eComXpo March 2007: Education

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The Trendsetter: What's in Fashion for Online Marketers

Lisa Picarille, Revenue Magazine

Abstract:
This presentation will focus on the six most compelling trends that are expected to have a significant impact on online marketing over the next 18 months. It will identify the distinct trends and give affiliates, merchants, publishers, advertisers, agencies and the rest of the online marketing community a comprehensive look at what comprises each trend - including the technology, the challenges, behavioral shifts for consumers and changes to business models and practices. The presentation will also attempt to show how each of these trends has practical and valuable applications for online marketers. It will also give some advice on how to spot trends and why being an early adopter can help your bottom line.

Biography:
Lisa Picarille is the Editor-in-Chief of Revenue magazine, where she develops and oversees all the content for the Revenue print publication as well as RevenueToday.com. Lisa has more than 15 years’ experience as a senior writer and editor at CMP (as executive editor of TechWeb.com), IDG and Ziff-Davis. She was also an executive producer at TechTV. Her work has appeared in PC Week, InfoWorld, Computerworld, Computer Reseller News, MacWeek, Wired.com and Rolling Stone. She began her career as a sportswriter in the Boston area, where she also worked at radio stations WBCN and WFNX as a producer and voiceover artist.

 

 

The Next Wave of Advertising
Online Advertising 2.0

John Kim, Senior Director of Advertiser Product Marketing, Yahoo! Search Marketing
Abstract:
Online advertising is the fastest growing and most dynamic advertising media.  The upcoming years will see continued change through the innovation of ad products, maturation of the broadband audience and emergence of new platforms. Discover how to keep up with key trends and stay engaged with the next wave of advertising.

Biography:
John C. Kim is Senior Director of Advertiser Product Marketing for Yahoo! Search Marketing. In this role, John is responsible for understanding customer needs to define product requirements, pricing, positioning and programs to capture growth, leadership and advertising industry share.

John is also currently serving as a White House appointee who advises the President on increasing the level of Asian American and Pacific Islander small business contribution to the national economy.

Previously, John worked as a strategy consultant with Accenture where he advised executives at leading high-tech companies on potential new ventures and growth strategies. Prior to that, he held various marketing and product positions with Bank of America and Household International, Inc.

John received an MBA from the University of Chicago, and has an undergraduate degree in economics.


Making Money with AdSense
Charlie Vestner, Google

Abstract:
AdSense is a great way to generate revenue from your web site. We’ll cover the basics of the program, walk through a couple of sample customers, and describe a brand new program called Google Referrals, which is launching on March 20th


Biography:
Charlie is an Online Sales and Operations manager at Google, responsible for acquisition, on-boarding, and quality enforcement of publishers in the AdSense network. Before joining Google in 2004, Charlie managed the online advertising business at Intuit, and served in various product management roles there, focused on Quicken.com. Prior to Intuit, Charlie was a financial reporter and editor at Individual Investor, a financial monthly magazine. Charlie has a B.A. from Dartmouth and lives with his wife in San Francisco.

 


eBay Affiliates: A Global Opportunity
Caroline Malifaud, Affiliate Manager, eBay

Abstract:
This session will examine what it takes to expand your affiliate program beyond national boundaries and into global markets. Manager of eBay's Affiliate Program, Caroline Malifaud works closely with eBay's global affiliate teams to ensure publishers are armed for success. She will share her own experiences planning and managing eBay's overseas affiliate programs, as well as tips and tricks for getting started, an overview of key considerations affiliate managers must evaluate in advance and important things to watch out for when going global. Additionally, she will provide participants with insight into finding success among different cultures and languages and what affiliate business models stand to have the most success across specific regions.


