pubcon
  

About PubCon

PUBCON OVERVIEW

PubCon, the premier search and social media conference and expo, holds multi-http://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/vegas3.jpgtrack events in various United States and European cities, always including a November conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada.

PubCon, supported by the industry's leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, offers an in-depth look at the future of technology presented by many of the world's top speakers.

PubCon is a large and influential gathering of search and social media innovators, offering an unrivaled highly-productive conference experience at cost-effective rates, and with the leading technology and online marketing visionaries who take part in PubCon, every attendee comes away with valuable new ideas and solutions for their businesses.

PubCon truly starts where other search and social media conferences end, featuring a rare vision for the future presented by a virtual who's who of technology. Join thousands of leading search and social media professionals for a PubCon, and learn more about the event with the information on this page, including the following PubCon video.


PUBCON VIDEO


CONTENTS


TOP KEYNOTES

Some of the key players shaping the future of the Web and in particular social media have come to PubCon over the years to tell their stories and share their visions with our attendees.

Previous keynote speakers at PubCon have included Zappos chief executive Tony Hsieh, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, authors Malcolm Gladwell, Guy Kawasaki and Robert X. Cringely, Demand Media co-founder Richard Rosenblatt, and technology enthusiast John Battelle, among many others.

All of our keynote speakers will bring their inspiring and groundbreaking search and social media insight to PubCon. Look for announcements about very special keynote speakers for upcoming PubCon conferences.

Tony Hsieh PubCon Keynote Speaker
Tony Hsieh

Bob Brisco PubCon Keynote Speaker
Bob Brisco

George Wright PubCon Keynote Speaker
George Wright

Craig Newmark PubCon Keynote Speaker
Craig Newmark

Guy Kawasaki PubCon Keynote Speaker
Guy Kawasaki

Malcolm Gladwell PubCon Keynote Speaker
Malcolm Gladwell

Richard Rosenblatt PubCon Keynote Speaker
Richard Rosenblatt

Robert X. Cringely PubCon Keynote Speaker
Robert X. Cringely

CUTTING-EDGE SESSIONS


PubCon events feature up to eight full tracks of cutting-edge sessions featuring hundreds of the world's best technology speakers.

Many of these top speakers consider PubCon to be their favorite event, and their enthusiasm for PubCon is apparent as attendees are treated to insights and research that just won't be shared at any other conference but PubCon.

We feel that it's important for PubCon attendees to gain valuable "take-aways" from sessions, and that's why we provide every full conference pass holder with a CD containing the conference presentation files, mailed out immediately after the conclusion of PubCon, as a way to say "thank you" and to help you keep implementing the plans and insight presented in our sessions throughout the year and long into the future.


SOCIAL MEDIA

At PubCon social media company Twitter and other social media services are playing  larger roles than ever.

All aspects of successfully using Twitter and location-aware services such as FourSquare and Gowalla are covered by marketing, social media, search and programming experts, with multiple tracks featuring sessions such as "Killer Twitter Apps, Services, and API Trends," "Experts on PR and Twitter," and other unique offerings such as "Twitter Landscape - Hot Trends and Topics," that take social media insight to new heights.

"PubCon is going to be so well-documented on Twitter," Google head of Web spam Matt Cutts said at our PubCon South event in Austin, Texas. His prediction came true as discussion about PubCon using the #PubCon hash tag became Twitter's most popular term for a period during that conference, and conference-goers enjoyed tweeting questions to speakers and fellow audience members during many sessions, a trend that has continued to an even greater extent during recent PubCon conferences.


EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS

PubCon features many search and social media exhibitors andPubCon 2008 Las Vegas Exhibition Hall sponsors, with additional information available on the PubCon Sponsors and PubCon Exhibitors pages.

Prospective sponsors and exhibitors, please click here to request more information.

Space is limited and exhibition and sponsorship packages are on a first-come-first serve basis for upcoming PubCon events.


PRODUCT LAUNCHES

PubCon often serves as a launching ground for major new products and serviceshttp://www.searchengineworld.com/images/logos/googlefriendconnectlogo95.png from some of the largest Internet firms, such as Google's PubCon launch of its Friend Connect API initiative and similar product announcements from Microsoft, Twitter and other firms.

PubCon is the place to be when exciting new technologies are launched.


