SEMpdx Announces SearchFest Sponsor: G5

Feb. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Portland, Ore. — February 13, 2013 — Portland’s premier social media and search engine marketing conference, SearchFest (http://www.sempdx.org/searchfest/), is proud to announce Bend, Ore.-based company, G5 (http://getg5.com/), as sponsor of the Members Only Mixer held the night before SearchFest. The event is exclusively for SEMpdx members that are attending SearchFest the next day. Members will mingle with their digital marketing peers, including the SEMpdx board and SearchFest speakers, in an informal setting. The full-day digital marketing conference will offer attendees rare insight on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore.

“G5 is one of the fastest growing companies in Oregon, but we’re known nationwide as search engine marketing experts in the property management sector,” said Dave Beltramini, Director of Online Marketing Strategy & Performance at G5. “SEMpdx’s line-up of speakers and content is stellar, and we’re thrilled to be part of the event.”

SearchFest is currently the only search and social media conference organized by a nonprofit business organization (SEMpdx) in the Northwest — allowing tickets to be one-third of the cost of other conferences featuring the same caliber of speakers. Lower ticket prices paired with national experts has led to tremendous growth of the event.

Keynoting SearchFest this year will be Duane Forrester of Bing (the search engine based in Seattle, Wash.) and Marty Weintraub of aimClear (an INC. 500-honored digital agency based in Minnesota). Additional companies represented at SearchFest include: Disney Interactive, REI, Rosetta and a variety of local, regional and national marketing firms.

ABOUT G5

G5 is the leading provider of Digital Experience Management (DXM) software and services in the property management sector. The G5 DXM Platform enables owners and operators of multifamily, senior living and self-storage properties to put the right renter in the right property to maximize profitability. G5 helps thousands of properties turn renters into brand advocates by delivering amazing experiences at every digital touch-point. As brand advocacy grows, so does demand — allowing properties to raise rents and revenue without adversely affecting occupancy.

Founded in 2005, G5 was recently named one of the fastest growing private US companies by Inc. Magazine (fourth consecutive year), one of North America’s fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte (second consecutive year), and one of Oregon’s fastest growing private companies by Portland Business Journal (third consecutive year). The Bend, Ore.-based company is backed by private equity investor Volition Capital.

SearchFest is hosted by SEMpdx (Search Engine Marketing Professionals of Portland), a nonprofit based in Portland, Ore., dedicated to nurturing the development of the search engine and social media marketing industries in the greater Northwest. Ten percent of the proceeds from SearchFest will benefit the Cat Adoption Team (http://catadoptionteam.org/) (CAT), the Pacific Northwest’s largest nonprofit, limited admission/adoption guaranteed cat shelter. SearchFest is slated for February 22nd at the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore. For more information, visit http://www.sempdx.org/searchfest/