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Triangle SEO Meetup Happy Hour · Luma

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Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET

Location: Standard Beer + Food, 205 E Franklin St, Raleigh, NC 27604

Drinks: First drink of the evening is on us

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Summer's in full swing, and we figured that's reason enough to get everyone together and catch up!

We're keeping things informal this month. No speaker, no agenda, just drinks at Standard Beer + Food.

Join us as we take a break from our screens and spreadsheets to enjoy a local beer or two (Standard Beer + Food also offers a selection of nonalcoholic drinks!) and some time with friends new and old.

Your first drink of the evening is on us. We can't wait to see you, so come on out and bring a friend!

Depending on weather and availability of seating, we will either be inside or outside. Keep an eye out for the organizers, and we will try to wave you down as best we can!

About the Triangle SEO Meetup

The Triangle SEO Meetup is a free monthly meetup for SEO professionals and marketers in the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. We alternate between casual community hangs and speaker-led presentations.

Learn more about us, find out our upcoming events, and signup for our email list on our website triangleseomeetup.com.

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Solving Business Problems with SEO Knowledge - Noah Learner Presenting

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Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Location: Avalara, 512 South Mangum Street, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27701
Food & Drinks: Free wine, beer, and snacks will be provided

Talk

Solving Business Problems with SEO Knowledge

Every tool you buy is someone else's guess at what you need. Noah Learner stopped guessing and started building. Over the past year he's used his SEO domain expertise to ship tools that solve real business problems, including SEOLoop, a search revenue platform he built with AI and no dev team behind him.

In this talk, Noah will walk through the product thinking behind what he builds, the expensive mistakes you can skip, and how to spot the process in your own work that should be software. This isn't about the code. It's about recognizing that SEOs understand search data, user behavior, and content lifecycles better than anyone else in the building, and putting that knowledge to work.

Speaker

Noah Learner

Noah is the Director of Innovation at Sterling Sky and the Founder of The SEO Community, one of the most active communities of working SEO professionals with over 5,000 members. He builds the SEO tools and automations that power Sterling Sky's agency operations, including data pipelines, reporting systems, and SEOLoop. Noah is a frequent conference speaker, having presented at MozCon, SEO Week, BrightonSEO, Tech SEO Connect, and SearchLove.

Venue

Avalara Durham Office

We're at a new venue this month. Avalara recently made its Durham office its corporate headquarters, and the space overlooks Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The presentation happens in the bleacher seating area, and beer and wine will be served from Avalara's tiki bar.

There's a Durham Bulls home game the same evening too. The Bulls take on the Gwinnett Stripers with first pitch at 6:45 PM, so the ballpark will be lit up right outside the windows all night. Want to catch the game after we wrap? Grab tickets here.

A few things to know for this venue:

• All attendees will need to sign a visitor confidentiality agreement at the registration table in the lobby upon arrival.

• The main building doors lock at 6:00 PM, so a volunteer will be stationed in the lobby to let latecomers in.

• Parking: East Deck and Justice Deck are the closest parking decks. Evening parking is paid, and the Bulls game may affect availability, so plan ahead.

Thank you to the team at Avalara and to Brian Crouch for hosting us in their incredible space.

Schedule

6:00pm - Doors open, drinks, mingling, networking
6:30pm - Presentation, q&a
7:15pm - Drinks, mingling, networking, Durham Bulls game viewing
8:00pm - Doors close

About the Triangle SEO Meetup

The Triangle SEO Meetup is a free monthly meetup for SEO professionals and marketers in the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. We alternate between casual community hangs and speaker-led presentations.

Learn more about us, find out our upcoming events, and signup for our email list on our website triangleseomeetup.com.

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SEO Show and Tell · Luma

Event: SEO Show and Tell This month we're trying something different. Instead of a single presentation, we're doing SEO Show and Tell. SEOs from the Triangle…

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Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET

Location: FM:Systems Office, 1101 E Whitaker Mill Rd Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27604

Food & Drinks: Provided

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SEO Show and Tell

This month we're trying something different. Instead of a single presentation, we're doing SEO Show and Tell. Two SEOs from the Triangle will each share what they're currently working on, walk through their approach, and get live feedback from the room.

Come hear what's working, what's not, and share your own perspective. Whether you're early in your career or have been doing this for years, this is a chance to learn from real projects in progress and help fellow SEOs think through problems.

Speakers

Angela Cowo Angela is a Junior Marketing Consultant at Hive Digital, specializing in SEO-driven content strategy. She leverages keyword research, on-page optimization, and data insights to create content that improves organic visibility and drives sustainable growth. With a strong focus on performance and user intent, Angela develops content that not only ranks well but delivers meaningful value to audiences.

Scott Matton Scott Matton is a Marketing Analytics Coordinator II at Levitate, where he focuses on turning search data into actionable growth strategies. He works closely with Google Search Ads and SEO performance to identify what drives qualified traffic. Scott specializes in analyzing campaign data and optimizing content and keyword strategies to improve visibility in an AI first era. He also uses AI to build custom programs that streamline his operational workflows, automating repetitive tasks and enabling faster, more effective decision-making. A cum laude graduate of Santa Clara University with a degree in Marketing, Scott brings a practical, data-first perspective to SEO.

Venue

FM:Systems (Johnson Controls)

We'll be at the FM:Systems office at Raleigh Iron Works, 1101 E Whitaker Mill Rd Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27604.

