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Come and see 19 speakers discuss all aspects of web strategy, so that you too can master the web.
Learn about social media, inbound marketing, blogging, email marketing, website conversions, lead nurturing, mobile apps, remarkable content, building back links and search.
Hear from subject matter experts and real-life businesses that have implemented world class web strategy systems.
The format will be panel discussions and 18 minute TED style presentations. Tickets are limited due the size of the venue and should sell out, so please be quick to avoid disappointment.
Meet The Speakers
Adam Franklin
Marketing Manager & MC at Bluewire Media @Franklin_Adam Creating Your Web Strategy System
Nick Bowditch
SMB Marketing Consultant at Facebook @nickbowditch Facebook Secrets: Inside the World's Largest Social Network & Where It's Headed Next
Mark Parker
Social Media Speaker at Smart Selling @smartselling Wake Up; Social Media and Search Are Stealing Your Sales Prospects!
Paul Goldston
Head of ROI at Reload Media @paulygoldston PANEL: Attracting Buyers Via the Web Using Search, Website Conversations & Email Marketing
Will Swayne
Founder at Marketing-Results.com.au @WillSwayne PANEL: Attracting Buyers Via the Web Using Search, Website Conversations & Email Marketing
Matt Johnson
Email Marketing Specialist at Vision6 @matthew_jj PANEL: Attracting Buyers Via the Web Using Search, Website Conversations & Email Marketing
Alex Tilbury
New Editor at City South News @AlexTilbury PANEL: How to Get People to Talk About You & Then Monitor What's Being Said
Jess Whittaker
Brand Evangelist at Buzz Numbers @jessdoubleya PANEL: How to Get People to Talk About You & Then Monitor What's Being Said
Mike O'Hagan
Owner, Founder & CEO at MiniMovers @MrMiniMovers How MiniMovers Transformed It's Industry & Continues to Drive Million Dollar Business Growth Via the Web
Tim Underhill
Federal Agent at Australian Federal Police PANEL: What You Think You Know, But Don't: Tackling the Risks & Combatting the Underbelly of the Web
Malcolm Burrows
Principal at Dundas Lawyers @ITCorporateLaw PANEL: What You Think You Know, But Don't: Tackling the Risks & Combatting the Underbelly of the Web
Yaro Starak
Blogger & Internet entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs-Journey.com @yarostarak How I used my blog and podcast to grow my audience to 100,000 people and make over $1 million from the internet
Mel Kettle
Founder at Mel Kettle Consulting @melkettle PANEL: How Four Business Women are Using Social Media
Anne Sorensen
Founder at Marketing Is Us @marketingisus PANEL: How Four Business Women are Using Social Media
Suzie Wiley
Founder at Surroundings Architecture @suziewiley PANEL: How Four Business Women are Using Social Media
Selina Power (nee Nisbet)
Social Media Advisor & Panel Facilitator at Bluewire Media @Selina_Power PANEL: How Four Business Women are Using Social Media
Jasper Boyschau
VP Marketing at No Yelling Driving School @JasperBoyschau How These 21 Year Olds Use Apps, SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing to Change their Industry & Accelerate the Growth of Their Startup
Matt Williams
Founder & CEO at No Yelling Driving School @mattthink How These 21 Year Olds Use Apps, SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing to Change their Industry & Accelerate the Growth of Their StartupAlex Tilbury
Our friend Alex Tilbury was the News Director at The Courier Mail until last month and will be speaking at the Web Strategy Summit.
Alex is one of the people who decides what makes the news and she is ready to teach you how to get your business covered in the online & offline press.
Alex has worked in newspapers for 14 years and was a business and finance journalist at the Courier Mail so she knows what works and what doesn’t!
Did you know that traditional press releases rarely get seen by reporters anymore? Yet PRs and marketers waste vast amounts of time writing & sending them, only to annoy the journalists.
Discover what tools like Twitter & blogs you need to master so that reporters come directly to you.
Imagine what one extra story in the online & offline press would mean to your marketing in terms of exposure, back links and credibility.
