eComXpo October 24-26 2006: The successful virtual exposition / tradeshow for eCommerce and Online Marketing professionals is back this October, and this time the entry is completely free.

What is it?
- First online virtual tradeshow for eCommerce Marketers.
- An easy, quick way to keep up with this rapidly evolving marketplace including email, search, affiliate, regulatory, branding, advertising, and technology trends and challenges.
- All the benefits of a top tradeshow, without the costs, hassles, or travel that make traditional tradeshows out of reach for 98% of participants.

The event is 100% virtual, i.e. you can access everything from your computer and an internet connection and will feature over 7,100 Exhibitors, Speakers and Attendees.

The Speaker Line-up for October 2006 has just been announced and will feature:
- The Long Tail - Chris Anderson, Wired Magazine and John Battelle, FM Publishing
- Expand Your Footprint and Monetize More Engagements - Steven Denton, LinkShare
- Google Keynote Address - Representatives from Google's Executive Team
- Using Web Services to Create Innovative Affiliate Applications - Alan Lewis, eBay
- Yahoo! Search Marketing: New Advertiser Platform Preview - John Kim, Yahoo! Search Marketing
- A New Multilingual and MultiCultural Search Marketing Opportunity: The U.S. Hispanic Market - Nacho Hernandez, iHispanic
- MarketingSherpa Featured Presentation - Stefen Tornquist, MarketingSherpa

AFFILIATE MARKETING PANELS
- Future of Communications from Affiliate Managers to Affiliates - MODERATED BY SHAWN COLLINS - AFFILIATE TIP
- Beyond Search and Contextual, Into the World of Behavorial Targeting - MODERATED BY NASTASCHA LEE – NEXTACTION
- Search Optimization: What's Next? - MODERATED BY SARA HOLOUBEK - FREE AGENT

SEARCH MARKETING PANELS
- Beyond Search and Contextual, Into the World of Behavorial Targeting - MODERATED BY NASTASCHA LEE – NEXTACTION
- Search Optimization: What's Next? - MODERATED BY SARA HOLOUBEK - FREE AGENT

INTERACTIVE MARKETING PANELS
- Podcast Monetization – Is It Just a Boy’s Game? - MODERATED BY PAUL COLLIGAN - THE AFFILIATE GUY
- Providing Customer Service in an Online Environment - MODERATED BY RICK FERNANDES - WEBLOYALTY

University
- Podcasting - Paul Colligan - The Affiliate Guy
- How Product Sourcing Effects the Online Community - Robin Cowie, Worldwide Brands
- TBA - David Dalka, Website Service
- Customer Satisfaction: The Missing Metric for Measuring the Success of Your Online Ecommerce Initiatives - Larry Freed, ForeSee Results
- Aligning The Online And Offline Worlds - Tiffany M. Guarnaccia, Searchfeed.com Corporate Communications
- Leveraging Your Website to Drive Incremental Profitability... - Yosi Heber, Oxford Hill Partners
- Creationist WOM vs. Evolutionist WOM - John Moore, Brand Autopsy
- Link building strategies for Google - Moshe Morris, SEMBasics
- Social Media Optimization - Lee Odden, TopRank Online Marketing
- Humanizing the Online Experience - Len Ostroff, Rovion
- Getting the “Right Kind” of Traffic for your business structure. -Rich Parker, Varisearch
- Giving your Checkout a tune up - Craig Smith, Trinity Insight
- Link Building Your Way to the Top of the Rankings - Stephen Spencer, Netconepts and Eric Ward, ericward.com
- Top Tactics for Revving Up the Search Results of E-Commerce Sites - Amanda Watlington, Searching For Profit




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