Search Marketing Expo

The Early Bird Rate for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West expires in just two days (Saturday, Jan. 30) Register now and get 3 days of exception content and invaluable industry connections for only $1245.

Join us in Santa Clara, CA March 2-4 for the most compelling search marketing conference on the West coast. Our roster of 100+ of the most knowledgeable presenters will share tactics that made and keep them successful. The multi-track, 50 session agenda allows you to customize your program to best fit your needs and maximize your investment. Plus SMX West offers the ideal mix of opportunities to grow your industry connections – check out the networking events schedule!

Just added to the program – Thursday March 4th will kick off with a dynamic “State of the Search Union” panel of including some of the sharpest minds in search to discuss the dramatic developments which have reshaped our industry. You won’t want to miss the insights and recommendations (complete with controversy) from this collection of super savvy panelists.

Time is running out! Register now and grab your chance to save $150 off an All Access pass (or more if you take advantage of our group rates!)

Have questions or need help registering? Contact us at registration[at]searchmarketingexpo.com or call (877) 242-5242.

Helpful SMX Links:

• Get a guided tour of SMX – read conference chair Danny Sullivan’s preview.
• The program is by Search Engine Land, the site marketers trust to keep up to speed on search marketing.
• Find tools and services to help you do your job better from leading vendors in the SMX Expo Hall.
• We’re confident you’ll be satisfied with SMX West – we guarantee it!

Continue your education post-conference with our March 5th workshops:

• Learn white hat SEO tactics to increase search traffic at Bruce Clay’s SEO Training.
• Drive conversions by planning and implementing an analytics strategy – attend Google Analytics training.
• Work in-house? In-house SEM Exchange is a must, exclusively programmed for you and your peers.

The Early Bird Rate for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West expires Saturday, January 30th. Save up to $350 on your All Access ticket by registering now! Here’s why:

• More than 150 of the world’s most knowledgeable speakers will present at SMX West. They’re selected based on ability AND willingness to share the tactics and strategies that made them successful. See who’s speaking in addition to featured keynote Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO.
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Register now for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West and save up to $350. You have until the end of the day Saturday, January 30th to take advantage of our early bird rate.

As the search industry changes, so does the SMX agenda. Learn tactics to make the most of developments such universal search, real-time search and new paid advertising opportunities. Over 70% of this year’s sessions are completely new compared to last year’s program. Take a look at the full agenda.

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This post was originally published on Search Engine Land by SMX Boot Camp session coordinator Disa Johnson.

Need to get up to speed fast on search engine marketing? Here’s your “dream agenda” for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West (March 2-4 in Santa Clara, CA).

By following this agenda, you’ll get a comprehensive introduction to Search Engine Marketing, and maximize your investment in money and time. We highly recommend that beginners attend all of the Boot Camp sessions on Tuesday March 2. We’ve also made recommendations on sessions that follow, but feel free to attend sessions that interest you most.

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NFL Playoffs, the Super Bowl, the Winter Games in Vancouver. To compete at the highest level, athletes need the best training. For search marketers that means access to cutting edge tactics to tackle the new developments and solutions redefining search marketing. You’ll find that and more at SMX West.

Time to update your playbook and make sure you come out on top. Here are 10 reasons why you should join us March 2-4 in Santa Clara for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West. Keep reading!

10) A dynamic editorial program to keep you ahead of search marketing changes. Over 50% of sessions are all new. Check out conference chair Danny Sullivan’s SMX West Preview for a guided tour.

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This article was originally posted on SearchEngineLand by editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan, who also co-chairs Search Marketing Expo – SMX West.

In less than two months, Search Engine Land’s SMX West search marketing conference will happen from March 2-4 in California. Anyone who is even remotely connected to gaining visitors, customers and driving sales should be attending. Experienced search marketer? Newbie? Web developer? Designer? Involved in public relations? Traditional marketer? There’s good stuff for all these types of people and others. Here’s my virtual tour of what to expect and why you should be there.

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The agenda is live, and we’re now accepting submissions to speak at Search Marketing Expo – SMX West 2010. To increase the odds of being selected, be sure to have read the agenda. Understand what the sessions are about. Ensure that your pitch is on target to the show’s audience and the session. Please also be very specific about what you intend to cover. Also, if you do not see a particular session listed, this is because there are no openings for that session. Use this form to submit your request.

As you might guess, interest is high in speaking at SMX conferences. Danny, Chris and the session coordinators sift through thousands of speaker submissions to make their selections. Here are some tips that will increase your chances of being selected.

Pitch early: Submitting your pitch early gives you a better chance of being selected. Coordinators accept speakers as soon as they identify a pitch that they think best fits the session, just like colleges that use a rolling admissions policy. So pitching early increases the likelihood you’ll be chosen.

Use the form: The speaker pitch form (http://searchmarketingexpo.com/speaker-form) is the way to ask to speak. There’s helpful information there about how your pitch should be written and what it should contain.

Write it yourself and be specific: Lots of pitches come in that are obviously written by staff or not specific to the session. These are two of the most effective ways to ensure that your pitch is ignored. If you’re a thought leader, write the pitch yourself…and make certain that it is 100% focused on the session topic.

You’ll be notified: If you are accepted to speak, you’ll be notified by e-mail. If not, you’ll be notified by e-mail in early February.

Just before the holidays we published the Search Marketing Expo – SMX West agenda, featuring more than 50 sessions on virtually every search and social media marketing topic imaginable.

Want more? We’ve just added three comprehensive workshops conducted by leading experts in search marketing on March 5. Choose from:

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