet marketer, employed at a Fortune 500 company, or run your own business or agency, you’ll find sessions just for you at SMX West. Twelve tracks cover topics areas including paid search, search engine optimization, real time search, social media, local & mobile search marketing, analytics and more. Plus don’t miss our featured keynote, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, for his first-ever address at a search industry event.

Join us March 2-4 in Santa Clara, CA for the most eye-opening, forward thinking SMX conference yet. Register today and you pay just $1,245 for access to all 50 sessions, networking activities and essential conveniences that make SMX conferences legendary.

Register today!

P.S: Stay for a deep dive! Attend the March 5 training seminars: Bruce Clay SEO Training and In-house SEM Exchange.

Time’s up! You have only until the end of tomorrow (December 11) to get the lowest ticket price for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West.

Register now and pay only $1095 for three days of exceptional content, invaluable connections, and all with the essential conveniences SMX events provide. SMX West will take place March 2-4, 2010 in Santa Clara, CA.

An All Access pass gets you in to the more than 50 sessions, keynotes (included featured keynote by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer!), expo hall, networking receptions and lunches, all-day snacks and free Wifi. Save $150 off now – register today!

Whether you are an experienced search marketer or just starting out, SMX West offers sessions designed for your skill level on topics including search engine optimization (SEO), paid search advertising (PPC) social media marketing, local search, search-friendly design and more. Programmed by the editors of Search Engine Land, you can expect only the most relevant content and qualified speakers at SMX West.

Become be a more effective, innovative and inspired internet marketer. Don’t miss out! Register now to get this special SMX West pre-agenda rate before it expires!

Want to send your team? Check out our attractive group rates and save 20% or more.

PS: One-day All Access Passes, Networking Passes and Expo Hall passes are also available. New to search? Check out the already posted SMX Boot Camp agenda.

Pre-agenda Rate Ends Friday December 11th – Don’t Miss Out!

Back in the 1800s, heading to the untamed West promised adventure, challenges and opportunity. The same can be said for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West … minus the covered wagons!

Attend SMX West March 2-4 in Santa Clara and become be a more effective, innovative and inspired internet marketer. Register by this Friday, December 11th and pay only $1095 for 3 days of exceptional content, invaluable connections, and all the essential conveniences SMX events provide.

Get actionable and implementable tactics from our faculty of search marketing experts. Hear Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer address the search marketing community directly for the first time. Select from over 50 insightful sessions on paid search, search engine optimization, social media marketing and more. The depth, quality and diversity of SMX programming ensures you’ll maximize your investment in time and money; we guarantee it.

Register by December 11 and get the lowest rate offered for SMX West. All Access pass are priced at just $1095. One day All Access and Networking Passes are also available. Plus check out the intensive training programs – In-house SEM Exchange and Bruce Clay’s SEO training – immediately following SMX West on March 5th.

Act now to secure this special rate! Register today!

Thinking about bringing the team? Our group rates kick in at 3 or more people – take advantage of these discounts and save even more!

Do you have a topic you’d like to see covered in a session at SMX Toronto on April 8-9, 2010? Something you’d like to see covered in depth, or a discussion of search business strategies, search analytics or tactics for getting the most out your search marketing campaigns? If so, we’d like to hear from you. Please head over to the SMX Toronto session pitch form and describe your idea(s) for sessions at the show. Please include:

• Proposed session title
• 2-7 paragraph description of the session
• Optional: Speakers who you think are most qualified for this panel

Remember that SMX Toronto sessions usually feature 3-4 speakers with 10-15 minutes each of speaking time, so please make sure your idea will accommodate that format. We’re not interested in any pitches for sessions where a single individual would speak for an entire session. And also please remember, no product or service pitches.

Ready to pitch? Please use the SMX session pitch form, and do not email Danny or Chris. These days we work with a team of people to help coordinate speaker selection. We need a centralized online system to help manage that process so things don’t slip through the cracks. By far the most reliable way to express interest in speaking is to go through the system – email too often gets overlooked or lost.

And don’t delay—we’ll be closing the session pitch form on December 15, and posting the agenda for the show by December 19.

Lowest Rates Now Available on Search Marketing Expo – SMX Conferences Worldwide!

Search Marketing Expo – SMX is recognized as the leading search engine marketing conference series in the world. And if you are planning to attend an SMX event in 2010, now is the time to register and get our lowest rates.

You will save a bunch by registering for any (or all!) of our SMX conferences before the end of the year. Enter Partner Code “SMX2010” (case sensitive, no quotes) and you’ll get a $100 discount (or in Euros/Pounds, you get the idea).

This offer is available for:

• SMX West: March 2-4, Santa Clara, CA | Learn More – Register Now
• SMX Munich: March 23-24, Germany | Learn More – Register Now
• SMX Toronto: April 8-9, Canada | Learn More – Register Now
• SMX Sydney: April 22-23, Australia | Learn More – Register Now
• SMX Advanced London: May 17-18 | Learn More – Register Now
• SMX Advanced Seattle: June 8-9, Seattle, WA | Learn More – Register Now
• SMX East: October 4-6, New York City | Learn More – Register Now

You’ll be a more effective, innovative and inspired internet marketer after attending SMX. And, by registering and paying in full before the end of the year, you get the lowest rates that will be offered for any of these outstanding conferences.

Register online now to secure your savings. We’re looking forward to seeing you at an SMX conference next year!

Note: Rates available when you use Partner Code “SMX2010” and can’t be combined with other offers. Your payment must be received by December 31, 2009 in order to receive these rates. Sorry, your registration may be canceled if timely payment is not received.

Keri Morgret won the first SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest sponsored by Marin Software. She out-SEMed more than 1700 other entrants. And this year? Keri’s confident: “I encourage other search marketers to sharpen their game, because I fully intend to defend my title.”

Are you up to the challenge? Find out by entering the SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest sponsored by Marin Software.

The SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest is open to anyone who can answer 20 tough questions about the ins-and-outs of search marketing. The winner will receive a free trip for two people to SMX West in Santa Clara, California, March 2-4, 2010. The prize includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, and passes to SMX West 2010 for the winner and a travel companion. The winner will also receive an award on stage from SMX West chair and Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan, and will gain national recognition as the Biggest Search Geek.

“We’re looking forward to crowning the SMX Biggest Search Geek and working with contest sponsor Marin Software for the second year in a row,” Danny said. “We’ll see if last year’s contestants are up to the challenge, as well as new contenders who will undoubtedly come out this year to take a shot at the title.”

“Paid search is one of the most effective and measurable forms of marketing but it can be extremely complex, time-consuming and challenging,” said Chris Lien, chief executive officer of Marin Software. “We developed the Biggest Search Geek contest to recognize the top experts in the field who make search marketing campaigns successful for the brands and agencies they work for every day.”

Ready to compete? Visit http://biggestsearchgeek.com.

Official contest rules are here. If you win and have already registered for SMX West, we’ll refund the full amount you’ve paid for SMX West conference tickets.