Expert Reviews

"I look forward to the Etail West Conference every year as a chance to network with my peers, stay up to date with emerging technologies, and share ideas and best practices with the best and brightest in online retail. Can’t wait for next year!"

Dave Haber, Sr. Director, Marketing Communications & Social Media, Ice.com

“I spent more than 10 years as an industry analyst, attending multiple trade shows and conferences – and frankly – the value of this event is readily apparent.”

Karen Offerman, E-Commerce Business Analyst, Nutrisystem

"The eTail West 2012 event offered a great opportunity to meet with key executives and learn about the latest trends in eCommerce. Although very large events have their own advantages, this more intimate setting allowed for in-depth conversations and presentations. The conference was well organized and took place in a very accommodating venue. I will plan to attend another eTail event in the future."

Editor-in-Chief, Debbie Hauss, Retail TouchPoints

"This is one of the best ecommerce conferences available, both in terms of value as well as the networking and learning opportunities that come from its more manageable size and regional approach."

Donnamarie Mazzola, Brand Marketing Manager, Voice Systems Engineering, Inc.

"@eTail_Events I judge an event, based on the people I want to meet and those sitting next to me. eTail Palm Springs was a Great event."

Chris Brinkworth, Chief Marketing Officer, Tagman

"Etail Palm Springs was an excellent event and very well organized. I go to many conferences and it was well ran with a lot of vibe and energy. The audience was always engaged and the presentations were excellent."

Jodie Solomon, Director of Advertising Sales, Mobile Marketer

"It was another great show...thank you! In prior years I came as president & CEO of Ritz Interactive, Inc. a mature company, and found the show extremely important in helping build our business. This year I came as president and CEO of a startup company, MailPix, Inc., and continue to find the show critical in the building of my new business."

Fred H. Lerner, President & CEO, MailPix.com

"[We] are still talking about the conference and how much we learned. The show is definitely first class and well organized. We look forward to attending again."

David Jones, E-Commerce Direct Marketing Architect, The Little Tikes Company

“Attending the eTail West Conference is something I look forward to every year…This convention gives us a great chance to network with others in our industry and help MyBinding.com to innovate and discover new options for e-commerce technology. Attending this conference is a terrific opportunity for us, it’s always exciting to meet others in this industry and get new ideas . Going to Palm Desert is part of our strategy to stay competitive and grow as a company.”

Jeff McRitchie, Vice President of Marketing, MyBinding.com

"eTail West 2012 was a super show for us for 3 reasons. Firstly, the number of retail attendees was 30%-40% higher than any other etail show that we have attended (and we have done “all etail shows” since Feb 2007!)  Also, it’s difficult to beat etail in terms of the “quality”. All top tier retailers were there and many were in serious “buying mode”. Lastly, the organization of this show was immaculate – WBR team was always present when you needed them and they were always trying to help you have a successful show. That’s a big factor – “organizers want you to succeed."

Udayan Bose, Founder & CEO, NetElixir Inc.

"Great show by the way. I really enjoyed hosting the Email day. I think we’ll consider that investment again in the future."

Tim Judson, VP of Client Services, Connection Engine

"While we're an innovative B2B company focused on social and mobile commerce, we still rely on tried and true demand generation tactics. As part of our efforts we're always testing and learning, trying different ways to get access to and compel digital marketers at top retail brands to consider our offerings. We've tried many different tactics and sources of leads and WBR has consistently exceeded response goals and more importantly, the quality of leads have been outstanding. This year we committed to a package of activities with WBR including email, webinars, events and research. The WBR team working on our account has been professional, responsive, fun and have delivered above and beyond, I couldn't recommend them higher."

Marko Z Muellner, Sr. Director of Marketing, Marko Z Muellner

"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

“Thanks for hosting a great conference.”

Jacob Hawkins, VP E-Commerce, Aeropostale

"Great show by the way. I really enjoyed hosting the Email day. I think we’ll consider that investment again in the future"

Tim Judson, VP of Client Services, Connection Engine