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STEVE GROSSBERG, PRESIDENT OF IMA Internet Merchants Assn In the News-- Expo -- March 3-5, Las Vegas

My colleague Steve Grossberg, president of the IMA (Internet Merchant's Assn) is making headlines and in the news this week across the country in an Associated Press story and others.

As noted earlier, Steve will be presiding over the 2nd Annual Internet Merchants Assn Confab in Vegas March 2-5. For more info go to www.imamerchant.org or call, 310-822-3119 and I'll talk with you. Joyce Schwarz, JCOM, marketing & biz dev for the IMA.

LINKS TO RECENT STORIES ABOUT THE IMA and interviews with Steve Grossberg, President IMA -- don't miss the conference in Vegas March 3- 5. www.imamerchant.org.

 

EBay Sellers Not Happy About Fee Changes The Associated Press - 19 hours ago "It's too little too late," said Steve Grossberg, one of eBay's top 100 sellers and the founder and president of the Internet Merchants Association. ... EBay Lowers Some Fees, Raises Others The Associated Press - Jan 29, 2008 "It's too little too late," said Steve Grossberg, one of eBay's top 100 sellers and the founder and president of the Internet Merchants Association. ... EBay's Tweaks to Feedback Worry Sellers The Associated Press - 24 minutes ago Steve Grossberg, a Florida-based top seller of video games and president of the Internet Merchants Association, said the ban on rating buyers is a good ... Nintendo Launch Party Boosts Marketing For Retailers MediaPost Publications, New York - Jan 21, 2008 ... up-to-the-minute news on the store event, which delights independent online merchants and auction site eBay power sellers like Steve Grossberg. ... eBay's Top Sellers Perform Poorly on Feedback 2.0 Auctionbytes - Jan 2, 2008 eBay PowerSeller Steve Grossberg, who heads the Internet Merchants Association (IMA), said asking buyers to rate sellers on shipping & handling costs made ... National Business Briefs The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 18 hours ago "It's too little too late," said Steve Grossberg, one of eBay's top 100 sellers and the founder and president of the Internet Merchants Association. ...

Internet Merchants Assn Ecommerce Expo to Feature Keynote by Philipp Justus, SVP, eBay Auctions & more March 3-5, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

What if you could mingle with the top online retailers...what if you could find out how these guys and gals make more than $1/2 Billion annually...what if you could show them your tech and services and encourage them to get to know you and your firm? Now you can...at the Second Annual Internet Merchants Assn Ecommerce Expo, March 3-5 in Las Vegas blogged by Joyce Schwarz @ www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. Check it out at www.imamerchant.org...March 3-5 in Las Vegas Take a look at this schedule for the IMA Conference www.imamerchant.org which is excerpted from their website. I'm honored to be helping with the show and will be glad to tell you more about opportunities to exhibit, to become a Platinum or Gold Member and how to maximize your attendance at this amazing show which is being held in conjunction with the largest trade show in the world. The event is at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center -- one of the premiere locations in Las Vegas. For more info email me at [email protected] or call me at 310-822-3119 IMA Ecommerce Expo, Internet Merchants Assn (www.imamerchant.org) Las Vegas @ the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center.... Sunday, March 2, 2008 4pm - Hospitality Suite opens at Mandalay Bay (remains open until Wednesday) 5pm - Presentation by ASD/AMD on working their show (in the suite) Monday March 3, 2008 - Tradewinds Room 1pm - How to Optimize Your Existing AdWords Account to Increase ROI - Google 2pm - Comparison Shopping channels – Scott Wingo, Channel Advisor 3pm - Wall Street Panel - Jeetil Patel, Robert Peck, Jim Friedland  4pm - SEO - Orange Soda Online Marketing  5pm - Keynote Speaker - Philipp Justus, Senior Vice President, eBay Auctions Tuesday March 4, 2008 - Tradewinds Room 9am - QL2 - Tim Williams, Sales Director eBusiness Solutions - Market Intelligence 10am - Analyze Your Business Using Web Statistics - SageRock/Engine Ready 11am - TBA - Endicia 12noon - Lunch Roundtables 2pm - Fullfillment By Amazon/Effective Amazon Ad Writing - Amazon 3pm - Risk Management/Accepting Safe Payments - PayPal 4pm - State of eBay 2008 (Finding 2.0) - eBay 5pm - Business Meeting for IMA Wednesday March 5, 2008 - Tradewinds Room 9am - Open  10am - Converting Browsers into Buyers - Infopia 11am - Website Designs that Sell - AGenius Marketing 12noon - Lunch Roundtables 2pm - Social Networking - Sage Rock 3pm - Developing Yahoo Stores - 1 Choice 4 Your Store Click here to register IMA has the right to change topics, time & speakers.

