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10:15-11:00 | How Big is Your Marketing Blind Spot? High-Intent Users, You Might be Missing![]() How Big is Your Marketing Blind Spot? High-Intent Users, You Might be MissingOverviewWhile searching online to make a purchase - 90% of customers aren't committed to a particular brand. Customers in this day and age have more power than ever before - the power to choose. We want to pick the best product for us, and the brand is only one factor. In this talk, Brock Kaye explains how marketers should leverage intent marketing to tap into the growing pool of users who have high purchase intent but low brand consideration. In this talk you'll learn how to:
SponsorNatural Intelligence is a global leader in intent marketing, operating top 10 comparison websites that drive high-value customer acquisition for leading brands across the globe.
Wix, McAfee, Vonage, LendingClub, Cayan, eHarmony, GoDaddy, Quicken Loans, Credible, LendingTree, Kabbage, and more. |
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11:05-11:20 Bruce Clay SEO for WordPress ![]() Bruce Clay SEO for WordPressOverviewJoin SEO veteran Bruce Clay as he introduces a WordPress plugin that presents unique data and features for WP authors at the time of content creation. SponsorBruce Clay’s innovative search marketing methodology allows businesses of all sizes around the world to reach their target markets online with speed and efficiency. Founded in 1996 by Bruce M. Clay, known as “The Father of SEO,” Bruce Clay Inc. is a world leader in SEO training, proprietary SEO tools, and fully customized, ROI-driven search marketing campaigns. Their proprietary technology and methodology have been utilized by thousands of companies and top name brands worldwide. Bruce Clay Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Japan, Australia, India, and the U.A.E. For more information, visit www.bruceclay.com. 11:25-11:40 Lead Analytics Doesn't Have To Be So Hard ![]() Lead Analytics Doesn't Have To Be So HardOverviewEvery marketer wants to deliver more leads and optimize the efficiency of those acquisitions. That's great, but why is it so hard to do simply and accurately? More importantly, what can be done about it? In this talk, CallRail Lead Product Manager, Jason Tatum, paints the picture for a new world where all of your leads and attribution data are in one integrated place for easy reporting and insights. SponsorCallRail provides call tracking and analytics to more than 100,000 companies and marketing agencies globally. CallRail’s intuitive software helps data-driven marketers optimize the performance of their advertising campaigns, increase sales effectiveness, and improve customer retention. From call tracking, routing, and analytics, CallRail provides valuable data about your leads and customers to help grow your business. |
How To Beat Amazon In Search (on a much smaller budget)![]() How To Beat Amazon In Search (on a much smaller budget)OverviewYou may have noticed that half of all product searches now start on Amazon - not Google. The reason? Amazon offers a better product search experience. This is a challenge for Retail websites... and soon all other industries alike. See a demonstration solving this problem from former Google Product Lead Andreas Dzumla – Co-Founder of Longtail UX, the search technology start-up that has just been awarded a US patent.
Your users don't care about the difference of SEO vs SEM; Google increasingly merges the user experience across the two – we'll show you a proven way how to use this to your advantage. SponsorLongtail UX is the only automation platform for Paid and Organic Search. Co-founded and created by an ex-Googler, Longtail UX has invented an entirely new way to automatically generate landing pages at scale. Our aim is to answer each user’s question and connect customers to products in just one click. By creating scalable landing pages for every long tail keyword related to your products, our technology guarantees a perfect match for every keyword searched by your potential customers. As well as boosting your traffic and conversions, we also ensure your SEO investment is 100% measurable, providing detailed analytics that demonstrates results down to a keyword level.
