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Agenda

Behold, the SMX Advanced agenda is LIVE! Keep scrolling to check out the program for our first in-person event since 2019. More sessions will be added in the coming weeks... keep checking back for updates!

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Wednesday — June 11th, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET

🎟 Registration Open: Pick up your pass and get ready for the ultimate training experience.

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET

Mastermind Sessions

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Moderated Roundtables

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM ET

Mastermind sessions - Round 1

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Moderated Roundtables

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM ET

Mastermind sessions - Round 2

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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET

👋 Meet & Greet Reception: Reunite with your search marketing community in style.

Thursday — June 12th, 2025

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET

Networking

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Networking

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET

Morning harbor run

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Nick Eubanks

Nick Eubanks, VP of Owned Media, Semrush

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Networking

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET

Morning mindfulness

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7:30 AM - 9:00 AM ET

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Welcome & Opening Keynote

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Keynote

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

How to use SEO and PPC data together to create wins in search, social, and AI

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Wil Reynolds

Wil Reynolds, Founder and CEO, Seer Interactive

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Sessions

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SEO

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM ET

The end of SEO as we know it

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Michael King

Michael King, Founder/CEO, iPullRank

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

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PPC

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM ET

Advanced AI strategies for paid search creative

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Amy Hebdon

Amy Hebdon, Founder & Managing Director, Paid Search Magic

Anu Adegbola

Moderator:
Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM ET

Sessions

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SEO

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM ET

Google algorithm updates in 2025: How to deal with relentless rank volatility

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Mordy  Oberstein

Mordy Oberstein, Founder, Unify Brand Marketing

Barry Schwartz

Moderator:
Barry Schwartz, SEO Editor, Search Engine Land

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PPC

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM ET

Advanced PMax strategies that unlock sky-high ROI 

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Navah Hopkins

Navah Hopkins, Evangelist, Optmyzr

Brad Geddes

Moderator:
Brad Geddes, Co-Founder, Adalysis

11:50 AM - 1:00 PM ET

Lunch & Expo Hall Time

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Sessions

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SEO

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Google, E-E-A-T, and brand: Focusing on signals that actually fuel SEO growth

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Eric Enge

Eric Enge, President, Pilot Holding

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

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PPC

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

What's new with Microsoft? A candid Q&A

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Anu Adegbola

Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

Pedro Bojikian

Pedro Bojikian, Director of Product Marketing, Microsoft

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Sessions

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SEO

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Smarter crawling and indexing: Technical solutions to boost visibility

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Jes Scholz

Jes Scholz, Growth Marketing Consultant, Jes Scholz Consulting

Barry Schwartz

Moderator:
Barry Schwartz, SEO Editor, Search Engine Land

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PPC

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Advanced audience targeting strategies in Google Ads

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Jyll Saskin Gales

Jyll Saskin Gales, Google Ads Coach, Learn with Jyll

Greg  Finn

Moderator:
Greg Finn, CMO, Cypress North

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Theater

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Clinic: How to get your content in AI Overviews

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Carolyn Shelby

Carolyn Shelby, Principal SEO, Yoast

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

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SEO

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

How Google ranks content in 2025: What you need to know

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Dawn Anderson

Dawn Anderson, Managing Director, Bertey

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

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PPC

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Advanced Google Ads strategies for successful lead generation 

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Christine Zirnheld

Christine Zirnheld, Digital Marketing Manager, Cypress North

Anu Adegbola

Moderator:
Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Sessions

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SEO

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Maximizing visibility in Google AI Overviews

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Bart Goralewicz

Bart Goralewicz, Founder & Head of SEO, Onely LLC

Barry Schwartz

Moderator:
Barry Schwartz, SEO Editor, Search Engine Land

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PPC

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Managing PPC workflow in an AI era

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Brad Geddes

Brad Geddes, Co-Founder, Adalysis

Greg  Finn

Moderator:
Greg Finn, CMO, Cypress North

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Theater

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Clinic: How to optimize your landing pages and convert more customers

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Brian Massey

Brian Massey, Conversion Scientist™, Conversion Sciences LLC

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET

🥂 Networking Happy Hour: Mix and mingle with exhibitors, attendees, and speakers.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

