Had a blast speaking at AZIMA with Chuck Reynolds tonight. Thanks Arnie for the offer and opportunity. We had a blast and I am hoping the people that were there learned a ton from us. We gave up some pretty good info I think. Here is my slide deck from the event, and some pictures from the event. To see all the pictures from the event – click on the Flickr AZIMA Aug. 2010 event album I created. Thanks to Greg for taking the awesome pictures!

Matt Siltala and Chuck Reynolds

Chuck Reynolds Speaking at AZIMA

Matt Siltala speaking at AZIMA

Arnie K at the mike ... AZIMA

Chuck thinking to himself "Shouldaof had another beer"

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Looking forward to another great NYC trip coming up next week March 22-25. This time for SES New York 2010 where I will be speaking on a Local Summit panel with some amazing guys who I look up to. (Will Scott, Chuck Reynolds & Marty Weintraub)
Update 4/17/10 Here is my presentation from SES NYC 2010 Local Summit:
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Come hear Matt Siltala speak at SES Chicago 2009
It’s about that time again, and I don’t mean Christmas (yet) I am talking about conference time! It has been a while since my last SES, but I am looking forward to speaking on two panels this year at SES Chicago 2009. Here are the details of the sessions:
First Session 10:30AM Monday Dec. 7
Mixed Media SERPs
Search result multiplicity is not a new phenomenon, but recent advancements guarantee that the world of search and marketing will be changing forever. How do the new “blended” search results pages affect your marketing strategy? Do these changes mean that the major search engines are eager to keep the “second click” on web properties owned by themselves? How popular are the new blended search results with users?
- Moderator:
Andrew Goodman, SES Advisory Board & Principal, Page Zero Media
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If you are attending Pubcon this year in Las Vegas, you should know that we will be there representing as well and I do have to say that we are getting a little bit excited, could even say giddy, about our soon approaching travels to Vegas for Pubcon. Pubcon means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but for DSM it comes down to good eats, good drinks, good friends, good business, and good times.
Along with everything else that comes with the territory, both Mat and Dave will be speaking this year. Here are the details and I suggest you don’t miss these sessions as they could change your life forever!
Wednesday Nov. 11 @ 2:55 pm
Interactive Site Reviews: Focus on Brand and Social Reputation Management
Location: Salon F
David Mink, Industry News, Matt Siltala, speaking
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Speaking at SMX West 2009
My good friend and business blogger Janet, aka Newspapergrl – who runs the blog over at Orange Soda, as well as her own gave me a challenge several years ago to speak at industry conferences. I have always been very comfortable just sitting back in my home office and taking care of my clients and doing my own thing (being a hermit), but I could not get this challenge out of my mind.
I have spoken before at Universities (BYU-Hawaii for example) and other niche specific marketing conferences like the E-Tourism Summit, but never a main stream Search industry type conference. That changed a few weeks back when I spoke at SMX West 2009 in Santa Clara, Ca. I enjoyed it more then you even know, and it will take another blog post to even describe the benefits of being able to do something like that, but I appreciate Janet for challenging me. She got me out of my comfort zone, but in the process I also learned some great lessons and met some great people, and that was all even before the speaking gig, and THAT is the purpose of this post.
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