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Interactive Public Relations and Branding Expert Takes Search Engines and Social Media to CEOs, CMOs via News Search Panel Presentation

New York, NY – March 24, 2010–The New Rules of Marketing and PR is more than just a book by keynote speaker David Meerman Scott, @dmscott, at this week’s Search Engine Strategies Conference in New York, where Lisa Buyer is presenting on the News Search Optimization panel and moderating two more: Search PR and The Social Butterfly.

“Social media is a game changer for marketers,” said Buyer, President and CEO of The Buyer Group. “Public Relations professionals especially need to adjust the strategy, and it’s important for CEOs and CMOs to support and understand this critical shift in communication.”

Here are some of @lisabuyer’s favorite Tweets of PR, social media and SEO wisdom from #SESNY:

Hire an in-house SEO manager that fits your corporate culture, tip from Joe Laratro SEO Expert @jlaratro via #sesny
29 minutes ago via TweetDeck

Heading to see @jlaratro talk about how to bring and manage SEO in-house #sesny, a must attend! #CEO #SEO
about 1 hours ago via TweetDeck

Good #sesny Morning! Sipping @starbucks latte and preparing for News Search Optimization panel at 2:45 today! #CMO #CEO #PR see you there
about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck

RT @toprank: RT @Ponderful: Social Media Tracker Viralheat Gets An Upgrade w/ Facebook, Twitalyzer + Klout Integrtion http://tcrn.ch/alPNG1
about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck

@byronwhite says create a content marketing plan and look at content interactions #sesny
about 18 hours ago via web

Met with Facebook today about client fan pages and integrating Facebook Connect #sesny
about 18 hours ago via web

Last session of the day: creating great content! #sesny
about 18 hours ago via web

Marketers not always best to decide on what works, letting users decide by testing images and call to actions for best results #sesny
about 20 hours ago via web

Not enough these days to optimize an html page, ALL digital assets need to be optimized to be found in search resultsl #sesny Erika Brown
about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck

Ha! Are you here!? RT @googleandblog: @lisabuyer do u have any sisters with restaurants in NYC too like in Chicago?
about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck

RT @mikemorisi: All 3 of you rock! @danswiniarski @RichSoviero and @DawnConnelly. #ShopToEarth leaders who GIVE energy don’t take it!!
about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck

awwww….RT @BrianTomkins: Sandra Bullock Is Now SINGLE On Facebook http://bit.ly/cB4Hjp
about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck

SES rocks! #CEO #CMO RT @matt_mcgowan: @aimclear @dominik_johnson thank you for the kind words and agreed this show is where it’s at! #sesny
about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck

Companies need to take inventory of digital assets, blog is centerpiece of #socialmedia strategy says @leeodden , I agree #sesny5
about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck

@leeodden talks about holistic SEO, digital asset optimization. Congrats on http://bit.ly/ZXtCn success #sesny5
about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck

Digital asset tip from Yahoo’s Josh Cobb: On the Internet you are either ahead or behind, don’t strive for perfection #sesny5
about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck

RT @prsarahevans: Nearly half the traffic (47%) that #Twitter generates falls into the news category. http://j.mp/9wPcfh
11:02 AM Mar 23rd via TweetDeck

Me too! RT @aimclear: #SESNY Digital Asset Optimization http://bit.ly/aZPOv4 Mark Knowles, President & CEO, Pixelsilk, Inc. is speaking
10:51 AM Mar 23rd via TweetDeck

Lose control – if you want people to share content says @dmscott, #sesny keynote speaker #CEO control freaks are you listening?
9:52 AM Mar 23rd via TweetDeck

Buying and begging for attention is OUT. Publishing good content via blogs + youtube for attention is IN . via @dmscott #sesny
9:38 AM Mar 23rd via TweetDeck

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About Lisa Buyer
http://www.thebuyergroup.com/60-seconds-with-lisa

About SES New York
http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/newyork/

I’m on a social media high and wanted to share the excitement with you! A lot is happening in my social media/PR/SEO world that matters to both of us. So here are some quick updates to keep you in the circle.

Happy to get published by ClickZ
Thanks to the inspiring words from Mark Jackson at SES Chicago back in December, I decided to play the other side of journalism and write a piece for a leading industry publication. Check out my article Better PR, Search Results, and Happiness Using Social Media.

Are you there God? It’s me Lisa…
My social media prayers were answered when Navah Kirstein joined my team full-time! A warm welcome to @navahk. She is The Buyer Group’s “Chief of Everything Social Media” and is doing a fabulous job keeping all the social media balls in the air.

