Friday, October 12, 2007
Just back, but then again I never left in the first place. The EcomXpo is 100% virtual and I think we'll be seeing a lot more of this type of trade show in the future. Just think, you can talk with sponsors at their booths and exchange cards and immediately see presentations of their products and services. Traveling to the next booth is done in the blink of an eye saving a lot of time and allowing you to see a lot more of what you came for. You can see and converse with other attendees and take in several seminars and panel discussions. Now this is without all the cost and time associated with flights, hotels, taxis, meals etc. etc.
It appears to be quite popular as well. Checking some of the stats for this show, there were some 3513 companies represented by attendees. A number of the giants were there such as Google and Microsoft and lots of affiliate related organizations such as ADtech, Linkshare, Doubleclick, Digital River etc. I especially liked the services offered by http://www.yudu.com/us/ and http://wink.com/ take a look.
Over in the education hall the top 5 presentations were; 30 Tips for Web Writing, Future-proofing Your SEO Strategy, Social Networking and Affiliate Marketing, Fast and Easy Affiliate Income, and Word of Mouth Marketing in Five Easy Steps.
I was so impressed by the show's platform, that I contacted the author Inxpo to see what it would take to do something like this for the financial industry.