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11:40-12:20 | The Value of Being a Partner: Microsoft Advertising Partner Program![]() The Value of Being a Partner: Microsoft Advertising Partner ProgramOverviewTBA ![]() Speakers![]() Chinmayi BhavanishankarPartner Marketing Manager, Microsoft Advertising![]() Brooke OsmundsonAssociate Director of Paid Search, NordicClick InteractiveSponsor |
SEO Site Clinic Cori Graft - Seer Interactive, SEO Team Lead Bastian Grimm - Peak Ace AG, CEO & Director Organic Search SEO Site ClinicOverviewSEO is a complex and evolving combination of art and science. Even the most knowledgeable SEOs are stumped sometimes. In this interactive session, you'll have the opportunity to volunteer your site and ask the hard questions of our SEO rockstars. In real time, they will identify the root causes of your challenges and offer specific, actionable advice to repair or enhance your performance. Speakers![]()
Seer Interactive, SEO Team Lead @corigraft ![]()
Peak Ace AG, CEO & Director Organic Search @basgr ModeratorJessica Bowman Owner, SEO In-house, @jessicabowman |
Mastering SEO Silos![]() Mastering SEO SilosOverviewCome learn about SEO siloing from the person who invented it. This powerful "ranking factor" is often overlooked or implemented incorrectly. Attendees will learn the concepts and approaches to designing a silo architecture and the steps in the process. You will learn:
SponsorBruce Clay’s innovative search marketing methodology allows businesses of all sizes around the world to reach their target markets online with speed and efficiency. Founded in 1996 by Bruce M. Clay, known as “The Father of SEO,” Bruce Clay Inc. is a world leader in SEO training, proprietary SEO tools, and fully customized, ROI-driven search marketing campaigns. Their proprietary technology and methodology have been utilized by thousands of companies and top name brands worldwide. Bruce Clay Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Japan, Australia, India, and the U.A.E. For more information, visit www.bruceclay.com. |
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12:25-12:40 How to Create a Link Building Program that Ranks ![]() How to Create a Link Building Program that RanksOverviewKevin Rowe, CEO, of PureLinq, will share his secrets to developing a high-performing and scalable link building program that drives ranking. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how to build a scalable, efficient, and high-impact link building program. Rowe will also briefly demo PureLinq's proprietary technology that allows them to drive links at an unprecedented predictable and scalable rate. This actionable session will cover:
SponsorPureLinq is a technology backed contextual link building solution. The technology and database has over 60,000 influencers, bloggers, and publishers that the PureLinq team uses for outreach and content distribution to drive contextually relevant links. This is the most scalable and reliable solution available in link building. PureLinq has developed programs for clients like Hyatt Hotels, Kaplan University. And in both b2b and b2c industries: • health (medical devices, pharmaceutical, health care) • real-estate • CPG • education (college and certificate) • fitness • software (b2b and b2c) • legal • tech startups • travel & hospitality, • e-Commence and more.12:45-1:00 Collective Intelligence Marketing for Multi-Location Businesses: Lessons from Nature ![]() Collective Intelligence Marketing for Multi-Location Businesses: Lessons from NatureOverviewMulti-location businesses face unique challenges with local marketing. Often, there is a lack of statistical data from their campaigns to make strategic decisions about performance and something as simple as measuring ROI can seem impossible. Find out how Adplorer's Collective Intelligence Marketing solves these problems by drawing examples from nature's animal groups, who form together as a whole to make better decisions and keep together, rather than leaving each individual to fend for themselves. SponsorAdplorer is the world’s first all-inclusive digital marketing automation platform built specifically to help you manage local marketing campaigns. Our technology enables you to scale marketing campaigns across thousands of SMBs, Franchise Locations, and Enterprises all over the world. Agencies and internal marketing departments use Adplorer to automate the creation and management of campaigns on Google, Bing, and Facebook, as well as manage their Social Media platforms and Reporting all in one platform! 