Dallas /Ft Worth SEM Association Blog

The next member meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson Texas, and will be a featured presentation for beginning to advanced search engine marketers on 51 essential tools for managing paid and natural search engine marketing campaigns.

The list of tools will be compiled and reviewed by DFWSEM association members, and there will be something new for everyone attending.  If you are new to search marketing, this will be a great introduction to the tools used by experienced search engine marketers and agencies.  If you are an advanced SEM, then you just might find a few things you may have not considered before.  Tools for link building, keyword research, and competitive assessment are among a few items to be discussed.

Tools for link building, keyword research, and competitive assessment are among a few items to be discussed.

Admission is $20.

For more info, call 214.459.3234. 
Map:

http://www.google.com/maps?q=900+E+Lookout+Dr,+Richardson,+Texas+75082,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

Special Event – The Future of Search Advertising

An Exclusive Member Only Event hosted by the Dallas Ad League and the DFW Search Engine Marketing Association.

September 27, 2007
7:30 AM – 9AM
Clampitt Paper Creative Center
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Price: $20 per member ticket; includes continental breakfast.

Sponsored by Lead Maverick, A sophisticated web application that improves your visibility with search engines; without changing your website or buying ads.

Our panelists bring a variety of insight and experience to help us understand what the future holds.

Joe Megibow is VP of Consumer Experience and Online Marketing for Hotels.com. Joe has more than 15 years of experience in bringing technology solutions to market. Prior to Hotels, he worked for seven years as a charter employee of Tealeaf, where he was the Director of Field Engineering. Joe holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a MBA from the University of Chicago.

Ted Murphy is CEO of PayPerPost. A world-renowned leader in interactive marketing, Edward “Ted” Murphy founded PayPerPost in early 2006. Ted launched the company’s service in June and PayPerPost became the world’s first Consumer Generated Advertising Network. Murphy’s creative prowess and passion for unconventional marketing has earned him the ear of some of the world’s largest marketing organizations including FOX, Bombardier, General Motors and Tyco and helped placed him in the Viral Marketing Hall of Fame.

Tony Wright is Vice President of DFW Search Marketing Association and co-founder of Dexterity Media. Tony is a sought after speaker at industry events, including Search Engine Strategies, E-tail and others. His frequent contribution of articles, columns and quotes to various national and trade publications are widely read and cited. Wright’s work for his clients has been recognized in several local and national award campaigns, including the Excellence in Interactive Marketing Award, the Katie Awards, Webawards and the PRweek awards.

Dan Thies is President and Founder of SEO Research Labs and affectionately known as the “keyword guru”. Dan is moderator of the keyword research forum at the High Rankings forum, a member of the executive committee of SEOPros and the author of two popular books on search engine marketing, SEO Fast Start and the Search Engine Marketing Kit.

You don’t want to miss this event, but if you aren’t a member of DFWSEM you will. This is a members only event, and if you aren’t on the list, you won’t be there. The program is limited to the first 100 people who sign up and IT WILL SELL OUT. Don’t be left out in the cold.

If you want to become a member or are not sure of your membership status, contact us at info@dfwsem.org, or by phone at 214.459.3234. We’ll be glad to help.

To help change things up a little bit, we are hosting the networking event at Trinity Hall so that our fellow DFWSEM’ers in the mid-Dallas region have a chance to attend.  in the coming months, we will also have networking events around the Metroplex, so stay tuned to the site and blog for more info.

This meeting will be held at Trinity Hall Irish Pub from 6:30 to 8:00 PM on Monday.  This is an open event – no DFWSEM cover will be charged - and is open to anyone interested in search engine marketing. 

We look forward to seeing you there.

http://www.trinityhall.tv/

Map: http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&output=search&q=Trinity+Hall+-+Irish+Pub+%26+Restaurant&fb=1&near=Dallas,+TX&cd=1

DFWSEM has elected two new board members.  Our new secretary is Jeff Martin, of CardsDirect.com, and our new treasurer is John Cole, of FollowMyBand.com.