Tiger Tails in PR
I want to congratulate resident blogger, tweeter and sports junkie @mattinnes for getting accepted to law school at the University of Florida, Go Gators! His latest blog post, Tiger Woods: No Comment. No Questions PR strategy, is a must read.

In a NY Minute: I’ll be at SES
I love this time of year! It’s SES NY and I’m happy to share the panels with incredible talent including Greg Jarboe, who, by the way, wrote the book on YouTube and Video Marketing. SEO expert Joe Laratro will also be in New York presenting on the Bringing SEO In-House: The Pros and Cons panel. I’ll be tweeting throughout the conference, speaking on News Search Optimization and the Social Media Butterfly. If you want to catch up in the Big Apple March 22-25, DM me @lisabuyer Next stop: PubCon Dallas!

Client Coolness
Oppenheim Law was recently nominated for the Sun-Sentinel Best of Blog awards. Eco-good meets eco-save with ShopToEarth’s new branding, new video, new friends and followers! Taigan guided fans through fashion week via Facebook and Twitter: the next best thing to being there.

Karma-lizing
These are a few of my favorite things. Sarah Evans Commentz and Vanity Fair coverage. Helping Haiti via social media. P90X mixed with Herbaleane. The Happiness Project book by Gretchen Rubin. La Gondola pizza. Oppenheim Law’s Homeowner Bailout Workshops. Being your word. Hosting ShopToEarth Social Media Webinars with Stacy Kinney. Joe’s Stone Crab. SFIMA meeting. The SEO diet.

Lisa Buyer delivers online PR insight + shares how businesses can leverage the powerful reach of social media to increase sales, generate leads and improve customer service at the industry’s top seminars, webinars and conferences

The Buyer Group is more than interactive when it comes to industry conferences and dedicated to leading the pack with social media, online public relations and search engine marketing trends. During the past year, the communications industry witnessed unprecedented growth in social media, with social networking sites accounting for more than 11 percent of total time spent online.

Lisa Buyer, president and CEO of The Buyer Group, helps clients and public relations professionals stay ahead of the social media curve.

“One of our goals at The Buyer Group is to define the current digital marketing and PR landscape,” Buyer said. “Speaking at a variety of conferences, workshops and seminars affords our agency the opportunity to share cutting-edge social media and public relations practices with clients, CEOs and communications professionals.”

Below is a list of 2010 social media, PR and SEO events The Buyer Group is scheduled to participate in.

ShopToEarth’s The Next Step

The Buyer Group is the official online PR and social media agency for ShopToEarth, an online shopping portal. The Buyer Group launched the eco-friendly e-commerce business venture’s new social media channels and unveiled ShopToEarth’s 2010 Mission Video in January.

ShopToEarth Monthly Social Media for Business Training

Designing monthly social media training webinars focused on using networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, The Buyer Group’s Lisa Buyer hosts the network’s monthly social media training webinar on the second Thursday of each month.

Search Engine Strategies: New York

Lisa Buyer will join approximately 5,000 marketers and search engine optimization professionals attending SES New York each year to network and learn about topics such as PPC management, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, mobile, link building, duplicate content, multiple site issues, video optimization, site optimization, usability and more.

SES New York will be packed with 70+ sessions, multiple keynotes, 100+ exhibitors, networking events and parties.

News Search Optimization + Search, PR and the Social Butterfly

Moderating two panels in two days is just the beginning of The Buyer Group’s 2010 conference schedule. Join Lisa Buyer as she shares how to take social media to the boardroom and use press releases to tap into the power of news search.

Event Details: Wednesday, March 24^th – 2:15 p.m. and Thursday, March 25^th – 4 p.m. at the Hilton New York. Full agenda and registration information here.

PubCon Dallas: Social Media, PR + Search

Starting where other conferences leave off, The Buyer Group will be presenting on the intersection on public relations and search through social media at PubCon Dallas 2010.

Event Details: April 13 – 15, 2010 Dallas Texas Full agenda and registration information here.

Also on The Buyer Group’s conference list for 2010:

SES San Francisco – August 16-20, 2010 The Moscone Center

PubCon Las Vegas – November 8 – 11, 2010 Las Vegas Convention Center

SES Chicago – Fall 2010, dates to be scheduled.

The Buyer Group is available for custom client webinars or live presentations designed to teach your in-house team how to be social media savvy and maximize the direct and indirect benefits of social media.