1:05-1:20 Using AI-Powered Conversational Analytics to Improve SEM and SEO ![]() Using AI-Powered Conversational Analytics to Improve SEM and SEOOverviewAdvancements in AI and machine learning have made it possible to generate more first-party marketing data than ever from the hundreds and thousands of phone conversations businesses are having every day with customers and high-intent buyers. Attend this presentation to learn how marketers are driving higher-quality sales calls and improving the buying experience by using call tracking and conversational insights to power their SEM and inform their SEO strategies. SponsorInvoca is an AI-powered call tracking and analytics platform that helps search marketers get campaign attribution and actionable data from inbound phone calls. With real-time call analytics, marketers can take informed actions based on data generated before and during a phone conversation. As a result, marketers can dramatically improve ROI by driving more revenue-generating calls, increasing conversion rates, and running more efficient campaigns. With Fortune 500 customers in telecommunications, financial services, insurance, healthcare, and home services, Invoca integrates with Google Ads, Bing Ads, Kenshoo, Marin Software, Adobe Ad Cloud, Search Ads 360, and more. 1:25-1:40 Fantastic Links And Where To Find Them ![]() Fantastic Links And Where To Find ThemOverviewMichael Johnson takes you on a magical journey through the (admittedly not-so-magical) process of earning quality backlinks. In his presentation, Michael will demonstrate how to create and leverage linkable assets, identify relevant link opportunities, and communicate with other site owners in a way that compels them to link to your website. SponsorPage One Power is a link-focused and content creation SEO company that delivers customized SEO services to match the needs of our partners. We help our clients get more from search as a business acquisition channel through strategic content and sustainable link building. |
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1:30-2:10 | Flywheel is the New Funnel: Understanding How Data Drives Audience Insight![]() Flywheel is the New Funnel: Understanding How Data Drives Audience InsightOverviewAre you one of the 20% of marketers with a high customer experience quotient (CXQ)? For years marketers have focused on reaching the right person with the right message at the right time. But to succeed in this dynamic tech-driven environment, you need to create a flywheel with spokes for the right strategy, the right data, and the right technology. In this session you'll learn what the high performers (that 20%) do that's different - and how you can follow their lead to master the customer journey. Walk away with:
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The Best Of Both Worlds: Reactive & Proactive SEO Jason White - PMG, SEO Director The Best Of Both Worlds: Reactive & Proactive SEOOverviewReactive SEO strategies look backwards, relying on tools to tell us what happened after the fact. Proactive strategies cut out the middleman and look for ways to observe, orient, decide and act before effects are reported by search engine tools. In this session, Jason will discuss the insights to be gained from reactive tools like Google Search Console before later pivoting to more advanced SEO testing. He'll also discuss methods that provide developers and SEOs with the ability to see in real time, proactively addressing issues before they even register with other common tools. You'll leave this session with examples of tests and techniques that will amp up the performance of your own sites. Jamie Alberico - Not a Robot, Technical SEO The SEO Implications Of Google's New Nofollow RulesOverviewUntil Google changed the rules this past September, any link with the rel="nofollow" attribute added to it was ignored. Now, "nofollow" is seen as a "hint" rather than as a directive for ranking purposes. Furthermore, Google has added two additional link attributes to allow you to provide a bit more context about the content you're linking to. In this session, Jamie will tell you everything you need to know about the new attributes and how to use them effectively. Speakers![]()
Not a Robot, Technical SEO @Jammer_Volts ModeratorGeorge Nguyen Associate Editor, Third Door Media, @geochinguBrittany Page - 3Q Digital, Associate Director of SEO Want to Win at Amazon? Don't Forget OrganicOverviewAmazon's not a sleeping giant anymore; it's the beast that's taking over the eCommerce world. Advertisers have flocked to the platform as its capabilities have expanded, driving up costs and levels of competition that are straining budgets in the search for new users. And marketers who aren't optimizing pages organically to supplement advertising campaigns risk falling far behind. That said, the optimization tactics that work for search engines like Google and Yahoo cannot be applied to Amazon, particularly in the age of Alexa and voice search. In this session, learn how to audit an Amazon feed and optimize product and brand listings specifically for Amazon. Speakers![]()
3Q Digital, Associate Director of SEO @3QDigital ModeratorGeorge Nguyen Associate Editor, Third Door Media, @geochinguMelissa Burdick - Pacvue, President & Co-Founder Search is the New Shelf: Under The Hood With Amazon & Walmart AdvertisingOverviewAmazon's advertising business continues to grow at a rapid pace, challenging Google and Facebook. Driving that growth is the continued improvement in API availability and feature updates, although it's still way behind, and there's still a significant gap in tools. Brands and Holding Agencies are waking up and deeming this publisher an important place to win. Nipping at Amazon's heels is Walmart, who is taking a page out of the Amazon playbook and launching their own self-service platform. In this session, learn about the latest advertising options with these two platforms and how to win in this new world. Speakers![]()
