WebmasterWorld’s Brett Tabke to Speak at Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association on January 15, 2009

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On January 15, 2009 Brett Tabke, chairman of PubCon and CEO of WebmasterWorld, Inc., will be speaking to the members of the search marketing community of North Texas at the Renaissance Hotel In Richardson Texas starting at 7 p.m.

“We are very honored to have Brett speaking to our community of search marketing professionals,” says Tony Wright, president of the DFW Search Marketing Association. Tony continues, “Brett is on the fore-front of search marketing and his insights will be of tremendous value to our members and our community.”

Mr. Tabke is the first in a series of monthly presentations that the DFW Search Marketing Association will be providing over the coming months.

As the economy changes and more ad spending shifts to search marketing, DFW SEM has created an entire series of monthly meetings in 2009 to help traditional advertising professionals and search marketing professionals prepare for the growth in search advertising spending.

“2009 will see a tremendous amount of advertising dollars shift from traditional media to search,” says Tony Wright. “Our goal for this year is to help advertising professionals better understand the role of search marketing in the media mix through a series of presentations from thought leaders like Brett to help them meet the demands of clients,” adds Mr. Wright.

About the DFW Search Engine Marketing Association (DFWSEM)

The Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Organization (DFWSEM) is dedicated to education and promotion of the Dallas/Fort Worth search engine marketing industry, conversing various topics related to search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click search (PPC), as well as other emerging media. The group meets monthly at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, Texas, and is open to anyone interested in search engine marketing, including in-house marketers, independent consultants, and agencies.

Initially founded in 2003, DFWSEM is the oldest and longest running local search engine marketing group/meetup in the country. Member agencies include DexterityMedia, Vizion Interactive, iCrossing, Range Online Media, Key Relevance, MarketNet, AffGoo, Creative Support, Did-it, SearchDex, WrightIMC, and Bridgepose. For more information, visit http://www.dfwsem.org.

DFWSEM is sponsored by Lead Maverick (http://www.leadmaverick.com).

Sponsoring DFWSEM

DFWSEM Association members cumulatively represent over $100,000,000 in annual search engine ad spend, and sponsorship is a great way to get your message in front of this group of decision makers and key influencers. To find out how to sponsor a monthly meeting or other opportunity, contact Tony Wright at tony.wright@wrightimc.com.

DFWSEM Speakers Bureau

Many members of DFWSEM are actively speaking at various interactive marketing conferences, including SMX, Search Engine Strategies, ad:tech, and WebmasterWorld, among many others. If you are looking for someone to speak about search engine marketing related topics, or would like to interview a member, feel free to contact the group for more information at 214.210.6793.

The DFW SEM Association welcomes requests to speak to the group at info@dfwsem.org.