Redding, CT and Santa Barbara, CA: November 11, 2009 – The world’s leading search engine marketing conference series, Search Marketing Expo – SMX, has added Toronto, Ontario to its list of destinations for 2010.

SMX Toronto will be held April 8-9, 2010 at the Delta Chelsea Toronto.

SMX Toronto will be co-produced by Search Marketing Expo owner Third Door Media and specialist business event producer Rising Media.

“We’re eager to bring Search Marketing Expo to Toronto next spring,” said Third Door Media president Chris Elwell. “SMX’s educational focus will appeal to Toronto’s large and sophisticated internet marketing community. Working with the professionals and our valued partners at Rising Media ensures that conference participants will have an exceptional experience,” he added.

“We’re pleased to expand our relationship with the SMX team. Events we’ve produced together in London, Munich and Stockholm have been enthusiastically received and continue to prosper,” said Rising Media CEO, Matthew Finlay.

About Search Marketing Expo and Third Door Media

The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo conferences are held around the world and include: SMX West (Santa Clara, CA), SMX East (New York City) SMX Advanced (Seattle, WA and London, England), SMX Munich, SMX Stockholm, SMX Sydney and SMX Toronto.

Third Door Media publishes Search Engine Land, the leading search marketing news and analysis site. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and operates Sphinn.com, a social news site that allows search and internet marketers to share news stories, participate in subject-specific discussion forums, and build their professional networks.

About Rising Media

Rising Media is a specialized media company focused on the production of business technology-related conferences and exhibitions. Rising Media currently produces events in the US, Canada, Brazil, UK, Germany, Sweden and Spain.

Contact:
Claire Schoen
(203) 664-1350
claire [at] thirddoormedia.com

Rising Media:
Matthew Finlay
(718) 577 1202
mfinlay [at] risingmedia.com

Conference for experienced search engine marketers expands, SMX Advanced London scheduled for May 2010; SMX Advanced Seattle event dates set for June 8-9

Redding, CT: November 10, 2009 – The producers of Search Marketing Expo announced dates for SMX Advanced in 2010, including the addition of a London edition of the search engine marketing conference.

For the first time in 2010, SMX Advanced will be produced in London on May 17-18 at the newly renovated Grand Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden. SMX Advanced London will be produced in association with specialist business event producer Rising Media.

SMX Advanced Seattle will be held June 8-9 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, WA. SMX Advanced has been enthusiastically supported by the search marketing community since its debut in 2007; the conference has sold out each year.

“SMX Advanced’s unique formula of expert content presented in intimate environments resulted in sold out Seattle shows three years in a row,” said Danny Sullivan, SMX Advanced program chair. “Adding London allows us to bring the winning SMX Advanced formula closer to the European audiences who want that expert material, yet still preserve the networking-friendly atmosphere that SMX Advanced is known for,” he added.

“Topics at Advanced are discussed at a very high level, so there’s no slowing down to bring beginners up to speed. This format isn’t for everyone, but experienced search marketers have embraced Advanced enthusiastically.” Sullivan said.

About Search Marketing Expo and Third Door Media

The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo conferences are held around the world and include: SMX West (Santa Clara, CA), SMX East (New York City) SMX Advanced (Seattle, WA and London, England), SMX Munich, SMX Stockholm, SMX Sydney and SMX Toronto.

Third Door Media publishes Search Engine Land, the leading search marketing news and analysis site. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and operates Sphinn.com, a social news site that allows search and internet marketers to share news stories, participate in subject-specific discussion forums, and build their professional networks.

About Rising Media

Rising Media is a specialized media company focused on the production of business technology-related conferences and exhibitions. Rising Media currently produces events in the US, Canada, Brazil, UK, Germany, Sweden and Spain.

