February 15 - 17, 2010
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Orlando, Florida
43 Expert Speakers, Free Web Design Consultations, 37 Web Design Exhibitors 43 expert speakers Free Web Design Consultations 45 Web Design Exhibitors
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Web Design & Usability 2010 Conference
Attend the only conference focused solely on web design & usability at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, from February 15 to 17, 2010. See 43 Expert speakers on retail web design & usability, receive 2 FREE web site design consultations with experts, visit the only exhibit hall devoted to web design solutions and much more.
November 20, 2009
IRWD 2010 Spotlight Speaker of the Week

Each week until the conference, our editors will put together a short article spotlighting one of the speakers featured at the Internet Retailer Web Design & Usability 2010 Conference that contains a description of the session, an explanation of why they selected that speaker for that session, and a brief interview with the speaker about their session. Today's IRWD Spotlight Speaker is Rick McNeill.

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Kevin Richards, President, Ventura Web Design
Rick McNeill, Web Design Product Manager, Meijer

One of the beauties of selling online is that e-retailers can continuously make little changes that can fast add up to big sales increases. This session features a leading e-retailing consultant who works with clients to implement little changes. He will discuss the common little changes his company has uncovered at retail web sites, what it took for retailers to implement the changes and the results they achieved. He will be joined by an online retailer who will discuss his company's own experience in uncovering and implementing little changes, what it took from a staff and resource perspective to implement the changes and the payback.

Why Our Editors Asked Rick to Speak

Meijer Inc. launched a handsome new web site in late 2007 with enough consumer-friendly features that the site immediately found a spot in the Internet Retailer Top 500. In spite of being a big company, Meijer didn't just throw money at its site—it took a deliberate approach of analyzing how shoppers use the web and its site, then implemented incremental improvements that resulted in growing sales. Rick McNeill was one of the leaders of that effort and he is passionate about the small-is-beautiful—or effective—approach.

How Rick Describes The Session

"You don't need me to tell you that our fast-paced Internet world is constantly changing. The reality is you must keep up or risk losing market share that you've worked so hard to gain," Rick says. "Not all companies have the big bucks for a massive site wide re-work. Here's the key, you don't need to go to that extreme. I'll be speaking about the magic in the details—the small cost-effective changes that can impact what matters to you the most, your bottom line."

Access Profiles of Previous Speakers of the Week

Publisher's Invitation

Internet Retailer Publisher Jack Love explains why the Web Design & Usability 2010 Conference is the perfect niche event for anyone responsible for the development and sales performance of retail web sites. Why? Because it focuses exclusively on issues that are at the core of web performance and provides practical tips for improving online sales with better web designs. See Publisher's Invitation

IRWD Conference Speakers
John Thompson
General Manager
BestBuy.com
Lynnette Montgomery
VP Direct Marketing
Performance Bicycle and Nashbar

IRWD 2010 Conference features 43 expert speakers, all of whom provide revenue-generating advice on retail web site design and usability. Chosen by Internet Retailer's editors based solely on their expertise, these speakers include e-retailers from all merchandise channels and the design professionals who help them create outstanding sites. See All 43 Speakers

Free Design Consultations

Free Private Web Design Consultations — Feb. 15-16 All conference attendees can schedule two private 30-minute consultation sessions with top web design experts who review their sites in advance and suggest changes to improve sales during the private session. To take advantage of this valuable benefit, please schedule your consultations prior to the conference. Get Design Consultation Details

Who Attends IRWD

Internet Retailer's Web Design & Usability 2010 Conference draws web site managers and developers from all retail web operations, including those of store chains, catalog firms, web-only merchants, consumer product manufacturers and service companies and Internet solution providers—all of which have retail web sites with significant growth potential through better design. See Attendee Data & Evaluations