Dana Todd, Chairperson of the Board of Directors for The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization and Chief Marketing Officer of Newsforce, Inc., presides over the Opening Bell.

About The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization:

SEMPO will be launching its fifth annual industry-wide survey on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, to assess the economy's effect on year-to-year online marketing spending and on continuing changes in budget allocation between various media segments.

SEMPO is a global non-profit organization serving the search engine marketing industry and marketing professionals engaged in it. Its purpose is to provide a foundation for industry growth through building stronger relationships, fostering awareness, providing education, promoting the industry, generating research, and creating a better understanding of search and its role in marketing. Representing thousands in over 30 countries, SEMPO has more than 850 members. It represents the common interests of companies and consultants worldwide and provides them with a voice in the marketplace. SEMPO's education and outreach initiatives are funded in part by Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, Superpages.com, ABC Search, SMX and Search Engine Strategies.

For more information, or to join the organization, please visit http://www.SEMPO.org.

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