For more information contact:
Claire Schoen
claire (at) thirddoormedia.com
(203) 664-1350

“In-house SEM Exchange” is the first event exclusively for in-house search marketers, taking place June 4 in Seattle, WA

San Francisco, CA and Redding CT, April 27, 2009 – SEOinhouse.com and Search Marketing Expo organizer Third Door Media announced In-house SEM Exchange, the first search engine marketing conference dedicated to In-house SEOs. The In-house SEM Exchange has been created in response to the sharp increase of companies launching internal search engine marketing departments and will happen on June 4th, 2009 following Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced in Seattle, Washington, June 2-3.

The In-house SEM Exchange offers in-house search engine marketers the chance to learn from one another, get solutions that work, and receive candid feedback on what doesn’t. More importantly, attendees will build relationships with SEOs who want to share their experiences.

The In-house SEM Exchange is an event created by in-house SEOs for in-house SEOs, at the request of in-house SEOs. Three leading search engine marketers who contributed insights into the perfect in-house search marketing event have this to say about this unique conference:

“In-house SEOs will benefit from the safe haven of this event so that we can share openly, get input from people who have been through their challenges and get several solutions from a room full of people who understand the unique challenges of in-house SEO.”
- Duane Forrester, Senior Program Manager, SEO – Microsoft/MSN

“The needs of search marketers doing SEO in-house are broader than the topics covered at most conferences. It’s not just about basic tactics: you also have to deal with organizational, political and process-related challenges. Insights into how to get past these hurdles often come from peers at other companies who either are or have been going through similar challenges. Having a day that is dedicated to enabling these conversations is priceless.”
- Olivier Lemaignen, Group Manager, Global Search Marketing – Intuit

“What’s particularly great about this add-on day to SMX Advanced is that we get the benefits of a search marketing conference combined with the opportunity to interact with in-house SEOs in a way that facilitates knowledge transfer, relationship building and ways to overcome obstacles specific to in-house SEOs.”
- Brent D. Payne, Director of Search Engine Optimization, Tribune Company

The In-house SEM Exchange, sponsored by Microsoft Live Search, features the In-house SEO Vault, an intense, serious and productive SEO exchange on the most pressing issues faced by attendees who will actually define the topics discussed through a pre-event survey. The In-house SEO Vault has a “what is said here, stays here” mentality and is intended to bring down the walls, lay everything on the table and get real solutions that are actually being implemented successfully by companies doing SEO in-house, right now.

The In-house SEM Exchange will run in conjunction with the following Search Marketing Expo events in 2009 and 2010:

• Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced, Seattle Washington (2009 and 2010)
• Search Marketing Expo – SMX East, New York, New York (2009 and 2010)
• Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, Santa Clara, CA (2010)

The In-house SEM Exchange will be open only to those who want to share as much as they receive, and only to search marketers who are employed by a company that does not sell search engine marketing services.

To learn more about the In-house SEM Exchange, visit www.inhousesemexchange.com or contact Jessica Bowman at 310-464-1736 or jessica@seoinhouse.com).

The inaugural In-house SEM Exchange will take place alongside SMX Advanced, the search marketing conference created for experienced search marketers. SMX Advanced sessions cover today’s hot button search engine marketing issues, with tracks focused on paid search advertising (PPC), search engine optimization, social media marketing and search marketing company business issues. Combination registration packages are available for both In-house SEM Exchange and SMX Advanced – for more information and to register visit http://SMXAdvanced.com or call 877-242-5242.

About SEOinhouse.com
SEOinhouse.com guides companies to do search engine optimization in-house successfully by integrating it into everyday business activities that institutionalize SEO and make it part of the company culture. SEOinhouse.com was founded Jessica Bowman, in-house SEO advocate and former in-house SEO at Yahoo! Inc., Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Business.com. The company offers full SEO services, audits, training and works with companies to incorporate SEO into every role in the company, from CEO to QA tester. SEOinhouse.com is based in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.SEOinhouse.com or call (310) 464-1736.

