Search and Social Events: The Upcoming Season Schedule

As 2012 slowly crawls to a close, many bloggers, search marketing experts and social media enthusiasts are preparing to up their game in 2013 in the name of increased success and visibility. While the web offers many of the resources necessary to stay up on the latest trends and technologies that are available to you, meeting up with like-minded peers is the absolute best way to train your brain towards new and improved goals.

Learn, mingle, network and grow; check out any one of these search and social events planned for the upcoming season:

1. Strata NY 2012

Understanding the trends among billions of web users in their search and social activity is key to taking advantage of them and the Strata NY 2012 conference is a perfect destination to familiarize yourself with the potential of big data for small business.

Focusing on the theme of collecting, analyzing and manipulating data to suit a particular business model, Strata is a unique event that calls for professionals from a variety of niches to attend, providing big data tools that can help any business to reach new heights through the better understanding and utilization of search and social trends.

When and Where: The one and only New York, New York will provide the backdrop for the Strata NY 2012 conference from October 23-25, 2012 in Sheraton Hotel New York. You can book this hotel via Luxury-Hotels.com, allowing yourself swanky accommodations in the same venue as the conference itself!

2. Social Media Marketing Boot Camp

There are many of us in the search and social marketing industry that are simply too busy to get away in order to attend industry events, but the Social Media Marketing Boot Camp leaves you with no excuse not to attend! Held entirely online, professionals from around the world can attend right from their office, taking part in lectures and workshops aimed at helping you to create the ultimate social media strategy for your business.

Taking place over eight weeks, the Social Media Marketing Boot Camp will provide live webcasts, online how-to sessions and nearly endless networking opportunities, helping to expose you to new technology and new business contacts with minimal expense and no travel at all!

When and Where: Social Media Marketing Boot Camp will take place from October 18 through December 13, 2012, with all activities taking place online, leaving you to learn in the comfort of your home or office.

3. JUMP New York

This one day conference will bring together more than 750 attendees to hear from 40 international experts in the name of marketing prowess, each focusing on a different aspect of what it means to be an advertiser in the modern world. Subjects covered will include the web, telecommunications, data analyzing and more, making it a full suite of marketing information that can be used to improve any business' public relations plan and brand image.

When and Where: Another Big Apple-based event, JUMP New York is set to take place at the Metropolitan Pavillion on November 1, 2012.

4. SMX Social Media Marketing 2012

Renowned for its fantastic venues and innovative approach to learning and networking, the SMX Social Media Marketing conference is an unbeatable destination for those looking to stay up on the latest trends and factors in the social landscape. With people from all walks of life and business invited, SMX will offer workshops, keynote speeches and networking events that will add to the social marketing toolkit of anyone who plans to take advantage of the growing social web for the success of their business.

When and Where: Set to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 4-6, 2012, this year's SMX event promises to allow you to combine professional growth with unique excitement, making it the perfect opportunity for a late-season holiday with an excellent excuse!