ESEMS SPRING 2003 - Friday April 4, 2003 - DoubleTree Hotel, Santa Monica, CA




Movie & Film Industry

Music/Record Labels

Television and Cable Networks

Game and Online Game Industry

Sports Entertainement

Radio/Satellite Radio

Publishing Industry

AD & PR Agencies

Media Buyers

Interactive Agencies

Media and content providers

Web Design Firms

eMarketers

SEO/SEM Providers

Online/Offline Publishers

iTV content providers






(Subject to Change. Be notified of updates.)

Your ESEMS host: Gregory Markel, President, InfuseCreative.com, and nationally renowned entertainment search engine marketing expert.

TIME
TOPIC
8:30-9:00
Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:05
Welcome
9:05-9:30
Entertainment Search Engine Marketing Basics: What you NEED to know!
  • What are "keywords?" CRITICAL! Purpose and methodology behind keyword selection.
  • Who's searching for you: The consumer search numbers speak!
  • Where you need to be found: The 3 basic areas consumers are searching.
  • Entertainment Search Engine Marketing: How it differs from regular search.
  • The power of "pull" marketing: Why Entertainment Search Engine Marketing delivers superior ROI/conversion.
  • Campaign costs: What search engines and PPC Networks are charging and how much should you spend for the desired result?
  • In-house vs. outsource campaign solutions: The pros and cons of both and how to avoid costly mistakes when choosing either solution.
9:30-10:15

"Meet the Engines": A rare and unique opportunity to hear from, and talk to, the major search engines on the subject of entertainment marketing.

Spider Fed & Index Listings
  • Justin McCarthy, Director of Entertainment, Google, Inc. (AOL & Yahoo search results provider.)
  • Greg Morrow, Director of Product Strategy & Marketing, Music Yahoo!
  • Micki Seibel, Director of Revenue Products, Ask Jeeves/Teoma
Pay-Per-Click Networks
  • Dan Boberg, Director of Strategic Alliances, Overture (Altavista & Fast/Alltheweb parent company.)
  • Justin McCarthy, Director of Entertainment, Google, Inc. (AOL, & AskJeeves PPC search results provider.)
  • Boris Shimanovsky, Director of Sales, LookSmart (MSN search results provider.)
  • Dan Ballister, Vice President of Sales, FindWhat
  • Jay Bean, Chief Operating Officer, ah-ha.com
Multimedia PPC/Paid Inclusion: HOT!
  • Karen Howe, CEO, Singingfish, search results provider to WindowsMedia.com, & the WindowsMedia 9 & Real players.
  • Tim Westergren, Co-founder, President, Savage Beast Technologies. Music search results & recommendation provider to AOL.
Audience Q&A Follows.
10:15-10:30
BREAK (Coffee/Networking)
10:30-11:15
The New Revolution in Entertainment Search Engine Marketing: Panel Discussion Hosted by Web Pioneer Ken Rutkowski (KenRadio)
  • Justin McCarthy, Director of Entertainment, Google, Inc. (AOL & Yahoo search results provider.)
  • Greg Morrow, Director of Product Strategy & Marketing, Music Yahoo!
  • Micki Seibel, Director of Revenue Products, Ask Jeeves/Teoma
  • David Collins, Senior Manager, DirecTV
  • Scott Holmes, Sr. VP, Sales & Marketing, Zentropy Partners
  • Karen Howe, CEO, Singingfish, search results provider to WindowsMedia.com, & the WindowsMedia 9 & Real players.
  • Marc Geiger, Vice Chairman & President, ARTISTdirect
  • Tim Westergren, Co-founder, President, Savage Beast Technologies. Music search results & recommendation provider to AOL.
  • Gregory Markel, Founder and President, Infuse Creative
  • Liz Heller, CEO, Buzztone.
Audience Q&A Follows.
11:15-12:00
The ROI In Entertainment Search: A New and Quantifiable Age in Entertainment Marketing.
  • At last. 24/7 self governing ROI campaign rules and tracking: SEM campaigns can now adjust themselves to meet your CPA, CPL, CPR, & CPO expectations. The tools you need to know about.
  • External link quality and popularity: The secret to providing a TOP 10 Google, AOL, and Yahoo result for single keywords like "music" WITHOUT paying per click.
  • Driving registrations, contests, sweepstakes, conversions and sales: The importance of "landing pages." PLUS, common landing/registration page mistakes.
  • Unique applications of Entertainment Search Engine marketing: How SEM can drive a viral campaign through the roof!
  • Entertainment Search Engine Marketing and the law. Keyword copyright and Search Engine Marketing guidelines you need to be aware of.

    Panel Includes:

    • Jeff Cram, Web Marketing Manager, WebTrends/NetIQ
    • Ryan Lash, Director of Search, Infusecreative.com
    • Donald Nosek, Digital Communications Consultant to Global Brands
    • Don Thornburgh, Esq., Intellectual Property Attorney, Strategic Law Group.
Audience Q&A Follows.
12:00 noon
Close/Informal Mixer





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