Search Marketing Expo

Search Marketing Expo – SMX East returns for its third year to New York City, October 4-6, 2010. Register now to take advantage of the lowest-available Super Early Bird rates. The SMX East conference program will run from October 4-6; the expo hall will be open October 4-5.

At SMX East, you’ll learn to…

• Maximize ROI from paid search advertising on Google & Bing
• Optimize your website content for superior organic search results
• Expand your skills with local and mobile search advertising expertise
• Master social media marketing on Twitter, Facebook and other networks
• Boost conversions… and increase sales

SMX East is programmed by search authorities Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, the editors of Search Engine Land, the leading news blog that internet and search engine marketers count on for news and analysis.

SMX East will feature three jam-packed days with over 50 sessions of cutting-edge content on search engine optimization (SEO), paid search advertising (PPC), social media marketing, local and mobile search marketing, and search-friendly design and development. Full agenda will launch in August; for a sneak peek at what to expect click here.

SMX East is an outstanding value! Register for an All Access pass today and pay only $1195 for all the exceptional content, invaluable online and off-line networking activities, and the essential conveniences like WiFi in session rooms and hot lunches that SMX events provide.

Want to send a team? Discounts of up to 25% are available – check out our group rates.

PS: All SMX East rates increase July 31. Act now!

Do you have a topic you’d like to see covered in a session at SMX East NYC on October 4-6, 2010? Something you’d like to see covered in depth, or a discussion of advanced strategies and 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 session pitch form and describe your idea(s) for sessions at the show. Please include:

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

Note: At this point, we’re looking for session ideas, not individual speakers. We’ll put out a call for speakers when we post the agenda during the week of July 19.

Remember that all sessions at SMX 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 July 3.

Key milestones for SMX East NYC

Again, the pitch form is for session ideas only. We will open up a separate pitch form for people to apply to speak on specific panels once the agenda is posted.

• Session pitches open June 16, close July 3
• Agenda posted & speaking pitches open week of July 19
• Speaking pitches close August 20