About Search Marketing Expo and Third Door Media
The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series is produced by Third Door Media, Inc.. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower interactive and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo events include SMX West, SMX Advanced, SMX East, SMX Analytics Toronto, SMX Munich, SMX Sydney and SMX London. The full list is available at the Search Marketing Expo site.

Third Door Media publishes the search marketing news and analysis site Search Engine Land. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and Sphinn.com, the place for web, online, search, interactive and internet marketers to share news stories, talk within subject-specific discussion forums, build a network and stay connected to hot topics in internet marketing.

Contacts:

For SEOinhouse.com
Jessica Bowman
(301) 464-1736
jessica [at] seoinhouse.com

For SMX and Third Door Media
Claire Schoen
(203) 664-1350
claire [at] thirddoormedia.com

The SMX Cash Back program is simple. For every SMX ticket that participating exhibitors and sponsors sell, 25% of the value is credited toward their next purchase with SMX. The credits are earned and can be used at any SMX conference held in the United States.

For more information about exhibiting or sponsoring SMX events and the Cash Back program, contact Sean Moriarty, SMX Vice President of sales on (203) 536-4004 or at sean@thirddoormedia.com .

About Search Marketing Expo and Third Door Media

The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series is produced by Third Door Media, Inc.. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo events held in the United States are SMX East, SMX West, and SMX Advanced. International events include SMX Munich, SMX Sydney and SMX London. The full list and schedule of events is available at the Search Marketing Expo site.

Third Door Media also publishes the search marketing news and analysis site Search Engine Land and produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services. The company also owns Sphinn.com, the social news site where internet marketers share news stories, discuss issues in subject-specific forums and build their professional networks.

Search Marketing Expo – SMX East Announces Featured Speakers for Its October 6-8 New York City Event at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Redding, CT (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Third Door Media, Inc., the organizers of Search Marketing Expo – SMX East, announced that Google’s Tim Armstrong and Click author Bill Tancer will keynote the October 6-8 event.

Tim Armstrong is President, Advertising and Commerce, North America, and a corporate Vice President at Google. Armstrong is responsible for paid search sales and sales operations.

Bill Tancer has just authored Click: What Millions of People are Doing Online and Why It Matters. Bill will be discussing the significant findings from Click and what they mean to search marketers. Tancer writes extensively
about online user behavior, including a weekly column for Time magazine, and is General Manager of Global Research at Hitwise.

“These keynotes are an exceptional opportunity for search marketers to understand where our industry is headed,” SMX East Conference Chair Danny Sullivan said. “Tim is a Google veteran who helped build Google into the advertising powerhouse it is today, plus he’s fought the battles to help search advertising gain acceptance. Bill as a self-avowed ‘data geek’ is always entertaining when he shares what we can learn about ourselves from how we search. We’re fortunate and pleased to have both participating,” he added.

About SMX East and Registration Information

SMX East will be held October 6-8, 2008, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. This event will include more than 50 sessions and keynotes, as well as many networking opportunities. Visit http://smxeast.com for more information or to register.

About SMX East Producer Third Door Media

Search Marketing Expo — SMX East is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Other Search Marketing Expo events include SMX China @ Timev (Nanjing, September 2008), SMX Stockholm (September, 2008), SMX Singapore (October 2008), SMX London (November 2008), SMX West (Santa Clara, February 2009), and SMX Advanced (Seattle, June 2009). See the full list at http://searchmarketingexpo.com.

Other Third Door Media properties are:

• Search Engine Land, the leading search marketing news and analysis
  site;
• Sphinn.com, a social news site for online, search, interactive and internet marketers to share news stories, talk within subject-specific discussion forums, build their professional networks and stay connected to hot topics in internet marketing.; and
• Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services

For additional information on SMX East or Third Door Media contact Claire Schoen, 203-664-1350 or claire@thirddoormedia.com.

Search Marketing Expo – SMX Singapore to be held October 13-14; now 16 events in the Search Marketing Expo series

Redding, CT USA and Sydney, Australia  June 17, 2008 – The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series has added Singapore to its 2008 schedule. SMX Singapore will be produced by Sydney-based Search Strategies in association with SMX owner Third Door Media.

