Press Release

Search Engine Strategies San Jose (SES) Announces Record Attendance; Commitment from Sponsors and Exhibitors Swells for 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. - August 22, 2007-The Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference & Expo 2007 today announced it has broken its previous record for attendees and exhibitor involvement, making this year's San Jose show the industry's largest search engine marketing event ever (www.SESSanJose.com). SES San Jose's success has already led to the contractual commitment of the majority of the sponsors and exhibitors for SES San Jose 2008, promising to make next year's show even more successful.

Each year, marketers from virtually every industry assemble at SES to learn new strategies and tactics for raising their online visibility from search industry experts and leading search engine representatives. This year's show featured keynote addresses from Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone and Google's Vice President of Search Products & User Experience, Marissa Mayer. Under the direction of Kevin Ryan, Incisive Media's Vice President of Global Content for the Search Engine Strategies series, SES's recently appointed advisory board will continue to secure high-caliber keynote and session speakers to continue drawing attendees from all corners of the globe.

"The early commitment from exhibitors and sponsors to buy into next year's show has been tremendous and proves their loyalty to the Search Engine Strategies brand," said Matt McGowan, vice president of marketing for SES and Search Engine Watch. "The growth in this industry is incredible, and we're thrilled to be the event the industry looks forward to attending in order to network and develop their search engine marketing skills."

At this year's Search Engine Strategies San Jose, attendees participated in diverse sessions geared to address topics for Beginners, Search, Organic Search, Social Media, Advertising, among others. With more than 70 sessions designed for every skill level, SES San Jose provided the perfect atmosphere for those seeking knowledge, to network, further their career development and grow their business. This year's event featured dozens of four-star rated sessions, evaluated as good or excellent by previous attendees-as well as many new topics.

Commitments for next year's show include all the search engines (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Ask) in addition to Bruce Clay, LookSmart, Atlas, Commission Junction, Omniture, ClickPath, Findology, ABCSearch, Acronym Media, Did-It, Efficient Frontier, Advertising.com, Business.com, iCrossing, iProspect, The Karcher Group, Digital Grit, Keyword Max, Optimost, Life Tips, Orange Soda, Acquisio, CPA Empire, SEO Inc., Click Forensics, Mountain Media, Market Motive, Trellian, Outrider, Goecart, Sage Rock, Unica, 7Search, SearchRev, iClimber, Ingenio, MarchEx, Impaqt, Tyloon Inc., Visual Sciences, Adapt, The Search Agency, Acxiom Digital, TMP, Ezanga, Offshoring.com, Moniker, Joe Bucks and many more.

"The true spirit of SES is to help the search arena evolve by bringing the experts together with those who want to learn," said McGowan. "Because this year's attendees know we have great things brewing for next year's show, we've already surpassed our expectations for exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. It's great to see the quality of SES' shows has a direct affect on the industry's growth."

To learn more about SES San Jose and other conferences in the series, visit www.SearchEngineStrategies.com.

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Incisive Interactive Marketing LLC is the marketing services division of the company and incorporates leading websites Search Engine Watch, the ClickZ Network and their associated events series including Search Engine Strategies. These properties were acquired in 2005.

Editorial Contacts
Ann Shannon
PAN Communications
978-474-1900
ses@pancomm.com

Matt McGowan
Incisive Media
212-457-7794
matthew.mcgowan@incisivemedia.com