Biography:
As manager of eBay's U.S. Affiliate Program, Malifaud works closely with eBay's global affiliate teams to ensure that eBay affiliates are successful on both a domestic and international front. She is responsible for supporting many of eBay's international affiliate projects, as well as managing eBay's international partners and promoting international opportunities for current U.S. affiliates. Malifaud has been with eBay more than four years, focusing on various aspects of Internet marketing, with affiliate marketing being her primary focus. Prior to her role at eBay in the U.S., she held a position with eBay France, working with local and international affiliate networks.

Prior to joining eBay, Malifaud worked in marketing at 123credit.com, a French Internet start-up backed by HSBC. She holds an MBA from Essec Business School in Paris, France. In her spare time, Malifaud is an avid video gamer and traveler.

 

Lead Generation for the Complex Sale
Brian Carroll, CEO, InTouch, Inc

Abstract:
What are the three keys to generating leads in today's economy? Where should companies and individuals focus their time to keep a constant flow of qualified leads in their sales pipeline? How do you win new customers, accelerate growth and improve your return on investment through targeted prospects? If these are questions you ask about your business, join us for an exceptional event with Brian J. Carroll, industry guru on B2B lead generation. In the past, lead generation campaigns have been largely based on sending out unfocused direct mail campaigns, flashy websites, sporadic tradeshow appearances, innumerable email blasts, and on and off telemarketing campaigns ...in the hope that something works. Marketers must move away from these "random acts of marketing" to a "consistent lead generation" model to maximize marketing ROI and company sales. Brian will highlight eight critical success factors for lead generation you can implement to improve your new business development including:

    . Align sales and marketing efforts to optimize the number of leads
    . Avoid lulls in the sales cycle
    . Develop Universal Lead Definition (ULD) and ideal customer profile (ICP)
    . Build, maintain and grow your database
    . Multi-modal lead nurturing
    . Ready yourself for what's next - new and promising tactics
    . and more...

Biography:
Brian J. Carroll is CEO of InTouch Inc., one of the first companies to provide lead generation solutions for the complex sale and recognized by Inc. magazine as one of America's fastest growing companies. Brian is a recognized leader in lead generation and author of the popular new book, Lead Generation for The Complex Sale (www.leadgenerationbook.com). His acclaimed, B2B Lead Generation Blog (http://blog.startwithalead.com) was recently named Best B-to-B Marketing Blog of 2006 by MarketingSherpa readers.


Expand Your Internet Marketing Reach with the Hispanic Market

Nacho Hernandez, Founder and CEO, iHispanic

Abstract:
Spanish is one of the top languages used by Internet users on the world wide web for both search and navigation. How many of those users end up knowing about your products, services or actually landing on your web site? Nacho Hernandez, an authority expert in this field, will guide you through learning key facts and figures about the Hispanic market, as well as provide you with direction as to how you should compliment your current online marketing efforts to include this underserved market segment. Don't miss this session because here are some things you can learn...

    Key research metrics to value the U.S Hispanic and Latin America opportunity
    Evaluating and implementing Hispanic online programs that generate a quantifiable return on investment
    Recognizing how to design an appropriate online marketing message to the online Hispanic user
    Best practices for search marketing to the Hispanic market
    Realizing opportunities in the Hispanic market through ongoing link partnerships


Biography:
Ignacio "Nacho" Hernandez Jr. is an entrepreneur, consultant and public speaker who has co-founded online businesses and helped companies develop and execute Internet strategies. As the Founder and CEO of iHispanic Marketing Group (ihispanic.com), he has been involved with international business, e-commerce and marketing for the past 10 years primarily targeting the U.S. Online Hispanic Market for the last 6 years using search engine marketing tactics and internet strategy in both English and Spanish. He founded MexGrocer.com in 2000 and is now one of the very few profitable businesses in the online grocery segment. He is a regular speaker at Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo and a member of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (sempo.org), SMA-NA (sma-na.org) and the IAB Mexico to help develop the Hispanic and Latin American divisions. He's a founding Moderator for SearchEngineWatch Forums and blogger at the Search Engine Roundtable which was awarded best blog by MarketingSherpa. He holds an MBA from the IPADE Business School in Mexico City.


