Announcing a new Meetup for The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group!

What: Vancouver SEM Monthly Meetup. Mark The Date: Presenter: the next Meetup will be a presenter’s round table. We’ll have experts answer questions you’ll propose and vote on. (I’m humbled by the quality of the panel, thanks guys).

When: Monday, July 19, 2010 6:00 PM

Where:
Ceilis Irish Pub
670 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E3

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/VancouverSEM/calendar/13827106/

SES Toronto, THE search marketing show in Canada, is approaching fast and this year, it will be on June 9-11 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Please take a minute and look at the impressive list of speakers at Search Engine Strategies (SES) Toronto on June 09-11, 2010

I have been told that there are a number of brand new panels being presented for the first time at SES Toronto, including:

Eye-Tracking Research Update,
Search, PR & the Social Butterfly,
Meaningful SEO Metrics,
Video: The Next Marketing Frontier,
21 Secrets of Top Converting Websites

You can save up to $200 on their conference pass if you register between April 3 and May 21.

Announcing a new Meetup for The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group!

What: Vancouver SEM Monthly Meetup. Mark The Date: Presenter: Marta Turek from Enquiro: The Double Edged Sword of PPC Measurability

When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:00 PM

Where:
Ceilis Irish Pub
670 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E3

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/VancouverSEM/calendar/12976781

Announcing a new Meetup for The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group!

What: Vancouver SEM Monthly Meetup. Mark The Date: Presenter: Ani Lopez – SEO for Multi-Country-Language Projects: Target Europe / Latin America

When: Monday, March 8, 2010 6:00 PM

Where:
Ceilis Irish Pub
670 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E3

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/VancouverSEM/calendar/12102380/

Dear SEMPO Members,

We are pleased to bring to you an exclusive offer to participate in what will be one of Toronto’s most anticipated marketing conferences. The Art of Marketing will be in Toronto on March 2^nd, 2010 and will feature 6 international bestselling authors and speakers all live and in person including Seth Godin, Dan Heath, Mitch Joel and many others.

The Art of Productions – the company organizing the event is allowing SEMPO members and your guests the opportunity to participate in this exciting event and take advantage of the preferred rates. By using the promotional code RD26 you will benefit from a $50 savings, additionally groups of 3 or more will receive an additional $50 savings when the tickets are purchased together.

We invite you to visit www.theartofmarketing.ca for all the event details including agenda, speakers and ticket availability.

To register right away and take advantage of the preferred rates please follow this link https://www.theartofmarketing.ca/register/step1/promo_code:RD26

We look forward to seeing you on March 2^nd at The Art of Marketing.

Announcing a new Meetup for The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group!

What: Vancouver SEM Monthly Meetup. Mark The Date: January 11, 2010
Presenter: John Hossack, from VKI Studos on “Ugly Jerry”

When: January 11, 2010 6:00 PM

Where:
Ceilis Irish Pub
670 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E3

Our presenter and topic for our first meetup of 2010 are set. We’re just finalizing a few technicalities.

Mark the date and we’ll be posting details soon

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/VancouverSEM/calendar/12102380/

The press release below is available at: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/8/comScore_Introduces_Ad_Metrix_Service_in_Canada

For more information on this report, please communicate with:

Sarah Radwanick
comScore, Inc.
press@comscore.com
1-312-775-6538

It is with great pleasure that I receive yesterday a press release from Acquisio, a tool that I use and love, about the recent agreement with Emovendo and their software, PageVester. I believe this latest addition to their already outstanding product will put it in its own class.

Please find the full press release below.

- Combination Will Provide the Industry’s First and Only End-to-End Paid Search Productivity Suite –

Montreal, QC, Canada – August 10, 2009  – Acquisio inc., a leading provider of Paid Search Management Software, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all assets of privately held Emovendo, including its flagship product, landing page application PageVester (http://www.pagevester.com). The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We’re thrilled to announce the latest addition to our offering. This is an important milestone. Our customers will soon be able to gain control over the part of their marketing campaigns which has been in the hands of IT for so long, the infamous landing page” says Marc Poirier, Co-Founder of Acquisio.

“This technology allows marketers with absolutely no design or IT skills to assemble professional looking, dynamic landing pages, complete with forms, validation rules, and so much more. The application is also fully integrated with salesforce.com and can automatically feed it with every new captured lead”, explains Martin Le Sauteur, CEO at Acquisio.

Marketers using the Acquisio SEARCH platform will now have complete control over the entire cycle of their clients’ marketing campaigns. Alexandre Pelletier, founder and former CEO of Emovendo, says “Not only does PageVester allow users to rapidly build and deploy professional landing pages, it also supports the creation and management of A/B tests with Google Website Optimizer”. A/B tests allow marketers to present alternating versions of the same page to its site visitors in order to determine which one provides the best ROI.
Marc Poirier adds “Tweaking ad copy and bids is essential stuff, but it will only take you so far. You need to work on  post-click activity. This is where PageVester comes in. It delivers instant value to its users by simplifying landing page creation and A/B test implementation.”

About Acquisio
Acquisio is the creator of Acquisio SEARCH (http://www.acquisio.com) a Software-as-a-Service solution designed specifically for on-line advertising agencies managing pay-per-click campaigns on Google, Yahoo and BING. Acquisio’s set of applications empowers campaign managers, allowing them to spend less time building and launching campaigns, and spend more time on strategy and intelligent campaign refinement.
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Contact:
Marc Poirier, Chief Marketing Officer
Acquisio inc.
450.465.2631 x210
mpoirier@acquisio.com

On September 16-18, 2009 Alexandre Brabant, Co-Chair Of SEMPO Canada Search Marketing Association & the Vancouver Online Marketing Mashup Group, will be attending the Internet Marketing Conference in Vancouver (BC) Canada. For this occasion, SEMPO Canada will have a booth and you will be able to drop by and ask any question about Search Marketing. Everything you need to know about Starting your own Search Marketing campaign from people who eat, sleep and breathe Search Marketing. Many members from the local Search Marketing Community & also members of SEMPO Canada will be present. The Internet Marketing Conference Vancouver will be held at the Four Seasons in Downtown Vancouver (BC) Canada, 791 West Georgia Street.

Here is more about The Internet Marketing Conference Experience:
Speakers and participants from Europe, the United States, Canada, and Asia are traveling to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to take part in Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) on September 16-18, 2009. To this occasion, all aspects of doing business online will be covered: web analytics, strategy, content, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), e-mail marketing, social media, on-site behavioral targeting, multivariate testing, and much more will be covered.

Learn how to acquire and retain customers by optimizing your marketing:
The program will mix presentations with discussion panels and networking opportunities. Meet with those who have dared, pioneered, and succeeded. Learn from mistakes by others. Whether you’re an advertiser, a marketer, or a business analyst, our goal is to provide you with valuable and actionable knowledge. Newbies and seasoned Internet marketers alike will find something they can take back to the office. IMC is produced by experts, for experts, and for all of you who’d like to become experts. Over the past nine years, it has been held in eight North American and European cities.