ADVISORY BOARD

PubCon has an extraordinarily diverse pool of talent helping to guide our conferences, led by the members of our PubCon Advisory Board that includes:

Guy Kawasaki Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Tim Mayer Vice President of Product Management, Yahoo! Search
Justin Osmer Senior Product Manager, Bing, Microsoft Corporation
Melanie Mitchell SVP of Search Strategy, Digitas
Adam Lasnik Search Evangelist, Google
Gordon Hotchkiss President, Enquiro Search Solutions
Rick Schwartz Rick Schwartz, CEO Traffic Conference
Greg Boser President, WebGuerrilla LLC
Heather Lloyd Martin President and CEO, SuccessWorks
George Roberts President and CEO, Interjuncture.com
Jim Stobb CEO, Position Tech
Joe Laratro President, Tandem Interactive
Ted Ulle Partner, The MEWS Group
Jake Baillie Managing Director, STN Labs
Todd Friesen Vice President of Search, Position Technologies
Jim Boykin CEO, We Build Pages
Thomas Ball Venture Partner, Austin Ventures
Chris Tolles CEO, Topix

The PubCon Advisory Board will bring energy and variety to the 2010 Las Vegas conference.


TIPS

If you are new to PubCon, we have several helpful guides and collections of tips available to make your experience smooth and efficient.

If you'd like to come to PubCon but are looking for ways to make it happen at your company, we show both the educational and monetary value of PubCon in "Top Tips to Get Your Boss to Send You to a Conference," by PubCon founder Brett Tabke, who takes a light-hearted look at why it is worthwhile to make an effort to attend.

PubCon has always been the premier search and social media conference, at a surprisingly affordable price, and Tabke explains how we manage to do it in his "Keeping Conferences Affordable and Fun" guide.

If you're already registered for an upcoming PubCon conference and planning how to best organize your time throughout the busy week of the event, have a look at "Conference Survivor - Sports and Games: (PubCon fun)," a look at some of the creative ways you can get more from the PubCon experience.

If you'd like to know more about what a PubCon event holds in store, look no further than our PubCon History Archives, and check out our PubCon photo-retrospective piece called "You Never Know Who You'll Run Into At PubCon," highlighting some of the celebrities who have attended PubCon.

Each year a number of PubCon conference-goers write handy blog posts with their own tips and advice for getting the most out of the event, and some offerings are listed here:

Dr. Peter J. Meyers, or "Dr. Pete," president of User Effect has offered his "Seven Tips For Surviving PubCon" on the SEOmoz blog.

PubCon speaker Heather Lloyd-Martin has written "15 Tips For A Successful PubCon Conference."

Chris Hooley, a PubCon speaker, has written a "PubCon Is Coming!" preview.

PubCon speaker Michael Dorausch has written about his "Five PubCon Badge Essentials."

The Hosting News has written about PubCon in his "Are You Heading To PubCon Las Vegas 2009? You Should Be" blog post.

Jeff Tirey has written a "PubCon Survival Guide" for the beginner, including a second part.

What you can do to prepare for a PubCon event:

  • Webmasters: Talk to the companies you already work with and arrange meetings while at PubCon Las Vegas. There is nothing like a face-to-face meeting to generate new leads, work new angles, and iron out any problems.
  • Affiliates: Talk to those running your current programs and ask if they are attending PubCon. Let them know that you are coming to PubCon, and ask to arrange time to talk.
  • Search Engine Marketers: PubCon offers a rare chance to talk to representatives from the major search and social media firms, and to your clients.
  • Program managers: One-on-one customer support and client maintenance is a rare opportunity. Call your existing clients and invite them to PubCon.
  • Bring Your Friends: Be a hero. Invite them. After all, it is sunny Las Vegas in November.

BANNERS AND AFFILIATE PROGRAM

If you'd like to share your enthusiasm for upcoming PubCon Las Vegas shows, try our PubCon Web banner images available to include on your website, social media pages or blogs.

Our PubCon Rewards Affiliate Program has been designed to thank our partners who help promote PubCon, by offering special discounts.


ITINERARY BUILDER

To help you pick from so many tracks at PubCon conferences, comprising up to 100 or more session choices, we encourage you to take advantage of our online "Build Your Show Itinerary" feature, which Tabke explains in detail in his "PubCon Conference Itinerary Builder" piece.


INDUSTRY PARTY AND EVENTS SCENE

To go along with PubCon's full slate of specialized session tracks, an intensive educational search and social media training program, and top-notch keynote speakers, we offer an unrivaled slate of after-hours parties, TweetUps and networking events, such as our famous PubCon Ironman Triathlon of after-hours networking events.

