2011 Archive: Agenda and Focus

The TechTarget Online ROI Summit brings you to the next stage of online technology marketing.

The new reality of online marketing requires your branding, demand generation, and social media efforts to be integrated. Learn the actual ROI engagement metrics, and new best practices proven by dozens of recent campaign and new research on both enterprise IT and prosumer technology buyers.

Discover:

  • The ongoing convergence of brand and demand generation marketing strategies
  • New research on more than 4,000 enterprise IT and prosumer technology buyers
  • Peer case studies from IBM, Intel, SAP, LinkedIn, Networked Insights and more demonstrating the benefits of converged campaigns
  • Why hundreds of your peers rave about past Summit and returning every year

The 2012 date of the San Francisco Online ROI Summit has not yet been set.

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Pre-register for the 2012 TechTarget Online ROI Summit, San Francisco today

We look forward to seeing you this year.

Cutting-edge research and insights

Uncover the secrets behind the ever changing technology buyer

Corporate IT buyers and personal technology buyers are transforming their behavior and marketers need to adjust their strategies accordingly. Based on survey results from more 4,000 technology buyers, this research will allow your organization to adapt and enhance your marketing strategies.

This new research will assist you in understanding all technology buyer decisions and provide best practices to leverage this information for optimal ROI.

Discover the power and influence of media venues such as white papers, videos, and social communities on research and decision processes; where your online advertisements will receive the best ROI, and many more game-changing breakthroughs in technology marketing.

Highlights from this research include:

  • More than 90% of both consumer and IT buyers are likely to visit vendor's website after viewing their advertisement
  • 93% of technology buyers rely on the information gathered from online social communities in their research process
  • 1/3 of corporate IT buyers indicate that they use their personal email for business-related registrations
  • Over 60% of technology buyers are comfortable with their profile information being used for receiving relevant online advertisements
  • And much more...

Only at this summit will you be able to access exclusive insights into your target audience's behaviors and perceptions, and appropriate executions for maximum ROI.

New research report

Media Consumption Report

When Worlds Converge: Similarities in Brand Reception and Media Consumption of IT and Personal Technology Buyers

Agenda and breakout sessions

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and peer networking with morning refreshments

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Opening remarks
Marilou Barsam, SVP of Client Consulting and Corporate Marketing

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome from TechTarget's CEO
Greg Strakosch, CEO

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Session in detail

Different Perspectives on Convergence – Its meaning in today’s online marketing landscape
Marilou Barsam, SVP of Client Consulting & Corporate Marketing

Live case study presenter:

  • Anne Maiden, Digital Media Campaign Manager, Intel

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session in detail

Understanding and Improving Demand Generation for More Sales Opportunities through Activity Intelligence™
Justin Hoskins, Senior Director of Lead Generation Products

Live case study presenter:

  • Mary Bermel, VP of WW Integrated Marketing, CA Technologies

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch: Birds-of-a-Feather networking event
Meet and discuss the day's topics with your technology marketing peers and our presenters at this fun and casual networking event. Choose the topic of most interest from among 10 popular subjects or suggest your own.

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

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Four Technology Market-specific Breakouts (Choose one session)


Breakout1: When Worlds Converge: Why enterprise buyers and personal consumers are experiencing a media crossover
Michael Carroll, Publisher, TechnologyGuide

Panelists:

  • Tim Scannell, Editorial Director, TechnologyGuide
  • Jamison Cush, Editor, TabletPCReview
  • Margie Semilof, Editorial Director, Windows Media

Breakout 2: Marketing Around the Cloud: How sensible marketers can sell software, hardware, and services in the age of cloud computing
Jon Brown, Publisher of Strategic Markets


Breakout 3: Gaining Ground in the Business Intelligence Market
Mike Bolduc, Publisher of Business Applications Media
Wayne Eckerson, Director of Research, TechTarget

Live case study presenter:
Gary Damiano, VP of Marketing from Composite Software


Breakout 4: Debunking Myths about IT Decision Maker Research and Buying Outside of the US
Jon Panker, VP, International
Garrett Mann, Director of Corporate Marketing

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Four Technology Market-specific Breakouts (Repeat)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Afternoon break

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Session in detail

Using Innovative Advertising Platforms and Units for Increased Engagement
Andrew Briney, SVP & Group Publisher

Live case study presenter:

  • Drew Ormrod, Account Director, Ogilvy & Mather New York
  • Denise Sparks, WW Demand Programs Manager, IBM

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Session in detail

Social Media Expert Roundtable: Perspectives from 3 industry leaders on how ROI can be calculated from your social media marketing efforts
Jeff Ramminger, SVP of Products

Live case study presenters:

  • Paul Dunay, Chief Marketing Officer, Networked Insights, author of the blog Buzz Marketing for Technology, and four "Dummies" books on Facebook and social media marketing
  • Jonathan Lister, Vice President, Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn
  • Gail Moody-Byrd, Senior Director, Community Network Marketing, SAP

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Closing remarks
Marilou Barsam, SVP of Client Consulting & Corporate Marketing

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Cocktail reception

Case study and panel presenters

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Gary Damiano
Vice President of Field Marketing
Composite Software

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Paul Dunay
CMO
Networked Insights

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Jonathan Lister
VP, Marketing Solutions
LinkedIn

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Anne Maiden
Digital Media Campaign Manager
Intel

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Gail Moody-Byrd
Senior Director,
Community Network Marketing, SAP

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Drew Ormrod
Account Director,
Ogilvy & Mather

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Denise Sparks
WW Demand Programs Manager,
IBM

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Marilou Barsam
SVP, Client Consulting and
Corporate Marketing, TechTarget

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Mike Bolduc
Publisher of Business Applications Media, TechTarget

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Andrew Briney
SVP, Group Publisher IT Strategy
and Custom Media, TechTarget

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Jonathan Brown
Publisher, Strategic Markets
TechTarget

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Michael Carroll
SVP, TechnologyGuide
TechTarget

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Wayne Eckerson
Director of Research
TechTarget

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Garrett Mann
Director of Marketing
TechTarget

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Jon Panker
VP, International
TechTarget

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Jeff Ramminger
SVP, Products and Search Strategy
TechTarget

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Tim Scannell
Editorial Director
TechnologyGuide

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Special networking opportunities

Lunch will be a fun networking event to meet the other attendees, your technology marketing peers and the day's presenters with similar interests and challenges.

Lunch discussion topic choices include:

  • Lead generation & nurturing
  • Social media leaders
  • Convergence experts
  • Content marketing
  • Branding champions
  • Personal technology marketers: printers, laptops, desktops and smartphones

Plus, following the day's events...

Please join us for a cocktail party in your honor. You worked hard all day learning new ways to improve your brand's value in the market and now we want you to enjoy yourselves.

This promises to be the best networking event of the day!

Reasons to attend

#1:

Learn through proven methods and experiences from your peers

Live case studies from SAP, LinkedIn, Networked Insights and many other leading technology marketers will provide firsthand knowledge on the most effective strategies and executions related to brand and demand convergence.

#2:

Discover the integral relationship of social media, lead generation and brand perception through game-changing research

Brand new research combining survey results from more than 4,000 corporate IT and personal technology buyers and showcasing the relationship through actual campaign responses.

#3:

Exclusive access to online branding innovations with proven results

Engagement, dwell time, interaction reports and detailed histories of online actions delivered through new and innovative platforms to enhance your campaigns.

#4:

Established social media strategies to enhance brand engagement

Uncover appropriate and proven methods to understand and leverage the rise of peer-to-peer discussions from technology buyers for optimal ROI.

#5:

Network with more than 300 of you senior technology marketer peers

Gain new perspectives on marketing enhancements and challenges while connecting with peers through the very popular Birds-of-a-Feather lunch.

Sponsors

Hotel and city information

Date and Location

Soon to be announced

TechTarget contact

For questions about your registration or session content, contact:

Chris Olive
Director of Corporate Marketing
colive@techtarget.com


TechTarget ROI Advisory Board

We owe a special thanks to all of the members of our ROI advisory board for helping us to bring together such a polished and helpful events. They have been the guiding voices in helping us field many successful events over the past 4 years along with instructing us on new research direction to serve the entire technology marketing field better.

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Chris Bagnall
Managing Director, EMEA
DWA Media

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Chad Carlson
Director of Global Advertising
Oracle

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Kirsten Cox
Director of Product & Programs Marketing, EMEA, CA Technologies

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Ed Gaudet
Chief Marketing Officer
Imprivata

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Stuart Giddings
Managing Director,
Just International

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James Goodfellow
Demand Generation Manager
DataFlux Corporation

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Victoria Grey
Senior Vice President of Marketing
Nexsan

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Isabelle "Iz" Kane
Vice President, Client Services
DWA Media

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Tamina Plum
Worldwide Business Director ZenithOptimedia

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Jack Salerno
Senior Director, Worldwide Field and Channel Marketing EMC

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Eric-Jan "EJ" Schmidt
Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Hitachi Data Systems

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Claudia Seeger
Director of Marketing
Astaro