Georgia Search Engine Optimization Firm Founder to Moderate Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association August Meeting

Aug. 20, 2004 - Prominent Placement, Inc., a leading Georgia search engine optimization firm, today announced that its Founder, SEO expert Stacy Williams, will moderate two panel discussions at the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA) upcoming meeting. The AiMA event, entitled "Search"ing for Answers, will be held on Wednesday, August 25, 2004, at the Georgia Tech Global Learning & Conference Center in Atlanta from 6 to 9 p.m.

According to Safa Rashtchy, Senior Analyst and Managing Director of Piper Jaffray, global search revenues are expected to grow from $1.3 billion in 2002 to $10.8 billion in 2008. This estimate excludes local search. However, Geoff Ramsey, the CEO of eMarketer, has reported that local search represents 25.1% of commercial searches, making it a major growth opportunity.

The first panel discussion that Stacy Williams will moderate will include Jeff Coyle, Search Marketing Analyst for KnowledgeStorm, and Ernie White, Assistant Vice President, Business Development, for KnowX, LLC. The second panel that she will moderate will include Dan Boberg, Director of Strategic Alliances for Overture, Caroline Ernst, VP Client Services for 360i, John Waddy, President of TwentySix2 Marketing, and a representative of MSN. Attendees of the event, which is part of the AiMA Education Series, will hear these experts explain how to capitalize on all the options available and keep up-to-date on the constant changes in this industry.

Atlanta SEO expert 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 Georgia Search Engine Optimization Firm Prominent Placement:

Prominent Placement, Inc. is a full-service, award-winning Atlanta SEO company 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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