Schedule

6:00pm - Doors open, drinks, mingling, networking

6:30pm - SEO Show and Tell

7:15pm - Drinks, mingling, networking

8:00pm - Doors close

About the Triangle SEO Meetup

The Triangle SEO Meetup is a free monthly meetup for SEO professionals and marketers in the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. We alternate between casual community hangs and speaker-led presentations.

Learn more about us, find out our upcoming events, and signup for our email list on our website triangleseomeetup.com.

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The Difference Between SEO and GEO/AEO - Mike King Presenting · Luma

Presentation: "The Difference Between SEO and GEO/AEO" "It's just SEO" might be the most expensive advice in marketing right now. Mike King brings the data,…

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Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET

Location: Pendo, 301 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603

Food & Drinks: Provided

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Presentation:

"The Difference Between SEO and GEO/AEO"

"It's just SEO" might be the most expensive advice in marketing right now. Mike King brings the data, the research, and the real-world case studies to show you exactly why optimizing for AI search is its own discipline, and what you're leaving on the table if you treat it like business as usual.

Traditional ranking factors explain very little of what actually drives citations in AI search. The overlap between Google's organic results and what shows up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews is far smaller than most marketers assume. Something fundamentally different is happening, and most of the tools and tactics the SEO community relies on haven't caught up yet.

Mike breaks down how LLMs actually find, evaluate, and cite your content. He covers query fan out and the invisible keywords you're competing on, why your meta description suddenly matters again, why content chunking is a measurable optimization and not a gimmick, and the technical blind spots that could be silently killing your AI visibility. He also gets into why AI search is more of a branding channel than a performance channel, why Reddit and YouTube dominate as cited sources, and how to think about reputation management when LLMs build consensus from across the web rather than just reading your site.

If you think your current SEO playbook has you covered for AI search, this talk will change your mind.

Speaker:

Mike King

Mike King is the Founder and CEO of iPullRank, a digital marketing agency focused on SEO, content strategy, and generative AI that has driven over $4 billion in incremental revenue for Fortune 500 clients. A two-time Search Engine Land Search Marketer of the Year, Mike is widely recognized as one of the leading voices on how AI is reshaping search. His work sits at the intersection of information retrieval, machine learning, and marketing strategy, and he coined the Relevance Engineering framework that has become foundational to modern search optimization. Mike has keynoted stages around the world including SXSW, MozCon, SMX, and BrightonSEO, and his upcoming book "The Science of SEO" with Wiley Publishing breaks down the computer science behind how search engines actually work. He studied Systems and Computer Science at Howard University and is also a hip hop artist who has toured four continents.

Venue:

Pendo

We'll be gathering at the Pendo office in downtown Raleigh at 301 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603.

Arrive at street level in the lobby of the Pendo tower and we'll get you checked in and escorted upstairs.

Schedule:

6:00pm - doors open, drinks, mingling, networking

6:30pm - presentation, q&a

7:15pm - drinks, mingling, networking

8:00pm - doors close

About the meetup:

The Triangle SEO Meetup is a free monthly meetup for SEO professionals and marketers in the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. We alternate between casual community hangs and speaker-led presentations.

Learn more about us, find out our upcoming events, and signup for our email list on our website triangleseomeetup.com.

Ian Howells, SEO consultant and founder of LuckyPixel, presented "Building SEO Tools with AI: What Works Right Now" at the Triangle SEO Meetup in Raleigh, NC.

Ian shared how a career spent building SEO tools long before AI was in the picture evolved into using Claude Code to solve real problems for his clients and personal projects. He walked through specific tools he's built, gave honest takes on what's actually worth your time and what isn't, recommended specific approaches and plugins that have worked well for him, and gave away scripts and repos attendees could take home and run themselves.

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About the Speaker

Ian Howells has been building and ranking websites since 2001 and leading digital marketing teams since 2007. He co-founded Traffic Think Tank, one of the most respected SEO communities in the industry, which was acquired by Semrush in 2023. He's held senior SEO leadership roles at Opendoor, LendingTree, Red Ventures, and eBay Enterprise, and most recently served as GM of SEO at The Grit Group. Ian currently consults through his company LuckyPixel and writes at pixelraider.com.

About the Triangle SEO Meetup

The Triangle SEO Meetup is a free monthly meetup for SEO professionals and marketers in the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. We alternate between casual community hangs and speaker-led presentations.

Learn more about us, find out our upcoming events, and signup for our email list on our website triangleseomeetup.com.

At our February 17th meetup, Timothy Wilson from Pendo walked us through how he's been building AI-powered tools that his sales and marketing teams actually use day to day. If you missed it (or want to revisit), the full recording and slides are below.

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About the Presentation

"How I Used AI and Automation to Build Tools My Team Actually Uses"

We learned how AI-powered tools built for sales and marketing teams can reduce churn, streamline content analysis, and turn manual work into automated workflows. Timm also shared how SEO curiosity led to a knack for tool building, which evolved into teaching a team AI best practices and prompting — and how repeated requests became the blueprint for self-serve solutions that let people get answers on their own.

About the Speaker

Timothy Wilson is the Web Optimization Manager at Pendo, where he focuses on CRO, SEO, and marketing strategy. His technical background in web development allows him to build solutions without relying on engineering resources — a skill that's led him to create AI-powered tools for his sales and marketing teams. With over 10 years of SEO experience, including time as an SEO Manager at Go Fish Digital, he brings a builder's mindset to everything he does.

About the Meetup

The Triangle SEO Meetup is a free monthly meetup for SEO professionals and marketers in the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. We alternate between casual community hangs and speaker-led presentations.

Learn more about us, find out our upcoming events, and signup for our email list on our website triangleseomeetup.com.