Clean It Up! Tips to Building a Fraud-Free High-Quality Database

Rich Kochman, Advertising.com

Abstract:
When it comes to building a large, high-quality lead database, nothing beats the Internet. Reaching more users every day, the Web gives advertisers the ability to reach a massive audience and rapidly generate leads in high volume. In fact, Forrester Research reports that 60% of surveyed marketers believe online advertising is as or more effective than traditional advertising for generating quality leads.

But marketers take heed. All lead generation tactics, online or otherwise, are subject to dark forces that can compromise the quality of your database. False information. Fraudulent data. Extensive duplication. These kinds of problems greatly diminish the quality of your data and its power to deliver results for your business. In this session, Advertising.com's Director of Affiliate Solutions will discuss those factors that ensure a qualified, fraud-free database.


Biography:
Rich Kochman is Advertising.com’s director of search and affiliate operations. In this role, Rich works closely with the company’s sales, publisher services and technology teams to devise and implement strategic solutions for Advertising.com’s search and affiliate operations.
Prior to joining Advertising.com, Rich was the director of key corporate initiatives at AOL, where he led corporate-wide initiatives for the company’s executive team with the goal of improving AOL’s profitability and valuation. While at AOL, Rich also served as the director of network strategy.
Rich received his BS in marketing from the University of Maryland, School of Business and Management.
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The Long Tail of Affiliate Marketing
Linda Woods, PartnerCentric, Inc.

Abstract:
Inspired by the best selling marketing book by Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, Linda Woods will explore how this revolutionary shift in the distribution of products on the internet relates to affiliate marketing. Since online retailers no longer have the limited shelf space that brick and mortar stores do and therefore can conceivably stock everything; they can cater to not just the majority of shoppers' desires but the minority as well. Because of this expanded demand for minority products as well as the ability to meet that demand thru the internet, new opportunities exist. One of the ways that affiliate marketers can take advantage of this opportunity is by understanding what the "long tail" means and how to best leverage it. I'll talk about how affiliate marketers, both niche oriented and search specialists, are already optimizing for the long tail and how they could do better at it. I'll talk about how e-tailers are benefiting by concentrating on the long tail and how they can further expand niches and choices which will, in turn, increase incremental sales in the long tail.

 
Biography:
Linda Woods, President of PartnerCentric, Inc., is a legend known throughout the industry as the Affiliate Goddess. She has been involved with affiliate marketing practically since its inception. Starting in the late 1990s as Director of Internet Marketing for a Web design firm, she moved on to then-startup Commission Junction in 1999. Linda started her own Internet marketing consultancy in 2000, did business development for KowaBunga! Technologies and over the years has helped hundreds of other companies both large and small start and manage effective affiliate programs.

PartnerCentric's unique Outsourced Affiliate Management Service was launched in 2003 and now has more than 45 clients with brand names such as National Geographic, Quicken Loans, 21st Century Auto Insurance, HanoverDirect's five catalog brands, TaxBrain and EverythingFurniture. PartnerCentric now employs more than 20 marketing professionals across the United States and Canada. A frequent speaker and blogger about affiliate-related events, Linda has also been a featured columnist in "Revenue" magazine and quoted in many other online publications.

Linda and the PartnerCentric team offer a full range of internet marketing services in addition to outsourced affiliate marketing management services and consulting. The company's full range of internet marketing services includes paid search management, search engine optimization, e-mail marketing and all creative services from banners to web design. Linda lives in paradise, also known as Santa Barbara, Calif., with her ten-year-old son and 2 cats.

E-Mail Marketing 2.0: Strategies that Revolutionize Email Marketing ROI
Letitia Desai, GOT Corporation

Abstract:
Email Marketing 1.0 was all about sending an email blast to an opt-in list. But that tactic doesn't produce consistently strong results any more. People have changed the definition of SPAM from "I didn't give permission" to "It doesn't interest me and I don't know who it's from." And this attitude translates into 82 percent of people who won't open a message from a sender they know if the information is not relevant. How can a marketer turn this trend around? Welcome to Email Marketing 2.0, the next evolution of email that's based on the cornerstones of trust and relevance. Join GOT Corporation for this information-packed session that will share dozens of strategies designed to boost your email marketing ROI to new levels.