“When announcing our partnership with Search Strategies, I commented that we were privileged to be working with a partner who shares our vision of providing conference delegates with outstanding educational and networking experiences. Barry Smyth and the Search Strategies team delivered a superb event in Sydney this spring and will no doubt do the same in Singapore in October” said Third Door Media President, Chris Elwell.

“Following the success of SMX Sydney we felt that the expansion of Search Marketing Expo into the Asia Pacific region was incredibly important. Singapore was the first choice destination for this expansion due the large number of multi-national corporations that have regional headquarters in the city” said Barry Smyth, Director of Search Strategies. “Many of these corporations have been crying out for educationally-focused search marketing conferences for some time now, we feel that the time is right for SMX Singapore” added Smyth.

Search Marketing Expo – SMX Singapore will be held in October 13-14, 2008 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre. Companies interested in participating should contact:

Outside the USA:
Barry Smyth, Director
barry@searchstrategies.com.au
Call: (612) 8004-0891

In the USA:
Sean Moriarty, Partner/VP of Sales
sean@thirddoormedia.com
Call: (203) 536-4004

About Search Marketing Expo and Third Door Media

Search Marketing Expo is produced 16 times annually around the world by Third Door Media, Inc. and its partners. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower interactive and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful.
Future Search Marketing Expo events and locations are:

2008

• Jul. 24-25 SMX Local & Mobile, San Francisco
• Aug. 7-8 SMX Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Sept. 3-4 SMX Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Sept. 23-24 SMX Stockholm, Sweden
• Sept. 23-24 SMX Nanjing, China
• Oct. 6-8 SMX East, New York City
• Oct 13-14 SMX Singapore, Singapore
• Nov. 4-5 SMX London, England
• Nov. 4-5 SMX Mexico, Mexico City

2009

• Feb. 10-12 SMX West, Santa Clara
• April SMX Munich, Germany
• April SMX Social Media Marketing, TBD
• April SMX Sydney, Australia
• April SMX Xiamen, China
• May SMX Madrid, Spain
• June 2-3 SMX Advanced, Seattle
• Oct 2-3 SMX Singapore, Singapore

Third Door Media also publishes the leading news site for search marketers, Search Engine Land, and operates Sphinn.com, a social news and networking site for internet marketers.

Third Door Media also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services.

About Search Strategies Australia

Search Strategies is Australia’s only company dedicated to search marketing education. In addition to Search Marketing Expo – SMX Sydney, the company produces a series of search marketing workshops known as Search Engine Bootcamp in both Australia and New Zealand.

Search Strategies also publishes Search Week, a weekly newsletter and blog for the Australian Search industry.

Contacts

For Third Door Media:
Claire Schoen
claire@thirddoormedia.com
+01 (203) 664-1350

For Search Strategies:
Barry Smyth, Director
barry@searchstrategies.com.au
+011(612) 8004-0891

Redding, CT (PRWEB) May 20, 2008 — Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced announced today that its Expo Hall floor space is now sold out. More than 45 businesses, media outlets and organizations representing a wide range of specialties within the search marketing industry will be represented at the conference.

SMX Advanced will be held June 3-4, 2008 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle.

The SMX Advanced Expo Hall is open to business professionals. Expo hours are 10AM to 7PM on June 3 and 10AM to 3PM on June 4. Pre-registration is free and tickets at the door are $50. Register here. Visit the SMX Advanced site to see the full list of sponsors, partners and exhibitors

“SMX conferences provide SEOmoz with direct access to the best and brightest minds in SEO — in-house, agency, and independent — around the world,” said Gillian Muessig, President, SEOmoz, Inc. “SMX draws the finest speakers and attendees, making it the most cost effective method to reach our target market. Our results have been very, very impressive!” 

