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On June 9th, 2008 TopRank’s CEO Lee Odden will present, “Search Engine Optimization for News Content” at the PRSA’s Digital Impact Conference in New York.

Increasing numbers of journalists are using search on a daily basis to research stories and find subject matter experts. There is a variety of ways to optimize news content including: press releases, online newsrooms, past media coverage and social media to optimize news content, making it easier for bloggers and the media to find your stories online. Understand level setting SEO and social media fundamentals, and be able to identify the changes in journalist’s “research” behaviors involving the use of search engines, social media and the importance of online newsrooms.

On May 15th, TopRank’s CEO Lee Odden will present on a PRSA Teleseminar, “Reputation Management in a Google World”.

In many cases, the search engine has taken the place of an organization’s Web site as the doorway to initial interaction with important stakeholders. Compound this with the fact that nine out of ten people report that they don’t look past the first three pages of search results and a full 62 percent don’t go beyond the first page. Savvy public relations professionals are incorporating search engine optimization strategies to ensure that the right people will see their information. By creating an interconnected footprint of relevant content, photos, video and audio, they are actively managing the reputation of the brand, issue or company.