My Quick Thoughts and Emotions: Ecommerce Summit 2010

Pin ItSo, I am sitting on the plane, watching the parade of people going by as they make their way past my seat. I am on the front row, seat 1F in business class. So John why is that important? I am so glad you asked … I ALWAYS have coach seating, I have not flown first class since the days back when I was a kid. My dad retired from American Airlines and as a kid I got free flight passes, boy those were the days. But nowadays I simply can’t really justify the cost to sit in business class, since that class actually lands AFTER the coach class LMAO! I was checking in for...

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eCommerce Summit Agenda Starts to Unfold And Guess Who Is On It?!?

Pin It eCommerce Summit 2010 Agenda Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:00 PM – Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:00 PM (Mountain Time) Las Vegas – Flamingo Hotel & Casino 702-733-3111 3555 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109 USA Map & Directions Hosted by:   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...

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Press Release: eCommerce Merchants Going Local with Chapters

Pin ItIt is with great excitement that we announce our plans to take eCommerce Merchants local to a neighborhood near you in 2010 with the launch of eCommerce Merchants Local Chapters. With over 5 years of successfully developing the most vibrant community of online merchants sharing best practices and educating "By sellers for sellers" we believe going local will deliver additional value for our members developing a network with other online merchants in your area and discussing the latest strategies. We are currently seeking members who wish to help us get eCommerce Merchants...

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PeSA Questions eBay Executives Over Recent Changes?!?

Pin It 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...

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PeSA Ecommerce Summit in Sydney Australia…Lets ROCK!!!

Pin ItOk, 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 LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s 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...

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Get In Where You Fit In : ECMTA Director Brandon Dupsky

Pin ItHere is another entry in my week long series as I continue to countdown to my birthday on January 13th. Make sure to listing to the entire birthday series of interviews this week. It is GURANTEED to make your business better or your money back! LMAO — John My man Brandon! Dude is a major force for the further advancement of small, medium and large businesses inĀ  e-commerce. He is the Managing Director of the E-commerce Merchant Trade Association (ECMTA) and a very active member of PeSA (Professional eBay Sellers Association). I met Brandon for the very first time last year at...

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Interview w/ Brandon Dupsky of Ecommerce Association ECMTA

Pin ItBrandon Dupsky is the Managing Director of ECMTA. He, was gracious enough and BOLD enough to be the first one to sit down with your boy! Now you know that takes some guts. But he was so cool about hanging out with me. So this is the beginning of what will shape up to be some of the best information you can get from the big names in eCommerce and eBay. Welcome to Colder I.C.E. Interviews! (press the play button to hear the recording)   Brandon Dupsky   Managing Director, eCommerce Merchants Trade Association   You have got to listen to this call cause Brandon...

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