The search engine marketing industry elite descended on Portland last week for the SEMpdx SearchFest.  In five years, it has grown into one of the top regional search conferences in the country with over 450 attendees. We asked a couple of Anvil attendees what their top takeaways from SearchFest 2013.  Without further ado, here are our top SearchFest 2013 takeaways.

Account Director Heather Schwartz explains her biggest takeaway from the paid search track.

President Kent Lewis gives his three main takeaways from the day, proving once again that content is king.

For a full recap and list of Twitter highlights, read this iMedia Connection article.