Pacvue, President & Co-Founder @MelissaNBurdick ModeratorGeorge Nguyen Associate Editor, Third Door Media, @geochingu |
SEM Breakthrough: How Your Reviews Impact Ranking and Conversions![]() SEM Breakthrough: How Your Reviews Impact Ranking and ConversionsOverviewCustomer reviews don't just tell you how your customers feel about your business, reviews are capable of significantly boosting your search rank. By strategically using the reviews in all your marketing channels, you'll discover a huge increase in conversions too. Join VP of Customer Success, Brian Merritt, to learn how you can meet and even surpass your search marketing goals through customer reviews. SponsorTrustpilot is the world’s most powerful review platform - free and open to all. With more than 70 million reviews of over 300,000 domains, Trustpilot gives people a place to share and discover reviews of businesses, and we give every company the tools to turn consumer feedback into business results. Our mission is to bring people and businesses closer together to create ever-improving experiences for everyone. Trustpilot reviews are seen more than 2.5 billion times each month by consumers worldwide. With offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne and Vilnius, Trustpilot's 700 employees represent more than 40 different nationalities. For more information, visit https://www.trustpilot.com/ |
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2:20-3:00 | Microsoft Advertising Listens: How Your Feedback is Shaping Microsoft Advertising![]() Microsoft Advertising Listens: How Your Feedback is Shaping Microsoft AdvertisingOverviewFind out how your feedback is shaping the Microsoft Ads product, and how to make the most of what the product has to offer, to meet your marketing goals with Microsoft. Sponsor |
Google Analytics Clinic Annie Cushing - Annielytics.com, SEO and Analytics Consultant - Search Engine Land Contributor Simon Poulton - Wpromote, Vice President, Digital Intelligence - Search Engine Land Contributor Google Analytics ClinicOverviewSEO is a complex and evolving combination of art and science. Even the most knowledgeable SEOs are stumped sometimes. In this interactive session, you'll have the opportunity to volunteer your site and ask the hard questions of our SEO rockstars. In real time, they will identify the root causes of your challenges and offer specific, actionable advice to repair or enhance your performance. Speakers![]()
Annielytics.com, SEO and Analytics Consultant - Search Engine Land Contributor @AnnieCushing ![]()
Wpromote, Vice President, Digital Intelligence - Search Engine Land Contributor @spoulton ModeratorChris Sherman Partner & VP Event Programming, Third Door Media, Inc., @CJSherman |
Success Stories in Local Search: How to Boost Online to Offline Traffic![]() Success Stories in Local Search: How to Boost Online to Offline TrafficOverviewIf you want to learn tried & true techniques in local search that have worked for 2 major brands WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) and Pret-A-Manger, this session is not to be missed. During this presentation, you will learn how to drive more online-to-offline traffic to your locations through listing & reputation management, and learn how to turn the store locator on your website into a marketing tool that drives foot traffic and online orders. The session will wrap up with new features, functionalities & updates on the top directories that you can take advantage of today to boost your presence on local. ![]() Speakers![]() Edwin NissanoffVP of Enterprise Sales, SweetIQ![]() Brendon RoweSenior Manager of SEO, Weight Watchers![]() Stephanie PerezSenior Digital Marketing Manager, Pret![]() Camille StuderDigital Marketing Manager, PretSponsorSweetIQ, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, delivers industry leading location-based marketing analytics and automation solutions. SweetIQ location and reputation management software enables multi-location brands, marketing agencies, and SMB resellers to manage their location data, measure consumer engagement, and convert online searches to in-store foot traffic. SweetIQ is a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc (NYSE:GCI). |
