INTERNET MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
IMA SPONSORS:
The Internet Merchants Association Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Come to Las Vegas for The Internet Merchants Association's second annual conference. The conference begins March 03, 2008 and runs through March 05, 2008. This leading industry conference is presented in conjunction with the ASD/AMD variety Merchandise Show, the ASD/AMD Gift Expo and the ASD/AMD Jewelry Show. The trade shows begin on March 2. You should arrive in Las Vegas the morning of March 2, if you are attending the trade show.
The opening keynote speaker for this year’s IMA conference is Philipp Justus, Senior Vice President Auctions, eBay Inc.
This industry-leading event will include the who’s who in internet commerce! Google will be presenting effective Adwords campaigns. eBay will be there. Scott Wingo, CEO of Channel Advisor will talk about making comparison shopping engines (CSE) work for you. IMA will have educational sessions on SEO, Branding, Keywords, Front End systems, Back End Systems, Proper Advertising, building customer loyalty and other ways to capture and help grow your internet business.
It is hard to believe the IMA is about to embark on its second annual conference. It seems like the first conference was only a few months ago, because there is still so much buzz surrounding the huge success of the event and the all star lineup of presenters at the conference. Yet this years event, while hard to believe, will certainly surpass last years event in every way. If last years event was an all star line up, this years even is the hall of fame.
There will be presenters from the top names and top minds in Internet and E-commerce. Companies presenting and providing education sessions include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Amazon and Channel Advisor.
In addition to the wealth of knowledge from these industry giants, the seminars and the business contacts you'll make, you will have a wholesale trade show with over 3000 vendors that want to provide merchandise to you. The ASD/AMD Trade Show is the largest wholesale trade show in the world. Shop for wholesale merchandise!
The ASD/AMD Trade Shows, taking place in Las Vegas from March 2 -March 5, 2008, is the largest, most extensive Gift, Jewelry, Variety, Discount, and General merchandise show in the U.S.! Under the ASD/AMD banner, Nielsen Business Media's Merchandise Group produces the largest gift, jewelry, variety and general merchandise show in the nation: this spring at ASD/AMD Trade Show Las Vegas. This international show is comprised of three separate shows that together create the ultimate wholesale merchandise marketplace of more than 3,500 companies in 8,000-plus booths exhibiting thousands of products in more than 150 leading merchandise categories.
ASD/AMD Trade Shows have been at the top of the variety and general merchandise industry's annual market calendar since 1961. Dollar for dollar these trade shows are the most cost-effective and convenient way to get buyers and sellers together in a sales and profits-oriented marketplace. Last years IMA Conference attendees are still talking about the profit making opportunities they discovered while attending the conference and the ASD/AMD Trade Show event.
Hotel Information: IMA members are encouraged to make their own travel plans to fit their budget and needs. The Mandalay Bay is where the conference is being held. The Mandalay Bay is accessible via free private tram from the Luxor, and Excalibur.
IMA Benefits include:
* Network with high level managers from some of the Internet's premier companies like Google, Amazon, Ebay, and Paypal.
* Meet and network with some of of ebay's and the internet largest private sellers.
* The IMA Conference will cover sourcing of an unprecedented magnitude.
* IMA will put you right on the trade floor with more than 8,000 booths, representing 3,500 companies
* You will be honored as a VIP guest among the 50,000 attendees of the ADS/AMD convention with special access to conferences and the trade floor
* IMA will present seminars and networking opportunities
* Presentations by vendors from the ASD floor with specifically selected products for IMA
* Topics by Google, eBay, Amazon, the SBA and vendors
* IMA will host a special meet and greet function with selected vendors
* ASD/AMD will provide a VIP orientation and special tours
Below is the scheduled agenda for the IMA conference that takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
4pm - Hospitality Suite opens at Mandalay Bay (remains open until Wednesday)
5pm - Presentation by ASD/AMD on working their show (in the suite)
Monday March 3, 2008
1pm - How to Optimize Your Existing AdWords Account to Increase ROI - Google
2pm - Comparison Shopping channels – Scott Wingo, Channel Advisor
3pm - Wall Street Panel - Jeetil Patel, Robert Peck, Jim Friedland
4pm - SEO - Orange Soda Online Marketing
5pm - Keynote Speaker - Philipp Justus, Senior Vice President, eBay Auctions
Tuesday March 4, 2008
9am - QL2 - Tim Williams, Sales Director eBusiness Solutions - Market Intelligence
10am - Analyze Your Business Using Web Statistics - SageRock/Engine Ready
11am - TBA - Endicia
12noon - Lunch Roundtables
2pm - Fullfillment By Amazon/Effective Amazon Ad Writing - Amazon
3pm - Risk Management/Accepting Safe Payments - PayPal
4pm - State of eBay 2008 (Finding 2.0) - eBay
5pm - Business Meeting for IMA
Wednesday March 5, 2008
9am - Open
10am - Converting Browsers into Buyers - Infopia
11am - Website Designs that Sell - AGenius Marketing
12noon - Lunch Roundtables
2pm - Social Networking - Sage Rock
3pm - Developing Yahoo Stores - 1 Choice 4 Your Store
Adjournment
The following seminars are available to all ASD/AMD & IMA Attendees
Tuesday, March 4 - Coral Room B & C
9:00am - Getting Started in eCommerce - Infopia
10:30am - Getting Started in eCommerce - Infopia
2:00pm - Getting Started in eCommerce - Channel Advisor
3:30pm - Getting Started in eCommerce - Channel Advisor
Below is the scheduled agenda for the IMA conference that takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
4pm - Hospitality Suite opens at Mandalay Bay (remains open until Wednesday)
5pm - Presentation by ASD/AMD on working their show (in the suite)
Monday March 3, 2008
1pm - How to Optimize Your Existing AdWords Account to Increase ROI - Google
2pm - Comparison Shopping channels – Scott Wingo, Channel Advisor
3pm - Wall Street Panel - Jeetil Patel, Robert Peck, Jim Friedland
4pm - SEO - Orange Soda Online Marketing
5pm - Keynote Speaker - Philipp Justus, Senior Vice President, eBay Auctions
Tuesday March 4, 2008
9am - QL2 - Tim Williams, Sales Director eBusiness Solutions - Market Intelligence
10am - Analyze Your Business Using Web Statistics - SageRock/Engine Ready
11am - TBA - Endicia
12noon - Lunch Roundtables
2pm - Fullfillment By Amazon/Effective Amazon Ad Writing - Amazon
3pm - Risk Management/Accepting Safe Payments - PayPal
4pm - State of eBay 2008 (Finding 2.0) - eBay
5pm - Business Meeting for IMA
Wednesday March 5, 2008
9am - Open
10am - Converting Browsers into Buyers - Infopia
11am - Website Designs that Sell - AGenius Marketing
12noon - Lunch Roundtables
2pm - Social Networking - Sage Rock
3pm - Developing Yahoo Stores - 1 Choice 4 Your Store
Adjournment
The following seminars are available to all ASD/AMD & IMA Attendees
Tuesday, March 4 - Coral Room B & C
9:00am - Getting Started in eCommerce - Infopia
10:30am - Getting Started in eCommerce - Infopia
2:00pm - Getting Started in eCommerce - Channel Advisor
3:30pm - Getting Started in eCommerce - Channel Advisor