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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