eCommerce Summit 2010 Agenda

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:00 PM –
Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:00 PM (Mountain Time)

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Speakers include:

The State of eCommerce

It is always important for online merchants to see the big picture and understand the landscape. As Executive Director of the Professional eBay Seller’s Alliance, Jonathan Garriss understands the online retail landscape very clearly and will share with merchants what trends to pay attention to and opportunities not to miss.

Keynote Presentation – Creating, Adapting and thriving in eCommerce.

Paul Greenberg is co-founder and Managing Director of DealsDirect.com.au. When eBay launched in 1999 Paul became the first commercial seller on eBay trading as Auction Alliance. In 2004 Paul and Michael Rosenbaum launched Australia’s number one online department store, DealsDirect.com.au and created their own identity to meet the needs of customers who were looking for fixed price goods. In 2009, DealsDirect celebrated its 5th Birthday and continues to build from strength to strength. With a 430,000 square foot warehouse located in Ingleburn, 120 staff, 900,000 customers, over 1 million unique visitors per month, and four million items sold, DealsDirect.com.au is Australia’s leading online department store. 

Customer Service  Excellence – Focus on the Buyer

Marsha Collier is well known in the eBay seller community as one of the foremost eBay experts and top selling eBay author with over 1 million copies of her books in print. Marsha will be helping merchant
evaluate their customer service strategies to highlight the do’s and don’ts as well as the costs of not doing customer service right. Marsha Collier is Author of the For Dummies series of books on eBay and
eCommerce

Social Media for Business STINKS: Unless You Know These 7 Secrets

John Lawson from ColderICE.com speaks on these technologies. Every day, thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs miss out on millions of dollars in revenue simply because they don’t know how to utilize the Internet for marketing and selling. This is NOT your same old ABC stuff, these are actual eCommerce practices for Social Media that will yield bottom line results and amp up your business. 

eBay Seller and Executive Town Hall

After the eBay presentation, sellers have an opportunity to ask eBay executives questions and offer suggestions during the eBay seller and executive town hall. eBay executives value the tremendous opportunity to visit face to face with the seller community at eCommerce Summits. We recommend sellers take full advantage of this rare opportunity.

Get the FULL lineup of events and presentations HERE

Tuesday April 13, 2010

Registration Desk Opens – 5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: TBD

Wednesday April 14, 2010

Registration Desk Opens – 8:00 AM
Keynote Presentation – 9:00 AM
Educational Sessions – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Evening Entertainment – TBD

Thursday April 15, 2010

Keynote Presentation – 9:00 AM
Educational Sessions – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Wow, the highlight reel is completed for the PeSA event in Australia. The organizer of the event, Mr. Phil Leahy just sent over this video which highlight the event. Guess who gets a cameo in the piece? LMAO

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It is official, after last week, I am now "internationally known on the microphone"! Wowzers man, I am still not over my buzz and excitement from Sydney Australia. The trip down under for the keynote presentation was AMAZING to say the least. But what is REALLY the most amazing thing is the feedback I have gotten from the organizers. All of the guys from the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (PeSA) there in Australia were extremely complementary after the presentation was done.

Now I was sitting there thinking to my self "aw shucks, thanks guys, but I bet you tell that to all the presenters" LMAO. However, a few days later the surveys from the paid attendees began to roll in, and WOW they are really very high marks. The event as a whole was really well received and the "imports from the USA" (Jonathan Garriss and myself) scored very high in the satisfaction ratings.

I am overjoyed at being invited, and then overwhelmed by the kindness, reception and over-all great treatment I enjoyed while there. Many have requested the slides from my presentation so I decided to take them public for all of my readers to see.

I share the enthusiasm of all the participants in saying that this is one of the BEST events I have attended and I hope to be invited back next year for Melbourne event in 2010. Well, actually they did hint that they wanted me back…so see ya in 2010 guys!!!

My first video from Australia was this little hotel room ditty. I open up the eBay/Paypal swag bag and show you all the goodies. I hate to say it but the Australian eBay guys make the USA folks look like cheap bastards, LMAO….Checkout all the cool swag I got from the Australia show in Sydney.

OH man, that Paypal candy was so freaking GOURMET OMG!

