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February 22, 2005

SEO Organisations form up

A range of organisatons aiming to represent the SEO industry are currently in the process of becoming official bodies.

SMA-UK - the Search Marketing Association of the United Kingdom, set up by industry names such as Mike Grehan, Barry Lloyd, and Ammon Johns, has announced in SMA-UK countdown to lift-off begins that they are now becoming a formally organised Trade Organisation and is calling for elections.

Meanwhile, Ian McAnerin has moved forward with the development of an introductory site for the formative SMA NA - Search Marketers Association of North America.

Additionally, another group has formed the WAA - Web Analytics Association, intended to provide privvy information and internet marketing metrics for members.

The overall movement into the formation of these groups comes after SEMPO - the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organisation - underwent a year of heavy criticism, not least a perceived failure to communicate with members, as well as complaints of secretive payments to executives.

Posted by brian_turner at February 22, 2005 06:38 PM

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