Press Release

Advertising Track a Highlight at Search Engine Strategies New York

New York, NY - March 14, 2008 - Top online advertising gurus will reveal the latest tricks of the trade at this year's Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York, taking place March 17-20, 2008, at the Hilton New York.

The conference's Advertising tracks, set for Tuesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 20, will feature these practical sessions:

• Ads in a Quality Score World
  More and more, ranking well in paid search listings is less about how much you pay and more about the "quality" of your ad campaign. But what goes into making up your quality score? Take a closer look at quality factors and tips on increasing the perceived relevancy of your campaigns.
• Ad Copy and Landing Page Clinic
  This clinic will examine actual ads and landing pages offered up by volunteers from the audience, suggesting changes that may improve click-through and conversion.
• Optimizing Search Marketing Campaigns
  This presentation will provide a better understanding of the advantages of optimizing campaigns using verticalized KPIs and how to go beyond simple ROAS metrics.
• Staffing Up for Search
  Search expertise is in demand and the talent shortage may be at its peak. Where should you look for search experts? What qualities make the best hires? What tactics should you deploy when building up an in-house SEO or agency search marketing team? In this session you will hear practical advice from experts in the trenches.
• SEM Agencies: Working With Ad Agencies
  Despite the acquisitions, there remain plenty of pure play SEM shops that stand independent from traditional ad agencies. This session looks at how SEM firms can survive and thrive in the ad agency world through partnerships, coexisting and other means.
• My Search is Better Than Your Search
  In this session, audience members will be invited to join in the discussion. Each seven-minute presentation will be given by the company's top executive, profiling their site, how it was built, who it had in mind and how it works. Presenters Kevin Ryan and Charles Knight (and a special guest) will review each presentation and the winners will be declared with a little help from the audience. Presentations will be judged live on technical efficiency, relevance and practical functionality.

"This year's SES New York gives marketers and advertisers an opportunity to learn the latest techniques for engaging their audiences and accurately gauging the return on their ad dollars," commented Kevin Ryan, Vice President of Global Content for Search Engine Strategies, an Incisive Media property. "Marketers come to SES for practical knowledge they can take back and get started with immediately. Web users are becoming savvier every day, so marketers need to stay ahead of the curve to continually engage their target markets."

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Editorial Contacts
Ann Shannon
PAN Communications
978-474-1900
ses@pancomm.com

Matt McGowan
Incisive Media
212-457-7794
matthew.mcgowan@incisivemedia.com