Biography:
Letitia Desai manages product marketing for GOT Corporation. With a focus on driving the success of GOT Corporation’s Campaigner products—and the success of customers using these products—Desai knows the importance of message targeting and relevance. In developing communications with customers across channels, she maintains focus on message relevance in marketing programs, using customer permissions, preferences and profiles to carry out relevant, one-to-one dialogues with customers. Whether you’re a marketer looking to build one-to-one, long-term relationships; trying to navigate the line between e-mail marketing and SPAM; or pursuing ways of measuring subscriber responses and campaign results, Desai can provide insight into how to start interacting with customers in a more intelligent, automated, profitable way.



Web 2.0: Views from the Thought Shapers
MODERATED BY SHAWN COLLINS- CEO, AFFILIATE TIP

Abstract:
Web 2.0 is more than another meaningless marketing buzzword. It's the next generation of Web-based resources, services and tools with a focus on collaboration and sharing among users. Hear what a select group of forward thinking Internet marketers have to say about popular and obscure Web 2.0 applications and their role in the future of marketing.

PANELISTS
Buzz Marketing Secrets: Build Your Business using Social Media
MODERATED BY KRIS JONES- President & CEO, PepperJam

Abstract:
Learn how to build buzz and market your business on social media websites like MySpace, YouTube, and Digg.com. Find out why social media has been referred to as the "New SEO" and how you can use it to grow your business, build stronger brand awareness, and generate sales through word of mouth marketing and buzz.

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Search from the Beginning
MODERATED BY Lori Weiman, Division Leader, KeywordMax

Over the past 12 months, there have been significant changes to paid search that impact all marketers from beginners to the savvy. This panel will explore these changes including: (1) the launch of MSN adCenter; (2) the changes from Overture to Yahoo’s new Panama platform; and (3) Google’s introduction of the minimum bid, its new policies on landing page content and the impact that both of these have on ranking, ROI, and CPC costs.

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Affiliate Arbitrage - Winning Bets in Paid Search
MODERATED BY Jeremy Palmer – QuitYourDayJob.com

Abstract:
This is an advanced course in paid search arbitrage. Affiliates will learn about the technical and strategic skill set required to be a successful arbitrage affiliate. Merchants will learn about the value of pay for performance marketing as it relates to their search marketing campaigns.


PANELISTS
From Googling to MySpacing: How Social Media Impacts Your Brand for Consumers and Search Engines
MODERATED BY David Berkowitz – Director of Emerging Media, 360i

PANELISTS
The Future of Search
MODERATED BY Amanda Watlington -Search Industry Expert

Abstract:
This session looks at the big issues facing search marketing in the future. Where is search marketing headed in the US and globally? Will search marketers in the future find themselves targeting all Google all the time? How will advertisers use search to reach consumers in the future? What types of information will users search for in the future – text, audio, or video? What big changes or trends will search marketers need to address in the short and long term?


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Secrets from Award Winning Sites
MODERATED BY Bill Rice-Search Industry Expert

Abstract:
Think of the Web as a limitless cosmos filled with words. Billions and billions of words all trying to snag the attention of browsers and searchers. How can your website possibly compete? How can you grab the readers flying past? How can you win the war of words? The answer is content that connects. Content that solves problems, that enlightens while it entertains. Content that keeps people coming back for more, because it inspires those Aha! moments, those I didn't know that moments, and those all important Ha, Ha moments. Join Bill Rice, Byron White and Melanie Nayer offering tips and advice on what visitors expect from today's successful websites, and how to make your website meet those expectations.


