Drive Search Engine Traffic - Top Google Keywords

Product Development & Management Association Hosts First Event in Charlotte: Systematic Innovation

Durham, NC (PRWEB) January 10, 2008 -- The Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) will hold a professional development and networking workshop in Charlotte, Thursday, January 24th. This will be PDMA's first event in Charlotte. In addition to offering participants valuable networking opportunities, the workshop will discuss innovation strategies through a blend of education and hands-on activities. The event will be hosted by Regus.

Through a presentation entitled "Systematic Innovation and Networking," Touch360 founder Shimon Shmueli and BOLT Group Director Mike Garten will offer an overview of Systematic Innovation (SI) techniques, which can be effective tools in stimulating creative thinking that often results in innovative solutions. A well-known technique is TRIZ, which is used by companies such as Ford, Procter & Gamble, Eli Lilly, 3M and Samsung. After the introduction, participants will split into teams and have fun implementing the techniques by innovating new products. Participants will be able to network with their peers while competing to create the best innovation.

The seminar will be held at SouthPark Center, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1200, Charlotte, 28210. Networking will begin at 6:00 p.m., and the seminar will run from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m. The seminar will conclude with a wrap-up and additional networking from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $25 for PDMA members and $35 for non-members. Dinner and drinks are included in the registration cost. Attendance is limited to 30 so pre-registration at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/91135589 is required.

"Today's most successful companies know that identifying new products is not a magical experience where inspiration meets a marketplace need by chance, and process is not necessarily the enemy of innovation. Rather, providing the right amount of structure can help you identify the best opportunities, and make innovation repeatable," said Montie Rolland, PDMA Chapter President. "We invite professionals at all levels who have interest in innovation techniques, including product managers, engineers, designers and marketing managers to an evening that combines networking, innovation and education."

Speaker Background

Mike Garten is a Director of Project Management at BOLT Group, a product and brand development firm. Prior to that Mike was with IBM where he held responsibilities for the management of global product and software development programs at IBM's AS/400 Connectivity Group as well as design and usability for banking equipment including self-service terminals. Mike holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design from Ohio State University and a Computer Science Certification from UNC-Charlotte. Mike is an officer in the Carolinas Chapter of IDSA. He has been a speaker at leading educational and industrial institutions including Virginia Tech School of Architecture & Design, Savannah College of Art & Design, and the International Association of Business Communicators.

Shimon Shmueli is the founder of Touch360 where he leads product development, innovation, and design. Before that, Shimon was with IBM, where he held various leadership positions, among them as worldwide marketing segment manager for PC products, worldwide product line manager for the ThinkPad consumer notebooks and accessories, and leading development of innovative mobile platforms. Shimon was a co-founder and CTO at KeyNetica, a company that pioneered the use of the USB flash drive as a mobile platform. He also served as a marketing and business strategy consultant. Currently he is teaches marketing research and consumer behavior at Elon University School of Business. Shimon has been a speaker at various professional events, among them at the 2007 World Design Congress in San Francisco, the Taiwan Design Center in Taipei, and the MIT Forum in DC. Shimon holds MSEE and MBA degrees.

About PDMA:

The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is the premier global advocate for product development and management professionals.

###

MORE ARTICLES:

Creating Search Engine Friendly Web Sites
With tons of competition and copycats online, you need a trustworthy search engine expert to help you tackle the competition and outdo your competitors in internet sales. There are many ways to go about killing the competition online and as long as it is honest work by your search engine guy, your web site will reap profits from it.

Getting Search Engine Traffic - The Best Ways Of Attracting Search Engine Traffic
How To Get Search Engine Traffic To Grow Your Business

New Traffic Building Tool For Google Adwords
Google AdWords developers recently began activation of a tool that eliminated many of the barriers to breaking the code for performance improvement. A new tool just leaving the beta testers is promising huge income....and potential controversy.

How to Design a Search Engine Friendly Web Site
Many web site designers don't design their sites for the search engines. This is a huge mistake because they miss out on attracting lots of free traffic.

How affiliate marketers can turn regular traffic into Google Adsense friendly traffic
If you've been running AdSense ads on your site for quite a while and you feel that you aren't making as much cash as you could, in 99.99% of cases you're right. Most people feel frustrated that they cannot generate the revenues they expected, and this is down to traffic levels as well as click through rates.

Web Site Owners Learn SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to Improve Search Engine Rankings
Web site owners are taking advantage of specialized training in search engine optimization to improve their overall search engine rankings.

Facts You Should Know About Web Site Design and Search Engine Optimization
1. Web site File Structure / File NamingMost search engines do not recognize beyond two directory levels.

Bill Casey Opens Full-Service Web Site Design, Development and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Firm
New Atlanta web site design and SEO firm gives small and medium sized businesses a simple and effective path to creative, profitable web sites. Bill Casey Consulting provides all the web services a business needs, gauges its success on the profitability of its clients' sites, and streamlines the development process to lessen client burdens.

Google AdWords and AdSense - A Dynamic Small Business Marketing Duo
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last year or so, you probably know that Google has become the king of the search engine hill. There are many reasons for this but number one in my opinion is that above all else they put value on content.

Search Engine Marketing 101: What Search Engines See When They Visit Your Web Site
If you have a Web site, have you ever wondered what a search engine sees when it visits your site to add the site to its index? Do you know that it doesn't see the beautiful graphics or the fancy Web design? Do you know that it only sees the source code, or the "skeleton" of your Web site?Do you realize that knowing this little tidbit of information and doing something about it can make a huge difference in your search engine rankings and, ultimately, the success of your online business?One very important thing that you need to remember is: the search engines like simplicity. The simpler your Web site is, the easier it is for the engine to determine what your Web site is about.

Google Adsense-"Explode Your Google Adsense and Affiliate Commissions through Niche Blog Content Sites
The overwhelming majority of the population has no clue what Google Adsense is and doesn't understand that Google and the site owner make money when they click on an ad. Now, lets say that from all of the people visiting your site from the link embedded in your articles resourced boxes, only one person a day actually clicks on an Adsense ad. When you start using Word press to build your Adsense websites, youll soon discover what I mean.

Search Engine Program Guarantees Free Number One Web Search Rankings For All Sites
Kazazz seeks to solve the low search engine rankings problem with new program.

Combining Google Adsense with affiliate programs to mazimize affiliate marketing revenue
Are you a webmaster who needs funds to keep your website running? Or is your website the only way for you to earn income? Whichever you are, for as long as you are a webmaster or a web publisher and you need cash, affiliate marketing may work well for you. With affiliate marketing, you may get a lot of cash pouring into your bank account easily. And if your website is rich in great contents and you want to earn more profit, why not get into the Google Adsense program as well?

Using Google Adwords to generate traffic to your affiliate marketing programs
Highly targeted traffic is one of the most important entities in the internet universe. Any website owner or administrator recognizes the importance of driving traffic to a website. The success of any website does not rely entirely on the site itself. You may have a terrific idea for a website, offer an excellent product or service, or have an exceptionally designed site with superb content, but if you do not use the right strategies to advertise, your site would not attract the high traffic you need. Attracting targeted traffic is a task that should be taken seriously for any site to succeed or make a profit. Fortunately, there are internet-marketing tools that help the website marketer to drive traffic to his website. One of the most sign...

Finding Keywords to Build Your Web Site Traffic
What are web site keywords and how do I go about finding keywords that will work for me?You may have the dandiest web site with eye popping text and graphics, but if you have missing keywords then you are going to be out of business quick.Web sites revolve around traffic.