Pubcon 2015 is upon us on October 5-8, and this social media and online marketing conference is one you won’t want to miss.
Pubcon is an international meeting of the best and brightest minds in search engine optimization, digital advertising, and social media strategy. Though it started in 2000 in a London Pub, it’s been named a Forbes must-attend conference and an Inc. top conference for growing your business. I’ve had the honor of attending and speaking at Pubcon, and listening to the other speakers is absolutely a highlight. Here’s a few that I think you should definitely try to catch:
Adam Riemer has over a decade of experience under his belt helping companies from mom-and-pop shops to the Fortune 500, and now leads the strategy and campaign charge as founder of Adam Riemer Marketing, LLC. Noted especially for his honesty, this guy does it all.
Alex Volk has spent 10+ years at Microsoft, currently leading a team of SEO professionals as the director of Search Marketing in Microsoft’s Marketing Group.
Ann Smarty knows SEO better than most people know their native language. Former Editor-in-Chief of Search Engine Journal, Smarty is now the Community and Brand Manager for Internet Marketing Ninjas and founder of MyBlogU, a content marketing platform that helps bloggers and writers promote and collaborate.
Bill Hunt is one you won’t want to miss. He’s previously been CEO of two of the largest global search marketing firms in the world, Global Strategies and Outrider. He’s a frequent speaker, best-selling author, and now president of Back Azimuth Consulting.
Bill Slawski, Director of Search Marketing at Go Fish Digital, is a leading expert on SEO patents and patent law, and holds a J.D. degree from Widener with 18 years of experience.
Brent Csutoras is a marketing specialist who spends his time helping people build strong social teams for better production. He’s Chief Social Media Strategist for his companies Kairay Media, Alpha Brand Media, and also for Search Engine Journal.
Brett Tabke is CEO and founder of Pubcon, and industry royalty. He’s been in this industry likely since before you were born.
Bruce Clay is the founder of his company Bruce Clay, Inc., a worldwide marketing optimization firm that helps companies increase their sales by using SEO, pay-per-click, and social-media marketing.
Cynthia Johnson is an active social-media marketing consultant and educator. She is the director of social-media marketing at digital marketing agency RankLab. She hosts weekly Twitter chat #TheSMGirl and is an active blogger for several social-media blogs, including SocialMediaClub.org.
Dave Lloyd is Senior Manager of Global Search Marketing at Adobe Systems, leading the global organic & site search strategy programs.
David Klein goes by “dk” and calls himself the “social director of the Internet businessworld.” Founder and CEO of Purpose Inc., Klein excels at reputation management. Be sure to check out the Pubcon Poker Tournament dk hosts annually.
David Snyder is the founder and CEO of CopyPress, one of the most trusted content marketplaces online.
David Szetela is VP of Search Marketing Operations at the global digital marketing agency Bruce Clay, Inc., and one of the world’s best-known experts in online advertising. He’s an expert on PPC advertising, hosting a weekly radio show called “PPC Rockstars.”
David Vogelpohl is the Vice President of Web Strategy at WP Engine, a premium managed WordPress host designed for speed, reliability, and security. David and his team focus on web development, advanced analytics, affiliate marketing, and online advertising.
Dennis Yu knows Facebook. He’s the CTO of Blitzmetrics, which creates Facebook dashboards and micro-ad campaigns, author at InsideFacebook and AllFacebook, and also an internationally recognized lecturer on Facebook marketing.
Eric Wu is the Senior Director of SEO & SEM at Edmunds.com. He is an In-House SEO, Product Manager, and Growth Hacker, and has worked with some of the Internet’s best known websites such as Livestrong.com, eHow.com, SPIN.com, Vibe.com, and Realtor.com.
Erin Robbins O’Brien is a self-described “data and analytics junkie.” She’s the founder of the FOUND conference and COO of Ginzametrics, and she has the experience to solve any data problem you have.
Geno Prussakov is author of the bestselling book Affiliate Program Management: An Hour a Day, recognized as a small business marketing classic by Small Business Book Awards in 2012. He’s authored three other books and a video training series for marketing professionals, while helming OPM agency AM Navigator as founder and CEO.
