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Here is a bullet list of some
of the key
attractions for the upcoming show:
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A keynote presentation by Bob Parsons,
visionary Founder & CEO of Go Daddy. An
acknowledged
marketing genius, he will discuss “Luck
& Perspective” where he will share
his story to inspire others to improve their
businesses and their lives.
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Fairmount Miramar Hotel
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DOMAINfest Global 2011
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A fireside chat with Ben Mezrich,
author of “The Accidental
Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook.”
His
discussion is even more topical now that
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg
has been named Time Magazine’s
2010 Person of the Year.
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The annual PITCHfest contest that
gives Internet entrepreneurs a chance to
get discovered.
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Two live domain name auctions,
offering simultaneous online real-time
bidding, hosted by Moniker.com and SnapNames.com.
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Panel discussions and interactive
workshops with leading experts.
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Evening networking parties that
will carry on the DOMAINfest tradition of
providing unique, fun entertainment.
DOMAINfest
also released more information on some of
show's panel sessions and the
featured panelists: |
Acquiring
and Monetizing Traffic Using Local, Mobile, Social
and Video
– Expert panelists will discuss the latest
advertiser and publisher trends and techniques in
acquiring and monetizing local, mobile, social and
video traffic. Featured panelists will include:
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Massimo
Burgio - an expert on international
search/social media marketing.
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Richard
Jalichandra - President and CEO of Technorati
Media, the largest blog and social media
ad network.
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Bruce
Crair - President and Chief Operating
Officer of Local.com.
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Branden
Claisse - Vice President, Business
Development, Mojiva, Inc., a mobile
advertising firm that runs the Mojiva mobile
ad network and mOcean Mobile ad
platform.
Opportunities
in ccTLDs, IDNs and gTLDs
- This
session will help both new and advanced domain
investors learn how to weigh the opportunities
versus risks related to ccTLD, IDN and gTLD
domains. Paneilist will include:
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Oversee.net CEO
& President Jeff
Kupietzky welcoming DOMAINfest
Global attendees to the 2011 show. |
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Ken
Hansen - Senior Director, Business
Development for Neustar Inc.
(operator of the .US and
.BIZ registries).
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Dr.Jörg
Schweiger - a full-time member of
the Executive Board and CTO of DENIC
eG, the central registry for
.de domains.
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Daniel
Dryzek - Chief Executive Officer
and Founder of ddfund.eu, a
domain development fund. He is
co-organizer of MeetDomainers,
a successful event that has been held
in Poland & the UK.
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Daniel
Eisenhut - International Business
Development Director at InterNetX.
The
Latest/Greatest SEO and SEM Tips
– Three highly respected panelists will
offer the latest tips and case studies for
maximizing the results from SEO and SEM
efforts. The speakers will include: |
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Bruce
Clay - President of Bruce Clay, Inc.
Since 1996, he has been a recognized leader in
the Internet business consulting arena.
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Danny
Sullivan - Editor-In-Chief of Search
Engine Land, a leading publication that
covers search marketing and search engine
news.
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Andy
Atkins-Krueger - CEO of WebCertain
Group, an international web marketing
agency which brings together native speakers
from countries around the world to provide a
centralized hub for clients.
Internet
Vital Signs Presentation
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Eli
Goodman, Search Evangelist for comScore,
will share statistical insights on user, keyword
and advertising category trends gathered from
comScore's Media Metrix suite of
products.
A
new feature added to this year’s agenda involves
interactive
workshops
that offer concrete, tactical advice that can be
taken home and applied immediately to improve the
monetization and value of Internet real estate
properties. Attendees are encouraged to bring
questions. Workshops and panelists will include:
Domain
Monetization Basics from Parking to CPL to CPA
- While
this session is targeted to beginners and
intermediates, advanced domain investors may also
learn from the expert panelists. Monetization
options will be discussed, including parking,
affiliate, lead generation, and
content/development models. Panelists will
include:
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Frank
Schilling - one of the world’s
most respected domainers. He is the
Founder and Managing Director of Name
Administration, a Caribbean-based
company that owns hundreds of
thousands of high-quality, generic
.com domains.
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Joerg
Schnermann - General Manager, DomainSponsor
Europe. He previously was Chief
Operating Officer of KeywordDomains.com.
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Howard
Hoffman - founder and President of
PPC Income, Inc., the first
site to provide evaluations of the
major pay-per-click domain parking
services for domain owners.
Top
Ten Steps to Building a Winning Website
– This workshop offers advice on a
handful of critical steps related to
landing page design, optimizing content,
meta tags, on-site offers and forms,
user-generated content, and leveraging
social media. Featured panelists will
include: |
Frank Schilling will be a
featured
speaker at DOMAINfest Global 2011
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Tips
and Strategies for Buying and Selling Domains
- For buyers, expert panelists will offer advice
on where to buy, how to do keyword research, and
what factors to consider when deciding on a fair
purchase price. For sellers, the panelists will
talk about pricing strategies, distribution
options, and the escrow and transfer process.
Panelists will include:
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Kathy
Nielson - Director of Sales for Sedo
who is responsible for overall sales for Sedo
in the North American market including all
product lines.
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Michael
H. Berkens - founder and CEO of Worldwide
Media, Inc., a domain asset investment
company holding a world-class portfolio of
over 75,000 premium domain names.
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Larry
Fischer - a domain expert who specializes
in top-level generic domains. He has
participated in some of the largest domain
purchases to date, including Home.com,
Autoparts.com, Stocks.com, Gadgets.com, and
Nursing.com.
As
you can see, DOMAINfest Global is going to have a lot
to offer. If you haven't been to DOMAINfest Global
before and would like to read more about what the
conference entails, you might enjoy our review
of the 2010 DOMAINfest Global
conference held last January.
A
discounted registration rate of $1,195 for
DOMAINfest Global 2011 is available until December
31, 2010. To register, visit http://www.domainfest.com/DOMAINFESTGlobal2011/register.
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