Anne A. Ward Chosen As a Finalist in 2014 SXSW’s Interactive Festival Speaker Sessions

CEO of CircleClick and Team in the Running to Present to Thousands of SXSW Attendees About #SocialMedia

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November 7, 2013 – San Francisco, CA – Anne A. Ward, CEO of CircleClick, is among the finalists being considered to hold a session at the 2014 South by South West (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin for her team’s proposal “#WeMadeItWeird: Social Media & Augmented Reality”.

The SXSW PanelPicker received over 3,300 submissions from industry experts globally, and only about 15% will hold sessions from March 7-11, 2014. The majority of the panelists were chosen in October, but Ward’s proposal is one of 250 that the PanelPicker team is still deliberating on.

If chosen, Ward would present with Dashiell Driscoll of Funny or Die, Derek Andersen of StartupGrind, and Greg Tseng of Tagged. The panel plans to discuss the augmented reality of today’s ‘social lives’ which revolve around a number of social media presences. This riveting discussion will cover a number of real-life examples, connecting an audience of all demographics and involvement in social media.

SXSW is an annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival held in Austin. It draws professionals around the world for thought-provoking, powerful discussions from influential industry leaders during the Interactive portion of the festival. Ward, from Austin, TX, is an annual attendee of the festival but has not been a featured speaker in past festivals.

As a leader in the digital marketing industry, Ward is eager to present her ideas regarding the new age of social media to potentially 7,000 of SXSW attendees.

 

“We are beyond excited about making the finals this year,” said Ward, “I hope we get the chance to show our stuff at SXSW and hopefully make things super weird. Why not?”

 

ABOUT THE SXSW INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL

The 21st annual South by South West Interactive Festival returns to Austin from Friday, March 7 through Tuesday, March 11, 2014. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the event features five days of compelling presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. From hands-on training to big-picture analysis of the future, SXSW Interactive has become the place to preview the technology of tomorrow today.

 

ABOUT ANNE A. WARD

Anne brings 13 years of experience developing business on the web. After finishing at the University of Texas at Austin in Anthropology and Business Administration, Anne has thrived in a wide range of areas on the web industry full time. She has mastered almost every role in web development; DBA, web master, programmer, graphic designer, video producer/editor, content writer, etc.

An early entrant into field of SEO, Anne has helped many clients monetize their SEO efforts to achieve lead generation goals. As a web marketing consultant, Anne has had such notable clients as Inc Magazine, Apple Computer’s Education Marketing division, the Celebrity Charity Mask Exhibition, and Poison.

 

About CircleClick Media

CircleClick is a digital marketing firm established in 2009 with a core emphasis on SEO. The company specializes in helping clients boost their sales through establishing and maintaining online presences to generate more sales leads. Its team of experts has been in the web industry since the 1990’s, bringing unparalleled expertise to clients to design and build the strongest digital presence possible, and attract customers through incredible content, smart advertising and integrated campaigns.