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World wide associations

AD Monsters: An independent professional association for senior leaders of advertising technology and advertising operations in online publishing.

Direct Marketing Association: A trade association for users and suppliers in the direct, database and interactive marketing fields.

IAB: The IAB is the only association dedicated to helping online, Interactive broadcasting, email, wireless and Interactive television media companies increase their revenues.

SEMPO: Non-profit professional association working to increase awareness and promote the value of Search Engine Marketing in Europe and worldwide.

World wide SEM events

Admonsters events: AdMonsters holds biannual conferences both in the U.S. and in Europe.

NYC advertising week: Advertising Week 2005 is North America's largest gathering of advertising and media leaders and offers a broad and diverse mix of programming.

Search Engine Strategies: Search Engine Strategies is the leading global conference & expo series that keeps you informed about search engine advertising, including optimization and marketing issues worldwide (San Jose, Chicago, Canada, Latino, New York, London, France...)

World Wide SEM threads

Click Z: ClickZ Stats is the Web marketer's guide to online facts, Internet research, trends, and analysis. The site provides readers with valuable statistics and Web marketing information.

Ecommerce Times: latest news on ecommerce trends, legal aspects.

Emarketer: eMarketer aggregates research data and analysis from over 1,700 sources.

Marketing sherpa: Media company publishing Case Studies, results data, and best practices for marketing, advertising, and public relations professionals.

Marketing Vox:

media post: MediaPost Communications is an integrated publishing and content company whose mission is to provide an array of resources to super-serve media planners and buyers.

Search Engine Watch: Tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry.

Webpro News: An article portal for Internet and Technology professionals.

World wide Market analysis

BPA Interactive: The Internet arm of global media auditor BPA International and the only not-for-profit Web auditing firm on the Web.

Nielsen Net Ratings: Valuable source of information on internet use across the world.

USA SEM links

American Associations

Ad council: The Ad Council is an American non-profit organization that marshals volunteer talent from the advertising and communications industries to deliver critical messages to the American public.

Ad forum: Specialized in USA, Germany and France. Find advertising agencies and adds created.

Advertising Research Foundation: An association dedicated to improving the practice of advertising, marketing and media research in pursuit of more effective marketing and advertising communications.

American Advertising Federation: An association protecting and promoting the well-being of advertising through a unique, nationally coordinated grassroots network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, local advertising clubs and college chapters.

American Association of Advertising Agencies: A management-oriented association that offers its members the broadest possible services, expertise and information regarding the advertising agency business.

American Marketing Association: An international professional organization for people involved in the practice, study and teaching of marketing.

Association of National Advertisers: A trade association dedicated exclusively to marketing and brand building.