ChannelAdvisor Announces Third Annual Marathon Conference; Addresses Key Issues for Leading SMB Sellers Planning and Implementing a Multi-Channel Online Strategy.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- ChannelAdvisor, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), announced today they will host the third annual ChannelAdvisor Marathon Conference on May 3-4 in Research Triangle Park, NC. The invitation-only event will bring together leading small businesses, some of eBay's top Platinum and Titanium Power Sellers, representatives from Google, eBay, Overstock.com (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : OSTK), PayPal, FedEx and Shopping.com to discuss best practices during two days of intense face-to-face discussions, educational sessions and exciting 'case study' presentations. Featured speakers and topics for the two day conference include: --Michael Adelberg, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Local Search of Google, on "Search, Froogle, Base - What You Need to Know About Listing with Google" --Mark Fitzgerald, Managing Partner of Grapevinehill, Inc. on "Shoes, Sandals and Boot-Strapping... The Explosive Growth of Grapevinehill" --Scot Wingo, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ChannelAdvisor on "Latest Online Trends" --Jason Caplain, General Partner of Southern Capitol Ventures on "Financing Options for Your Growing Business" --Hans Huang, Sam Byassee and Tad vanDusen, Partners of Maupin Taylor on "Your Legal Strategy: Secure, Defend and Conquer" --George Trantas, Owner and Founder of Designer Athletic on "Behind the Business: The Designer Athletic Story" --Jeremy Dalnes, Vice President of Marketing at Home Decor Products Home Décor Products, Inc. is a large online retailer of home improvement and furnishings, headquartered in Edison, NJ. It claims to carry over 450,000 home products from over 800 luxury brands including TOTO, Lenox, Kohler, and Jacuzzi. , Michael Ray, Managing Partner at Grapevinehill, Inc. and David Yaskulka, CEO of Blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. Boutique will participate in the panel discussion "Using Creative Marketing to Grow Your Business" --Silvio von Kruchten, CEO of i-ways sales solutions, Lanny Morton, CEO of SportsCloseouts.com, Todd Rath rath (rä, räth), circular hill fort protected by earthworks, used by the ancient Irish in the pre-Christian era as a retreat in time of danger. , COO and CMO CMO See: Collateralized mortgage obligation CMO See collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). of Rock Bottom Golf and Stephen Liberto, Vice President of International Planning, Engineering and GTS GTS abbr. gas turbine ship at FedEx will participate in the panel discussion "Breaking Into the International Market" --Trent Scoffield, Director of U.S. Sales & Client Services of Shopping.com, Todd Lutwak, Senior Director Seller Development of eBay, Dan Madden, Senior Manager of PayPal Seller Development and Michael Miller Michael or Mike Miller may refer to:
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP For those interested in more in-depth information, ChannelAdvisor is announcing for the first time a one-day, pre-conference workshop. To learn more about the Pre-conference workshop, please visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/marathon/schedule. Featured topics for the one day Pre-conference includes: --Comparison shopping channels --Search engines --Shipping and fulfillment --Online stores --ChannelAdvisor product road map --Town Hall meeting with Scot Wingo and the ChannelAdvisor Management Team CUSTOMER BEST PRACTICES More than 300+ attendees will share best practices through excellent networking opportunities and discuss how they have used online channels and ChannelAdvisor's technology and services to grow their online businesses. EXPERT ROUNDTABLES In addition to the conference presentations there will also be Expert Roundtables available for attendees to discuss and gather information from ChannelAdvisor partners and employees. Topics will include: --International Selling --Comparison Shopping Engines --Search --Shipping and Fulfillment --Alternate Shopping Channels (Overstock o·ver·stock tr.v. o·ver·stocked, o·ver·stock·ing, o·ver·stocks To stock more of (something) than necessary or desirable. n. An excessive supply. Verb 1. , Froogle, etc.) --Inventory Management --Scheduling --Payments and Online Fraud --Business Analytics --Sourcing and Selling Excess Inventory in Private Marketplaces or Liquidation The collection of assets belonging to a debtor to be applied to the discharge of his or her outstanding debts. A type of proceeding pursuant to federal Bankruptcy Sites --ChannelAdvisor Strategy and Support Center EVENT SPONSORS ChannelAdvisor Marathon 2006 Platinum Sponsors include FedEx and Overstock.com Auctions; Gold Sponsors include eBay, PayPal and buySAFE; Silver Sponsors include CyberSource and Pronto pron·to adv. Informal Without delay; quickly. [Spanish, from Latin pr  mptus; see prompt. and Local Sponsors include Maupin Taylor, Hosted Solutions and Stone Edge Technologies. "At the third annual Marathon Conference small businesses will discuss benefits and challenges for growing their business selling on the Web's leading online channels," says Scot Wingo, President and CEO of ChannelAdvisor. "There is simply no other event where attendees can learn how small businesses and top eBay sellers succeed, and they can interact one-on-one with representatives from the leading online marketplaces, search engines and comparison shopping engines." The two-day conference will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center located in Research Triangle Park, NC. For more information or to register for the conference, please visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/marathon/. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 28th and space is limited so register today. About ChannelAdvisor Corporation ChannelAdvisor Corporation provides technology and services that enable industry-leading retailers and manufactures to sell their products across multiple online marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon.com, Overstock.com, comparison shopping engines such as Shopping.com, Shopzilla, Nextag and Froogle and search engines such as Google and Yahoo! ChannelAdvisor processes over $90m/month (greater than $1B/yr) in gross merchandise volume Gross Merchandise Volume or GMV is a term used in online retailing to indicate a total sales dollar amount for merchandise sold through a particular marketplace over a certain time frame. Popular auction sites like eBay and Overstock. on behalf of its customers. ChannelAdvisor solutions combine best practices, innovative software applications and integration technology to dramatically accelerate online channel sales. ChannelAdvisor's customers include Nokia, Best Buy, Sears and Motorola. ChannelAdvisor Corporation is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC with offices in Seattle, United Kingdom and Germany. For more information, visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/. |
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