We never get tired of saying it: SMBs represent the biggest marketing segment and the greatest opportunity in the local arena.

We’ve watched the Yellow Pages evolve quickly to reflect this reality; and everyone else joining in: Groupon, Google, Facebook and other leaders are all marketing to SMBs; newspaper companies, digital ad agencies and search engine marketers have also jumped in the water.

Our new conference, SMB Digital Marketing, is specifically focused on the next wave of opportunities for for those with an interest in the SMB space. We’ve invited many of the industry’s top leaders, and will present a totally differentiated but very important experience for attendees – while keeping our industry hallmark networking and learning. We’re also very excited to be in downtown Chicago, one of the hottest SMB tech markets anywhere.

Initial keynoters include:

Alfred Mockett, CEO, Dex One
Gail Goodman, CEO, Constant Contact
Patrick Barry, CMO, DemandForce/Intuit

Here’s some of the top leaders who are set to present:
MaryBeth Brendza, CEO, AppExpress
Stephen Gibbons, VP, Dex One
Gordon Henry, VP, GM/SMBs, Deluxe Corp.
David Kerr, GM, eCommerce, Angie’s List
Dick Larkin, American Marketing & Publishing
John Pletz, Sr. Reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business
Shawn Riegsecker, CEO, Centro
Pam Springer, CEO, Manta.com

We’ll be announcing a bunch of additional great speakers in coming weeks. Check back often. In the meantime, discounts on early registration are good through next Thur., July 24th. Sign up here.