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3:05-3:20 Turn More Ad Clicks into Conversions with Post-Click Automation™ ![]() Turn More Ad Clicks into Conversions with Post-Click Automation™OverviewLearn how to convert 400% more ad clicks by focusing on the post-click experience. Currently, digital advertisers are spending more to attain their acquisition goals as average conversions decline, costing more of their hard-earned budgets without seeing the return. Join Instapage to find out how post-click automation enables personalization at scale and allows advertisers to drive higher conversion rates with the same ad spend. SponsorPostclick is the leader in post-click automation. Our visionary team uses cutting-edge personalization techniques and conversion intelligence to deliver ad-to-page relevancy-giving you the confidence that your advertising investment will yield the highest possible return. 3:25-3:40 International SEO/SEM Jeopardy ![]() International SEO/SEM JeopardyOverviewGet your buzzers ready and formulate your answer as a question, please! Come along with TransPerfect's global digital marketing team for a quiz-themed trek behind the curtain of what can make or break an international website. SponsorTranslations.com, part of the TransPerfect family of companies is the world leader in multilingual technology solutions for global business servicing 90% of the Fortune 500; partnering with agencies, consultancies, and systems integrators. Over 4,000 organizations employ Translations.com’s globalization management tool, GlobalLink®, via integrated model or proxy solution. GlobalLink offers seamless website localization, getting content to market 20% faster and reducing spend by 40%. Translations.com’s team of in-market strategists then optimize localized content to drive traffic and conversion. Constantly innovating, Translations.com rolled out a MAM and AI-powered Speech to Text to enhance its customers’ voice search results. Translations.com is ISO certified. |
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3:30-4:10 | Master Audience Targeting: How to Win at Marketing![]() Master Audience Targeting: How to Win at MarketingOverviewIn the past, search advertising was all about search queries. You used keywords, added in demographics, and spent a lot of time studying what your customers were searching. Today, Microsoft Advertising can connect your data with the power of Microsoft intelligence and layer in audience targeting to help you pinpoint your target customers. But how do you know which audience targeting feature — or combination of features — is the best for you? Join this session where we'll answer that question and dive deep into the broad range of Microsoft Advertising audience targeting solutions. ![]() Speakers![]() Lauren TallodySenior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Advertising![]() Duane BrownFounder & Head of Strategy, Take Some Risks Inc.![]() Francisco LacayoVP of Produce, White Shark MediaSponsor |
SEO Tools Clinic Chris Countey - Comcast NBCUniversal, Senior Technical SEO Manager Abby Hamilton - Merkle Inc., SEO Associate Manager SEO Tools ClinicOverviewTools are a must for serious SEOs; they deliver the flexibility and capability to tackle jobs of any size. Knowing which ones best fit your needs, budget and the scale of the sites you work on is critical. In this clinic, our veteran SEOs open their own tool chests, share with you their favorites (both free and paid) and take your questions about how to use them (and others) effectively. These are tools that have earned the loyalty of our speakers thanks to their utility, features and ability to help maximize time - no sponsored advice here! Speakers![]()
Comcast NBCUniversal, Senior Technical SEO Manager @chriscountey ![]()
Merkle Inc., SEO Associate Manager @abbynhamilton ModeratorChristine Churchill President, KeyRelevance, @keyrelevance |
Talk, Talk, Talk: A Tech Readiness Primer for 3 Critical Customer Conversations![]() Talk, Talk, Talk: A Tech Readiness Primer for 3 Critical Customer ConversationsOverviewAs voice and bot technologies reach the ROI tipping point, important conversations are beginning that will change the course of brand marketing. And it’s not a discussion between marketers; it’s three hi-tech conversations between shoppers and brands about what, where, when and how to buy. Find out how to drive revenue, reputation and engagement, brands should be getting ready for authentic two-way dialogue with customers via voice search, conversational commerce, and online ratings/reviews. SponsorUberall delivers a memorable ‘Near Me’ Brand Experience for SMB and enterprise resellers to offer clients along every step of today’s customer journey — from online interactions to offline sales.
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4:20-5:00 | 3 Ways You Won't Get Automated Out of Your PPC Career![]() 3 Ways You Won't Get Automated Out of Your PPC CareerOverviewIt's no secret that more and more of the work that used to be done manually by PPC experts can now be done automatically by the engines. Does that spell the end of your career in digital marketing? Come learn about three possible career paths where you'll combine the best of human skills with the best machine skills to take your PPC campaigns to never-before seen levels. This session will cover what Fred wrote in his book, Digital Marketing in an AI World, and include the latest new insights to help you prepare yourself, your agency, and your in-house team for what's next in digital marketing. Sponsor |
