Searchfest 08 was a tremendous success and our great speakers were one of the top reasons why our event was such a big hit. I asked our speakers to reflect upon their Searchfest 08 experience:

Lisa Williams: Top 3 Cool Things I Noticed at SearchFest 08

Photo Credit to Rebecca Kelley

Hi there. I’m David Mihm. I’m based in the San Francisco Bay AreaPortland, Oregon, and I help small and medium-sized businesses in the western United States refine and expand their presence on the internet. I’ve completed a design or performed SEO for companies across a wide spectrum, including real estate, law, professional, media, non-profit, B2B, and retail. And if you need an updated logo or print design, I can help with that, too.

In all of our post show excitement, and the scramble to get the presentations up, our request for attendees to take the satisfaction survey was overlooked.

We had well over 200 attendees, and got plenty of great comments, but are anxious to get some organized feedback..

If you attended Portland Oregons SearchFest ‘08 last Monday, we would appreciate it if you would take just a couple of minutes of your time to to complete this survey.

What did Gary win?

SMX Social Media

SMX Social Media, April 22 & 23, Long Beach, CA - $1195 value! This two-day event will get you up to speed on social media and how
to engage communities at social media sites. The West Coast version of SMX Social Media is an encore presentation of the standing-room only NYC edition held last autumn. You’ll be a master of social media marketing after attending SMX Social Media!

SearchFest ‘08 is in the books now, and I could find very little to complain about.

Being an incredibly picky conference attendee myself, beyond the “pin on” badges, the small font size of speaker nameplates, and the intolerable wait for the bartenders to pour our beers into glasses (zoo animal safety rules) I think the whole thing when darn well.

We got some great prizes to raffle off at our Searchfest 08 :

• Free Ticket to SMX Social valued at $1,195
• Search Engine Academy 2-Day Essentials class
  valued at $995
• Two tickets to InnoTech eMarketing Summit
• 1 ticket to Internet Strategy Forum Summit

SMX Social Media

Hey y’all.

I just want to let folks know that I’ll be moderating a few sessions at our upcoming Searchfest event.

Jamie will be speaking about Affiliate Marketing at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

John will be speaking on “Search Marketing (SEO) & Your Business Strategy” at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

Rionna will be speaking about Google Webmaster Central at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

Adam will be in the audience at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

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SEMpdx is proud to host Matt McGee twice on the first leg of his 2008 concert tour.

March 10th, 2008…Matt plays Searchfest.

May 13th, 2008…Matt will be the second guest to participate in a SEM Hot Seat event (Vanessa Fox was the first).

Rock on Matt! Se ya in Portland!

Jeff will be speaking on the “Search In The Marketing Mix” panel at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

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Rand will be giving the Keynote Speech “The Algorithmic Evolution of Search Engines & the Impact on SEO Campaigns” at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?
I’m the CEO and co-founder of SEOmoz and my job is to set the direction for the company, help out with recruiting & hiring, blog and consult for businesses that need SEO. I’m probably biting off a bit more than I can chew, but hopefully I’ll get some more help soon

Rebecca will be speaking on the “Links: Development, Baiting & Buying” panel at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

Lisa will be speaking on the “Marketing 2.0 Issues: Online Reputation Management, the dark side of SMM” panel at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

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David will be in the audience at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

If you are a SEMpdx member who has already purchased a Searchfest ticket and work in some facet of internet / search marketing and you wish to be e-interviewed, please email me.

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Dustin will be speaking on the “Links: Development, Baiting & Buying” panel at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

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Marty will be speaking on the “Marketing 2.0 Issues: Online Reputation Management, the dark side of SMM” panel at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo. Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

Matt will be speaking about “Small Business SEM” at Searchfest which will take place on March 10th, 2008 at the Portland Zoo.Purchase your Searchfest 08 tickets now.

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living.