Community Meetups

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Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

SEO Meetup

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Danny Goodwin

Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz, SEO Editor, Search Engine Land

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Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

PPC Meetup

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Anu Adegbola

Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

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Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

Build It! with Dave Davies

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Dave Davies

Dave Davies, Head of SEO, Weights & Biases

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Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET

Magic the Gathering Commander game night

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Navah Hopkins

Navah Hopkins, Evangelist, Optmyzr

Marc Sirkin

Marc Sirkin, CEO, Third Door Media, Third Door Media

Friday — June 13th, 2025

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET

Networking

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Networking

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET

Morning harbor run

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Nick Eubanks

Nick Eubanks, VP of Owned Media, Semrush

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Networking

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM ET

Morning mindfulness

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7:30 AM - 9:00 AM ET

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Keynotes

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Keynote

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Agents of change: SEO in the era of agentic AI

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Dave Davies

Dave Davies, Head of SEO, Weights & Biases

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

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Keynote

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Navigating AI, data, and control in Google Ads: A keynote conversion with Google’s Ginny Marvin

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Ginny Marvin

Ginny Marvin, Ads Product Liaison, Google

Anu Adegbola

Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET

Sessions

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SEO

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET

Next-level strategies for AI content

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Crystal Carter

Crystal Carter, Head of SEO Communications, Wix.com

Barry Schwartz

Moderator:
Barry Schwartz, SEO Editor, Search Engine Land

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PPC

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET

PMax for ecommerce: Advanced techniques to try today

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Mike Ryan

Mike Ryan, Head of Ecommerce Insights, Smarter Ecommerce GmbH (smec)

Greg  Finn

Moderator:
Greg Finn, CMO, Cypress North

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET

Sessions

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SEO

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET

How AI is reshaping SEO: Challenges, opportunities, and brand strategies for 2025

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Kelsey Libert

Kelsey Libert, Co-Founder, Fractl

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

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PPC

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET

What you need to know about YouTube Ads placements in 2025

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Cory Henke

Cory Henke, CEO / Founder, Variable Media

Anu Adegbola

Moderator:
Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

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Theater

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET

Building better content through an aI-powered workflow

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Bruce Clay

Bruce Clay, President, Bruce Clay, Inc.

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ET

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SEO

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ET

Measuring link relevance using vector embeddings and cosine similarity

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James Brockbank

James Brockbank, Managing Director & Founder, Digitaloft

Eric Enge

Moderator:
Eric Enge, President, Pilot Holding

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PPC

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ET

Integrated marketing in the AI era: How to align paid and organic for maximum impact

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Amanda Farley

Amanda Farley, VP of Growth, Aimclear

Brad Geddes

Moderator:
Brad Geddes, Co-Founder, Adalysis

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Theater

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ET

Clinic: How to enhance your Google Ads to improve the user experience

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Amy Hebdon

Amy Hebdon, Founder & Managing Director, Paid Search Magic

Christine Zirnheld

Christine Zirnheld, Digital Marketing Manager, Cypress North

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM ET

Lunch & Expo Hall Time

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM ET

Sessions

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SEO

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM ET

5 key insights for mastering Generative Engine Optimization

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Will Scott

Will Scott, Co-founder, Search Influence

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

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PPC

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM ET

Mastering Performance Max campaigns using scripts 

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Nils Rooijmans

Nils Rooijmans, Google Ads Automater, Nils Rooijmans.com

Anu Adegbola

Moderator:
Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Refreshments & Expo Hall Time

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Closing Keynote

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Keynote

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Back from the future: Takeaways from the 2026 SEO and PPC All-stars 

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Navah Hopkins

Navah Hopkins, Evangelist, Optmyzr

Mike Grehan

Mike Grehan, CEO, Chelsea Digital

Sam Tomlinson

Sam Tomlinson, Executive VP, Strategy & Analytics, Warschawski

Martha van Berkel

Martha van Berkel, CEO, Schema App

Danny Goodwin

Moderator:
Danny Goodwin, Editorial Director, Search Engine Land & SMX

Anu Adegbola

Moderator:
Anu Adegbola, Paid Media Editor, Search Engine Land

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