Social Ads Clinic Zenia Johnson - 3Q Digital, Account Lead Michelle Morgan - Clix Marketing, Director of Client Services - Search Engine Land Contributor Social Ads ClinicOverviewBring your burning questions on how best to advertise on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or other social media sites to this PowerPoint-free, 100% Q&A session. Our experts are ready to answer your specific questions and general paid social wonderments – even perform live audits of your social ads accounts (if you want!). Don't be shy - raise your hand, take the mic, and learn from the pros! Speakers![]()
3Q Digital, Account Lead @SocialZenia ![]()
Clix Marketing, Director of Client Services - Search Engine Land Contributor @michellemsem ModeratorMichelle Morgan Director of Client Services, Clix Marketing, @michellemsem |
Rank Above the Competition with SEO Gap Analysis![]() Rank Above the Competition with SEO Gap AnalysisOverviewLearn how to give your client sites a competitive edge by running an SEO gap analysis. In this session, Lukasz Zelezny will show you how to:
Have your questions answered in a Q&A and get updates on the latest industry-leading marketing solutions for agencies from the Wix Partner team. SponsorTake on any project with our innovative web design platform and a team that’s dedicated to your success. With Wix, you get powerful marketing tools, enterprise-grade security and industry-leading SEO. Find out more at www.wix.com/partners. |
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5:00-5:15 Just E-A-T It - Building a Content Creation Process That Supports E-A-T ![]() Just E-A-T It - Building a Content Creation Process That Supports E-A-TOverviewWith algorithm updates rewarding sites that have high levels of expertise, authority and trustworthiness according to Google's Search Quality Guidelines, SEOs are on notice that the bar for content quality is higher than ever. Join us at this session to explore how you can build a content creation process that supports E-A-T at scale. SponsorCrowd Content, a premium content writing service trusted by SMBs, agencies and leading eCommerce companies, delivers publish-ready content that drives SEO and conversions. It offers self-serve content creation through its robust marketplace, as well as fully-managed content production through its Enterprise production team. All types of written content are available including articles, blog posts, city pages, ebooks and product/brand/category descriptions. With over 5,000 U.S.-based writers behind it and a unique three-step quality review process, the company delivers high-quality authority content that lets you scale while maintaining quality. 5:20-5:35 How to Dominate in the Ever-Changing SERP Landscape How to Dominate in the Ever-Changing SERP LandscapeOverviewSearch results continue to evolve. Google continues to test more and more features, and these features take up more and more space on the SERPs. This creates challenges... and opportunities. Come to this session to learn what the current SERP landscape looks like and strategies to gain an advantage for your business. Sponsor5:40-5:55 How To Predict Your Organic Traffic ![]() How To Predict Your Organic TrafficOverviewHave you ever worked on an SEO project where you DIDN'T face the famous question: "Before starting this SEO strategy, I would like to know how much organic traffic I will get." As SEO is not an exact science and due to the absence of general truths that apply to all industries, SEO by its very nature makes mathematical predictions difficult. So is it possible to predict SEO traffic? And what are the methods that help us obtain that precious data? Attend this session to find out! SponsorOnCrawl is an award-winning technical SEO platform that helps you make smarter SEO decisions. OnCrawl combines your content, log files and search data at scale so that you can open Google’s blackbox and build a SEO strategy with confidence. Backed by a SEO crawler, a log analyzer and third-party integrations, OnCrawl currently works with over 800 clients in 66 countries including e-commerce websites, online publishers and classifieds. OnCrawl produces actionable dashboards and reports to support your entire search engine optimization process and helps you improve your rankings, traffic and revenues. Start your free trial at www.oncrawl.com |
Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
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10:00-10:40 | Unlock Your Potential: Performance Planner & Optimization Score![]() Unlock Your Potential: Performance Planner & Optimization ScoreOverviewKnowing what's possible is crucial to success in Google Ads. Performance Planner offers a one-stop solution to monthly, quarterly, and annual planning. Optimization score helps you unlock that potential once your campaigns are running. Master these two tools to reach your potential in Google Ads. ![]() Speakers![]() Tin AcostaProduct Manager, Recommendations![]() Ahmad IsmailProduct Manager, Performance PlannerSponsor |
10:00-10:15 Staying A Step Ahead: How AI Can Help Monitor Competitors And Protect Your Customers ![]() Staying A Step Ahead: How AI Can Help Monitor Competitors And Protect Your CustomersOverviewYour competitors are constantly changing their search campaign strategies, often targeting your brand to interrupt your customer's journey. This directly impacts your visibility and ultimately, your performance goals. So... how can you ward off brand attacks in this ever-shifting battleground? Join Adthena for first-hand insights on how to save valuable time and resources, keep your customers, and increase ROI. You will learn:
SponsorFounded in 2012, Adthena is The Ultimate Search Intelligence Solution, processing over 10 terabytes of new data, while indexing 500 million advertisements and 200 million keywords in 15 different languages every day. Powered by its AI-driven Whole Market View data set, Adthena’s carefully designed solutions of Market Entry, Campaign Optimization, Strategic Advantage and Brand Protection help marketers target and reach consumers that matter most to their business objectives. Globally, Adthena works with more than 250 clients across 184 different business sectors, including finance, education, gaming, automotive and technology. Brand customers include Autotrader, Air New Zealand, Atlassian, Citibank, Burberry, Toyota, and Volvo. Agency customers include media specialists like GroupM and channel-specific paid search experts like iProspect. In addition, Adthena is the winner of several leading industry awards — including the Search Engine Land Awards, Stevie® Award for Customer Service, and European Search Awards, among others. 10:20-10:35 The SEM Automation that Beats Google Shopping and DSA ![]() The SEM Automation that Beats Google Shopping and DSAOverviewPaid search today primarily means Google Shopping ads and DSA. But there's another option for online retailers that creates an average conversion uplift of 30%: Single keyword ad groups (SKAGs) combined with conversion-perfect landing pages. The problem in the past has always been the amount of time it takes to create and manage the pages and ad groups. Andreas Dzumla, ex-Google Product Lead and founder of Longtail UX, shows how to cut this massive time investment to just a few hours of effort. Learn how to create up to millions of landing pages that aggregate the exact right products to match every search in this educational session. SponsorLongtail UX is the only automation platform for Paid and Organic Search. Co-founded and created by an ex-Googler, Longtail UX has invented an entirely new way to automatically generate landing pages at scale. Our aim is to answer each user’s question and connect customers to products in just one click. By creating scalable landing pages for every long tail keyword related to your products, our technology guarantees a perfect match for every keyword searched by your potential customers. As well as boosting your traffic and conversions, we also ensure your SEO investment is 100% measurable, providing detailed analytics that demonstrates results down to a keyword level.
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10:40-11:20 | Spark Inspiration & Action With Discovery Ads![]() Spark Inspiration & Action With Discovery AdsOverviewDiscovery ads, one of the biggest announcements at Google Marketing Live 2019, help marketers deliver visually rich, meaningful content within Google's popular feed-based experiences. Learn how brands can inspire action from consumers as they check Gmail, watch videos on YouTube, or swipe through their favorite content on Discover-all from a single campaign. ![]() Speakers![]() Tarresha PoindexterGlobal Product Lead, Discovery Ads![]() Amy HemmatiProduct Manager, Discovery AdsSponsor |
SEO Site Clinic Ariel Kozicki - Wpromote, SEO Associate Director SEO Site ClinicOverviewSEO is a complex and evolving combination of art and science. Even the most knowledgeable SEOs are stumped sometimes. In this interactive session, you'll have the opportunity to volunteer your site and ask the hard questions of our SEO rockstars. In real time, they will identify the root causes of your challenges and offer specific, actionable advice to repair or enhance your performance. Speakers![]()
Wpromote, SEO Associate Director @arielkozicki ModeratorChristine Churchill President, KeyRelevance, @keyrelevance |
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11:35-12:15 | Elevate Your Performance With Auction-Time Bidding![]() Elevate Your Performance With Auction-Time BiddingOverviewBeing able to set the right bid for the right context distinguishes leading marketers from the rest. Come here about how you can make the most of recent developments to Smart Bidding and Search Ads 360. Sponsor |
SEM Clinic with the SEM Mechanics Julie Friedman Bacchini - Neptune Moon, President Brooke Osmundson - NordicClick Interactive, Senior Digital Manager Frederick Vallaeys - Optmyzr, Inc., CEO SEM Clinic with the SEM MechanicsOverviewYour campaigns are performing well, but you're certain that with a bit of creativity and elbow-grease you could maximize ROI and ROAS. What to do? Invest in video? Social media? Perhaps mobile ads? In this hands-on clinic, our certified (and certifiable!) SEM Mechanics will offer you their expert advice on your PPC ads, bidding tactics and anything else on your mind. Bring your toughest paid search questions to the table for a PowerPoint-Free, 100% Q&A experience! Speakers![]()