The following seminars are open for all ASD/AMD & IMA Attendees  - Read More ->
Tuesday, March 4 - Coral Room B & C
9:00am - Getting Started in eCommerce - Infopia
10:30am - Getting Started in eCommerce - Infopia
2:00pm - Getting Started in eCommerce - Channel Advisor
3:30pm - Getting Started in eCommerce - Channel Advisor

IMA Benefits include:

• The IMA Conference will cover sourcing of an unprecedented magnitude.
• IMA will put you right on the trade floor with more than 8,000 booths, representing 3,700 companies
• IMA will present seminars and networking opportunities

DEMO 08 --

Demo 08 is set to roll on Tuesday...it's so tempting to be there-- Hollywood2020.blogs.com LOVES DEMO...our best wishes to Chris Shipley and her crew....

Chris divides the demos into categories. We've taken that info off of the site-- but here are the general divisions: A) Not Just Confernce Producers/Customers, Message in Bottle, Simplify, Simplify, Content Made Easy, It's Easy Being Green, Search Party and more....we'll let you know when there are more details on the DEMO companies-- probably hit the web tonight js.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Chris Shipley , Executive Producer, DEMO Conferences

We’re Not Just Conference Producers, We’re Customers

Demonstrations by:
TimeTrade Systems, Inc.
Iterasi, Inc.
LiquidPlanner, Inc.
Citiport, Inc.
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
Skyfire
Fabrik, Inc.
SpeakLike, LLC
STEP Labs
NotchUp, Inc.
Education.com
800 PBX, Inc.

Message in a Bottle: Demonstrations by:
Toktumi, Inc.
Avistar Communications Corp.
Santrum Networks, Inc.
Movial
Ribbit Corp.
LegiTime Technologies, Inc.
Vidyo™, Inc.

Simplify, Simplify

Demonstrations by:
LiquidTalk, Inc.
Zodiac Interactive
Voyant, Inc.
Review2Buy, Inc.
Acesis, Inc.
blist, Inc.
Ecrio, Inc.
CellSpinSoft, Inc.

Content Made Easy : Demonstrations by:
Flypaper, Inc.
GoldMail, Inc.
Sprout, Inc.

It’s Easy Being Green

Demonstrations by:
Green Plug, Inc.
Celsias, Ltd.

Virtualization . . .

Demonstrations by:
Citrix Sytems, Inc.
StackSafe, Inc.

…. In a Virtual World

Demonstration by:
SceneCaster

See it again for the first time

Demonstrations by:
Livescribe, Inc.
Seesmic
MOLI, LLC

Let’s Jam

DEMO’s Jam Session is an annual tradition, and what better way to get us all in the mood to play, than a few quick lessons from the pros.

Demonstration by:
iVideosongs

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Demonstration Pavilion Open & Reception

Revolution Will Be Broadcast on the Web

Demonstrations by:
BitGravity, Inc.
Cozimo.com, Inc.
xtranormal, Inc.
Capzles, Inc.

The Social Web

Demonstrations by:
HubDub, Ltd.
notebookz.com, Inc.
atlaspost.com
YouChoose, LLC
Buzka, Pty Ltd.
Redux, Inc.
Standout Jobs, Inc.

And the Revolution Will Be Paid for by Advertising

Demonstrations by:
Liquidus Corp.
TubeMogul, Inc.
Visible Measures Corp.

At your Service

Demonstrations by:
support.com
Pathworks Software Corp.
SupportSpace, Inc.
Aternity, Inc.
MANDIANT
Symantec Corp.

A Different Spin on Service

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Demonstration by:
good2gether, Inc.

Not Business as Usual

Demonstrations by:
KonoLive
CHALEX Corp.
Huddle.net
Rove Mobile, Inc.
Catalyst Web Services, LLC
Sterna Technologies, Inc.

The Infrastructure for Next-Generation Web

Demonstrations by:
Asankya, Inc.
Kaazing Corp.
Nirvanix
Squidcast
Yoics, Inc.

Search Party

Demonstrations by:
Delver
HealthPricer Interactive, Ltd.
Eyealike, Inc.
Silobreaker, Ltd.
Circos.com, Inc.
Jodange, LLP

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HOLLYWOOD2020 BLOGGER JOYCE SCHWARZ PODCAST WITH CEO SPACE GEORGE ISHII

CEO SPACE FREE ENTERPRISE FORUM SET FOR DEC 9- 16, Los Angeles....blogged by Joyce Schwarz, author & emerging tech expert...