Greg Jarboe is a self-described “YouTube Marketing Guru” and can lead you through all of the steps required to create successful video content strategies. He founded SEO-PR in 2003, and is the author of YouTube and Video Marketing.
Jim Banks has been a Pubcon speaker since 2004 and is Global Head of Biddable Media for Cheapflights.
Jim Boykin does it all, and is known to be a highly engaging speaker. His company, Internet Marketing Ninjas, also owns several online marketing and programming communities such as WebmasterWorld.com and Devshed.com.
Joe DeMike led the launch team for AdWords Express, and now leads Google’s Customer Experience Lab.
Joe Hall is the former Senior Marketing Analyst for Internet Marketing Ninjas, and now as founder and CEO of Hall Analysis, he’s bringing out his contagious passion for helping small businesses and nonprofits develop the tools to get empowered on the Internet.
John Rampton is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word and an Inc.com writer. He is a top editor for Search Engine Journal, a founder of Hostt.com, and Forbes has listed him as a blogging expert. He’s also a leading PPC expert (one of the 10 most influential PPC experts in the world, to be precise).
Jordan Koene is a high-profile industry speaker who joined Searchmetrics last year as their Chief Evangelist. He was previously eBay’s global head of SEO and Content Development.
Kristopher Jones is the best-selling author of SEO Visual Blueprint as well as founder and former CEO of marketing agency Pepperjam, which won three straight Inc. Magazine Fastest Growing Company recognitions. He’s now the founder and CEO of LSEO.com.
Kelsey Jones was featured as one of the top 40 digital strategists of 2014 by the Online Marketing Institute and is owner of marketing agency MoxieDot and Executive Editor of Search Engine Journal, pulling over 900k page views a month.
Larry Kim bootstrapped Wordstream in 2006 and today manages around 160 employees. He’s won many awards and accolades, including the 2014 Most Retweeted Search Engine Marketer from 3Q Digital.
Lisa Buyer is making search engines “sexy” again. Author of Social PR Secrets, Lisa is CEO of The Buyer Group, social PR author, evangelist, journalist, and publicist.
Loren Baker is the founder of Search Engine Journal and has been featured on CNN, ZDNet, PRWeek, Mashable, and AdAge.
Marcus Tober is the president at Searchmetrics. He specializes in leveraging companies’ data to discover which kinds of advertising they should be doing to improve performance and enhance visibility.
Marty Weintraub founded aimClear and helped it to Inc. 500/5000 status from 2012 through 2015. He is a prolific speaker and presenter, and has published two critically acclaimed books with Wiley: Killer Facebook Ads and The Complete Social Media Community Manager’s Guide: Essential Tools and Tactics for Business Success.
Mel Carson is the U.S. Brand Ambassador for Majestic, starting his Digital Marketing Evangelist career with Microsoft for seven years before founding Delightful Communications, his digital PR and personal branding consultancy.
Mindy Weinstein is a powerhouse writer and presenter who went quickly from copywriter to Director of Training at Bruce Clay, Inc. She is also author of Rich & Thin: Slim Down, Shrink Debt, Turn Calories Into Cash.
Paul Edmondson founded and is the CEO of Hubpages, a top 100 website where users create pages on topics they’re passionate about. Edmondson was formerly Group Product Manager at MSN Entertainment.
Rand Fishkin, who asks to be described “by the ludicrous title ‘Wizard of Moz,’” dropped out of college to found one of the world’s fastest growing software company, Moz. In 2009, he was named among the 30 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30 by BusinessWeek and is co-author of a pair of books on SEO, and co-founder of Inbound.org.
Melanie Mitchell is a marketing veteran, with 18+ years of experience leading world-class marketing and technical teams for companies. She’s the author of a series of eBooks published by leading publisher FT Press.
See full list of Pubcon 2015 sessions.
The post 37 Speakers I Am Looking Forward to Hearing at Pubcon 2015 in Las Vegas appeared first on AllBusiness.com.