A limited number of sponsorship opportunities for SMX Advanced are available. Interested parties should contact Sean Moriarty at sean at thirddoormedia.com or 203-536-4004. 

SMX Advanced sponsors include Premier Sponsors DoubleClick, Inc., Google, and Microsoft. Gold sponsors are Bruce Clay, Inc. and Marchex.

Exhibitors are Acquisio, Aquent, Brafton TailoredNews, Click Forensics, Inc., ClickPath, Clix Marketing, DoubleClick Performics, Efficient Frontier, iCrossing, Idearc, IMPAQT, Ingenio, Inc., iProspect, Local.com, magnify360, Inc., Marin Software, SearchIgnite, SEOmoz, Soothware, Superpages, Trellian, Widemile, and Yahoo!.

SMX Advanced Media partners include High Rankings Advisor Newsletter, PRWeb, Search Engine Journal, Search Marketing Standard, Visibility Magazine, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine.

Association partners are ICMA, Marketing Executive Networking Group (MENG), Northwest Internet Advertising Group (NWIAG), Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), SEMpdx – Search Engine Marketing Professionals of Portland, Social Media Club, The Online Lead Generation Association (OLGA), Web Analytics Association (WAA), WOMMA and Yellow Pages Association.

About Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced and Third Door Media

Search Marketing Expo — SMX Advanced is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Other Search Marketing Expo events include SMX Local & Mobile, SMX East, SMX London, SMX West and SMX Social Media Marketing. 

Third Door Media also publishes the fast-growing search marketing news and analysis site Search Engine Land. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and Sphinn.com, the place for web, online, search, interactive and internet marketers to share news stories, talk within subject-specific discussion forums, build a network and stay connected to hot topics in internet marketing. 

For more information contact:

Claire Schoen at 203-664-1350 or claire (at) thirddoormedia.com.

Redding, CT - January 30, 2008 — Search Marketing Expo – SMX West today announced its current list of conference sponsors, exhibitors and partners. More than 60 businesses, media outlets and organizations representing a wide range of specialties within the search industry will be represented at the conference, to be held February 26-28 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

The conference is programmed by renowned search experts Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, who programmed the industry’s first conference ten years ago.  The full list of sponsors, partners and exhibitors is available online. Additionally, information on remaining sponsorship opportunities is available on the SMX West web site, or by contacting VP of Sales Sean Moriarty at sean (at) thirddoormedia.com or 203-536-4004.

Industry Leaders Sponsoring SMX West

SMX West sponsors include Premier Plus sponsor iProspect; Platinum sponsors DoubleClick, Google and Microsoft Ad Center & Live Search; and Gold sponsors Advertising.com, Bruce Clay, Inc., and ClickPath.

“iProspect is really looking forward to our participation as the Premier Plus sponsor of SMX West,” said Bill Muller, iProspect’s vice president of marketing. “We’re excited about the exposure to key search marketing influencers and decision-makers that the event will provide, and are also thrilled to be able to contribute to the educational value of the event by sponsoring Thursday morning’s session on ‘The Ten Truths Every CMO Must Know About Search Marketing’ moderated by Chris Sherman.  SMX West is the first major search marketing event of 2008, and we’re proud to associate the iProspect brand with its inaugural edition.”

SMX West Exhibitors

Conference exhibitors include 24/7 Real Media, Inc., 7Search, ABC Search, Acquisio, Aquent, Dozier Internet Law, P.C., Efficient Frontier, eZanga, HackerSafe, iClimber, iCrossing, Ingenio, IZEA, Local.com, LookSmart, Lyris HQ, Marin Software, MatchCraft, Matchpoint, Media Boost, Medio Systems, Moniker, Nemedia S.A., Net Concepts, Onward Search, Orange Soda, Position2, Search Force, Sendori, SEOmoz, SLI Systems, Smart Search Marketing, Soothware, Sure Hits, Web Certain, Widemile, and ZoomInfo.

