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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Chris Silver-Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Chris Silver-Smith will be speaking about "Local / Mobile Strategies And Tactics" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? I am a search marketing consultant, and I own my own business which was recently launched Argent Media. I'm probably best known for specializing in local search engine optimization Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-chris-silver-smith/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Chris Silver-Smith</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-chris-silver-smith/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Chris Silver-Smith</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chris Silver-Smith will be speaking about "Local / Mobile Strategies And Tactics" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.


1)	 Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

I am a search marketing consultant, and I own my own business which was recently launched Argent Media. I'm probably best known for specializing in local search engine optimization <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-chris-silver-smith/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-chris-silver-smith/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Chris Silver-Smith</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Dennis Goedegebuure</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-dennis-goedegebuure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-dennis-goedegebuure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SearchFest 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dennis Goedegebuure will be speaking about "Advanced On-Site SEO" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? My name is Dennis Goedegebuure (site). I’m a 35+ Dutch marketer currently working and living in San Francisco. I moved in 2006 from The Netherlands to the USA while working for eBay, Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-dennis-goedegebuure/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Dennis Goedegebuure</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-dennis-goedegebuure/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Dennis Goedegebuure</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dennis Goedegebuure will be speaking about "Advanced On-Site SEO" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.

1)  Please give us your background and tell  us what you do for a living?

  My name is Dennis Goedegebuure (site).  I’m a 35+ Dutch marketer currently working and living in San Francisco. 
I moved in 2006 from The Netherlands to  the USA while working for eBay, <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-dennis-goedegebuure/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-dennis-goedegebuure/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Dennis Goedegebuure</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Conrad Saam</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-conrad-saam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-conrad-saam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SearchFest 2012]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sempdx.org/?p=7063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Conrad Saam will be speaking about "Advanced Analytics" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? I run marketing for Urbanspoon . . . what this really means is that I spend a lot of my time debating on the things that we aren't going to do. Because Urbanspoon lives right at the intersection of social Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-conrad-saam/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Conrad Saam</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-conrad-saam/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Conrad Saam</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Conrad Saam will be speaking about "Advanced Analytics" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.


1)	Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

I run marketing for Urbanspoon . . . what this really means is that I spend a lot of my time debating on the things that we aren't going to do.  Because Urbanspoon lives right at the intersection of social <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-conrad-saam/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-conrad-saam/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Conrad Saam</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Tim Mayer</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-tim-mayer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-tim-mayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SearchFest 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Tim Mayer will be speaking about "Advanced PPC" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? Tim is in the early stages of starting up a new business called Heddle in the Internet Marketing Arena based in Boulder, Colorado. In 2011, Tim worked for Trada, a crowdsourced PPC marketplace, as its Chief Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-tim-mayer/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Tim Mayer</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-tim-mayer/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Tim Mayer</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tim Mayer will be speaking about "Advanced PPC" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.


1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

Tim is in the early stages of starting up a new business called Heddle in the Internet Marketing Arena based in Boulder, Colorado.

In 2011, Tim worked for Trada, a crowdsourced PPC marketplace, as its Chief <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-tim-mayer/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-tim-mayer/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Tim Mayer</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Greg Sterling</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-greg-sterling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-greg-sterling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SearchFest 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Greg Sterling will be speaking about "Local/Mobile Strategies and Tactics" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? I’m an analyst for Opus Research, a boutique strategy and consulting firm in San Francisco. I also do my own consulting. I’m an editor at Search Engine Land and now Marketing Land. I Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-greg-sterling/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Greg Sterling</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-greg-sterling/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Greg Sterling</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greg Sterling will be speaking about "Local/Mobile Strategies and Tactics" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.


1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

I’m an analyst for Opus Research, a boutique strategy and consulting firm in San Francisco. I also do my own consulting. I’m an editor at Search Engine Land and now Marketing Land.

I <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-greg-sterling/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-greg-sterling/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Greg Sterling</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Top 9 Reasons to Become an SEMpdx Member</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/business/top-9-reasons-to-become-an-sempdx-member/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/business/top-9-reasons-to-become-an-sempdx-member/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It's been my pleasure to serve as the SEMpdx Membership Chair for the past few years.  This is an amazing group and my learnings personally and professionally have been innumerable. Sometimes I forget though to share the importance of being a member, so here's my Top 9 Reasons to Become an SEMpdx Member You get to put the cool logo on your site.  You see educational event speakers on the national circuit in Portland. You save money. Members (Early Bird) get to go to our monthly events Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/business/top-9-reasons-to-become-an-sempdx-member/">Top 9 Reasons to Become an SEMpdx Member</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/business/top-9-reasons-to-become-an-sempdx-member/">Top 9 Reasons to Become an SEMpdx Member</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's been my pleasure to serve as the SEMpdx Membership Chair for the past few years.  This is an amazing group and my learnings personally and professionally have been innumerable. Sometimes I forget though to share the importance of being a member, so here's my
Top 9 Reasons to Become an SEMpdx Member

