Electronic Retailing Association Helps Inventors Launch New Products; ERA New Product Showcase Sponsored by HSN, Featured at INPEX.Business, High-Tech & Consumer/Retail Editors WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002 Ubiquitous Found in large quantities everywhere. This English word means "all over the place." products like the George Foreman Grill The George Foreman Grill, also known as the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine is a popular indoor grill promoted by well-known boxer, George Foreman. , OxiClean and the AB-DOer all have one thing in common. They were once just an idea in the mind of a creative inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that and were made successful through the use of direct response television (DRTV DRTV Direct Response Television (media) ). For the third consecutive year, the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA), an international trade association of companies that use the power of electronic retailing to sell direct to consumers, is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the next big idea and offering inventors the chance of a lifetime -- the chance to present their idea at the ERA's Product Showcase at the ERA's Annual Conference, October 13-15, 2002 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . "The ERA New Product Showcase offers entrepreneurs a safe and effective way to get educated about the direct response industry," notes ERA 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. , Elissa Matulis Myers, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. . "When bringing a new product to market, understanding how the industry works is a critical factor for success." The ERA New Product Showcase, Sponsored by HSN HSN Home Shopping Network HSN High Speed Network HSN Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy HSN Highly Saturated Nitrile HSN Healthy Schools Network, Inc. HSN Hopping Sequence Number HSN Historical Sample of the Netherlands HSN Haiti Support Network As part of the tradeshow, the Invention Show sponsors INPEX INPEX Information Nouveautés Pharmaceutiques (R) Inventors University(TM), a series of seminars, presentations, and panel discussions designed to educate inventors, entrepreneurs, and business attendees. On Friday, May 17 from 8:00 - 11:45 AM, Wendi Cooper, of C Spot Run Productions, and Chair of the ERA New Product Task Force will host the ERA New Product Showcase Panel Evaluation. Inventors and entrepreneurs will have the unprecedented opportunity to present their product or idea to a panel of DRTV industry experts and gain valuable feedback about its marketability Marketability A negotiable security is said to have good marketability if there is an active secondary market in which it can easily be resold. marketability The ease with which an investment may be bought and sold in the secondary market. . Most important, a few lucky products will pre-qualify for the "ERA New Product Showcase, sponsored by HSN" at the ERA's Annual Conference, October 13-15, 2002 in Las Vegas. "The inventors will walk away from this panel with one of three things: a knowledge that they have a product that will work for direct response; information on how to alter their product to work; or a trip back to the drawing board," notes Cooper. Other ERA Product Showcase Dates and Cities:
-- June (3rd week) 2002
Home Shopping Network, St Petersburg, FL
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
To register: www.retailing.org
-- July 20, 2002
Embassy Suites, Ft Lauderdale, FL
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Seminar leader: Ron Perlstein, Concept Media
To register: www.retailing.org
-- August 3rd, 2002
The Learning Annex, Los Angeles, CA
Seminar leader: Wendi Cooper, C Spot Run Productions
Cost: Free
To register (one month in advance): www.thelearningannex.com
-- August 17, 2002
The Learning Annex, New York, NY
Seminar leader: Tim Hawthorne, hawthorne direct
Cost: Free
To register (one month in advance): www.thelearningannex.com
About the Electronic Retailing Association: Founded in 1990, the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) is a trade association representing the $125 billion electronic retailing industry. It is comprised of more than 450 member companies and subsidiaries worldwide that use the power of electronic retailing to sell direct to consumers via television, radio, Internet, and wireless media. The ERA also hosts several major conferences and exhibitions, the largest of which is held in Las Vegas each October. More information is available at www.retailing.org. About INPEX: INPEX(TM) is The Invention/New Product Exposition. Featuring inventions, new products and innovations, INPEX(TM) is the world's largest invention exposition and is being held being held May 15-18, 2002 at the ExpoMart in Pittsburgh. To register, call 800-422-0871, x110 or visit the web site at www.inventionshow.com. |
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