SMX West Media and Association Partners

Conference media partners include eM+C, Jobs In Search, PRWeb, Revenue Magazine, Website Magazine, Search Marketing Now, Search Marketing Standard, Target Marketing Magazine, Top Rank, Visibility Magazine, and Webmaster Radio. 

Association partners include ICMA, Marketing Executive Networking Group (MENG), Northwest Internet Advertising Group (NWIAG), San Francisco Bay Area Interactive Group, Search Engine Marketing Professionals of Portland, SEMPO, Social Media Club, SVAMA, SVPMA – Silicon Valley Product Management Association, The Mobile Marketing Association, Web Analytics Association, WOMMA and Yellow Pages Association.

Registration Information

Registration from until February 25th will be $1395. On-site registration will be $1595. Visit http://www.smxwest.com/register to register.

About Search Marketing Expo – SMX West and Third Door Media

Search Marketing Expo — SMX West is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Other Search Marketing Expo events include SMX Advanced, SMX Local & Mobile, SMX Social Media, SMX Travel @ PhoCusWright, SMX London and SMX East. See the full list here.

Third Door Media also publishes the fast-growing search marketing news and analysis site Search Engine Land. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and Sphinn.com, the place for web, online, search, interactive and internet marketers to share news stories, talk within subject-specific discussion forums, build a network and stay connected to hot topics in internet marketing.

For additional information on Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, or to schedule interviews with Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, contact Amy Hooker, 910-362-8004 or amy (at) mavencom.com.

For Third Door Media, contact Claire Schoen, 203-664-1350 or claire (at) thirddoormedia.com.

Conference and Expo events scheduled for Xiamen and Shanghai in 2008

Redding, CT USA and Xiamen, CHINA - January 16, 2008 – Search Marketing Expo (SMX) events will be produced in Xiamen and Shanghai as the result of an agreement between SMX parent Third Door Media, Inc. and China’s leading producer of events for internet and search marketing professionals, Timev Media.

“Regardless of the source, the consensus is that internet and search marketing is growing and will continue to grow very rapidly in China,” said Chris Elwell, Third Door Media President. “We’re privileged to be associated with Inway Ni and the experienced team at Timev Media, which has produced search marketing events in China since 2004,” Elwell added.

“With 162 million internet users and 32% annual growth, China represents great opportunity for the global internet and search marketing community,” said Timev Media Vice President Inway Ni. “We’re very excited to working with the experienced Third Door Media team, including search marketing experts Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, to bring the renowned Search Marketing Expo – SMX event brand to China. Together, we are confident we will provide valuable search marketing content in Chinese and other languages and markets,” Inway added.

Two 2008 Search Marketing Expo events in China are scheduled. The first will be held April 18-19 in Xiamen, to be followed in October with an event in Shanghai.

About Search Marketing Expo and Third Door Media

Search Marketing Expo – SMX events are produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo events include:

• SMX West – February 26-28, Santa Clara, CA
• SMX Munich – April 8-9, Germany
• SMX Sydney – April 10-11, Australia
• SMX Xiamen – April 18-19, China
• SMX Social Media – April 22-23, Long Beach, CA
• SMX Madrid – May 20-21, Spain
• SMX Advanced – June 3-4, Seattle, WA
• SMX East – October 6-8, New York, NY

Third Door Media also publishes Search Engine Land, an award winning news site for search marketers. The company also produces Search Marketing Now, a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and Sphinn.com, a social media and social network site where online, search, and internet marketers share news stories, participate in subject-specific discussion forums, build networks and stay connected to hot topics in internet marketing.

About Timev Media

Timev Media’s experienced event team has produced internet and search marketing conferences and expositions since 2004. Timev Media’s events cover most cities in Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo. The company also publishes the Timev Internet Marketing portal (www.timev.com), with update news and information for internet marketers in China, in addition to internet marketing research reports.