What do Jack Canfield, Bob Circosta, BJ Dohrmann, T. Harv Eker, John Gray, Mark Victor Hansen, Eve Hogan, Jeff Magee, Ed Mercer, Lisa Nichols, Bob Proctor, and Jane Willhite have in common?

According to the latest press release sent out by this confab, these internationally acclaimed trainers, entrepreneurs, coaches, and mentors, will all be at CEO Space's Free Enterprise Forum in Los Angeles, in December (9 - 16),

"CEO space . . . will change your income and change your life. It did for me." - Lisa Nichols, exclains in the press release from CEO SPACE....

GEORGE ISHEE -- PODCAST:

Well, that promo was just amazing, so Hollywood2020 blogger, author & start-up launch strategist, Joyce Schwarz just had to do a podcast with George Ishee who was listed as contact.

Here's the link to download the podcast:

http://joycecom.audioacrobat.com/download/CEOSPACE.mp3

or you can listen live by linking on:

http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WpRzb3JQ

For more info on CEO Space go to www.ceospace.net

To contact George Ishii directly -- email him at [email protected] or call him at 770-352-0662 -- there are still seats available at the upcoming CEO SPACE FREE ENTERPRISE FORUM in Los ANgeles, December 9 - 16 @ the Westin, LAX.

Eg 2007-- Entertainment Gathering Blog

Finally someone is blogging the eg conference Entertainment Gathering 2007 by Joyce Schwarz, @hollywood2020.blogs.com -- here's the link...interesting that the person they picked to blog has no entertainment background...don't see anyone else blogging-- will let you know if we find more info js.

The Entertainment Gathering

December 2, 2007 – 4:32 pm. We Feel FIne - scans newly posted blog ..... This will be my first time at EG, or any entertainment conference for that matter. ... blog.the-eg.com/ - 59k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

The-eg.com: Entertainment Gathering @ THE GETTY UPCOMING Dec 2-4

Entertainment Gathering -- @ The Getty, Dec 2-4.

Hollywood2020.blogs.com founder Joyce Schwarz just got an email from the organizer of this conference saying they still have a few VIP attendee spots open. The event www.theeg.com looks like a stunning one that seems to have gone under the radar here in SoCal...It sounds like a cross-between what TED is/used to be and the glory of a 19th Century soiree!

If you want more info, email me at [email protected] or go ahead and contact the conference folks directly -- Jane Rosch ([email protected]).

What's www.the-eg.com -- it stands for "Entertainment Gathering" "Entertainment Gathering" and has been called a celebration of creative enterprise, and a great swirl of inspirations

the-eg.com organizer describes the event in his own words:

We surfed around the web and at www.businessinnovationfactory.com, found this description of the upcoming event by the conference organizer Michael Hawley:

At the BIF website:  Hawley describes it this way: (note the highlights in blue are this blog's way of pointing out soem of the VIP's and modern wonders who will be presenting/speaking & more)

excerpted from the BIF website --Michael Hawley talking about the upcoming Entertainment Gathering December 2-4 at The Getty --

"Some of your friends might like to think of EG as a bit like TED was when TED was young --- intimate, bubbly and unpretentious.

Many of the speakers will be familiar (Nicholas Negroponte giving an update on his "one laptop per child" progress; Marvin Minsky musing on emotions and machines). Others will be household names you never expected to meet (Tim Kring, the mastermind behind NBC's HEROES; Jonathan Winters, one of the great comedic geniuses of the 20th century; Floyd Landis, the controversial Tour de France winner).

And others I'd put in the "someday you'll say 'I'll never forget it: I met him at EG when he was 28'...

" category: rising stars with a bright future. The presenter and attendee list includes Oscars, MacArthurs, Emmys, Pulitzers, etc, etc.

Roughly 60 presenters, 3 days, a splendid campus, and absolutely fantastic food. It's really a refreshing, extraordinary group. And the audience seems to be just as celebrated.

Hollywood2020.blogs.com read that last year Hawley showed up intending to talk and ended up playing Chopin duets with Yo Yo Ma...and now he's running the conference! 

