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Agenda

New ideas, powerful speakers and interactive panel discussions.

The Online Lead Quality Summit provided a forum to discuss new techniques for scoring leads and focusing your resources to achieve higher lead quality, conversions and revenue. 

Our Keynote Speaker, Guy Kawasaki, laid out the strategic steps to innovate your business, calling upon his experience with Apple, as well as his study of dozens of world-class companies. 

This year, the Online Lead Quality Summit featured a new Lead Scoring Track to create a dialogue about how this emerging practice is helping online marketers prioritize Web-generated leads, increase conversion rates, streamline resources and boost customer loyalty.

   
September 17, 2008
Noon - 5:00pm Registration
2:00 - 2:30pm Automotive Track
Distributing Leads in the Fast Lane

Nat Plane
CEO, WambaTech

Mike Kissman
Director of Lead Management, FordDirect

Education Track
Case Study: Techniques and Strategies for Increasing Enrollments

Terrence Thomas
VP of Marketing and Business Development, EducationDynamics

Renee Menkova
Director of Internet Strategy, Rasmussen College

Financial Track
Case Study:  Lead Scoring in Action 

Sean Cheyney
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, AccuQuote

Lead Scoring Track
Lead Scoring 101

Keith Petersen
General Manager, ElementOne Analytics Platform, TARGUSinfo

2:30 - 3:00pm Automotive Track
Case Study: Unleash the Maximum Value of Each and Every Lead

Sean Fox 
COO, Reply! Inc.

Ray Fenster
E-Commerce Director, Lindsay Automotive Group

Education Track
Panel Discussion: How to Attract and Keep the Right Students

Mara Fineshriber
Director of Marketing, Western Governors University

Brian Mahoney
Vice President, Business Development, CourseAdvisor, Inc.

Financial Track
Wisdom for Both Sides: Lead Buying and Lead Selling

Chris Meerschaert
Vice President of Account Management and Strategy, Sparkroom, Inc.

Michael Ferree 
Online Marketing Manager, ZipSearch!

Lead Scoring Track
Case Study: Prosperity Through Lead Scoring

Clayton Carter
Manager, Marketing Production, Prosper, Inc.

3:00 - 3:30pm Automotive Track
Weed Out the Tire Kickers: Prioritize Your Leads

Michael Spadafore
Director of Product Strategy, R.L. Polk & Co.

Jeff Raab
Director of New Car Lead Exchange, Detroit Trading Company

Education Track
Take the Leap: Put Your School Online

Ronald Kennedy
Executive Director of Distance Learning & Graduate Studies, Liberty University

Financial Track
Mortgage Implosion: Marketing Maneuvers to Make Now!

Bryan Stapp
Chief Marketer, Loud Amplifier Marketing

Scott Shanker
Vice President of Strategic Accounts, LeadPoint, Inc

Lead Scoring Track
Case Study: Lead Scoring in Action

Sean Cheney
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, AccuQuote

3:30 - 4:00pm Break
4:00 - 4:30pm Boost Lead Quality Through Online Ad Placement

Paul McLenaghan
Senior Director of Business Development, TARGUSinfo

Dave Helmreich
Senior Director of Business Development, TARGUSinfo
4:30 - 5:00pm Back to the Future: Integrate the Phone into Your Online Marketing

Geoff Infeld
VP, Media and Publishing, CallSource

Craig McGuinn
General Manager, Ward Media, Inc.

5:30 - 7:30pm     Welcome Reception at eyecandy Sound Lounge & Bar, in the center of Mandalay Bay's casino floor
9:30 - 11:30pm After-Hours Networking

September 18, 2008
7:45 - 8:45am Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00am Opening Remarks

Dave Wengel
General Manager of Interactive Markets, TARGUSinfo

9:00 - 10:00am Keynote Address: The Art of Innovation

Guy Kawasaki
Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures

10:00 - 10:45am

Implementing Innovation

Steven Owlett
VP Channel Marketing, Laureate Education, Inc.

Shaun Redgate
Senior Associate, Liberty University

Jesse Johannesen
VP, Kaufman Bros. L.P. 

10:45 - 11:00am Break
11:00 - 11:40am Healthy Communications: Capitalizing on a Lead’s Long-Tail Value

Colin Lucas-Mudd
CEO, Morefocus Media

Jerry Smith
President, Morefocus Media

11:40am - 12:20pm Sneak Preview: IAB's Best Practices for Lead Quality

Gayle Guzzardo
Senior Vice President of Product Development, Q Interactive and Chair, IAB Lead Generation Committee

Angela Siegel
Online Marketing Manager, Grand Canyon University

12:20 - 12:30pm Online Marketing Excellence Awards Presentation

Dave Wengel
General Manager of Interactive Markets, TARGUSinfo

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:10pm Legendary Lead Generation Campaigns

Keith Moore
Senior Vice President of Emerging Business Group, LendingTree

2:10 - 2:50pm Innovation in Co-Registration

Josh Perlstein
President, Response Media

Mark Zahar
Executive Vice President of Sales, Prospectiv

2:50 - 3:30pm You Give Leads… A Bad Name

Jay Weintraub
Founder, LeadsCon

3:30 - 3:45pm Break
3:45 - 4:30pm Use Lead Quality to Fuel Conversions

Chris Burford
Director, Lead Generation and Analytics, Ashworth University

4:30 - 5:15pm What's Next in Online Lead Generation: Ask the Expert

Dave Wengel
General Manager of Interactive Markets, TARGUSinfo

Doug Lebda
Chairman and CEO, LendingTree

5:15 - 5:30pm Closing Remarks

Dave Wengel
General Manager of Interactive Markets, TARGUSinfo

5:30 - 6:30pm Cocktails
9:30 - 11:30pm After-Hours Networking

For more information about the Summit, contact Sandee Cooper at summit@TARGUSinfo.com or 703.663.5724.


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