In addition to our huge lineup of daytime conference events, the PubCon party scene also makes our events an ultra-marathon of nightlife, with party lineups that always grow as PubCon draws near.

Put on your running shoes, or at least your party shoes, and plan your PubCon nighttime events using our handy events guide published before upcoming conferences, featuring times and locations for networking events.

In addition to PubCon's Ironman schedule of after-hours parties, PubCon features the famous PubCon Classic, an informal networking event giving attendees a chance to rub elbows with friends both new and old in a relaxed environment.

Expanding PubCon beyond the cutting-edge keynotes, training programs and PubCon Classic networking event sessions is PubCon's annual classic party, a tradition dating back to the very first PubCon. This classic event gives PubCon attendees a great opportunity to network with new friends and business contacts in a relaxed, informal pub-like setting.


PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS

PubCon also holds day-long multiple-track slates of intensive educational search and social media training programs during PubCon conferences and as stand-alone events.

The PubCon Masters Group Training Program usually takes place the day before the full conference officially begins, with simultaneous tracks of in-depth sessions led by some of the industry's most respected search and social media professionals.

Due to the intimate nature of this training, the size of the class will be limited.

This intensive full day of expert-led training is available for a special standalone low price. There are also additional discounts available with a full PubCon conference registration. Please see the registration page for more information on pricing.


NETWORKING LUNCHES

Some PubCon conferences offer a Networking Lunch Program hosted by a variety of top speakers leading PubCon 2008 Las Vegas Networkingconversations about more than 20 social media and Internet marketing subjects.

Our networking lunches give you the opportunity to get close to some of PubCon's top speakers and spend time discussing the industry topics they know the best, all in a relaxed shared environment around a lunch table.


CROSS-PROMOTIONAL OFFERS

PubCon sometimes teams up with a number of search and social media firms to offer special cross-promotional conference registration rates. These special deals have sold out quickly during past events, so keep posted to be notified when they become available by subscribing to the PubCon blog.


SPECIAL LUXURY HOTEL PRICING

PubCon has teamed up with numerous luxury hotels throughout thehttp://www.pubcon.com/images/wynn2.png years, and we announce special hotel partnership pricing before each conference. Look for the latest information to be posted on the PubCon hotel information page.


AIRLINE DISCOUNTS

PubCon is often able to offer conference attendees discount airfares with certain airlines, and we will announce any such discounts for upcoming PubCon conferences on our blog.


CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS

PubCon regularly offers attendees discount car rental rates for those who prefer driving to taxis, usually available up until the conference begins. Announcements about special car rental rates for upcoming PubCon events are posted to the PubCon blog before each event.


LAS VEGAS MONORAIL SPECIALS

For our big annual Las Vegas PubCon, attendees may use the Las Vegas Monorail to get to and from the conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center, without the hassles of traffic and wasted time. Tickets can behttp://www.pubcon.com/blog/gfx/LasVegasMonorail.png purchased online.

Whether you’re in Las Vegas attending PubCon or traveling the Strip for any of the after-hours PubCon events throughout the week, the Monorail is quick and convenient, with trains arriving every few minutes.

The Las Vegas Monorail is fun to ride and at just 15 minutes or less away from any Las Vegas Boulevard Strip hotel (PDF Monorail Map) with a monorail stop, often even quicker than a cab ride.

The Las Vegas Convention Center stop is directly in front of the convention center where PubCon is located. An interactive route map is available on the Las Vegas Monorail Web site.

Hop on for a one-way trip or pick up an unlimited seven-day special pass for the freedom to travel at your leisure throughout every Las Vegas PubCon.


INTERVIEWS AND VIDEO BLOG

The PubCon Video Blog showcases past, present and potential future PubCon speakers in interviews by WebmasterWorld video content producer Vanessa Zamora and PubCon founder Brett Tabke.

Watch PubCon-produced video interviews with many of the "Who's Who" of top search and social media marketers, webmasters and technology innovators, and learn as they speak on a wide range of the Internet-related subjects that are the trademark of PubCon conferences, including many from our previous conferences.


PUBCON ON FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, FOURSQUARE AND OTHER HOT SPOTS

Follow PubCon on Twitter, and subscribe to the PubCon blog mailing list to receive http://www.pubcon.com/images/twittericon.pnge-mail updates about upcoming show registration, keynote speakers, conference hotels and more. Other ways to keep up with PubCon include joining our PubCon Facebook group, LinkedIn page, and PubCon Flickr feed.

