SEM Events

The next Vancouver SEM meetup will be on Tuesday September 21, 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel, as part of the Internet Marketing Conference in Vancouver. For this special edition of the SEM Meetup, Ken Jurina, Co-Chair of SEMPO Canada and CEO of Epiar.com will be presenting on negative keyword and how to maximize ROI from paid search. At SEM Meetup, we talk about Search Marketing, PPC, Social Media, CMS, SEO tools and so much more. If you want to learn about Search, this is the place to be, especially this month. I will be there along with the official organizer, Jose Uzcategui, from The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group:

Announcing a new Meetup for The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group on September 21 during IMC Vancouver!

What: Vancouver SEM Monthly Meetup. Mark The Date: Presenter: Ken Jurina on Negative Keywords (Paid Search Management)

When: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:00 PM

Where:
Four Seasons Hotel
791 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2T4

Learn more here:
Meetup.com/VancouverSEM

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On September 21-23, Alexandre Brabant, Co-Chair of SEMPO Canada Search Marketing Association will be attending the Internet Marketing Conference in Vancouver (BC) Canada. Look for the SEMPO Canada booth and drop by to ask us your questions about search marketing. You will find 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 and members of SEMPO Canada will be there including Co-Chair Ken Jurina, who will be presenting during IMC about negative Keyword List and how to maximize your ROI through the use of Negative search terms. The Internet Marketing Conference Vancouver will be held at the Four Seasons in Downtown Vancouver (BC) Canada, 791 West Georgia Street. in Vancouver (BC) Canada.

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). All aspects of doing business online will be covered from web analytics, strategy, content, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), e-mail marketing, social media, on-site behavioral targeting to 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 those who have dared, pioneered, and succeeded. Learn from other’s mistakes. 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 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.

Details:
Internet Marketing Conference Vancouver
Date: September 21-23, 2010
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Investment: Starting from $395, see InternetMarketingConference.com/Vancouver for details

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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.

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The next Vancouver SEM meetup will be on Tuesday April 13, 2010. We talk about Search Marketing, PPC, Social Media, CMS, SEO tools and so much more. If you want to learn about Search, this is the place to be every month. I will be there along with the official organizer, Jose Uzcategui, from The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Group:

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/12102380/

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The very talented Darren Barefoot & Julie Szabo are launching their second book on Social Media on November 24 in Vancouver and the entire geek community in Vancouver & BC is invited to this book launch & party. The social media handbook is called Friends with Benefits (Because these dead trees aren’t going to sell themselves.) and from what I heard from the ones that read the book already, it is a great handbook for anyone involved in Social Media. I am sure the party will be as great. Hope to seeing you there.

For more info, please signify attendance on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=197667080394&ref=nf

Here are the details anyway:

Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Autumn Brook Artists Gallery
Street: 1545 West 4th Avenue

More info on the event:
One of the many benefits of being our friend…

We would love you to join us for the launch of “Friends With Benefits”, our book on social media marketing.

We’ll do a brief talk at some point in the evening, followed by a short reading from the book. We’ll also be available to personally inscribe the many, many copies you’ll surely be purchasing to give out as Christmas gifts.

Sundry details:
* Appetizers will be served
* Convenient cash bar
* Autographed copies of our book will be available for purchase for $20
* There’s lots of street parking around, or you may want to consider parking on Granville Island and walking up to the gallery. Otherwise, the location is served by many lovely bus routes.

For more info on this event, you can also communicate with Darren at

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Did I ever tell you how much I love my CMS? I run it for both eMarketing101.ca and francouver.ca, my social networking site for all francophones living in Vancouver. Both of them are run through ExpressionEngine (EE) and once a year, you can learn from developers & users alike. My friend & chief EE developer Travis Smith from hopstudios.com will be there as well as many others from which you can learn from. Here are all the details.

Friday, October 02, 2009
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Pravda Studios, Seattle, WA

Register Here
http://eeroadshow.eventbrite.com

Come join us for a day-long series of sessions on ExpressionEngine, our favourite content management system.

Summary of Sessions
8:30-9:30 am
Breakfast and Registration

10am-11am
“Introduction to ExpressionEngine - From The Man”
by Leslie Camacho

11am-noon
“Making Money Selling EE Add-Ons”
by a great group of panelists

Lunch and hang out time

1pm-2pm
“Deploying and Maintaining ExpressionEngine Using Version Control”
by Jason Hudnutt

2pm-3pm
“Performance Tuning ExpressionEngine”
by Matt Perry

3pm-4pm
“10 Ways to Improve Your ExpressionEngine Site Development”
by Ryan Irelan

4pm-5pm
“Five Minute Demos”
by You!

