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Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:41pm EDT
Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association to Host Discussion on Things NOT to Do in Search Engine Marketing

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
The Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing association will
host a discussion of the top ways to ruin both a natural and paid
search campaign.

   The group will be covering an extensive list of obstacles that can
impede natural and paid search engine performance, presented by the
board of directors. A site clinic will follow.

   All individuals and companies interested in search engine
marketing are invited to attend.

   Meeting Location

   The Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel is located at 900 East
Lookout Drive, Richardson, Texas 75081. The hotel is in the Richardson
Telecom Corridor, on the east side of 75 Central Expressway,
approximately one mile south of George Bush Tollway. The hotel phone
is 972-367-2000.

   http://www.google.com/maps?q=900+E+Lookout+Dr,+Richardson,+Texas
+75082,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

   About the DFW Search Engine Marketing Association (DFWSEM)

   The Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Organization
(DFWSEM) is dedicated to education and promotion of the Dallas/Fort
Worth search engine marketing industry, conversing various topics
related to search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click search
(PPC), as well as other emerging media. The group meets quarterly at
the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, Texas, and is open to anyone
interested in search engine marketing, including in-house marketers,
independent consultants, and agencies. Initially founded in 2003,
DFWSEM is the oldest and longest running local search engine marketing
group/meetup in the country. Member agencies include DexterityMedia,
Vizion Interactive, iCrossing, Range Online Media, Key Relevance,
MarketNet, AffGoo, Creative Support, Did-it, SearchDex, WrightIMC, and
Bridgepose.

   Past presenters to the DFWSEM Association include Google, MSN,
Idearc Superpages.com, ClickTracks, MIVA, Business.com, The Dallas
Morning News, Dan Thies, AffGoo, Stephen Malouf, WebTrends, Catherine
Seda / Seda Communications, Shari Thurow / Grantastic Designs, Vizion
Interactive, Agency.com, ClickAssurance, iMediaConnection, and many
others. The DFW SEM Association welcomes requests to speak to the
group at info@dfwsem.org.

   Sponsorships

   DFWSEM is sponsored by LeadMaverick (www.leadmaverick). For
additional sponsorship opportunities, see below.

   DFWSEM on LinkedIn

   You're invited to join our group on LinkedIn. Open to members and
non-members. Click the link below to join. (open to all DFW area
professionals interested in SEM).

   http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=51948&sharedKey
=5251E65726B4

   Joining DFWSEM

   Corporate memberships are $175 for the first year and include
three seats to monthly DFWSEM meetings, and individual DFWSEM
memberships are $75 for the first year. Additional seats for a
Corporate membership are $50/year. For more information, visit
http://blog.dfwsem.org.

   The DFWSEM Association also maintains a blog to keep members and
non-members informed of upcoming events. Visit http://blog.dfwsem.org
for more information.

   Sponsoring DFWSEM

   DFWSEM Association members cumulatively represent over
$100,000,000 in annual search engine ad spend, and sponsorship is a
great way to get your message in front of this group of decision
makers and key influencers. To find out how to sponsor a monthly
meeting or other opportunity, contact Tony Wright at
tony.wright@wrightimc.com.

   DFWSEM Association board of directors

   President, Rob Garner, iCrossing; Vice President, Tony Wright,
WrightIMC; Chairperson, Christine Churchill, KeyRelevance; Vice
Chairman, Web, Bill Hartzer, Vizion Interactive; Secretary, Jeff
Martin, CardsDirect.com; Vice Chairman, Mark Jackson, Vizion
Interactive; Vice Chairman, Dan Sturdivant, The Leadstream; Vice
Chairman, John Bagwell, Bagwell Marketing

   DFWSEM Speakers Bureau

   Many members of DFWSEM are actively speaking at various
interactive marketing conferences, including SMX, Search Engine
Strategies, ad:tech, and WebmasterWorld, among many others. If you are
looking for someone to speak about search engine marketing related
topics, or would like to interview a member, feel free to contact the
group for more information at 214.210.6793.

   Long URLs in this release may need to be copied/pasted into your
Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one
exists.

WrightIMC for DFWSEM
Tony Wright, 972-516-3853
tony.wright@wrightimc.com
www.dfwsem.org

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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