Saturday 27 June 2009

ECMOD conference programme published !!!!

All the chasing & the juggling is now complete - we have our all new, sizzling, conference programme for the 7th & 8th October fully confirmed. We're back at Earls Court Exhibition Centre - in the Brompton Halls which is right opposite West Brompton station.

We've a special overnight room rate secured at our ECMOD HQ hotel The Copthorne Tara, Kensington as well as the Catalogue Exchange/ECMOD Supplier Awards taking place at the hotel on the evening of 7th October.

All ECMOD delegates can look forward to a fantastic array of speakers from the UK & the USA with great networking, business development and learning opportunities - all under one roof. Not forgetting the extensive ECMOD exhibition which features some of the best specialist suppliers in the business ! There is plenty to appeal to everyone and until August 15th there are fabulous early bird discounts on offer with all delegates from Catalogue Exchange member companies receiving great discounts too !

It can all be found at www.ecmod360.co.uk

Saturday 13 June 2009

Thanks, thanks, thanks

A frantic few days & all the finer details of the ECMOD programme are finally in ... and we have to say that this year's offering is nothing short of awesome. Our theme Driving Profitability has really begun to strike chords in our ECMOD community - and client side speakers are keen to share their experience & help others on the path to success. There isn't a multichannel, etail , retail or catalogue business of note that won't be looking to take part. And with some of the most talented expert speakers heading over from the US, all ECMOD participants get access to the best of both worlds. Understandably we are already fielding registrations for the conference and for the exhibition .... and there are fantastic early bird deals available for those who move quickly to snap up the allocation.

Latest speakers to join: Andrew Shapin of Long Tall Sally; Sam Andrews of Snow Valley; Luke Dashper of Selective Marketplace; Terry Flynn of Headsets.com (USA) ..... & new exhibitors are signing up daily

www.ecmod360.co.uk to keep up to date

ECMOD2009
7-8 October
Earls Court Exhibition Centre

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Driving Profitability - a fitting ECMOD theme

Will admit to having been somewhat sidetracked over past month ... with the hugely successful Catalogue Exchange Annual Summit on June 3rd - the Feefo reviews of said Summit, new developments for the Catalogue Exchange website, Twitter (yes, we're hooked follow us @ECMODSHOW) and chasing our lovely ECMOD speakers for the niceties - like pix & biogs ....
& do we have an impressive line-up this year ?!!!

I can now confirm the full programme which has so much great material to compress into two solid days that we've added breakfast sessions, over-lunch sessions, a great evening soiree for the Catalogue Exchange members & their guests ...& more - we have US experts galore combining with some of the most successful practitioners in the UK to deliver a brilliant blend of inspirational "on the money"tips, advice, all of it practical & applicable to your business. Session topics include digital & direct marketing, exploiting social media, trigger emails, branding, copywriting, creative, international, website usability, data mining, catalogue circulation planning, systems implementation, production, SEO, SEM, business development & more. Remember too that unlike many of the current wave of broader based events, when you take part in the ECMOD conference you will not be queueing with a bunch of students and assorted freeloaders to listen to sales pitches from suppliers in a flimsy temporary structure with poor acoustics - you will instead be taking your seat in a purpose built, comfortable conference room with your peers. Our registration fees are modest - the value is stunning - and with early bird rates in place to encourage you to reserve your seats ...... this year's ECMOD is a stunner.

Catalogue Exchange members get an even bigger discount as well as access to special member only sessions - including the unique Behind Closed Doors discussion for client side CEOs, MDs, & other board directors .... and there is a even a VIP dining area this year ! Sorry to keep wittering on about the Catalogue Exchange - but you must understand how passionate we are about it. It is an inner circle that has some of the most active businesses in the sector fully involved in supporting each other .... and with annual membership of just £245 for client side businesses with sales up to £1 million - and just £495 for those with over £1 million annual sales - it is the bargain of the century. Associate membership for supplier organisations is pegged at £695 a year ... and helps these businesses to foster strong mutually beneficial relationships with our full member companies. www.catalogueexchange.co.uk or follow @CatalogueEx on Twitter to learn of new members joining, upcoming events, and special member offers.

Back to ECMOD ....
New this time is an International Boulevard in the exhibition hall for all our expert international service providers - international is huge this year with great opportunities for businesses in all niches to extend their reach ..... we have some excellent conference content too on international marketing & logistics ....

We also have a Catalogue Exchange Village - a lovely area of the exhibition hall constructed around a central cafe with CatEx associate member stands lining its walkways - here there'll be hosted lunch sessions, a meeting point, advice desks & lots more ....

TA Design is running a competition to win free catalogue makeover worth £7000 .... and there are loads of other great show offers being lined up.

The dates: October 7-8 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre
www.ecmod360.co.uk