Cocktail reception

Full Session Details…

Location
1406 - 10th Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington
http://www.pravdastudios.com
See the map...

Have a Question?
Just ask...

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Take advantage of the early bird prices for IMC Vancouver on September 16-18 if you purchase your ticket before Friday Sept 4.

* IMC Vancouver 2009 will cover each of the important methods of marketing online in order to get the highest quality of traffic to your website.
* Learn the new industry best practices in converting more of your site visitors to: Spend more time on site, achieve better sales and user signup conversion, and better site engagement overall.
* IMC is a conference not only to get the best industry insight but also to meet and connect with those that are the writing the new rules of marketing in Internet Marketing today.

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On September 16-18, Alexandre Brabant, co-chair of SEMPO Canada Search Marketing Association will be attending the Internet Marketing Conference in Vancouver (BC) Canada. Look for the SEMPO Canada booth and drop by to ask us your questions about search marketing. You will find 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 and members of SEMPO Canada will be there. The Internet Marketing Conference Vancouver will be held at the Four Seasons in Downtown Vancouver (BC) Canada, 791 West Georgia Street. in Vancouver (BC) Canada.

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). All aspects of doing business online will be covered from web analytics, strategy, content, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), e-mail marketing, social media, on-site behavioral targeting to 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 those who have dared, pioneered, and succeeded. Learn from other’s mistakes. 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 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.

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Mark your calendar! The main event of the year in Search Engine Marketing: Search Engine Strategies (SES) Toronto is coming back again soon on June 8-9 2009. I will be there representing SEMPO Canada along with all representatives of the Canadian Search Marketing Industry. For those who may not know, Search Engine Strategies is the premier event about Search Marketing (SEM) technologies and tactics and we are proud to have this show coming to Canada once a year. Organized by two of the world’s leading search authorities, SES Toronto Conference Chairman, Andrew Goodman and SES Global Content Director, Kevin Ryan, this show can help you learn:

* How search engines list Web sites for free and through paid placements;
* How to get free “organic” traffic by building a site that pleases search engines and your visitors;
* How to efficiently purchase listings guaranteed to rank your company at the top of search engine results;
* How to calculate the ROI of your search marketing efforts by tracking your visitors from the time they hit your site until they buy? and get tips on improving conversion if they don’t;
* How to build links that generate traffic to your Web site, and how to avoid the penalties of “spamming” the search engines;
* What’s coming next in the constantly evolving world of Web search, and how you can profit from those changes.

Search Engine Strategies Toronto 2009 will be held on June 8-9, 2009 at Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West, Toronto (Ontario).

For more information on SES Toronto, please visit the SES Toronto Conference website.

Acquisio Search PPC Management Software is now officially the proud sponsor of SEMPO Canada, which will be present at Search Engine Strategies in Toronto.

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Our invitations for the last francouver.ca monthly party of the season have started and we invite everyone in the Vancouver (BC) area to come and join us and celebrates our bilingual cultures in our next party which will April 18 at the Anza Club. Here are the details and I hope you can make it:

Francouver.ca Monthly Party For Francophones & Francophiles
Saturday April 18, 2009 at 8h00PM
Anza Club, 3 West 8th Avenue

We are very excited to invite you to sign up to become a member of francouver.ca, a brand new & useful site for the francophones & french speaking enthusiasts living in Vancouver. Also, we invite everyone to our next monthly party because we want to celebrate our bilingual Canadian cultures with you guys. The francouver.ca next party will be at the Anza Club on April 18 2009 from 8h00PM until late. During this party, there will be an open mic with Vern, Marc Laverdière, François, myself and numerous others starting at 7h30pm..., francophone music with DJ (to be determined) & more. Since it is a party, there will be a bar and lots of fun. Music starts at 7h30PM with the open mic and later, you will able to dance on the greatest French songs (and others) from the last few decades.