Contacts:

For Third Door Media
Claire Schoen
claire@thirddoormedia.com
+01 (203) 664-1350

For Timev Media
Jon Qiu
Jon@timev.com
(592) 576-9935

Search Marketing Expo – SMX West today announced that Jim Lanzone, Brad Goldberg and Peter Norvig will join moderators Chris Sherman and Gord Hotchkiss for the ‘Generation Next’ keynote discussion.  Panel participants will discuss recent and current initiatives that are changing the search marketing landscape, as well as predict upcoming search trends.  The keynote discussion will take place on Thursday, February 28 at 9AM.

Redding, CT (PRWEB) January 7, 2008 — Search Marketing Expo – http://www.smxwest.com today announced that Jim Lanzone, Brad Goldberg and Peter Norvig will join moderators Chris Sherman and Gord Hotchkiss for the ‘Generation Next’ keynote discussion.  Panel participants will discuss recent and current initiatives that are changing the search marketing landscape, as well as predict upcoming search trends.  The keynote discussion will take place on Thursday, February 28 at 9AM.

SMX West takes place February 26-28, 2008 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley, California. SMX West is programmed for search marketers of all skill levels; the event features more than 50 sessions conducted by search marketing community’s most well known experts and practitioners.

“To have visionaries from three of the world’s major search engines–Ask, Google and Microsoft–discussing the current state of search and looking into the future will be a great experience for our attendees,” said conference co-chair and keynote moderator Chris Sherman.  “It will be a fascinating experience for those who’ve been involved in search for years, as well as those who are brand new to search marketing.”

About the Panelists

Jim Lanzone, CEO of Ask.com
As CEO of Ask.com, Jim Lanzone is responsible for overseeing world-wide business operations. Ask.com is one of the world’s leading search engines, with more than 20 million users per month, offering unique tools and technologies that make search better. Previous to his role as CEO, Lanzone served as senior vice president and general manager of Ask.com US, leading product management, marketing and engineering for the Company. Lanzone joined Ask.com as vice president of product management in 2001.

Brad Goldberg, General Manager, Search Business Group, Microsoft Corporation
As General Manager of the Search Business Group, Brad Goldberg is responsible for product management, product planning, and marketing for Search. This includes current and future versions, and spans all search verticals like Local and Image Search, as well as customer segments including consumer and enterprise. Prior to this role, Brad was the General Manager of the Windows Client Product Management Group where he led product management, launch and planning for the Windows Vista as well as Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Windows Update Services.

Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google Inc.
Peter Norvig is Director of Research at Google Inc. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and the Association for Computing Machinery, and co-author of ‘Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach’, the leading textbook in the field. Previously he was head of Computational Sciences at NASA.  He also served as an assistant professor at the University of Southern California and a research faculty member at the University of California at Berkeley Computer Science Department, from which he received a Ph.D. in 1986 and the distinguished alumni award in 2006.

Registration Information

Registration from now through January 11th will be $1195 and then until February 25th will be $1395. On-site registration will be $1595. Visit http://www.smxwest.com/register to register.

About Search Marketing Expo – SMX West and Third Door Media

Search Marketing Expo — SMX West is produced by http://thirddoormedia.com/. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower interactive and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Other Search Marketing Expo events include SMX Advanced, SMX Local & Mobile, SMX Social Media, SMX Travel @ PhoCusWright, SMX London and SMX East.

Third Door Media also publishes the fast-growing search marketing news and analysis site http://searchengineland.com/ . The company also produces http://searchmarketingnow.com/ , a lead-generation marketing solution for suppliers of SEM-related products and services, and Sphinn.com, the place for web, online, search, interactive and internet marketers to share news stories, talk within subject-specific discussion forums, build a network and stay connected to hot topics in internet marketing.

For additional information Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, or to schedule interviews with Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, contact Amy Hooker, 910-362-8004 or amy at mavencom.com.

For Third Door Media, contact Claire Schoen, 203-664-1350 or claire at thirddoormedia.com