Wrap up of Search Marketing Summit, Bangalore, India

Wrap up of Search Marketing Summit, Bangalore, India

February 2011 brought together the top Search industry authorities of the world and some of the brightest minds and seasoned thought leaders together at the two-day Search Marketing Summit held in Bangalore, India. The strategies and topics discussed by these industry gurus ranged from basic essentials to advanced Search Marketing strategies.

The sessions included real world case studies, workshops on Search Marketing- the current trends & the future, panel discussions; Link building 2.0 strategies, Social Media Marketing, Marketing for small businesses, Local and International search marketing tactics, Analytics, Video marketing and lots more.

This Event was in aid of Akshaya Patra Foundation and brought to you by Online Marketing Enthusiast Community, OME Community and Web Marketing Academy. All the proceeds of the Summit went to  The Askhaya Patra Foundation to feed underprivileged children. This is the first Search Conference for a cause.

By attending the meet and contributing their precious time & ideas, all members as well as attendees made a big difference to the kids.


The profound panel of speakers included:

1. Gillian Muessig, President and Co-Founder of SEOmoz, USA
2. Ian McAnerin, Founder & CEO of McAnerin international Inc.
3. John Barron, Internet Marketing Director, Gravity Free.
4. Eric Weaver, Digital marketer and social media speaker
5. Suhas Gopinath, CEO and president of Globals Inc
6. Mani Karthik, Director of Social Media & Online Marketing
7. Ashwin Ramesh, founder OrganicApex
8. Suresh Babu, founder of Web Marketing Academy

and Kiruba Shankar, CEO of Business Blogging… who did some brilliant hosting of the entire event


[For detailed information on the agenda & topics of discussion, please see the Agenda Page on the SMS website]

Each speaker talked on a specific topic which was followed by floods of questions from the inquisitive audience, who wanted to query, argue, justify or give instances from their own experiences. There was extensive networking with the speakers which extended to tea times, lunch hours and the speakers were even quite happy to answer the endless deluge of inquiries over the Social media.

Students and Professors for Dublin City University were part of the conference and Panel. We Thank them for their tweets and participation. Dr Theo and team were actively involved in tweeting

The Summit, based on the noble cause of “feed a child” primarily targeted at how the Akshaya patra foundation can extend its global visibility. There was an extensive panel discussion where the experts brain-stormed, argued, discussed and finally came up with some brilliant suggestions for enhancing the web presence of Akshaya Patra. From widgets to SEO technicalities, from Social media word-of-mouth to offline promotional, these ideas conveyed to the foundation’s web marketing team, some brilliant suggestions for gaining visibility, funds, ideas & expertise for the noble cause.

The Search Marketing Summit India offered not just a great opportunity for interacting with these best brains in SEO, but also was an apt platform to network with marketers from all over the world and exchange thoughts, information & business ideas with them. The attendees, who mostly comprised seasoned & budding online marketers, marketing professionals freely intermingled to discuss about the latest trends, queries regarding search or social media marketing, SEO, Online advertising, small business web strategies, entrepreneurship, importance of content  in search marketing and numerous other subjects.

There was an atmosphere of infectious enthusiasm while meeting new people & adding those new contacts to one’s social networking portfolio!

All of the participants who attended the two-day summit will be awarded a Certificate from Web Marketing Academy. 

There was also a special certificate for the attendees who shared their Power SEO Tips with the Search Marketing Summit attendees.

• For more information on the search marketing Summit, on the SMS India website: http://www.searchmarketingsummit.in
• For details of the discussions of the Summit through live blog: http://searchmarketingsummit.blogspot.com/
• For live streamed & recorded videos, visit the SMS India FaceBook page:
  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Search-Marketing-Summit-India/175811479119124
  http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/home.php?sk=group_160046680695891&ap=1
• To follow the event details and SMS India on Twitter:   http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23SMSIndia
• For supporting Akshaya Patra  foundation and contributing to the“feed a child” initiative: http://www.akshayapatra.org/

For more discussions on the Summit networking with some of the attendees and speakers of the Summit, being a part of the popular power tips sessions and a great panel discussion,

You are invited to attend the OME monthly meet on 22nd of February 2011.


This Month's OME Community Meetup will be held in Christ University,prior to our OME Meetup there is a Panel Discussion :


The New Face of Marketing | Branding in Social Media

• Impact of Social Media on advertising agencies
• Measuring Performance in terms of ROI
• Practicality and Sustainability of Social Media
• Q & A

Meet the Panelist:

• Ms. Rachna Sharma - Business director - OgilvyOne
• Ms. Soma Biswas - Yahoo India
• Ms. Jayashree, IBM India
• Mr. Arvindh Sundar, Digital Scholar, Footloose Prof
• Mr. Suresh Babu - Founder - Web Marketing Academy

You can register at: http://omebang.eventbrite.com

Thank you again for your interest and participation. Looking forward to have more Conference and Summits in Bangalore