ChannelAdvisor Announces Second Annual Marathon Conference
Addresses Key Issues for Leading SMB Sellers to Leverage Online Channels
Research Triangle Park, NC – March 29, 2005 - ChannelAdvisor Corporation, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS), announced today they will host the second annual ChannelAdvisor Marathon Conference on May 11-12 in Research Triangle Park, NC. The invitation-only event will bring together leading small businesses and the eBay Top 500 sellers, representatives from Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) to discuss best practices during two days of intense face-to-face discussions, exciting “case study” sessions, real-world solutions and networking events.
Featured speakers and topics for the two day conference include:
- Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com and Holly MacDonald-Korth, VP of Overstock.com Auctions on “Overstock.com: Challenges and Opportunities”
- Diane Rinaldo, Director of Strategic Alliances of Overture Services on “Small Business Search Strategies”
- Susan Phillips, Senior Director of Marketing of eBay on “eBay Growth Areas – International and Hot Categories”
- Allen Smith of FedEx and Debbie Stradder, Director of U.S. Department of Commerce on “Shipping and Fulfillment”
- Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor and Author of eBay Strategies on “Multi-Channel Marketplace Trends and Observations”
- Todd Rath, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Rock Bottom Golf on “Taking your business to the next level”
- Mark Fitzgerald, Partner, VP Technology and Operations of Grapevinehill.com on “Staffing your Business for Growth”
CUSTOMER BEST PRACTICES
More than 100 small businesses will share best practices through excellent networking opportunities. These customers will share how they have used online channels and ChannelAdvisor’s technology and services to grow their businesses.
EXPERT ROUNDTABLES
Throughout the conference, Expert Roundtables will be available for attendees to discuss and gather information from ChannelAdvisor partners and employees. Topics will include:
- Shopping Engines and Paid Search
- Shipping and Fulfillment
- International Expansion
- Overstock.com
- eBay Keywords
- Merchandising Strategies
- ChannelAdvisor Stores
- Implementation and Integration
- Scheduling
- Non-Paying Buyers & Unpaid Items
- Much more
“At the second annual Marathon Conference small business merchants will discuss benefits and challenges for growing businesses selling on the Web’s leading marketplaces,” says Scot Wingo, CEO and President 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 and 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 29th and space is limited so register today.
About ChannelAdvisor Corporation
ChannelAdvisor Corporation provides technology and services that enable leading online retailers to maximize their products across multiple e-commerce marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon.com and Overstock.com, comparison shopping engines such as Shopping.com, Shopzilla, Nextag and Google Product Search and search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and MSN. In 2006, ChannelAdvisor managed over $1.6 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) on behalf of its customers. ChannelAdvisor solutions combine best practices, on-demand software and integration technology to help retailers sell more products, faster, by automating labor-intensive, manual functions so they spend less time optimizing campaigns and more time solving marketing and business issues. ChannelAdvisor's customers include, GSI Commerce, Sears, Brookstone, Abebooks and Motorola. ChannelAdvisor Corporation is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC with offices in Seattle, the United Kingdom and Germany. For more information, visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/.
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