ReCap of PeSA Australia eCommerce Seller Summit and Bonanzle Up Event
Pin ItWOW!!! Two countries, four cities, three presentations and 40+ hours in airplanes makes for ONE tired black man. The experiences we had in Sydney, Melbourne, Kansas City and Hollywood (that was just for fun) have been amazing. It is way too much for a blog post, but I hope you will join me TOMORROW evening for a very special Late Night BETA show, register now FREE. I will be recapping all the information, tools and fun of my trip to Australia for the Professional eBay Sellers Association (PeSA) event there and also the Bonanazle Up event in Kansas City. Two selling communities and some...
read moreMy 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...
read moreeCommerce 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...
read morePro eBay Sellers Gather in Australia: PeSA 2009 Highlight Reel
Pin ItWow, 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 LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend...
read moreColderICE Keynote Presentation to eCommerce /eBay Sellers in Sydney Australia
Pin ItIt 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...
read moreeBay U.S. Is So Cheap on Swag, But Australia ROCKS Mate!!!
Pin ItMy 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! LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend...
read morePeSA 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...
read morePeSA 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...
read moreJohn Lawson from ColderICE.com Social Media Presentation (Ecommerce Summit)
Pin ItThis 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) LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s Profits Through Social...
read moreTaking ICE Down Under? PeSA Australian Summit Has The ICE FACTOR Baby!
Pin ItThe 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...
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