Don’t miss your chance to see Alex Tilbury speak live in Brisbane on Wednesday 21st November for her panel discussion: “How to Get People to Talk About You & Then Monitor What’s Being Said”.
Nick Bowditch
Our friend Nick Bowditch is the Facebook insider who is keynoting the Web Strategy Summit 12. Nick is going to expose the truth about what works with Facebook marketing & what genuinely gets businesses a true ROI.
Did you know over 96% of businesses waste money and countless hours onFacebook – for very little return? Learn what you need to be doing on the world’s largest social network.
Nick is one of us. He’s a passionate marketer, loves the web, has built, run and sold 3 web businesses. He eschews traditional advertising and instead has always opted to promote his businesses using social media and the web.
He now works at Facebook and will share his secrets. Plus he’s a dynamic speaker!
Don’t miss your chance to see Nick live in Brisbane on Wednesday 21st November for his keynote: “Facebook Secrets: Inside the World’s Largest Social Network & Where It’s Headed Next”.
Tim Underhill
Foreign bribery, drug trafficking, riots, money laundering, … and social media. WTF? Yes, true story.
Whilst the term ‘social media’ conjures up positive friendly images, the truth is it can be a dangerous place with online child protection, scams & cyber bullying all serious issues.
If you’re naive or negligent about how you, or your kids, use social media there are significant repercussions – not only your safety, but severe criminal and legal implications too.
Learn how to stay safe on social media!
Federal Agent Tim Underhill has served 6 years with the Australian Federal Police, starred on the Channel 9 series ‘AFP’ and will be speaking at the Web Strategy Summit 2012.
He’ll be sharing candid stories, sobering stats and the eye-opening reality from his first hand experience combating the underbelly of the web.
Check out 60 seconds with Tim Underhill. Tim is part of the ThisUKnow program where AFP members voluntarily speak about social media safety and risks.
Don’t miss your chance to see Tim Underhill speak live in Brisbane on Wednesday 21st November.
His panel discussion with IT Corporate Lawyer Malcolm Burrows is. “What You Think You Know But Don’t; Tackling The Risk And Combatting the Underbelly of the Web.”
Business Owners
He started MiniMovers with $100 and a ute and he’s built it into a $23m company with 320 people.
Mike uses the web to drive $5 million in revenue through website bookings and also has an incredible knack for getting people talking about MiniMovers.
What you’ll learn from Mike, is well worth the ticket price alone. Mike is one of the best presenters you’ll see and one of Brisbane’s best business minds!
Another brilliant Brisbane local who’s built a community of over 100,000 people for his business Entrepreneurs-Journey.com. Yaro makes over $1m from his web business and he has the freedom to work from anywhere.
If you want to build an active community of customers via a blog, newsletter or podcast, Yaro is your man!
These two started No Yelling Driving School at age 21 and have been using apps, search, social media and content marketing to revolutionise the driving school market.
Learn how these young guns launched an app which has been downloaded 100s of 1000s of times and has truly propelled their start-up business.
Need more reasons to attend?
Come and see 18 speakers discuss all aspects of web strategy, so that you too can master the web, rather than become a victim of it.
Don’t let ignorance of the web side-swipe your business like it has for iconic companies like Kodak, Borders and Blockbuster.
Stay right up to the minute and learn about social media, inbound marketing, blogging, email marketing, website conversions, lead nurturing, mobile apps, remarkable content, building back links and search.
Are you a CEO or business owner? Discover what really works from CEOs who have ‘survived & thrived’ and who will give you all the facts without the fluff.
Are you a CMO, marketing or communications manager? Discover what web skills you need to have to stay relevant (and employed) in the digital age.
Are you a digital native, web professional or agency? Discover how to harness your skill set to become indispensable to your clients or employer. And maybe even leap frog a few digital dinosaurs in your next promotion!
The businesses that will thrive in the next decade will be the ones fluent ‘on the web’ and that have a technology-focused DNA. Make sure you’re leading the pack!
Discover how to dominate today’s business world with an effective web strategy.
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