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Last week during the Twitter outage, PeSA(Professional eBay Sellers Association)  and eCommerce Merchants conducted an eBay Community Webinar. Since the Twitter communication network was spotty, at best, many of you may have missed this informative session.

This webinar focused on a frank a forthright discussion between the community and the folks behind the changes that have been recently announced, which are scheduled to begin rolling out in October on eBay.

As always, this webinar connect the eBay community directly with the key eBay executive decision makers, policy and project architects involved. The latest eBay change announcements bring with them a tide of speculation and mixed reactions from the community.

Do not miss this crucial opportunity to listen to the replay and Q&A session where sellers ask the team of eBay executives some good question.  The sellers hit points that could impact for your business specifically

You can see the eBay Changes recap from Sarah Brubacher, in the first part of this video, or you can skip to the Q&A which starts about 47 minutes into the video.

Ok, the adrenaline is really starting to flow. I am getting pumped up for what is the trip of a life time for me. I have wanted to go to Australia all my life! I remember when I was a kid, me and my high school buddy swore we were going to graduate and then move to Australia. Wow, that was a couple of years back….OK, maybe a few years back. LOL

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But I am just a little over 1 week away from actually making that trek to the other side of the world and dammit, I plan on bringing "IT" big time! The guys in Australia are putting on a outstanding event. eBay Australia is one of the main sponsors and they have helped to make this event a "projected" SELL-OUT.

On my last call with the organizers in Australia I was SHOCKED to hear that they had less than 40 seats left and that was over a week a ago. So if you live anywhere near Sydney and sell on eBay you better HURRY UP and get in, or there will be no room for you dude. This is going to be a packed house and the agenda includes a Casino Night Cocktail Party like we had in Atlanta, I have to do much better this time.

But as I am looking over the agenda, I am seeing so KILLER content from eBay, PayPal, the Australia Post. Keynote presenters are Deborah Sharkey who is the Managing Director of eBay Australia & New Zealand, Jonathan Garriss, the Director of Ecommerce Merchants and Exec. Director of PeSA and on Day Two? You guessed it…its your boy to wake them up with a 10:00 am keynote on Social Marketing for eBay Sellers.

If you are coming, hit me UP! Let me know you are and lets meet up. I can not wait to meet the international eBay community of sellers and entrepreneurs. I am looking forward to learning from all of you and I hope to bring something special to the table as well. Oh, BTW if you get seated by me at a poker table, can you let me win the poker hands?!?

This was a short 7 minute presentation that comes from the Ecommerce Summit sponsored by The Professional eBay Sellers Association (PeSA) and the Ecommerce Merchants Trade Association.

He is an intro for the Social Media Marketing panel discussion featuring heavy hitters in social media like Brent Leary, Jay Berkowitz and the king of Pay It Forward marketing Chuck Hester. I hope you enjoy it, I was SOOOO nervous but I think I didn’t stumble too much

Here is the video and the slides (below)

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The Atlanta PeSA summit was just a warm-up, NOW it is going full gear for ColderICE. This years Australia Summit has graciously asked for me to come down and present a FULL SESSION on social media for eBay sellers!

If you got a chance to see the quick 15 minute presentation in Atlanta, then you know these guys in Australia are in for a wake up call. LMAO!!!

We’re excited to announce ticket sales are open for the third annual PeSA Australia 2009 Summit. This year’s theme is "Survive & Thrive Online". It will be an extremely worthwhile event for all those serious about their online business.

This packed, two day event will be held at Australian Technology Park in Sydney on Thursday 13 August and Friday 14 August. The Summit builds on the success of last year’s Summit in Melbourne. This year’s two day program is only $199 if you book and pay by Friday 17 July. Book online today or read on for more details on this exciting event.

We look forward to seeing you there for this inspiring and informative Summit.

