MarketingConferences

Search Engine Strategies: Chicago

The Search Engine Strategy series of conferences will hold their next conference in Chicago. This conference will offer up-to-date content on the rapidly evolving field of search. Search and Packaged Goods, A Case Study from American Greetings, and eCommerce 101 are just three of the many sessions that will be offered. Now in its tenth year, the series educates beginner marketers, as well as, seasoned marketers too. This event will be hosted by Kevin Ryan, CEO Motivity Marketing.

Date: December 8-12, 2008
Location: Chicago Hilton
Cost: $1795 before Nov. 22
Presented by: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo Series

Web Analytics Base Camp Workshops

The Web Analytics Association (WAA) base camp workshops will offer attendees a firm foundation of web analytics knowledge. These workshops will educate you whether you are an experienced practitioner of web analytics or a newbie to the industry. This workshop will give you the web analytics insight you need to add value to your company's website on areas such as online campaign optimization, on-site traffic analysis, and conversion optimization. Not only will you learn the wide variety of metrics tools available and how to assemble your metrics team, but you will also learn to indentify the most valuable metrics to your organization: Here are some upcoming locations:
Los Angelos: Sept 24-25
Chicago: Sept 24-25
Las Vegas: Oct 12
Washington DC: Oct 20
Vancouver: Dec 1
Atlanta: Dec 2
Seattle: Dec 4
Cost: $695 early bird/$795 regular price
Presented by: eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summitt

ad:tech China Returns to Shanghai in November

The two-day ad:tech Shanghai conference and expo will allow marketers to gather to share ideas, insights, best practices, and new technologies in the world of digital media. In recent years, China has seen an explosion of growth in the online market. New technologies have reached rising numbers of users thus demanding new marketing strategies. Day 1 keynote will be Robin Li, MD & CEO, Baidu. This conference will include speakers diving into such topics as SEM, SEO, Mobile Marketing, Creativity, Web TV, RSS, Metrics, and much more.

Date: November 25 & 26, 2008
Location: Shanghai International Convention and Expo Center
Cost: $695 USD full conference before 11/2, $895 USD after
Presented by: ad:tech

ad:tech New York - The Event for Digital Marketing

Each November, ad:tech New York gathers an impressive collection of industry leaders to educate and inform attendees on all aspects of digital media. This year is no exception. On Election day, Nov. 4, Jonathan Klein, President CNN US, will open ad:tech with a keynote address. Shelly Lazarus, Chairman & CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide will share her insights into the digital media world in a keynote on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The list of speakers is outstanding and too numberous to name here. Check out all the ad:tech NY speakers. In addition to the topic specific sessions, this conference will host a large exhibit hall beneficial to all marketing industry professionals. "How digital is transforming all media" is the focus of this event.

Date: November 3-6, 2008
Location: New York Hilton, NYC
Cost: $1495 full conference
Presented by: ad:tech

Web 2.0 Expo Comes to New York

Web 2.0 Expo will gather the East Coast web community to share ideas, techniques, and tools for what works and what doesn't work in the exploding world of 2.0. Connecting the brightest minds in web design, development, marketing strategy, and venture capital, this expo will prove to be a powerful experience to "learn, share, and network." Tracks at Web 2.0 New York inlcude Landscape & Strategy, Design & UX, Development, Media & Marketing, 2.0 at Work, Finance, and Performing & Scaling. Attendees will hear from the most innovative and successful industry leaders in the next generation of web development including Jay Adelson from Digg, Dion Almaer from Google, Ariana Huffington from The Huffington Post, and many, many more.
Date: September 16-19, 2008
Location: Javits Center, New York City
Cost: $1695 conference and workshop, see other pricing
Presented by: TechWeb and O'Reilly Media

eComXpo's 7th Virtual Event Comes To You This July

eComXpo 2008 is a virtual tradeshow for eCommerce marketers. The conference is entirely online and free. Topics include merchants/advertisers, affiliates/publishers, networks, seo, sem, web analytics, and more. This conference is a great opportunity to network with hundreds of marketing professionals right from the comfort of your own home or office. The show offers various educational sessions, helpful guest speakers, and even an online job fair new this year.

Date: July 9 & 10, 2008
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
Presented by: eComXpo

Driving Sales - B2B Forum Comes to Boston

MarketingProfs is sponsoring a two-day event entitled "Driving Sales - B2B Forum." The event will cover a wide array of topics and workshops to education B2B marketers. Keynote speakers include Dan Ariely, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics at MIT and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions" and David Meerman Scott, Author, The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to use news releases, blogs, viral marketing and online media to reach buyers directly.

Date: June 9 & 10, 2008
Location: Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA
Price: members $995, non-members $1145
Presented by: MarketingProfs

ad:tech San Francisco - Brand Strategy and the Expaning World of Digital Marketing

ad:tech San Francisco is an important event for marketers in the dynamic and robust digital marketing industry. ad:tech always attracts top-notch key note speakers. This event will offer an impressive six key-note presentations. The speakers at ad:tech San Francisco include George Kliavkoff, Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal, and Kevin Rose of Diggnation among others. Some of the sessions will include topics called Green Marketing, The truth about mobile marketing and branding, and Urban Wallpaper. This event will also include the ad:tech awards ceremony where winners and finalists of the 2008 competition will be announced live.

Date: April 15-17, 2008
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Cost: full conference $1695, see other prices
Presented by: ad:tech conference series

Create Chaos 2008 is Coming to Orlando, Florida

The Create Chaos 2008 conference and expo will be a large scale event that "brings together more than 10 leading creative conferences and events in one roof, addressing the evolving needs in an industry on the eve of a new renaisssance." This means the conference will offer tons of cutting-edge information and practices for creative professionals ranging from advertisers to videographers to publishers. This massive 5-day event will allow attendees to showcase their work while also learning what their peers are doing as well.

Date: October 13-17, 2008
Location: World Center Resort Marriott, Orlando, FL.
Cost: Not listed on the website yet
Presented by: Create Magazine

eM8 West-eMarketing Conference Comes to SanFrancisco

The eM8 West Marketing Conference will showcase the latest trends, best practices, processes and ideas that are defining today's marketing arena. It will also offer practical tools and ideas for improving participant's marketing programs. With 16 sessions offered, this conference covers email, mobile, search, website, online, and social marketing. This conference is limited to 250 professionals so it will sell out. The keynote speakers include Murray Gaylord, VP of Marketing for New York Times.com and Carol Kruse, VP of Global Interactive Marketing for The Coca-Cola Company.

Date: April 15-16, 2008
Location: SanFrancisco Hilton,CA
Cost: $1695, non-member individual conference
Presented by: eMarketing Association