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Google Sends James Bond To Des Moines
The Des Moines Partnership and the Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association have teamed up to bring a series of presentations called “Untangling the Web” to central Iowa. Part one of the series kicked off today (12.04.08) at Des Moines Golf & Country Club where Google’s very own James Bond (seriously!) spoke about 5 ways to take advantage of the current online “engagement” phase.
Up until today, the only Google employee I’d ever met was Matt Cutts (who incidently is the guy with Google’s current ranking algorithm tucked away in the deep recesses of his mind), so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Well, I was impressed with Mr. Bond. Not only did he really know his stuff, he also did a great job of working the crowd - although admittedly on Sudafed (James, not the crowd). If James ever decides to leave the Big G, I see stand up comedy in his future (video evidence below). I think I even heard James use the word “Google” as a verb, so watch the mail for a letter from the mothership, Jim.
A special thanks to all the people who put this learning series together including Meg Fitz, Brent Wiersma, Darcy Swon, Tamara Kenworthy, Tom Flynn, Dale Bentlage, Daphne Christensen, and many others I’m forgetting to mention.
If you are interested in learning more about how to navigate today’s web as it relates to business, get registered for upcoming presentations on Emerging Media/Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Widgets/Sharable Features, and ROI Web Strategies.
If you attended this event, we’d love to hear what you thought…so leave a comment below and we will see you next month! (Part 2 of the series continues on social media marketing, dogfood, and airlines!)
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Comment by Daphne Christensen on 12 December 2008:
As the VP of Programs for the Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association, it was an incredible experience working with James on his visit to Iowa. Thank you to Meg Fitz and the Greater Des Moines Partnership for their interest in working together to Untangle the Web! Thank you to my committee, Dale Bentlage and Katie Popp, for all of their help as well!
Comment by Jeff Carey on 12 December 2008:
Daphne, I couldn’t agree with you more. James Bond shared some exciting information about how businesses can gain a competitive advantage using Google’s tools - many of which are free. Looking forward to the next one.
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