E-Retailers Praise Internet Retailer's Web Design '08 Show

"The web design conference was, in the main, excellent—congrats! I got even more out of it than I'd expected, in three different buckets:

• Given that we see lots of new whizzy design concepts all the time, I came away with a sense of which ones were actually taking hold as "new standards" and which ones might not be.
• A strong reminder of lots of stuff that I already know, but "relearning" it in concentrated fashion allows me to apply it all in orderly fashion to the evolution of our websites, which is hugely helpful.
• Things that the presenters didn't say expressly, but thought they sparked as I took the opportunity to think about nothing other than my website for a couple of days, an opportunity I'll certainly never have in the office."

"The Web Design Conference was a big success for me and I would like to thank you for holding a conference focused on Web DESIGN. As the Creative Director for a small Web design, development and marketing team from Vermont, I do not have many local resources to discuss the concerns of our business. The conference gave me a national view of the major issues and best-practices.

The speakers were engaging and informative. One benefit of hearing so many speakers is that many ideas are repeated, including the power of product ratings, giving the customer control of the experience, and user testing the design. This confirms for me the importance of implementing these for our clients as well.

I am excited to hear you are planning a Web Design Conference for 2009!"

"Great job once again! We’ve already implemented three changes to our design and our conversion rate increased 10% in two weeks. We plan to implement a few more in the next few weeks."

"You and your team produced an event that I think attendees found really valuable. At each design consultation, people kept talking about how much they were getting out of the entire show."

"I had a really wonderful time and was very proud to have been there with you and the rest of the Internet Retailer team. You all did a fabulous job getting it all put together. It was the best conference I have been to in many years."

"I just wanted to drop a quick note of thank to you and the entire Internet Retail staff for putting on a tremendous show last week in Miami. It was organized, informative and 1st class."

"We attended the conference in Miami and learned a lot! Great event! We heard during the conference that you guys would be taping the show and producing a video. Can you give me more info on that? We're anxious to revisit some of those great presenters."

"My partner and I attended your Miami conference and want to take this opportunity to thank you for organizing such a valuable learning experience. We are convinced that by applying the knowledge and resources attained will enable us to add $2 million to our sales in the coming year."

"The conference was excellent overall. I found the speakers to be focused on their topics and not overtly selling, which was a welcome change. I also found that the conversations I had with the booth participants were also very helpful. They were ready to answer questions, provide specific details and generally be extremely useful. I was impressed that they actually listened and didn't just give their spiel, as I've experienced at other conferences."

"It really was an excellent conference, I arrived back at my office with some great action items for me and my team."