Atlanta SEO Specialist Tapped to Speak at 7th Consecutive U.S. Search Engine Strategies Conference.

Aug. 7, 2005 - Prominent Placement, Inc., a leading Atlanta search engine optimization company, today announced that its managing partner, Stacy Williams, will lead a search engine marketing session during the upcoming Search Engine Strategies Conference - Summer 2005. The national search engine marketing conference, which is sponsored by Jupitermedia Corporation and SearchEngineWatch.com, will be held August 8 - 11 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Atlanta SEO specialist Stacy Williams will present ways marketing strategists are tapping into an audience by using local search engines, online yellow pages and other local search engine marketing methods. "Local Search Marketing Tactics" will be held Wednesday, August 10 beginning at 11 a.m.

"Incorporating local search strategies into an online marketing program is more critical than ever before," said Stacy Williams. "Consumers are increasingly localizing their searches by adding city and zip code descriptors. Studies have shown that in a single month, Internet users conduct more than 200 million searches that include local modifiers. That statistic alone confirms the growing opportunity for businesses to capitalize on local search."

Stacy will also speak on a panel entitled "Ad Reps: Friend or Foe?" This new session will explore a controversy growing in the search marketing industry, where search engine ad reps often try to work directly with clients, bypassing search marketing agencies. This session will be held Tuesday, August 9 beginning at 2:00 pm.

"This issue is a growing concern among search marketing agencies of all sizes. We've experienced it ourselves, but have found that if agencies can find a way to work with the search engines, the situation can be turned into a win-win," said Williams.

Atlanta SEO specialist Stacy Williams is Founder and Managing Partner of Prominent Placement, Inc. With an extensive background in Internet strategies and tactics, she offers her clients cutting edge solutions that are always rooted in sound planning and implementation. She has nearly 20 years of experience and education in marketing. She has overseen web site development projects and traffic generation campaigns since 1995, and specialized in web site optimization since 1998.

A founding member of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), the Technology Alliance of Georgia and the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association, Stacy Williams is a frequent lecturer on Internet marketing. She has written articles for Digitrends, SEO Today, Competitive Edge and iMarketing News.

About Atlanta Search Engine Marketing Company Prominent Placement:

Prominent Placement, Inc. is a full-service, award-winning Atlanta search engine marketing agency founded in 2001. Nationally recognized as a leader in its field, Prominent Placement consistently demonstrates its foresight to rapidly adapt and stay ahead of an ever-evolving industry. Prominent Placement provides comprehensive programs incorporating the strategic use of organic web site optimization, pay-per-click advertising, local and Internet Yellow Pages placement, press release optimization, linking, online reputation management and SEM en Español.

The company's selective client roster spans multiple industries with numerous mid-size, growth-oriented businesses located in the Southeastern United States that value high impact results, and are well-focused, niche-oriented concerns. Prominent Placement distinguishes itself from the competition by its extensive marketing background and the ability to provide superior service through client collaboration and education.

For more information or to schedule an interview contact Matt Williams at 888.SEM.MKTR (888.736.6587).

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