Users of Foursquare and Gowalla can also keep track of PubCon attendees who use these location-based services.


COMPANY INFORMATION

PubCon™ is a wholly owned production of WebmasterWorld Incorporated.

WebmasterWorld is the leading source for search engine, social media and Internet marketing news, best practices and educational events.

Founded by Brett Tabke, an early '80s innovator in running bulletin board systems (BBSs,) the WebmasterWorld messageWebmasterWorld Incorporated forum began in 1996 and is now the largest community of online marketing professionals with more than 2 million posts covering over 100 discussion topics.

WebmasterWorld and its PubCon conferences are for thought leaders in social media, search engine and Internet marketing to gather and share best practices in the design, development, promotion and marketing of their online businesses and brands.

PubCon is an educational conference and industry trade show programmed specifically for Web professionals and website owners. Although our centerpiece is search engine and social media marketing, whether your business' primary role is in website marketing, corporate IT development, or in technology business management, you will find something of value at PubCon (aka: Publishers Conference.) PubCon is also designed to be fun and entertaining with ample opportunity for quality networking.

Information about our WebmasterWorld staff members is also available.


COME TO PUBCON

PubCon conferences are full of energy and excitement, and are jam-packed with leading-edge sessions and one-of-a-kind presentations.

Whether you are a newbie or an anchored old-school pro, there are big discoveries in store at PubCon conferences.

Search engine and social media marketers, optimizers, marketing executives, webmasters, affiliate managers, program and channel managers, purchasing agents and affiliates are just some of the people who make up the large crowds at PubCon.

Register online early and save. Early sign-up periods may vary, so please check the PubCon registration page for the latest updates. Exhibitors are given discount coupons to hand out, so feel free to check with them for further savings. There are also additional discounts for WebmasterWorld supporters.


TOP TEN REASONS TO ATTEND PUBCON

  1. High Level of Content : Each PubCon track or sub-conference is focused on a specific aspect of marketing featuring topics that are important to your marketing and traffic-acquisition strategies. We focus on some of the hottest trends and topics by asking speakers to prepare part of their presentation just prior to PubCon, resulting in discussions that cover the very latest trends.

  2. Networking : The WebmasterWorld community started PubCon in an English Pub where attendees got together to learn from and interact with others in their market space. Networking is readily available at breakfast, lunch, during session breaks, and well into the night at PubCon's many cocktail hours and parties.

  3. Prime-Time Speakers : PubCon attendees will hear and talk with the early adopting who's who of Internet marketing, at the conference widely recognized as the speakers conference, where speakers come to learn as well as to share their vast knowledge.

  4. Post-Conference Networking Resources : PubCon attendees receive a bound printed manual of the show, and a full CD of all PubCon presentation PowerPoints is mailed to all full conference attendees.

  5. Takeaways : PubCon presentations always end with at least one specific takeaway that you can apply to your business' own projects.

  6. Test Yourself : By spending time with others in your field at PubCon, you'll get an accurate idea of how your skill set stacks up, and gain valuable insight into which areas of your work you may need to focus on for continued growth and success.

  7. Value : We realize how much you have invested in attending a conference. PubCon strives to provide the best value available in search and social media marketing conferences today, offering direct value in the form of education, new contacts, professional relationships, vendors and partnerships.

  8. Vendors : Use PubCon as an opportunity to talk with vendors about their services that you use or may wish to try, in the PubCon exhibit hall.

  9. Professional : PubCon is in it's tenth year, with event management roots running over 20 years. From registration to at-the-show services, PubCon engages in a professional yet personal touch that stands out in an oftentimes crowded field.

  10. Your Clients, customers, and especially your competitors will attend. 'Nuff said.

PubCon Updates!
Enter Email:
 
Subscribe RSS
Vegas Sponsors

Raven Tools
Media Partners!
WebProNews

TVover.net

Read Write Web

ReelSEO

TopRank Logo

Search Marketing Standard

Media Partners!
Las Vegas IMA

Austin IMA

Dallas Forth Worth SEM

Las Vegas Internet Chamber of Commerce

PubCon Hosts!
pubcon
Site Search
  
 


All trademarks and copyrights held by respective owners.
(c) WebmasterWorld Inc. 1997-2010 all rights reserved

PubCon is a Registered Trademark of WebmasterWorld Inc.