Alright folks... I originally planned on posting a really long, well-drawn-out, and detailed review of the recent SMX Advanced conference that took place 2 weeks ago in Seattle, but seeing how I've been uber-busy since my return (bossman's been cracking the whip a little heavily as of late) I've decided to keep this particular recap nice and short. Besides, I have already published 2 different recaps already... one for the Search Marketing Gurus blog and the other for the Yahoo! Store blog. You can check-out both here (respectively):

• SMX Advanced: Was it Advanced Enough?
  Search Marketing Gurus | June 09, 2007
  Li asked me to share my thoughts on the conference and disclose some of the differences (if any) between SMX and some of the other search conferences I've attended. I wrote this post with the veteran search marketer in mind, and have explained, in detail, how SMX was positively better than most search conference circuits running today.



• Karl Ribas Recaps SMX-Search Marketing Expo
  Yahoo! Store Blog | June 19, 2007
  My man Paul B. asked me to share some of the sights and sounds of the SMX Advanced conference, as he and his team would ultimately have their hands full with the Internet Retailer conference (also going on that same week in San Jose). I wrote this post with Yahoo! Store merchants in mind, and I've "ponied up" several tips geared towards improving one's search marketing efforts.

All in all, I'm thinking that the very first-ever SMX Advanced Conference was a success. The conference provided an atmosphere where veteran search marketers could learn, share ideas, and even interact with others as proficient in the industry as they are. I was very pleased with how the conference was scheduled (location, time of year, times of sessions and breaks, etc.), and I very much enjoyed the smaller, close-knit atmosphere that was emitted.

For even more SMX Advanced conference coverage, be sure to check out my earlier conference posts:

• SMX Advanced: Day 2 Notes
• SMX Advanced: Day 1 Notes
• SMX Seattle: MSN adCenter Party
• SMX Pre-Conference Weekend
• Attending SMX Next Week

Also, I've finally gotten around to publishing all of my SMX Advanced conference photos. You can view them here on my website:

http://www.karlribas.com/pictures-smx-07.htm

Or here on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karlribas/

Thanks for reading. Please let me know of any thoughts you may have regarding the SMX conference or of my reviews.