Phil Leahy
PeSA Australia President

Day 1: International keynote

Survive & Thrive Online
Jonathan Garriss

Director of eCommerce Merchants (ECMTA), Executive Director of PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance) & CEO of Gotham City Online (US)

• How to survive & thrive online
• Learnings from the US marketplace
• How to harness change to build on your business success
• How to build a multi-million dollar eBay business
• The role for PeSA

Day 2: International Keynote

Social Media Marketing
John Lawson
Founder & CEO of online urban clothing store 3rd Power Outlet and author of business blog ColderICE.com. eBay Platinum PowerSeller and eBay Certified Education Specialist (US)

Are you on LinkedIn and Twitter? Chances are your customers are! Do you know how to leverage your website traffic through social media? Get the greatest opportunity to market to your target customer prospect without coming off as a "spammer".

Also on the Agenda

The packed two day agenda will have something for everyone. Here’s just a few of the sessions.

Building on our Future Together
Deborah Sharkey, eBay Australia

- Changes coming to eBay in 2009, and how they will affect sellers
- What the future holds for the Australian e-commerce market
- New opportunities from eBay

Thriving with ‘Best Match’
Sandeep Gondekar, eBay Australia

- What is Best Match and how does it work?
- Plans for Best Match
- Making the most of Best Match – how to optimize your listing strategy
- How has Best Match worked on other eBay sites?

Accelerating Growth: Boosting your Business on eBay
Todd Alexander, eBay Australia

- How to boost your business on eBay
- How can sellers take advantage of new developments and opportunities in 2009
- Insider tips from sellers in other countries
- What kinds of businesses will thrive on eBay?
- How is eBay planning to help business sellers grow?

For more detailed agenda, visit the website.

Attendee Feedback

Don’t take our word for it! Here’s some feedback from past year’s attendees:

"A huge thank you to the PESA team for putting on an awesome two day event – it was jam packed with information, inspiration and motivation."         

Totally Bling, 2008

"This is the second year I have attended and there is always something to learn. Having the opportunity to speak one on one to members of Paypal and eBay is always beneficial as well as having the opportunity to network with other sellers."         

jensmanchester. 2008

"Fully recommended … whether you’re flying, flagging or feeling half-half about your eBay selling." 

Rubenesque. 2007

"To everyone who didn’t attend you have missed one of the most important chances to grow your business this year."   

Oz Poker HQ, 2007

Join us for great networking at the 2 hour Summit cocktail party

To ensure you get the most out of meeting other sellers at the PeSA Summit, we’ve organised a two hour cocktail party to end Day 1, on site at ATP. Your cocktail party ticket includes finger food and drinks and is from 5.30pm-7.30pm on Thursday 13 August.
Please note, cocktail party is optional. Cocktail party tickets, however, can only be purchased in conjunction with Summit tickets.

Early Bird Price: $39
Book and pay by Friday 17 July. $49 after this date.

Save $100

Book and pay for your PeSA Summit before Friday 17 July and save $100
The early-bird rate for the PeSA Summit is only $199 for two days. This includes all sessions at the conference, all catering and parking on site.You can purchase a ticket for the cocktail party for only $39.
Book your place online today.
If you book and pay after Friday 22 August, it’s still only $299 per Summit ticket and $49 per cocktail party ticket.

Offer Expires: Midnight Friday 17 July

Duuuuude, NOW is my turn to do back flips!!! After asking, pleading and wishing for YEARS, they have FINALLY come back to the A-TOWN, my town. This is going to be serious, and you had better NOT miss it!

I am so happy to drop the EXCLUSIVE news that the Spring eCommerce Summit for 2009 is in Atlanta this JUNE 3-4, 2009.

Join eCommerce Merchants and PeSA in Atlanta for an intensive 2 day educational seminar on eCommerce strategies. Attendees will enjoy an information-packed agenda from industry experts in an intimate and interactive setting.

• Date: June 3 & 4, 2009 – from 8:30am to 5:30pm
• Location: Atlanta Airport Marriott group rates available online or call 800-246-0370 and request the "eCommerce Summit" rate
• More details, including an agenda, will be posted soon.
• REGISTER TODAY

For more information please see HERE

Now that is simply BRILLIANT! We just had a excellent lesson about HOW he himself started an eBay business and that biz is NOW on the TheFind.com top 100.

 Jonathan Garriss was with ColderICE.com just a few days back sharing his rise on eBay. His leadership in PeSA and the eCommerce Merchant Association, and now you see that the rubber is on the road!

We love to see excellence excel and be recognized when it does, Congratulations!!!