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7 Ways to Recruit and Retain Super Affiliates
Rosalind Gardner, Author
Abstract:
Do Super Affiliates flock to your affiliate program to promote your products? If not, there may be something amiss with your recruitment process, program structure or management that keeps these performers at bay. Implementing just one of the tips that Super Affiliate Rosalind Gardner shares during this presentation can seriously improve your program's earnings

How Product Sourcing Effects the Online Community
Robin Cowie, President , Worldwide Brands
Abstract:
In this class Robin Cowie, President of Worldwide Brands Inc., discusses how to make product sourcing and product selection the cornerstone of building a hugely profitable online business. From common mistakes online businesses make when it comes to working with Wholesalers to growing your sales using multiple sourcing methods, find out what is really involved in figuring out what to sell and finding out where to get it!


Using Lead Generation to Maximize Revenues and Marketing ROI
Michael Rosenberg , Chief Marketing Officer, Leadpoint

Abstract:
As online commerce continues to evolve, the marketing vehicles required to bring in quality customers grow increasingly complex and expensive. Online lead generation is one marketing vehicle growing in popularity due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness and improving reputation for attracting quality customers.

In this session, interactive marketing expert Michael Rosenberg will share advice on using lead generation to maximize your marketing ROI. Michael will discuss the different types of lead generation tools available to marketers, sharing real-life examples from businesses - online and offline – that use lead generation to expand their reach and attract high-quality clientele.

 


5 Simple Steps to Marketing Your Site Using New Media to GROW Your Audience!
Nan Shastry , Brain Betty, Inc
Abstract:
• Learn about how to harness the power of audio and video to get your product, information or service in front of a wide growing audience easily and painlessly and usually for under $100!
• You’ll learn how to make an impact on viewers
• You’ll learn how to make your video or audio viewable on the Net
• You’ll learn best practices for bringing your show to the masses.


How to Profit from e-Commerce
Carl Särnstrand , Communications Manager, Picsearch

Abstract:
How to profit from e-commerce. Overview of e-commerce and online advertising: focusing on three fast growing markets where innovative marketers can exceed expectations.


Getting Started with Behavioral Targeting
Rob Graham , Interactive and Communications Marketing Specialist


Automatic Linking: The Easiest and Best Link Building Practices
Moshe Morris, Founder and President, SEMBasics

Abstract:
Automatic linking relates to link building methods where you are 100% in control of the links, meaning that you are all but assured of obtaining the exact type of link that you want. In this presentation, I offer a brief introduction to automatic linking, detailing what it is, and giving several practical examples of how to implement it into your link building strategy. In particular, I discuss some of the “best practices” for three different link building strategies, all of which can help you to immediately improve the quality and quantity of your incoming links.

This presentation is based on a longer report which eComXpo members can receive for free by sending a blank email to automaticlinking@getresponse.com.

 


Measuring Website Success
Jim Sterne, Target Marketing

Abstract:
Upper management finally gets it. They are no longer interested in what's new, exciting, and cutting edge--they're interested in what's profitable. They want to see how the work you're doing today is paying off. You know your Web site is serving pages, but is it serving your business? How would you know? What do you measure? This session looks at what data can be captured and how that data can be put to good use. Jim Sterne will walk you through the spectrum of online metrics from acquisition through navigation and content consumption to conversion and retention. He'll clarify the critical key performance indicators and show how they are used to make solid business decisions. He'll reveal best practices getting past clickthroughs, pageviews, and revenues to zero in on customer orientation and process optimization. You'll get a firm feel for the technology, tools, and talents necessary to satisfy the most demanding senior executives


Marketing to the MySpace Generation
Cliff Kurtzman, Executive Director, MyCityRocks
Abstract:
Over the past two years, a new generation of tens of millions of consumers has started living, playing and buying online in new ways that were not feasible even a few years earlier. Enabled by tools known as blogs, online social networks, and "Web 2.0 technologies," this is the fastest growing consumer marketing arena in the world. Dr. Cliff Kurtzman discusses how these technologies are changing the marketing landscape, and how can they be used to create opportunities that will benefit your company's bottom line.

