UPDATE: It was a pleasure meeting PICS people like Maan Tolentino, Teodoro Kalaw, Mark Hipolito, Mary Ann Go (Itzamatch.com), Dean Santiago and Annelle Sawaki (AsiaKingWorld.com), as well as SEO Philippines members Mike Abundo, Erwin Oliva (INQ7.net and CyberBaguioBoy), Whynthrop Yu, Fernando Martirez III (Farmout Central) and Jonathan Casuncad (ZimpliHotels). For those interested, I’ve uploaded a copy of my Search Engine Marketing presentation slides for your downloading pleasure.

I’ve been invited by Maan Tolentino, Wynthrop Yu and Mike Abundo of the Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) to give a presentation on search engine marketing 101 later today. This is part of the organization’s celebration of the 12th anniversay of the Philippine Internet.

The Philippine Internet Commerce Society is a non-stock and non-profit, SEC-registered (#A1998-06511) organization that shall:

• Undertake activities to enhance and facilitate on local, regional and national levels the advancement and development of Internet and electronic commerce.
• Serve as the private sector advocate of Internet and electronic commerce.
• Contribute to the advancement of the state-of-the-art Internet and electronic commerce.
• Provide a forum for the dissemination, acquisition, exchange of information on matters of mutual interest to its members as well as for the discussion of their common problems relating to Internet and electronic commerce.

Venue: Zobel Room, Makati Sports Club, Salcedo Village, Makati City
Time: 8:00 PM