Search Marketing Expo – SMX Singapore to be held October 13-14.

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.

“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”

“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.

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:

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

Search Strategies has produced and developed a number of search marketing related events over the last few years and we thought it was time we placed a guarantee on the quality of our events.

We are now so confident that you will always learn something at out events that Search Strategies is now prepared to Guarantee your satisfaction!

If you are not satisfied with Search Engine Boot Camp or SMX Sydney, I will give you a credit towards a future Search Strategies event of equal or lesser value.

Just tell me in writing how to improve Search Engine Boot Camp or SMX Sydney in 500 words or more and e-mail your comments to barry at searchenginebootcamp.com.au

The credit must be used within one year and will only cover your registration fee, travel or other expenses incurred are not eligible for refund.

Your claim must be received within 7 days of the completion of the event. “No-shows” are not eligible for the guarantee.

This offer does not apply to schedule/presenter changes or technical difficulties that may occur on the day of the event.

Search School is a Reed Business Information seminar that I am involved with on a consultancy level, I programmed the agenda, selected the speakers & also run the proceedings on the day, the focus of the content is very much “how to” entry level which is highly complimentary to my two other products - Search Engine Bootcamp & SMX Sydney (SMX Sydney was previously known as Search Summit).

The inaugural SearchSchool was held in Melbourne on Oct 9 at BMW Edge, Federation Square, which is an awesome venue.

Based on what people have said it seems we got the content mix right, although a few people found it too basic, maybe they didn’t read the ads, here are some testimonials from the people attending:

“Very impressed with the quality overall. A great price for a great package. The content was fantastic - a great overview, and the ability to ask questions made it all more relevant. I liked the touch of the packed box lunch, nice!”
Nicky Tillyer - Melbourne Orthodontic Group

“It was a great conference. I’m a multimedia designer, but have never look in depth to SEO, but rather hand balled it. I have always been scared to delve into SEO, this conference has changed my thinking giving me a starting point and skills to further assist my clients.”
Marc C-Scott - Digital Science

“For where I was at - it was fantastic. In process of building online e-commerce site and I learnt heaps, the manual will be a very useful long term tool. For me to have a hard copy I can refer to is great. I have already recommended to two people they should go to this day when on next. Thank you, well organised informative day and money very well spent.”
Angela Williams - AJW REALTY

“I am new to my position in marketing and am not so savvy in regards to the web and so found the day slightly overwhelming but extremely interesting. The staff and speakers were great.”
Anon

“Very good, informative, well done, easy to understand. I was extremely happy that it was not just a sales pitch for products. I would come again!”
Mark Rigg - AMAC Corrosion

“Professional event. My only feedback was it was for small businesses who don’t know any of the basics on web design and search. It was too basic for my company, though for many small companies out there it would be perfect and very much needed.”
Anon
(sure is, read the ads next time, you need to go to bootcamp)

“It was a great seminar which covered a lot of the fundamentals but had heaps of interesting hints and tips which I will be adding to my bag of SEO and Marketing tools. The speakers were all interesting and engaging and managed to individually teach me something new.”
Danilo Gutierrez - Greyhound Australia

“We found the information from the sponsors, very helpful and have spend this week implementing changes to our website.”
David Wood - Premier Postal Auctions

“I was very impressed. It is one of the best, if not the best, educational seminars I have attended. I found that I gained a lot from attending.”
Kea Gravenall - Matthews Australasia Pty Ltd

SMX Sydney will be the new name for Australia’s leading search marketing show, Search Summit, as the result of an agreement reached by SMX-producer Third Door Media and Sydney based Search Strategies.

SMX — Search Marketing Expo — is the new search engine marketing conference from Third Door Media, the company behind the Search Engine Land news site and the Search Marketing Now webcast series.

Stay tuned for more news as it happens.