Neptune Moon, President @NeptuneMoon ![]()
NordicClick Interactive, Senior Digital Manager @BrookeOsmundson ![]()
Optmyzr, Inc., CEO @siliconvallaeys ModeratorMatt Van Wagner President, Find Me Faster, @mvanwagner |
4 Best Hacks for Paid Search That You Can Do Right Now to Get New Customers![]() 4 Best Hacks for Paid Search That You Can Do Right Now to Get New CustomersOverviewTBA SponsorMetricstory's brand new product, Keyword Genius creates new revenue by identifying and adding untapped keywords to Google Ads. The data science based app automatically finds relevant new keywords and lets you add them to the right campaign/ad group with just one click. No need to go back into Google Ads or spend hours researching. |
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1:00-1:15 Digital PR — What is it, REALLY? ![]() Digital PR — What is it, REALLY?OverviewDigital public relations - what is it? Do you need it? How can it impact your business? What strategies and tactics can you implement right away to help move the needle? Join the experts from Exults to get answers to these and more burning questions about leveraging digital PR to your company's advantage. SponsorDigitalPR by Exults is a full service marketing agency that specializes in digital. As a boutique agency, we focus on unparalleled customer service. Our emphasis on client communication means we never deny a meeting, delay a report, or shy away from feedback. Every day we strive to ensure we are ahead of the curve; in order for our clients to stay at the top of their game, we must stay at the top of ours. 1:20-1:35 We Need To Talk: Why Your Conversation Quality Is Burning Your Funnel ![]() We Need To Talk: Why Your Conversation Quality Is Burning Your FunnelOverviewWe've spent all of this time trying to get leads along their customer journey, but we often lack insight into who they are, the speed of response, and the quality of the conversion once it's in the agent's hands. This doesn't have to be the case. Join CallRail Lead Product Manager, Jason Tatum, to gain confidence that your marketing efforts are driving the most leads, to know exactly who those leads are, and how your agents can swiftly respond to and optimize the quality of each conversation all from one place. SponsorCallRail provides call tracking and analytics to more than 100,000 companies and marketing agencies globally. CallRail’s intuitive software helps data-driven marketers optimize the performance of their advertising campaigns, increase sales effectiveness, and improve customer retention. From call tracking, routing, and analytics, CallRail provides valuable data about your leads and customers to help grow your business. |
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1:30-2:10 | Master Google Ads In 2020: Ads & Keywords![]() Master Google Ads In 2020: Ads & KeywordsOverviewThe one constant in Google Ads is change. Two foundational concepts, ads and keywords, have evolved in 2019. Come hear some common sense advice, both old and new, about how to reach the searches that matter, then deliver the right message in 2020. Sponsor |
Landing Page Clinic Samantha Barnes - Bounteous, Inc, Associate Director of Data Analytics Jeremy Epperson - Conversion Guides, Growth Consultant and Startup Advisor Landing Page ClinicOverviewWhether you're doing SEO or SEM, the quality of your landing pages is critical. Compelling landing pages engage visitors, making them want to learn more and take action. In this interactive clinic, you'll learn from practicing experts how to transform your landing pages, giving you the insights you need to turn them into something your visitors can't resist. Speakers![]()
Bounteous, Inc, Associate Director of Data Analytics @SamanthasData ![]()
Conversion Guides, Growth Consultant and Startup Advisor ModeratorMichelle Morgan Director of Client Services, Clix Marketing, @michellemsem |
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2:25-3:05 | Find And Connect With Your Best Customers![]() Find And Connect With Your Best CustomersOverviewNo matter where they are in their journey, people expect ads that are relevant to who they are and what they're looking for. Learn how to reach the right customers on Google Search and YouTube in a privacy-safe way with advanced audience techniques. Sponsor |
Content Clinic Aja Frost - Hubspot, Senior SEO Strategist Mark Traphagen - aimClear, Vice President of Content Strategy Content ClinicOverviewIn its webmaster guidelines, Google explicitly states: "Provide high-quality content on your pages, especially your homepage. This is the single most important thing to do." But what, exactly, is "high-quality content? Good question. This interactive, expert-led clinic will show you exemplary content, offer tactical advice for improving the quality of content on your own websites and even diagnose your pages. Speakers![]()
Hubspot, Senior SEO Strategist ![]()
aimClear, Vice President of Content Strategy @marktraphagen ModeratorChris Sherman Partner & VP Event Programming, Third Door Media, Inc., @CJSherman |
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