SMX East is Coming Up!

As I already reported in our most interesting marketing conferences of 2008 post, Search Marketing Expo is a MUST attend for anybody who makes his living on the internet. I can’t imagine anybody not using search (organic or ppc) to target his or her visitors, so I’m not going to talk about why it’s important..

SMX East is being held in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from the 6^th until the 8^th of November. It’s on Manhattan, (11^th west 34^th st.) right near Pier 78, where all the tourist helicopters depart from. Besides NYC always being a stunning location for business or pleasure, SMX is just one of those shows you cannot miss.

I’ve taken a look at the agenda and they really went out of their way to bring some great content table. Personally I’m very interested in the Video & Search session and the advanced Paid Search techniques. Fair enough most of our revenue comes through paid search, with Google (no surprise) counting for about 80% of that, however it may come at no surprise that SEO and PPC are now more tied together then ever before and as the search engines get smarter, these two will bond even more.

Just as we did with Ad-Tech Miami we will try to be there and bring you video coverage from the show, but more info on that later. Just want to conclude this post with: that if you can afford the time and money to be there.. Just do it, you’ll be happy you did.

The Best Affiliate Marketing shows !

As we talked about earlier, networking and visiting conferences is an essential part of your business. Don’t be just a ref code: be a name, be a face!

As you can see in our last (and first) field trip broadcast we went to Miami for the annual Ad-Tech show, and got some great information and opportunities out of it. It’s a great chance to meet fellow affiliates, internet marketers and the people behind the companies you work with. I don’t know yet, which shows are going to be next. But I’ve assembled a list of the best and most interesting shows that are ahead of us:

SMX Local & Mobile – San Francisco – July 24 – 25, 2008
SMX is one of the leading Search Marketing Expo’s. There’s a lot good information here and definitely worth the admission price.

Ad:Tech Chicago – Chicago – August 5^th and 6^th 2008
Missed the last big Ad-Tech show ? Or if this one is closer to your home. Visit this Ad-Tech for more new business opportunities.

Affiliate Summit East 2008 – August 10-12 2008
Meet and talk with the people that really get you and face the same problems and opportunities you do.

Affiliate Summit Social Media 2008 – October the 5^th 2008
Definitely something new here. If you’re not doing social media advertising you should check this show out for sure.

SMX East – New York City – October 6-8, 2008
Similar to the one above, but than in the best city in the world!

Ad-Tech New York – NYC - 4, 5, 6 November 2008
The best Internet Marketing show in the world. Very corporate atmosphere, but a great place to get in touch with new networks and people that have traffic for sale.

SMX London – London – November 4 – 5, 2008
Missed all the other ones, or if you’re from Europe. Check it out !

Pubcon Las Vegas – Las Vegas – November 11^th to 14^th, 2008
Another great SEM event, by the guys from WebmasterWorld. Good for networking and a lot of information there!

Affiliate Summit West 2009 – Las Vegas – 11 – 13 January 2009
A New Year, new opportunities! Be sure to check this one out.

Yeah, that really fills up your agenda doesn’t it ? if you really want us to visit any of these show make yourself heard below We’ll announce the once we had in mind in a couple of weeks. Btw, Kieron has a great posts on what shows to visit in the UK.

Ad-Tech Miami 2008

As announced at the end of May, AffiliateSupportTeam would do its first Official Fieldtrip Broadcast in Miami. Ad-Tech Miami, to be exact. We really went out of our comfort zones to bring something new to the table in the Affiliate Marketing community, and have learned a lot of stuff from it. (Perry will follow up later this month with a Start Guide for shooting your own video content – so stay tuned)

Anyway, Ad-Tech was a blast – and more than anything else: extremely informative. Visiting shows is one of the key elements for being successful online. Both for the incredible amount of information and the networking opportunities. ..Well I could ramble on like this for hours, I think it’s best you just watch our video…

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Google Above & Beyond

As one of Google’s key advertisers, I was invited to go to Google’s Above & Beyond event at their European headquarters in Dublin (Ireland). The event was all about getting the most out of your Adwords campaigns and seeing a glimpse of Google’s future as well as some issues that are currently in the news.