The premiere search marketing conference of the South, State of Search Conference 2013, will take place Monday November 18th from 8:30am to 7pm, at the Hyatt Regency, with opening keynote by Rand Fiskin of Moz.org , a full day of learning presentations on SEO, Local SEO, paid search, and social media, from 40+ speakers, followed by a cocktail reception and networking from 5:00  to 7:00pm. Get your tickets here (Use code: SuperSaver to get $50 off).

Organized and orchestrated by search engine and Internet Marketing club the DFW Search Engine Marketing Association (DFWSEM), last year was the first year of the State of Search Conference in the Dallas area. This year’s conference will be feature four concurrent tracks covering: search engine optimization (SEO), Local SEO,  pay-per-click (PPC), and Social Media Marketing, with all sessions led by Internet Marketing experts and speakers from around the country.

“The tactics and tips being taught at this conference will help those from  from beginner to advanced, and will give you actionable steps to help improve your online marketing campaigns, whether you’re in-house, agency, or on your own,” said Rob Garner Founding Member & Past President of DFWSEM, Author, and Chief Strategy Officer at Advice Interactive Group. 

This year Rand Fishkin of Moz will be the opening keynote speaker and Duane Forrester of Bing will be out closing keynote speaker. In addition the event, there will also be a list of of sought-after speakers from across the U.S. who will be sharing cutting-edge content, some of which that has never been heard before in North Texas.

Dallas has their own nationally-recognized speakers, authors and practitioners. Some of  seasoned experts participating in the conference include: Bill Hartzer, Chris Smith, Christine Churchill,  Mark Barrera, Mike Orren, Rob Garner, Sean Jackson. Steve Hammer, and Tony Wright.

What will be covered at this conference? You’ll discover best practices, data-driven insights, and trends from some of the industry’s best minds. Also, enhance your skill sets. These areas of Internet Marketing are changing all the time, and it’s important in order to state on top of the industry to learn new skills and expand upon your current ones across PPC, SEO and Social Media Marketing.

Since you’ll be surrounded with lots of talented folks, this conference (and the networking after) is a great time for content and idea generation, so you don’t get stuck doing the same thing over and over again. There is also a huge opportunity for networking in order to increase the contacts you already have in the online marketing space, as well as meet new vendors and potential clients, and partnerships. Similar conferences typically charge $500-$2,000 for conference access. However, State of Search is $300. Get your tickets here (Use code: SuperSaver to get $50 off).