Expert Reviews

"The eTail Program addresses all the big challenges facing ecommerce companies in today's hyper-competitive retail environment - from business and marketing strategy to technology solutions. It's a great learning experience."

Arnold Sookram, Frmr. Director of Retention Marketing, Backcountry.com

“The 2011 agenda is the most comprehensive that I’ve seen in the last three years.”

Michael Merhab, Vice President, E-Commerce, CBS Interactive - Sports

This is the best conference agenda I've seen in a long time.

Tessa Fraser, Senior Marketing Manager, American Greetings Interactive

“This is my second Etail and I continue to be impressed with the topics for discussion as well as the cutting edge vendor options. Keep up the great work”

Jim Pasala, Account Executive, Performics

“Thanks for putting on such a great event. You guys did a great job of bringing it all together and it was a pleasure to work with you and the rest of the eTail crew, as always.”

Nathan Decker, Sr. Director E-Commerce, Evogear

“Just wanted to thank you again for the opportunity to speak at eTail West. My team and I had a great show and made a lot of great connections.”

Nick Sheth, Director of Business Development, Gap Inc. Direct

"Great conference. Very relevant topics with the right mix of high level trends in ecommerce and tactical insights to drive the business. Perfect place to connect with industry leaders."

Miguel Almeida, VP Online Merchandising & Operations, Walgreens.com

“Another successful event at eTail West 2010! I had the chance to speak to some spectacular people that visited our booth, but I was also able to sneak away and sit-in on some valuable sessions. I’ll definitely be returning next year. Special thanks to Amadesa, TRUSTe, and BlueHornet for hosting a great party!”

Allen Kelly, Marketing Manger, VeriSign, Inc.

“I think this was the best eTail ever.”

Frank Malsbenden, VP/GM, Vision Retailing

"The eTail team was great to work with and I walked away with several new insights.”

Richard Gerstein, Senior Vice President, Sears Holdings Corporation

“There is a page about the speakers that in the last few weeks has started to really have some clout in our SEO strategy.”

McKay Thomas, Graphic Marketing Manager, Billiardex.com and Pooltables.com

“The etail show has been amazingly effective for us. This year, we won an account post meeting with them at eTail! That tells you something about the quality of attendees. We manage search advertising and shopping engine advertising programs for 10 out of top 500 online retailers in US. We first met with 4 of our top retailer clients (out of 10) at eTail!We have participated in all eTail shows since Feb 2007 (with the sole exception of eTail Baltimore in 2008). We are very happy with our association with the eTail group (special mention: Chet and Michelle) and hope to continue the association for many more years.

Udayan Bose, CEO, Netelixir

“This was the third E-tail conference that I have attended, I have E-tail to be an excellent venue for assessing the state of the industry as well as the technological innovations and services that will shape the future of retail. I believe the performance of our website has been improved and enhanced as a result of the knowledge gained and the vendor partnerships established at E-tail. I can recommend E-tail to any organization looking to improve their people or their website. The key to success in today’s marketplace is knowledge and relationships, E-tail presents the opportunity to acquire both.”

Mark DeCausmeaker, Director Multi Channel Sales, REEDS Jewelers

“We attend etail every year for two reasons. First, to get a recap of last holiday and find out what worked for other etailers. Second, the timing is perfect for our business, as ideas gathered in February have enough time to become projects that generate revenue in holiday the same year.”

Tim McCue, Director of E-Commerce, JOCKEY.COM

“The Etail conference has been the best eCommerce show we have attended by far. The keynote presentations are timely and the breakout sessions are the right size and given mostly by marketers and Internet retail savvy executives. The conference is extremely well run and provides a lot valuable networking opportunities. Best of all we have been able to improve the quality of our eCommerce experience thanks to a numbers of new ideas and strategies that were inspired by the show! FYI, I just attended the Internet Retailer in Chicago. The show was okay but in my opinion did not compare favorably to Etail in terms of the quality of information. Keep up the good work.

Tim Littleton, President & CEO, CHEFS Catalog

“This show does a fantastic job at getting senior-level retailers together. It’s helpful to synch up on tactics and strategies retailers are using to stay ahead of the curve.”

Jason Kang, Vice President, Marketing, Zazzle Inc.

“It was one of the better e-commerce events, there were good informative sessions, there was a lot of time to interact with the vendors. It was spot on overall.”

Peter Clarkson, President and CEO, AC Lens

I highly recommend exhibiting at Etail conferences. We’ve exhibited at the Etail West and East shows since 2009, even in the earliest startup months. Etail shows are very intimate and you get a lot of personal time with the attendees, as opposed to the larger shows. The staff is very flexible and the attendees are more relaxed, making the show a lot of fun. From an exhibitor’s perspective, our goal is to get a positive ROI on our investment and the WBR team does a great job to help us hit this goal! I’d highly recommend working with the Etail team to help you market your solution or service to top online retailers. Other positives: you get fed, they give you a list of attendees, they hold events that allow you to network.

Ji Kim, Founder & CEO, DiJiPOP

The show was outstanding! Congratulations on a great show!

Fred H. Lerner, President & CEO, Ritz Interactive, Inc.

The event was so valuable and I made wonderful connections with other attendees.

Jami Dowling, Director of Sales, Smartsoft Mobile Solutions

Thanks again for all your help last week. It was a great event, so hats off to you and the event team!

Veronica Pasia, Global Marketing Manager – Web, Claire's Stores

Just wanted to say what a super event this year. Great Speakers and more attendees…You can’t ask for anything better than that

Howard Wyner, CMO, Scentiments.com

Thanks for, once again, putting on a wonderfully run and very engaging eTail conference. As usual it was flawless. I heard lots of good feedback on the train to NYC. Great job!

Leisa Glispy, Former Director of Global eCommerce, Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton