Internet Marketing Association's IMPACT13 Event Sets Benchmark for Professional Development and Sharing of Expertise
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Internet Marketing Association (IMA) held its IMPACT13 Conference and Awards event Sept. 25-27, 2013, at the Aria Convention Center at CityCenter in Las Vegas. This year's gathering set a new milestone for the organization and the industry with an extraordinary array of opportunities for attendees to absorb the latest trends and best practices in Internet marketing.
The information-packed event featured several important keynote addresses as well as in-depth breakout sessions on topics related to Social, Mobile, Data Analytics and Marketing Innovation. Keynotes and breakouts were delivered by individuals who are preeminent in their fields and imparted their industry knowledge and professional expertise. In addition, the event offered several opportunities to interact and network including an evening welcome reception, an exhibitor showcase and a farewell brunch.
The highly distinguished roster of speakers and keynote presenters included Ken Calvert, U.S. Congressman; Doug Carlson, Founder, Fiji Water; Justin Choi, CEO, Nativo;Jordan Fiksenbaum, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations, Cirque du Soleil; Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos; T.J. Marchetti, SVP, Digital Marketing, Walt Disney Studios; Brad Rencher, SVP and General Manager, Digital Marketing, Adobe; Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada; Rod Smith, Vice President, IBM; Frederick Vallaeys, Thought Leader, Google; Steven Woods, Founder and Group Vice President, Software, Eloqua/Oracle; Guy Yalif, Head of Global Product Marketing, Twitter. In addition, nearly 30 subject matter experts and thought leaders shared their insights during the breakout sessions.
Click here to watch the IMPACT13 Highlights Video.
Click here to view the official media gallery of Impact13.
Capping the IMPACT13 Awards were top honors for:
In addition, over 100 awards (see accompanying list) were bestowed for outstanding achievement in various aspects of 12 primary categories of Internet marketing, including:
"The Internet Marketing Association has built a unique position as aforum for top Internet marketing professionals to share best practices, develop new strategies, create innovative tools and generate business opportunities," said IMA Chairman Sinan Kanatsiz. "IMA has grown to include members from around the world representing every business sector, government agencies, educational institutions and non-profit agencies. IMPACT13 exceeded our highest expectations, and the post-event feedback has been uniformly glowing."
Sponsors of IMPACT13 included:
HOST/PLATINUMAdobe, Microsoft
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