Comments on: Shop.org’s Digital Footprint at the NRF Big Show

By: Isaac Lay

Isaac Lay — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:25:38 +0000

As an exhibitor we saw steady traffic. It didn’t hurt being in Green Concept Store featuring allEtronic, our Digital “Paperless” Receipts System. It was definitely worth exhibiting.

By: Jay Heavilon

Jay Heavilon — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:45:17 +0000

As a Shop.org member, I also spent time in the exhibit hall and found the hall to be very busy. For all the downturn in sales and the mood of many attendees, I expected much of the convention to be a ghost town. However, events were well attended, the online forums sponsored by Shop.org were typically all full and I found the exhibit hall to be very busy – except for the last hour of the day on Monday.

By: Scott Silverman, Executive Director, Shop.org

Scott Silverman, Executive Director, Shop.org — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:17:42 +0000

Michael – I walked the hall on Monday and Tuesday and went end to end. Not all sections were full, but most were. I also talked to exhibitors who said that they had a lot of good conversations. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of putting this event in the context of what retailers are calling the worst holiday season in DECADES. Many people expected the event to be like a ghost town and it was far from it.

By: David R Seifert

David R Seifert — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:06:46 +0000

I am anxious to continue this conversation among industry leaders at Shop.org Strategy and Innovation Conference on February 2 through 4 in Orlando. These are exciting times for our segment.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:57:53 +0000

I was at NRF and I don;t know where you saw a “bustling” exhibit hall. At best it was lightly attended. Reporting the truth is usually better than sugar coating a sad state of affairs. I do agree that there were some high points among the exhibits, but sadly attendance was poor.