SMX West 2012 Speakers
Who’s Speaking at SMX West: February 28 – March 1, 2012
Speakers at Search Marketing Expo – SMX West are the most respected thought leaders in search engine marketing. Here’s the list of speakers currently confirmed to speak at this event.
Conference Chairs
Conference co-chair Danny Sullivan has been covering search for over a decade and organizing search marketing events for nearly as long. He is renowned for producing quality shows where the information presented is so good that attendees sometimes immediately start implementing tips during breaks!
Conference co-chair Chris Sherman has analyzed and influenced developments in search marketing for more than a decade. He is Executive Editor of Search Engine Land and the creative force behind programs Search Marketing Expo events around the world, including SMX Advanced London.
Keynote Speaker
Join us Wednesday, February 29th for featured keynote with Susan Wojcicki, Senior VP of Advertising at Google. Susan is responsible for the design, innovation and engineering of all Google’s advertising and measurement platforms including AdWords, AdSense and Google Analytics. The San Jose Mercury News called her “the most important Googler you’ve never heard of,” and Forbes Magazine ranked her #16 on its list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011. During this keynote conversation, SMX West co-chairs Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman will join Susan to discuss the growth of search advertising, integrating search into your overall marketing strategy and a peek at upcoming Google product releases.
Adam Audette
President
RKG
Thomas Ballantyne
Director of Marketing
Bulwark Exterminating
Eshwar Belani
vice president of products and business development
Rocket Fuel
Chris Bennett
Founder/Director
97th Floor
Seth Besmertnik
Founder and CEO
Conductor
Mary Bowling
SEO
Optimized!
Jessica Bowman
CEO
SEOinhouse.com
Mia Brennan
Director of Testing and Analytics
Rimm-Kaufman Group
David Burgess
SEO Consultant
Ayima
John Busby
VP, Marchex Institute
marchex
Sean Carlos
CEO
Antezeta Web Marketing
Anand Chandrasekaran
Sr. Director, Global Product Strategy & Product Management, Mobile Search & Commerce
Yahoo!
Allan Chuate
Regional Manager, Search Strategy
Yahoo!
Christine Churchill
President
KeyRelevance
Bruce Clay
President
Bruce Clay, Inc.
Darrin Clement
CEO
Maponics
Addie Conner
VP, Advertising
SocialCode
Drew Conrad
Social Media Marketing Specialist
ZAGG
Cameron Cowan
Product Manager
Adobe
Sarah Dahlin
Director of Client Services
Point It Search Marketing Agency
Rudy De La Garza
Manager, Corporate Search Engine Optimization
Bankrate.com
Janet Driscoll Miller
President and CEO
Search Mojo
Rhea Drysdale
CEO
Outspoken Media, Inc.
Noran El-Shinnawy
Director of Marketing
BoostCTR
Eric Enge
CEO
Stone Temple Consulting
Jeff Ferguson
CEO
Fang Digital Marketing
Masha Fisch
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Google
Micah Fisher-Kirshner
Senior SEO Manager
Become, Inc
Duane Forrester
Sr. Product Manager
Bing
Vanessa Fox
Contributing Editor
Search Engine Land
John Gagnon
Senior SEM Manager, Microsoft Products
Microsoft
Gabe Gayhart
SEO Manager
PriceGrabber / Experian Interactive
Brad Geddes
Founder
Certified Knowledge
Kelly Gillease
VP Marketing
Viator
Dennis Goedegebuure
VP Internet Marketing
Geeknet Inc
Chris Goward
President
WiderFunnel
Mike Grinberg
Search Marketing Manager
Nina Hale Inc
Hugo Guzman
Sr. Manager, Online Marketing
HSN (Home Shopping Network)
Craig Hagopian
Chief Marketing Officer
xAd
Allison Hartsoe
VP Analytics
Semphonic
Joseph Henson
Internet Marketing Specialist
Search Influence
Jonathan Hochman
Founder
Hochman Consultants
Patricia Hursh
president and founder
SmartSearch Marketing
Ted Ives
Owner
Coconut Headphones
Ping Jen
Product Manager for Quality Score
Microsoft
Russ Jones
Chief Technology Officer
Virante
Rebecca Keen
Search Director
Razorfish
Joseph Kerschbaum
Vice President
Clix Marketing
Kelli Kimpton
Director of Digital Strategy
352 Media Group
Jordan Koene
Head of Global Content
eBay
AJ Kohn
Owner
Blind Five Year Old
Arnie Kuenn
President
Vertical Measures
Matt Lawson
VP of Marketing
Marin Software
Warren Lee
SEO Manager
ADOBE
Daniel Lemin
Brand Consultant
Social Studio
Dave Lloyd
Manager, Global SEO
Adobe Systems
Heather Lloyd-Martin
President and CEO
SuccessWorks Search Marketing
Dana Lookadoo
SEO Consultant and Trainer
Yo! Yo! SEO
Gary Magnone
Senior SEO Strategist
Thunder SEO
Rangan Majumder
Principal Group Program Manager
Bing
Jeff Martin
Director of Search Marketing
Touchstorm
Michael Martin
Senior SEO Strategist
Covario
Michael Martinez
Owner
SEO Theory
Debra Mastaler
President
Alliance-Link
Ian McAnerin
CEO
McAnerin International Inc
Bryson Meunier
Director, Content Solutions
Resolution Media
Corey Morris
SEO Strategist
emfluence
Merry Morud
Account Manager
aimClear
Tiffany Oberoi
Software Engineer
Google
Maile Ohye
Senior Developer Programs Engineer
Google Inc.
