Shop.org Blog » David MacMahan http://blog.shop.org This blog is for the members of Shop.org Thu, 10 May 2012 12:45:04 +0000 en hourly 1 An attendee’s perspective of Day 1 at the Summit http://blog.shop.org/2009/09/23/an-attendees-perspective-of-day-1-at-the-summit/ http://blog.shop.org/2009/09/23/an-attendees-perspective-of-day-1-at-the-summit/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:07:22 +0000 David MacMahan http://blog.shop.org/?p=2272 The dinner and networking on the Beach was great. The food was excellent. If I had any idea the lobster was on the “tail end” of the buffet I would have had an empty plate when I got there. Nice surprise.

The show, if it ended last night, has been a big win for me. Reconnecting and getting new contacts and updated contact information for retail client potentials I had hoped to meet has been all I had hoped. Meetings with retailers that I only had an email or phone relationship with before makes it much more fun going forward.

I will be leaving with a thick stack of cards, lots of work to do in follow up and knowing my choice to come to the show was the right one!

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]]> http://blog.shop.org/2009/09/23/an-attendees-perspective-of-day-1-at-the-summit/feed/ 0 Thoughts from opening receptions at Shop.org Summit http://blog.shop.org/2009/09/21/thoughts-from-opening-receptions-at-shop-org-summit/ http://blog.shop.org/2009/09/21/thoughts-from-opening-receptions-at-shop-org-summit/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:10:33 +0000 David MacMahan http://blog.shop.org/?p=2200 The first night of Shop.org with the cocktail reception in the exhibitor area was good. Familiar faces dating to 1999/2000 Shop.org meetings were still there, though many wearing the badges of different companies than then. It seemed like the mood was upbeat among those I had conversations with, but maybe just a bit cautious too. I heard less about rebuilding entire platforms and struggling to get basics in place, so as a vendor of a “nice to have” service, it sounded more promising.

I did see interest and an audience around a virtual touchscreen clothing demo with a bit of space age feeling, and chatted at the Amazon after-party with representatives of a company doing the click-to-buy technology from images online. Things talked about years ago and maybe prototyped, but possibly close to viable now? Not as many new things to wonder if they are too early or will be around a year from now as the early 2000s, but still fun to see innovation. I look forward to hearing the panel discussions tomorrow and Wednesday.

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