 

7 Great WOM Campaigns and Why They Worked
Shannon Stairhime , Research Editor, WOMMA

Abstract:
How companies like Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, and Daimler-Chrysler are putting word of mouth power behind their brands, and why, when it comes to getting people talking, doing WOM right makes all the difference.



How to Leverage the Long Tail in SEO
Brian Klais , VP Search Netconcepts and Stephan Spencer, President, Netconcepts

Abstract:
The "Long Tail," has been heralded as a revolution in retail, mainly because online merchants have low barriers to offer seemingly limitless inventory. Yet most of us can't boast a catalog the size of Amazon.com or Netflix. Nonetheless, the Long Tail still holds great promise for the rest of us who sell online, because we can leverage Long Tail as it relates to natural (organic) search. Armed with strategies and tactics from this seminar, you can expand the length of your tail and to add more area under the curve -- as it relates to both your keyword portfolio and your collection of web pages. Join Long Tail SEO experts Brian Klais and Stephan Spencer as they share:

*how to grow your search traffic through the Long Tail
* how to apply Long Tail thinking to your keyword portfolio, your web pages, and your links
* how to estimate the size of your SEO opportunity for the Long Tail
* how to measure Long Tail SEO using new metrics and KPIs


How to Rank Better in Google
Steve Noton , Internet Advertising Expert

Abstract:
Explains the top things that a webmaster or Search Engine Optimizer can do to rank better in Google. Topics include IP addresses, domain names, GEO targeting, text link building, homepage links, site maps and advanced SEO content structure/navigation.


Responses to Criticisms of Affiliate Marketing
Brook Schaaf , Schaaf Consulting

Abstract:
Affiliate marketing consistently ranks as one of the top three most-cost effective channels in online advertising yet is frequently faced with multiple criticisms. What are these criticisms and who is making them? More importantly, how should we regard them?


Marketers Should Also Be Customers
Stephanie Cockerl , Founder nextSTEPH

Abstract:
It is important for both retailers and marketers to understand the online buying process. How visitors find the website, why visitors leave and what customers buy are questions that are all too common in eCommerce marketing. The way to find out about the performance of a website is to do primary research, by becoming a searcher, visitor and customer. By going through the process, retailers and e-marketers will gain a deeper understanding of what works, what doesn't work and how to develop tactics to make the website work.


How Virtual Events Mean Real Money for Your Business
Marty Fahncke , President FawnKey & Associates

Abstract:
Virtual events like eComXpo ARE the wave of the future! Virtual learning is exploding. From accredited distance learning, to webinars, teleseminars, and virtual tradeshows, the business of providing education and information through Virtual channels is exploding. Come learn how you can leverage new communication technologies to revolutionize your business. Business guru Peter Drucker called Webucation "the next big mega-trend". How can your business benefit? Attend this highly informative session for tips and ideas.


5 Proven Tactics to Increase Your Lead Quality
Dave Behn, Partner, Cole & Weber United and David Wengel , TARGUSinfo

Abstract:
Over the past two years, companies that generate leads have undergone a huge evolution that has changed industry standards. Now, lead quality is expected instead of just raw quantity — even for high-volume companies. Learn what five tactics will have a dramatic impact on your lead quality and how you can apply them to your business. In addition, we will present a live case study where you’ll learn how a major advertising agency was able to use these tactics to increase their profitability.


How to Make the Most Out of Your Affiliate Program
Nicky Senyard , Share Results

Abstract:
Successful affiliate programs generate significant income and are an important online marketing channel. To have a successful affiliate program merchants need to make sure they do more than update their creatives. There are several key areas merchants need work with to ensure their affiliate programs are successful. This presentation will provide you with an easy to follow road map to ensure that the effort you make with your affiliate program pays dividends.


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