Every francophone, french speaking, french culture enthusiasts & those who appreciate our bilingual country are invited to this unique monthly event. We hope you are going to be part of it. Activities will be organized throughout the year so stay tuned for more on francouver.ca

Monthly Party Details:
* francouver.ca Monthly Party
* Saturday, April 18, 2009
* 8h00PM until late
* Door: $10
* Drinks: beers, wine & cider, only $4

Anza Club:
* 3 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

What is Francouver.ca?
Francouver.ca is a personal initiative made possible by Alexandre Brabant & Mario Beaudoin, which focuses on getting to know all francophones, french speaking & french culture enthusiasts living in Vancouver and giving them the ability to network and share their Frenchiness through a lot of activities. In order to do so, we want the site to become a facilitator for these exchanges. The site itself also works as an efficient promotional & communication vehicle for the various activities & events we will organize moving forward. We will also promote all the other events that are happening in the french community in Vancouver & BC as well as discuss important topics related to the community. The site will have a calendar of events, 2 blogs, discussion forum, monthly parties, summer & winter activities, sports teams, travel and more.

Sign-Up Online for Free at Francouver.ca:
Sign-Up Online now at francouver.ca in order to receive all the infos, news & events on the francophone community in Vancouver. This is your site and it is free: francouver.ca

Questions?
For more information, please communicate with Alexandre Brabant at or (778) 371-9988 or Mario Beaudoin at or (604) 228-8554

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Our invitations for the francouver.ca monthly parties have started and we invite everyone in the Vancouver (BC) area to come and join us and celebrates our bilingual cultures in our next party which will February 7, 2009 at the Anza Club. Here are the details and I hope you can make it:

Francouver.ca Monthly Party For Francophones & Francophiles
Saturday Febrtuary 7, 2009 at 8h00PM
Anza Club, 3 West 8th Avenue

We are very excited to invite you to sign up to become a member of francouver.ca, a brand new & useful site for the francophones & french speaking enthusiasts living in Vancouver. Also, we invite everyone to our next monthly party because we want to celebrate our bilingual Canadian cultures with you guys. The francouver.ca next party will be at the Anza Club on February 7 2009 from 8h00PM until late. During this party, there will be live animation, site presentation, music & more. Since it is a party, there will be a bar and lots of fun. Music starts at 8h00PM and later, you will able to dance on the greatest French songs (and others) from the last few decades.

Every francophone, french speaking, french culture enthusiasts & those who appreciate our bilingual country are invited to this unique event that is the beginning of a great adventure. We hope you are going to be part of it. Activities will be organized throughout the year so stay tuned for more on francouver.ca

Monthly Party Details:
* francouver.ca Monthly Party
* Saturday, February 7, 2009
* 8h00PM until late
* Door: $10

Anza Club:
* 3 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

Music? Of Course! Bring your iPod! We take all special requests.

What is Francouver.ca?
Francouver.ca is a personal initiative made possible by Alexandre Brabant & Mario Beaudoin, which focuses on getting to know all francophones, french speaking & french culture enthusiasts living in Vancouver and giving them the ability to network and share their Frenchiness through a lot of activities. In order to do so, we want the site to become a facilitator for these exchanges. The site itself also works as an efficient promotional & communication vehicle for the various activities & events we will organize moving forward. We will also promote all the other events that are happening in the french community in Vancouver & BC as well as discuss important topics related to the community. The site will have a calendar of events, 2 blogs, discussion forum, monthly parties, summer & winter activities, sports teams, travel and more.

Sign-Up Online for Free at Francouver.ca:
Sign-Up Online now at francouver.ca in order to receive all the infos, news & events on the francophone community in Vancouver. This is your site and it is free: francouver.ca

Questions?
For more information, please communicate with Alexandre Brabant at or (778) 371-9988 or Mario Beaudoin at or (604) 228-8554

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Our invitations for the francouver.ca launch party are out and we invite everyone in the Vancouver (BC) area to come and join us and celebrates our bilingual cultures. Here are the details and I hope you can make it:

Francouver.ca Launch Party
Saturday November 8, 2008 at 8h00PM
Anza Club, 3 West 8th Avenue

We are very excited to invite you to the francouver.ca official launch party, a brand new & useful site for the francophones & french speaking enthusiasts living in Vancouver. We invite everyone to this launch party because we want to celebrate our bilingual Canadian cultures. The francouver.ca launch party will be at the Anza Club on November 8 2008 from 8h00PM until late. During this party, there will be live animation, site presentation, music & more. Since it is a party, there will be a bar and lots of fun. Music starts at 8h00PM and later, you will able to dance on the greatest French songs (and others) from the last few decades.

