IMN Explores Whether Auto Dealers Can Replace SEO with Social Content at the 2012 Digital Dealer Conference

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMN, the digital marketing company that delivers branded email newsletters and content for vertical markets, today announced details of its participation at the 13^th Annual Digital Dealer Conference and Exhibition. At booth #715, IMN will be previewing updates to Loyalty Driver, the most widely-used digital marketing service for automotive dealerships, which leverages custom-created content to engage and engender loyalty between businesses and customers via email newsletter.

“Can You Replace SEO With Social Content?”

IMN’s chief architect, Bill Peña, will present a session entitled, “Can You Replace SEO With Social Content?” Peña’s presentation will focus on the role of content –newsletter and social – as both become important signals in determining search position. The session is designed to provide dealers and managers prescriptive steps to understanding their customer and prospect information needs, engagement patterns and subsequent effects on SEO.

Attendees of the session will learn valuable best practices to implement at their dealerships, including:

The impact of recent search engine changes on making informed SEO decisions.
How to examine the intersection of search engines and social media and its impact on user engagement.
How to structure marketing campaigns to encourage social sharing and drive search engine results.
The dos and don’ts for creating social content that drives website traffic and leads.
Best practices for building a community of quality followers and tips on how to target them effectively.

Additionally, Bill will be taking part in one of Digital Dealers’ Learning Labs. New to the Digital Dealer Conference this year, these specialized labs provide dealership attendees more face-to-face time with leading subject matter experts. Given the importance of creating relevant, timely content to keep customers informed, communicate sales offering and keep buyers coming to your store, Bill is participating in a lab focused on email newsletters. Bill will discuss how to use newsletters to effectively influence customer behavior, while counseling dealers on how they can improve their current practices in this area.

When/Where:		The 13^th Annual Digital Dealer Conference and Exhibition is taking place October 23-25, 2012 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada. IMN will be exhibiting at booth #715.

		The “Can you Replace SEO with Social Content?” session is taking place Thursday, October 23, 2012 at 3:30p.m. PDT in the St. Croix B room.

		The email newsletter Learning Lab is taking place at (all times PDT):
		-- Tuesday, October 23 from 1:30-2:20p.m., 2:30-3:20p.m. and 3:30-4:20p.m.;
		-- Wednesday, October 24 from 9:00-9:50a.m., 10:00-10:50a.m., 2:30-3:20p.m., 3:30-4:20p.m. and 4:30-5:20p.m.;
		-- Thursday, October 24 from 10:00-10:50a.m. and 11:00-11:50a.m.

How:	For more details about the Digital Dealer Conference and Exhibition, visit: http://www.digitaldealerconference.com/tracks/.

	For those interested in tracking news from the event, please follow the event hashtag #DD13 on Twitter and updates from @loyaltydriver.

About IMN
IMN is the digital marketing company that delivers branded newsletters and content for more than 3,000 organizations worldwide. By combining custom, vertically-oriented content with advanced publishing technology and services, IMN enables companies to engage with their prospects and customers to drive business results via email, mobile and social platforms. In addition to taking advantage of IMN’s expertise within the automotive, banking and direct selling industries, customers benefit from analytics-based intelligence that provides insight into buying behavior and purchase preferences to successfully encourage brand loyalty and generate leads. For more information, visit http://www.imninc.com or the IMN Blog. Follow IMN on Twitter @loyaltydriver or engage on the IMN Facebook brand page.