	You get to put the cool logo on your site. 
	You see educational event speakers on the national circuit in Portland.
	You save money. Members (Early Bird) get to go to our monthly events <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/business/top-9-reasons-to-become-an-sempdx-member/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/business/top-9-reasons-to-become-an-sempdx-member/">Top 9 Reasons to Become an SEMpdx Member</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Keynote Interview:  Eli Goodman</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-keynote-interview-eli-goodman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-keynote-interview-eli-goodman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SearchFest 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Eli Goodman will be giving the Opening Keynote at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living. Here is a link to my Bio, Pic, and column history on Search Engine Watch: http://searchenginewatch.com/author/1841/eli-goodman 2) If a layman were to ask you how to measure the effectiveness of a particular Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-keynote-interview-eli-goodman/">SearchFest 2012 Keynote Interview:  Eli Goodman</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-keynote-interview-eli-goodman/">SearchFest 2012 Keynote Interview:  Eli Goodman</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eli Goodman will be giving the Opening Keynote at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.



1)	Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living.

Here is a link to my Bio, Pic, and column history on Search Engine Watch:  http://searchenginewatch.com/author/1841/eli-goodman

2)	If a layman were to ask you how to measure the effectiveness of a particular <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-keynote-interview-eli-goodman/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-keynote-interview-eli-goodman/">SearchFest 2012 Keynote Interview:  Eli Goodman</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Susan Delz</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-susan-delz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-susan-delz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SearchFest 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Susan Delz will be speaking about "Conversion Optimization" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? I've been working with clients in the online and traditional marketing&#160;space for over 12 years, and I've specialized in conversion optimization for search, Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-susan-delz/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Susan Delz</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-susan-delz/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Susan Delz</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Susan Delz will be speaking about "Conversion Optimization" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.



1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please give us your background  and tell us what you do for a living?

I've  been working with clients in the online and traditional  marketing&nbsp;space for over 12 years, and I've specialized in conversion  optimization for search, <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-susan-delz/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-susan-delz/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Susan Delz</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Local and Mobile Search</title>
		<link>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/local-and-mobile-search/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/local-and-mobile-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>January 10, 2012 – This month’s event began with a discussion on mobile search.  Before delving into optimization strategies, Scott Fish, from ethology, shared several mobile trends to emphasize its growing importance and relevancy.  Among them were two points that especially stood out: 1) Mobile is everywhere.  Literally.  In fact, 39% use the internet on their smart phone while using the restroom. 2) Mobile drives a response.  88% of people looking for local information take action Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/local-and-mobile-search/">Local and Mobile Search</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
</p><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/local-and-mobile-search/">Local and Mobile Search</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[January 10, 2012 – This month’s event began with a discussion on mobile search.  Before delving into optimization strategies, Scott Fish, from ethology, shared several mobile trends to emphasize its growing importance and relevancy.  Among them were two points that especially stood out:

1) Mobile is everywhere.  Literally.  In fact, 39% use the internet on their smart phone while using the restroom.

2) Mobile drives a response.  88% of people looking for local information take action <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/local-and-mobile-search/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/events/local-and-mobile-search/">Local and Mobile Search</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Marshall Simmonds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Mintz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Marshall Simmonds will be speaking about "Universal Search" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here. 1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living? I’m the Founder and CEO of Define Media Group, specializing in enterprise search marketing and strategic audience development.&#160; I’ve been involved Read more [...]<p><a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-marshall-simmonds/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Marshall Simmonds</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marshall Simmonds will be speaking about "Universal Search" at SearchFest 2012, which will be held February 24, 2012 at The Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here.



  1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living?

  I’m the Founder and  CEO of Define Media Group,  specializing in enterprise search marketing and strategic audience  development.&nbsp; I’ve been involved <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-marshall-simmonds/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a><p>The original post is titled <a href="http://www.sempdx.org/blog/searchfest-2012/searchfest-2012-mini-interview-marshall-simmonds/">SearchFest 2012 Mini-Interview:  Marshall Simmonds</a> , and it came from <a href="http://www.sempdx.org">SEMpdx</a> . </p>]]></content:encoded>
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