Every francophone, french speaking, french culture enthusiasts & those who appreciate our bilingual country are invited to this unique event that is the beginning of a great adventure. We hope you are going to be part of it. Activities will be organized throughout the year so stay tuned for more on francouver.ca

Launch Party Details:
* francouver.ca Official Launch Party
* Saturday, November 8, 2008
* 8h00PM until late
* Door: $10 (Pre-pay online or at the door)

Anza Club:
* 3 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

Music? Of Course! Bring your iPod! We take all special requests.

Reserve online now at francouver.eventbrite.com

What is Francouver.ca?
Francouver.ca is a personal initiative made possible by Alexandre Brabant, Mario Beaudoin & Diana Coulombe, which focuses on getting to know all francophones, french speaking & french culture enthusiasts living in Vancouver and giving them the ability to network and share their Frenchiness through a lot of activities. In order to do so, we want the site to become a facilitator for these exchanges. The site itself also works as an efficient promotional & communication vehicle for the various activities & events we will organize moving forward. We will also promote all the other events that are happening in the french community in Vancouver & BC as well as discuss important topics related to the community. The site will have a calendar of events, 2 blogs, discussion forum, monthly parties, summer & winter activities, sports teams, travel and more.

Sign-Up Online for Free at Francouver.ca:
Sign-Up Online now at francouver.ca in order to receive all the infos, news & events on the francophone community in Vancouver. This is your site and it is free: francouver.ca

Questions?
For more information, please communicate with Alexandre Brabant at or (778) 371-9988 or Mario Beaudoin at or (604) 228-8554

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Have you checked your Alexa ranking lately? If not, then now might be a good time to do so. What is the link between Alexa and the EE Roadshow? A lot. Since I introduce EE (ExpressionEngine) CMS to my website, my traffic has been on the way up and my Alexa ranking, on the way down (which is a very good thing). I am reaching 222,365 today and it keeps going down. I am very proud of the decision to move my site to expression engine and to use it as much as I can. You should do to. If getting more traffic to your site is something that you care about, please visit the EE Roadshow and sign up for the event. If getting more traffic is not part of your priorities, then this may be a much better option for you.

Please find all the details below.

EE Roadshow’s purpose is to bring ExpressionEngine users and developers together in real life, offering an overview to newcomers and in-depth development tips for advanced developers. Learn tips, techniques and development expertise from others who have been using the system for years, and get to know the people in the EE community.

Where is it?

Havana Theatre & Gallery
1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver (BC)

We want people who aren’t EE users (yet!) to come and understand why EE is one of the best web CMS systems out there and why it’s a perfect system for web design shops that need advanced functionality but don’t want full-time developers. And you’ll hear it all from the people who build great websites with it everyday.
The price? Just $50

And that includes a chance to hobnob with some of the the most passionate EE developers on the West Coast, including Rick Ellis, CEO of EllisLab, the company responsible for all of this. At the part-EE (get it?), you’ll also nibble some of Commercial Drive’s best eats and we’ll even buy you a couple of drinks, just to make it more fun! There are only 60 spots, REGISTER NOW!

Not convinced? Why don’t you check out what’s happening during the EE Roadshow. 

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On September 11-12, 2008 Alexandre Brabant, Co-Chair Of SEMPO Canada Search Marketing Association, will be attending the Internet Marketing Conference in Vancouver (BC) Canada. For this occasion, SEMPO Canada will have a booth (TBD) 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 will also be present. The Internet Marketing Conference Vancouver will be held at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver (BC) Canada.

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 11-12, 2008. 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. Welcome to the fourteenth IMC!

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As part of the QuickLearn Business Training Seminars, on April 11, Alexandre Brabant, President of eMarketing 101 & Co-Chair Of SEMPO Canada Search Marketing Association, will be presenting a Search Marketing 101 Seminar in Vancouver (BC) Canada. The Search Marketing 101 Seminar will be held at Workspace, 400 - 21 Water Street, Vancouver BC. If you are interested to attend please register online or communicate with Monique Trottier of Boxcar Marketing for more information: or (778) 837-9012

Here is more about the QuickLearn Search Marketing 101 in Vancouver:
Search Marketing (SEM) is one of the cheapest, most cost-effective ways to promote your company and drive qualified leads to your website. Most people find search engines to be a mystery. How do I get my website to rank higher in search listings for key phrases related to my business, products or services? Should I consider paying for advertising placement on search engines?

Effective search marketing and optimization (SEO) is the key component to any successful online presence. If you are unsure of how search works, how to integrate search into your existing promotional campaigns, or why search is important to your business--this is the session for you.

REGISTER HERE

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