SEMPO AZ Spring Event:  Local Search with Google’s Frederick Vallaeys

Frederick Vallaeys (@siliconvallaeys) is Google's AdWords Evangelist. In this role, he helps advertisers learn about which Google products are best to support their marketing goals. He also represents the needs of advertisers to the engineering and product management teams. He has been involved in the design of many of AdWords' core features in addition to those related to new and traditional media.

Frederick has spoken at numerous search marketing conferences in the United States and abroad including Search Engine Strategies (SES), Search Marketing Expo (SMX), Ad:Tech, PubCon and the Online Marketing Summit (OMS). He has contributed his search marketing expertise to trade books like "AdWords for Dummies" and McGraw-Hill's "Advertising and Promotion" text book.He has appeared on NPR, ABC News, PBS, Fortune Small Business and many other news outlets to explain how AdWords can be a main driver of success for companies. He also has presented about online advertising to MBA programs worldwide, including at Stanford University, University of St. Gallen and Santa Clara University.

Frederick will discuss:

Current State of Local:

- How large is Local Search Today?

- What are the latest trends or Marketing / Statistics around Mobile vs. Desktop Search for Local Businesses?

What’s new in Local Search?

- How should companies best leverage Google Places?

- What's coming next in local?

This event is open to SEMPO members and non-members.

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