Several managers from IMI will be in Las Vegas this week for Pubcon, a large internet marketing show. There is a poker tournament on Thursday night at The Mirage and our President Brandon Fishman will be playing.  Any winnings from this event will go towards The Naval Special Warfare Foundation which provides financial support to the families and children of SEALs killed or injured in combat.  Recently we lost several of our Navy SEAL heroes:

On 13 SEP LT Dan Cnossen lost both legs below the knees when he stepped on an IED during a combat operation in Afghanistan.  He is at Bethesda Naval Hospital undergoing treatment for his wounds.  You can learn more at his website.

On 24 SEP Ryan Jobe a SEAL who last eyesight in both eyes when he was wounded in Iraq in 2006 underwent a major operation that unfortunately resulted in a complication that caused him to lose his life.  Since he was wounded Ryan had been a spokesman for the NSW community.  His wife is pregnant with their first child.

For more information on this charity, go to the website here:   http://www.nswfoundation.org/

For more info on the Pubcon Poker tournament  http://www.purposeinc.com/pwp/2009/11/02/poker-tourney-blog-to-register

Internet Marketing Inc will be represented at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago on December 9th, 2009.

Search Engine Strategies or SES for short, is a leading global conference and training series focused on search engine optimization and search engine marketing put on by Incisive Media which includes ClickZ & Search Engine Watch.

I will be hosting a site clinic at SES Chicago from 4pm to 5:15pm on December 9th, 2009 at the Chicago Hilton.

In this session I will provide feedback to improve the sites provided from the audience mostly from an SEO point of view.

I will speaking as well at the upcoming PubCon in Las Vegas on several sessions including a Site Clinic at 10am on Wednesday November 11th and then at 1:30 I will present on SEO Design & Organic Site Structure at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

If you are going to PubCon in November or SES Chicago in December please let me know so we can make time to meet each other.

,Michael Martin

Last Thursday, on 10/15, Internet Marketing Inc.’s New York City office hosted a “Cocktails and Conversations” event for industry insiders, clients and friends.  More than 60 attendees enjoyed wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a quirky presentation by seasoned sales expert, Lisbeth Calandrino, who recently released a new book called “Red Hot Customer Service.”  The event was scheduled to end around 8 p.m., but the last slew of guests didn’t actually leave until after 10 p.m.  If that isn’t a metric of a success, I’m not sure what is!

For those who missed out, check out our video presentation below AND stayed tuned in for next time!

Many thanks to our fabulous speaker and generous sponsor, Select Office Suites.

For more information, please view Lisbeth Calandrino’s blog.

Internet Marketing Inc. is gearing up for the Search Marketing Expo in New York next week!  Our very own SEO Director Michael Martin will be speaking on the panel covering “Mobile Search Apps and Opportunities”.  Michael will be on a panel with Scott Dunlap, Rachel Pasqua, and Matt Siltala.  This session will look at popular search apps and different devices, how they gather data, and the Internet marketing opportunities they offer. 

The team from the New York office will also be in attendance all week.  We are looking forward to learning new things and meeting new people.

Normally we don’t write self promotional blogs but this story is too interesting!

For those of you that are fans of Ceci Harkins and the “All Things Online” video blog series, we have some great news!  The next episode will have a very interesting topic.  Internet Marketing Inc. attended a taping for The Price is Right yesterday in Los Angeles.  We took most of our San Diego office so we had about 21 people granting us group status.  Group Status means that they guarantee at least one person from your group will be called up to play. 

As luck would have it, Ceci was called up to play!  And play she did…she won the entire Showcase Showdown!  Ceci won about $44K worth of prizes.  The whole group ran up on statge to celebrate!  The episode is set to air on October 22, 2009. 

We are very proud of her.  Be looking for next week’s “All Things Online” video about this great experience.  They will be talking about the episode and more about social media of course! 

The topics will include:

• Video optimization marketing
• How to incorporate your company’s assets, experiences, and recognitions into your social media

More to come!

San Diego Internet Marketing Company

The Internet Marketing Inc. blog is all about education.  We want our clients, future clients, and industry professionals to be able to read, learn and comment on all things related to Internet marketing – and with this dynamic industry it is up to all of us to stay current on new developments.

I would however like to take the opportunity to educate our readers a bit on Internet Marketing Inc. as a San Diego based online marketing firm that specializes in website design & development, search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, social media marketing, media buying, and brand consulting.

So what makes Internet Marketing Inc. Different?

Experienced Professionals:  The company is owned and operated by professionals who have founded and run many successful Internet marketing related companies.  This has provided the opportunity to play the role of the service provider AND the client.  Having had the opportunity to work with many of the most successful firms in the industry as a client, we have been able to develop practices that enhance the overall client experience.

Education & Communication:  Internet Marketing Inc. educates every client before engaging in their campaigns.  We do this for serveral reasons.  Education builds trust.  We want our clients to know that we know what we are talking about.  Addiontionally, we want them to understand what it is that they are paying for and what to expect.  This helps us manage expectations and gives the a valuable experince as opposed to just paying for another service they hope works.

ROI:  Internet Marketing Inc. is run by “business minded” individuals who approach all projects with business development methodologies.  We are not just a design firm or a San Diego SEO company.  We are a full scale solution designed to help companies grow through improved online exposure.  They is no point in having a  great website unless people can find it.  They is also no point in having a great website unless it is set up to foster conversions and increase business.

Conversion Optimization:  This is part of every project we take on.  It doesn’t matter if we are simply designing the front end of a website or doing organic search engine optimization – every strategy has “conversions” in mind.  The definition of conversions will differ for every company.  Defining the goal of the online marketing campaign is usually the first step.

International Experience:  Many Internet marketing companies in San Diego focus on local companies and brands.  Internet Marketing Inc. services clients from Southern California to Europe…and everywhere in between.  We employ multilingual project managers fluent in Spanish, French, and Italian and we can perform multilingual SEO and PPC campaigns.

Traditional Media Buying:  Though Internet marketing is becoming more popular and cost effective than traditional media, most companies at some point in time need both.  It is crucial that both the online media and offline media support and compliment one another.  Internet Marketing Inc. performs full-scale media buying and brand consulting.  Our media buying division is powered by Americas Media Group out of Miami. We have competitive buying power as one of the largest international media buyers for luxury brands in the world.

Client Diversification:  We have experience in a wide range of industries.  We work with luxury real estate developers all over the world, pharmaceutical companies, the United States military, e-commerce companies, health and wellness companies, and many more!

And best of all we support our local community, charitible causes, the United States military and we have an officially certifed “GREEN” website!