The Speaker Schedule for IM Spring Break 2009 has been announced on the IM Spring Break web page and I’m sure that many of you will agree that we have packed some incredible sessions and speakers into 3 days of sharing and learning information on SEO, paid search marketing, affiliate marketing and social media marketing.
Each day will feature a keynote speaker, with Chris Winfield kicking off the conference on April 2nd to discuss his thoughts and experiences in social media. On the third day ofthe conference, Rae Hoffman (who we all know and love as SugarRae) will be holding an NDA keynote session, with no live blogging or videocasting due to the content of the session and her tendency to speak incredibly fast (although I’ve never met her in person, that’s what I hear).
Day 1: April 2 – Social Media Day (Moderator -Jordan Kasteler)
|
Time |
Session |
Speakers |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Keynote | Chris Winfield |
|
11:15 – 12:45 |
Creating Content for Social Media – How to create the content and make it stick |
Kenny Hyder, Greg Finn, Brent Csutoras |
| 12:45 – 1:45 | Lunch | |
| 1:45 – 3:15 |
Leveraging Social News and Bookmarking |
Reg Saddler, Todd Mailcoat, Neal Rodriguez |
|
3:30 – 5:00 |
Building a Brand through Social Media |
Li Evans, Jeff Quipp, Brian Chappell |
Day 2: April 3 – SEO Day (Moderator – Loren Baker)
|
Time |
Session |
Speakers |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Keynote | Mystery Keynote |
|
11:15 – 12:45 |
3 Major Code Issues – Each speaker breaks down a major issue they have seen and confronted in SEO work |
Carolyn Shelby, Wil Reynolds, Rhea Drysdale |
| 12:45 – 1:45 | Lunch | |
|
1:45 – 3:15 |
Information Architecture – Issues dealing with IA, bot herding, and link shaping |
Steve Plunkett, Todd Mailcoat, Carolyn Shelby |
|
3:30 – 5:00 |
Link Building |
Brent Csutoras, Rae Hoffman, Wil Reynolds |
Day 3: April 3 – Affiliate Marketing Day (Moderator – David Snyder)
|
Time |
Session |
Speakers |
|
9:30 – 11:00 |
Chosing your affiliate | Michael Streko, The Mad Hat |
| 11:15 – 12:45 |
NDA Keynote |
Rae Hoffman |
| 12:45-1:45 | Lunch | |
| 1:45 – 3:15 | Paid Search | Frank Watson, Brandy Eddings, David Szetela |
| 3:30 – 4:45 | IM Business | Chris Hart , Pamela Lund, Tony Adam |
Sorry about the formatting, tables are not my specialty!
Every session will follow a format of 30 to 45 minutes of presentation, then Q&A with audience members. Some of the Q&A sessions will be under NDA, with secrets being shared and discussion of classified online marketing tactics only for conference attendees. After the Q&A, the tables of attendees will have their own roundtable discussions on the subjects, as experts in each subject will be placed at each table to answer questions and share information.
About 30% of IM Spring Break will be broadcast live via an IMBroadcast.com livestream, featuring a chat room which will be monitored by the conference moderators; Dave Snyder, Jordan Kasteler and myself. We will also be monitoring Q&A and reactions to presentations via Twitter, and will encourage all attendees to use their mobile phones or laptops (we will be offering free WiFi to all attendees in the sessions and in their hotel rooms); except for during the NDA sessions where all laptops will be closed and phones put in pockets 🙂
Tickets for IM Spring Break are only $500 and selling out fast with 200 seats available at that price. Be sure to act fast and schedule IM Spring Break as one of the must attend conferences of 2009!
