About SearchFest

SearchFest presents multiple informative learning tracks, workshops, and panel sessions designed to provide direct insight into the most up-to-date strategies and technological advancements in online search marketing and social marketing. Industry experts and thought leaders from around the country deliver in-depth presentations ranging from basic SEM and social media fundamentals to specific advanced techniques. For more information on the speakers and topics, check out the SearchFest 2012 Agenda.

When is it?: Friday, February 24, 2012
Where is it?: The Governor Hotel

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Why Attend SearchFest?

Top Speakers

Learn everything from tried-and-true best practice fundamentals in technical and on-page SEO to bleeding edge techniques in mobile search, social media, and linkbuilding from the biggest names in almost every niche of search and social media marketing. The long list of industry expert speakers will be announced soon, mean time check out the agenda.

And to top it off, absorb keynotes from two of the premier thought leaders in the industry – Eli Goodman of comScore and Brian Piepgrass of Facebook –as they give you their perspectives on where the search engines and social media are headed and how they see our space evolving.

Intimate Networking

SEMpdx is proud of the reputation that SearchFest has developed not only for the consistent quality of the presentations made by its speakers, but the high level of discussion among attendees during breaks and networking opportunities. Meet some of the most passionate search marketers in the country, share techniques, and expand your referral and client networks.

Extensive Q&A

We’ve taken attendee feedback from previous years’ events into account about expanding the length of each session and minimizing transition time between rooms. Each session now features a minimum of 15 minutes of question-and-answer time so that you can help move the panel to discuss the topics that YOU want to hear about.

One-Quarter of the Price of other Top Conferences

As a not-for-profit organization, SEMpdx is all about reaching as many marketers and business owners as we can, and for that reason we’re able to keep SearchFest ticket prices low. Even if you’re coming into Portland from out of town, you can almost certainly book a round-trip flight to Portland, two-night hotel stay, AND attend SearchFest just for the price of admission to one of the other leading SEO conferences. While our one-day event does not allow for the full breadth of multi-day events like SES and SMX, it’s often the perfect fit for the budgets and timelines of small companies.

Click here to purchase your ticket to SearchFest 2012.