SEO Expert Stacy Williams to Speak at National Search Engine Conference

December 10, 2004 - (PromotionWorld) -  Prominent Placement, Inc., a leading Atlanta search engine optimization company, today announced that its chief strategist, Stacy Williams, will lead two search engine marketing (SEM) workshops during the Search Engine Strategies Conference 2004. The national conference, which is sponsored by Jupitermedia Corporation and SearchEngineWatch.com, will be held December 13-16 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. This is Stacy Williams' fifth consecutive appearance at Search Engine Strategies conferences.

In her first session, SEO expert Stacy Williams will participate in a panel discussion on successful strategies for running a virtual search engine marketing company. The session will cover topics such as outsourcing, support services and non-traditional business structures. "Virtual SEM" will be held December 13 from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

One of the hottest trends in search engine marketing is "local search;" and, SEO expert Stacy Williams will speak on this very subject. Stacy Williams will present ways marketing strategists are tapping into an audience by using local search engines, online yellow pages and other local search engine marketing methods. "Local Search Marketing Tactics" will be held December 16 from 10:45 a.m. to noon.

Stacy Williams is founder and President of Prominent Placement, Inc. With an extensive background in strategic Internet marketing, she offers her clients cutting edge solutions. Stacy Williams has a combined 16 years of experience and education in marketing. Prior to founding Prominent Placement in January 2001, she spent nine years at the progressive advertising agency Kilgannon McReynolds, Inc. Most recently Director of Marketing for the agency, she served as the company's internal Internet marketing consultant. She has overseen web site development projects and traffic generation campaigns since 1995, and specialized in search engine optimization since 1998. Before joining Kilgannon McReynolds, Stacy Williams served in account management at several other small ad agencies in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

A member of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), the Technology Alliance of Georgia (TAG) and the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA), Stacy Williams is a frequent lecturer on SEO. She has written articles for Digitrends, SEO Today, Competitive Edge and iMarketing News. During a summer lecture tour on the West Coast, she presented at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in San Jose, California, as well as to the High Tech Marketing Alliance in San Diego, California. Most recently, Stacy Williams was a featured speaker for both AiMA and the Southeast Regional Internet Society (SERIS).

About Atlanta Search Engine Optimization Company Prominent Placement:
Founded in 2001, Prominent Placement, Inc.™ offers a variety of search engine placement services aimed at helping clients increase Web site traffic and achieve greater results. The Atlanta search engine marketing firm has a number of clients in the U.S. Southeast including: SunTrust Banks, TBS, Cartoon Network, CompuTaught, Banker's Exchange, ProfiTel Group, James Hardie Industries, Southern LINC, Ross Systems, ReCellular, East West Manufacturing, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and Atlanta Children's Shelter.