NEW YORK, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc.
(NYSE: YEXT), the platform for Brand Verified Answers in search,
today announced bestselling author and Marketing Hall of Fame
inductee Seth Godin as a closing
keynote speaker at ONWARD19: The Future of Search. In its fourth
year, the conference will take place on October 29–30, 2019 at the
New York Marriott Marquis and explore the paradigm shift in search
from chaotic results to verified answers. ONWARD19 will also
feature talks from tech leaders including David Isbitski, Chief Evangelist, Amazon Alexa
& Echo, and Ed Parsons,
Geospatial Technologist at Google, among many others.
"Seth Godin is an iconic
marketing mind of our time, and we're proud to welcome him to the
ONWARD19 stage," said Howard Lerman,
Founder and CEO of Yext. "For decades, Seth has identified and
shaped the marketing trends of the future, and he is the perfect
fit to inspire and inform our guests as we explore the Future of
Search together at ONWARD19."
"Marketing is changing more rapidly now than ever before with
new technology, and as always, success means running toward that
change rather than away from it," said Seth
Godin. "I'm looking forward to speaking at ONWARD19 about
how attendees can uplevel their marketing strategies and win in the
Future of Search."
For decades, Godin has offered marketing a fresh perspective as
an entrepreneur and author. A Marketing Hall of Famer, he has
channeled his expertise into 19 bestselling books and a series of
online workshops to educate audiences about impactful modern
marketing. He also founded several successful companies, including
Internet-based direct marketing company Yoyodyne and pioneering
community-content site Squidoo.
ONWARD19 registration is now open. Click here to learn more
about the conference.
About Yext
The customer journey starts with a
question. And consumers expect answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT) puts
businesses in control of their facts online with brand-verified
answers in search. By serving accurate, consistent, brand-verified
answers to consumer questions, Yext delivers authoritative
information straight from the source — the business itself — no
matter where or how customers are searching. Taco Bell, Marriott,
Jaguar Land Rover, and businesses around the globe use the Yext
platform to capture consumer intent and drive digital discovery,
engagement, and revenue — all from a single source of truth. Yext's
mission is to provide perfect answers everywhere.
Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great
Place to Work®, as well as a Best Workplace for Women. Yext is
headquartered in New York City
with offices in Amsterdam,
Berlin, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Miami, Milan,
Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo, and the Washington, D.C. area.
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