Where: "Seashell" room (2nd floor) in Building 500, Bank of America, 9000 Southside Blvd: Map and Directions
When: Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 @ 6-8 PM
Topic: Jedi Mind Tricks for Business - SEO.Net
"That's no moon... it's a Space Station!"
If you've ever said that when you've realized that your awesome .Net web application needed to be integrated into a site that actually ranked #1 in Google, then you know what Jared Nielson is talking about. Proper application and database design is only the tip of the iceberg and he'll be taking the time to walk you through some of the tricks he has learned with projects that he's done.
In this segment Jared will be covering the initial stages of marketing theory and then will break it down into all of the strategies (some human-based, some code-based, and some data-based) that are needed to really hit a fully rounded e-commerce marketing strategy.
Speaker: Jared Nielson
Jared Nielsen believes that a "Jack of All Trades Is Master of None... Except Himself" ™
His twenty year career has spanned projects in "wires and pliers" networking, database architecting, software design, marketing strategy, sales management, training and documentation, business administration, entrepreneurial investment, public company creation, and strategic analysis and consulting.
Billing himself as "an IT guy that actually speaks English", he has managed to effectively bridge the gap between IT and Sales, IT and Marketing, and IT and Executive Management in a way that multiplies revenue for each project he works on.
Always willing to speak his mind and challenge the status quo, he is featured throughout the world including the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, the German Financial Times, Slash Dot, CNN (television, CNN.com and iReport.com), and thousands of blogs throughout the Internet.
His work can be seen with companies such as Interline Brands / Barnett (formerly BNTT:NASDAQ), Hughes Supply/ Home Depot / HD Supply (formerly HUG:NYSE), Yahoo! Sports (YHOO:NASDAQ), CBS Television (CBS:NYSE), and dozens of other high profile projects that have multiplied in revenue due to his influence.
His blog can be enjoyed, critiqued, and railed against at www.NielsenData.com
We'll have giveaways (books, 2 1-year subscriptions for LearnVisualStudio.NET, and other items) as well as pizza. Come and get involved!
Additionaly, elections will be held for the office of JaxDUG President. Those interested in taking up the position of JaxDUG should email me at jonathan.bates@batener.org. As candidates submit themselves, I'll add it to this blog announcement. We will have the election at the end of the meeting on November 5th. Each candidate will be given some time to speak and those in attendance will be able to to vote.
Candidate List
The following have expressed an interest in leading the group: