Third Annual "SMX Biggest Search Geek" Contest Opens December 20: Win a Trip to Search Marketing Expo - SMX West

San Francisco, Calif. (PRWEB) December 20, 2010

Marin Software and Search Marketing Expo today announced the opening of the 3rd Annual "SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest," the popular quiz-based contest to win a trip to attend SMX West in San Jose, March 8-10, 2011.

The contest is now open at the SMX Biggest Search Geek website.

For all those geeks stuck in the office while others enjoy the holidays -- or those who are sneaking a peek at work email while the family celebrates downstairs -- the SMX Biggest Search Geek contest is a fun way to test your Search IQ *and* enter to win some great prizes.

Questions are not for the faint of heart, and are designed to test the best and brightest minds in the search marketing community. Last year's topics covered everything from A/B testing and landing page optimization to negative keywords, ad grouping, and ad bidding -- to questions about Google's history. (Q: What was the name of Larry Page and Sergey Brin's 1996 research project that laid the foundation for Google's search engine?*)

"SMX is the top search conference out there today, so any chance for a free ticket is worth a try," said last year's winner, Tim Ossmo, of Leapfrog Online.

Ossmo beat out others with a score of 80.8% in 699 seconds. In 2009, winner Keri Morgret beat out other search marketers with a score of 76.8% in 3722 seconds.

Second and third place contestants will each win a free Apple iPad.

The challenge tests not only how much you know about search marketing -- but how quickly you can answer the questions.

Marin Software invites the best and the brightest minds in search marketing to stand up and show their smarts in the third-annual SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest.

*A: Backrub.

Contest Details:

The SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest sponsored by Marin Software is open to anyone with the mettle to answer 20 tough questions about the ins-and-outs of search marketing.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive an iPad plus a free trip for two people to SMX West in San Jose, California, March 8-10 2011. The prize includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, and two All Access Conference passes to SMX West 2011 for the winner and a travel companion.
The winner will also receive an award on stage from SMX West chair and Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan, and will gain national recognition as the Biggest Search Geek for 2011.
The winner of the SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest will be chosen based on who answers the most questions correctly in the least amount of time.
Search marketing experts have until February 18, 2011 at 11:59pm PST to take the timed questionnaire.

The winner will be notified on February 21, 2011. The top 50 runner-ups answering the most correct questions in the shortest amount of time will each receive a "Search Geek" recognition award from Marin Software.

About Marin Software:

Marin Software provides the leading paid search management platform for advertisers and agencies worldwide. The companys flagship product, Marin Search Marketer

The Mac Observer Announces a New Macworld Contest

Durham, NH (PRWEB) November 19, 2008

The Mac Observer will be holding a Haiku contest and awarding two Conference Passes to attend Macworld Expo in San Francisco, CA.

In order to enter the contest, send in an original haiku by November 23, and if yours is chosen as the best by The Mac Observer staff, you'll win a Power Tools Conference pass valued at US$ 925. One runner up will walk away with a Users Conference pass worth $ 350.

Here are the contest rules:

Your haiku must be original.
You may submit as many haiku as you want, and it doesn't cost anything to enter.
Your haiku can be on any topic, but any that relate to The Mac Observer, the Mac, Macworld Expo, or anything else Apple-related are more likely to catch the staff's eye.
All entries will be judged by the TMO staff. They have the final say on who wins.
Winners are responsible for their own travel expenses and other costs.
Winners will be notified on November 26 via email and on the TMO Web site (well-ahead of the December 1 cutoff for Macworld Expo Early Bird pricing).

For more details, and to find out how to enter, go to: http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/11/10.13.shtml

A haiku is a poem made up of three phrases with five, seven, and five syllables respectively. Here's an example:

San Francisco bound

Hoping for Power Tools pass

Macworld here I come

The Power Tools Conference pass includes up to two Power Tools, access to the Feature Presentations, Keynote access (based on seating availability), two lunch tickets for selected days of this conference program, and access to the Expo Hall. The Users Conference pass includes all sessions in the Users Conference, access to the Feature Presentations, Keynote access (based on seating availability), and access to the Expo Hall.

Macworld Expo runs from January 5 through January 9, 2009, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. For additional information about the Expo and events, visit the Macworld Expo Web site.

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