eMarketing Techniques Conference in North Canton, Ohio – December 4, 2009
Business owners looking to learn more about emarketing will get their opportunity to do so at the eMarketing Techniques Conference will be taking place December 4th in North Canton, Ohio. Taking place at Stark State College, guests will have an opportunity to meet and hear lectures from industry leaders in web-marketing.
The eMarketing Conference Techniques Conference will feature Jeffrey Rohrs from ExactTarget as the keynote speaker. Rohrs, who has presented at other events around the country, serves as the Vice President of Marketing for ExactTarget and is the driving force behind the company’s social media, interactive and marketing education programs.
Scheduled to speak at the event will be Sage Lewis from SageRock and WebMarketingWatch.com, author and content strategist Joe Pulizzi, online community pioneer Don Philabaum, and Mike DeAloia from the LNE Group. The event will also feature sessions on using social media for web-marketing purposes, using business blogs to generate leads, and improving web-site traffic by using search engine optimization, social media and other web-marketing strategies.
Anyone looking to attend the event is eligible to win a free admission pass courtesy of WebMarketingWatch.com. The pass is a $199 value and those looking to enter to win can do so at http://www.sagerock.com/stark. The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced in the Web Marketing Watch newsletter.

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