Gib Olander
Vice President Market Development
Localeze
Dai Pham
Mobile Ads Marketing Team
Google
Monique Pouget
Senior SEO & Social Media Strategist
Thunder SEO
Dave Ragals
VP, Global Client Services
IgnitionOne
Mike Ramsey
President
Nifty Marketing
Markus Renstrom
Head of SEO
Yahoo!
Manny Rivas
Online Marketing Account Manager
aimClear
Dan Robbins
Director of Marketing
Fox Racing Shox
Mark Robertson
Founder
ReelSEO
David Rodnitzky
CEO
PPC Associates
Nick Roshon
SEO Strategist
iCrossing
Nathan Safran
Senior Research Analyst
Conductor
Hamid Saify
Search Marketing Director
Deutsch LA
Patrick Salmon
Senior Supervisor, Field Search Creative Development
Yahoo!
Kate Salyers
Social Media & Digital Strategist
Towne Properties
Will Scott
President
Search Influence
Courtney Seiter
Community manager
Raven Tools
Marshall Simmonds
Founder and CEO
Define Media Group, Inc.
Everett Sizemore
Director of SEO Strategy
seOverflow
Chris Silver Smith
President
Argent Media
Gregg Stewart
President
15miles
Danny Sullivan
Editor-in-Chief
Search Engine Land
Chad Summerhill
Director of Digital Marketing
ABF U-Pack Moving
Laura Thieme
President
Bizwatch
Max Thomas
Founder / President
Thunder SEO
Shari Thurow
Founder and SEO Director
Omni Marketing Interactive
Matt Van Wagner
President
Find Me Faster
Adrian Vender
SEO Manager and Analytics Consultant
Cardinal Path
Alex Volk
Search Marketing Director
Microsoft
Aaron Wall
Author
SEO Book
Marty Weintraub
Founder & Evangelist
aimClear
Lisa Williams
President
MEDIA forte marketing
Monica Wright
Social Media Editor
Search Engine Land and Marketing Land
Tony Wright
CEO
WrightIMC
Jon Wuebben
CEO
Content Launch
Barb Young
President
PPC Strategies
Jay Young
Co-founder
Link Fish Media
Kent Yunk
VP and SEO Strategist
Roaring Pajamas
Nyagoslav Zhekov
Local Search Marketer
OptiLocal
James Zolman
CEO
Quality Scores
Daniel Dulitz
Product Manager
Google
Bruce Ernst
Vice President, Product Management
Monetate
Erin Everhart
Director of Web & Social Media Marketing
352 Media Group
Carrie Gouldin
Web Community Manager
ThinkGeek
Jacob Hagemann
Chief of Search and Innovation
Searcus Danmark ApS
Rodney Hess
Account Manager
Search Influence
Tarun Jain
Product Manager
Google, Inc.
Jeff Licciardi
Group Account Director
Performics
Jack Menzel
Product Management Director, Search
Google
Bill Staples
UK Director of Search
GroupM
Navneet Virk
Director, Optimization
Roundarch Inc.
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