EComXpo#xDanielx.27s Take a Step Back Proposal

{{Short description|Virtual tradeshow}}

{{lowercase|title=eComXpo}}

{{Infobox Convention

| name = eComXpo

| image = 230px

| caption = Official eComXpo Logo

| status = Active

| genre = eCommerce trade show

| venue = Virtual

| location = Internet

| country =

| first = 2005

| last =

| organizer = John Grosshandler

| filing = For profit

| attendance = 8,200 in March 2007

| website = [http://www.eComXpo.com www.eComXpo.com]

}}

Image:Ecomexpo sem floor full.png

eComXpo is a free online virtual tradeshow for search, affiliate and internet marketers. Visitors have the ability to engage other visitors of the conference directly and communicate with each other and exchange contact information with exhibitors and other visitors.January 29, 2007, [http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/012907_EComXpo_Show_Registration_Open.cfm EComXpo Show Registration Open], WHIR news, retrieved August 8, 2007 Those are common activities from real world trade shows, transported to the Internet.Steve Johnson (October 27, 2006),[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/2006/10/virtual_trade_s.html Virtual trade show a non-conventional way to network], Chicago Tribune Print Edition, retrieved August 12, 2007

Overview

European presence was strong in the inaugural show. Participants cited the savings of time and money that online trade shows provide as the reason for their participation.{{cite web |author=Shawn Collins |date=February 15, 2005 |url=http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/european-presence-strong-at-inaugural-ecomxpo-trade-show/ |title=European Presence Strong at Inaugural eComXpo Trade Show |publisher=Affiliatetip.com |accessdate=2007-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928161206/http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/european-presence-strong-at-inaugural-ecomxpo-trade-show/ |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |author-link=Shawn Collins}} Exhibitors treat the online event just like a normal convention in the real world.Amanda C. Kooser/Entrepreneur.com (July 23, 2007), [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19914956/ Take It Online, Virtual trade shows take care of some very real business]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, MSNBC.com and August 1, 2007, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR2007072300708.html], The Washington Post, retrieved August 12, 2007

The panel discussions are broadcast via Internet radio by WebMasterRadio.fm and available in MP3 format and as a podcast XML feed.[http://www.webmasterradio.fm/episodes/index.php?showId=27 Episodes for Tradeshow Coverage Exclusively on WebmasterRadio.FM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716094722/http://www.webmasterradio.fm/episodes/index.php?showId=27|date=2007-07-16}}, WebMasterRadio.fm

History

The company eComXpo, LLC was founded on July 14, 2004, by John Grosshandler.[https://sos-res.state.de.us/tin/controller?JSPName=GINAMESEARCH&action=Get%20Entity%20Details&frmFileNumber=3828852 Public Record for eComXpo, LLC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926221424/https://sos-res.state.de.us/tin/controller?JSPName=GINAMESEARCH&action=Get%20Entity%20Details&frmFileNumber=3828852 |date=2007-09-26 }} at the Division of Corporations at the Department of State of Delaware The corporate headquarters is in Bannockburn, Illinois.[http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/ Certification of Good Standing] - State of Illinois Public Records, Search for File #: 01551655 or Name: ECOMXPO, LLC The first eComXpo was held between February 17, 2005, and February 19, 2005,Shawn Collins (February 22, 2005), [http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/5113.asp A Sort of Affiliate Homecoming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516005330/http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/5113.asp |date=2007-05-16 }}, iMedia Connections, retrieved September 10, 2007 and had an estimated 1,600 attendees, 92 exhibitors and 75 presentations by industry experts.Press release (June 14, 2005), [http://www.ecomxpo.com/PressRelease.pdf eComXpo press release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710053235/http://ecomxpo.com/PressRelease.pdf |date=2007-07-10 }}, retrieved September 10, 2007 The conference was acquired by Worldwide Business Research in 2008. WBR combined eComXpo with their eTail virtual tradeshow, which was held for the first time in July 2008, using again the InXpo platform.Market Wire (August 12, 2008), [https://archive.today/20130201140047/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS148112+12-Aug-2008+MW20080812 Press release], retrieved January 15, 2009

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