BLOG READERS NOTE: until we can confirm Hollywood2020.blogs.com ability to offer you a 25 percent discount why don't you do the same that we are doing -- head over to www.the-eg.com to see the great promo website and also email Jane Rosch ([email protected])

MAGIC MARKETPLACE CELEB APPEARANCES

Okay, continuing the celebrity appearances at MAGIC in Las Vegas that we missed yesterday-- just to rub it in, blogged by Joyce Schwarz, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. Here are some more. Don't worry we'll catch up with Gene Simmons and with the Simpsons this afternoon -- hopefully!

Celebrities appearing at MAGIC include:

*LL Cool J -- for USA Regatta

*Paris Hilton -- Dollhouse

*Steve Harvey -- Dharma Leather Group and Steve Harvey Footwear Collection

*New York rap group -- THe Clipse

*Showtime fighter Jake Shields for Fairfax

Looks like the private party to have gone to last night was Jay-Z, Beyonce, Eve and Clara -- strictly by invitation only -- for Rocawear WOmen and SIgnature Apparel Group.

*GIANT magazine, Mercedes Benz and Belvedere Vodka collaborated on a one of a kind fasihon party to celebrate the unveiling of Rocawear's latest clothing line RocGiants featuring hip hop superstar Jay-Z and R&ZB songstress Clara.

*We were invited but could not attend the MONEYBAG VIP party hosted by Jason Dussault and Gene Simmons with special guests Marty ROth and PJ with gift bags to all who attend.

HOLLYWOOD2020 BLOG LIVE FROM MAGIC MARKETPLACE -- FASHION USA -- LAS VEGAS

LIVE from Las Vegas -- MAGIC -- the business of fashion Marketplace, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Well, the sad news is we missed Paris Hilton and several other VIP's /personalities who were here yesterday, blogged by Joyce Schwarz , www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

Special appearances Tuesday, August 26 included:

*Frank "TwinkleToes"Trigg, world class MMA (Mixed Martial Arts Fighter) and owner of Triggonomics.

*MTV/Pepsi filming Wildchild Nation micro-series scheduled to air this fall on MTV's The HIll.

*Appearance by UFC Fighter Scott Smith for Fairfax.

*Russell Simmons -- for Phat Farm.

*Ruben Studdard for Pure Diamond Apparel Inc.

*MMA (yep, that's the Mixed Martial Arts) again -- different dudes this time with Thiago "Pitbull" Alevo and Marcus "Maximus" Aurelo for Everlast

*Autograph party with rap artist Stick Rick, Lil' Flip, DJ Princess , Cut and Yella Fella for Yuma Shoes.

*For Playboy -- who else but the 2w007 Playmate of the year Sara Underwood.

*For KOS' USA -- Jackie WSarner, star of Bravo's TV WSOrkout introducing her new line SkyLab clothing.

CARS TOPS HOME ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS @ EMA Home Media Expo 07

No, we're not in Vegas-- but the EMA publicity folks are sending us almost hourly updates of the winners and hot news from the Entertainment Media Assn. Expo at the Venetian blogged by Joyce Schwarz, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

The EMA just announced that Cars lapped the competition by taking home three Home Entertainment Awards, while Clerks II and The Departed also received multiple awards. The complete list of Home Entertainment Award winners is available at www.entmerch.org/20070717hea.mht.

BORGNINE HONORED FOR SUSTAINED CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT   Also at the Home Entertainment Awards show, Ernest Borgnine was honored for “Sustained Creative Achievement,” Jon Favreau was given the “Independent Career Achievement Award.” Ernest Borgnine's classic MARTY -- tribute to early TV!

KATT WILLIAMS --

RISING ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Katt Williams was named “Rising Entertainer of the Year,”

FUNNY OR DIE --- CREATIVE WEBSITE of the year -- we believe that's a new honoree category for the EMA which in doing so honors real-time video viewing on the web.FunnyorDie.com was tapped as “Creative Website of the Year.”.

Casablanca now in the Video Hall of Fame!

In addition, EMA announced that Casablanca was being added to the Video Hall of Fame.

CONSUMERS SPEND $23Billion on DVDs

Consumers spent $23.0 billion on DVD purchases and rentals in 2006, compared to $9.5 billion in box office revenue and $982 million for Internet, cable, and satellite on-demand blogged by Joyce Schwarz, @ www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

At least that is according to a new report compiled from industry sources and released in conjunction with EMA’s (Entertainment Media Association) Home Media Expo 2007, the annual convention for the home entertainment industry, which opens tomorrow at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

MASS MERCHANTS DOMINATE 43 percent of market share

EMA's press release on the report cites Adams Media Research, and also notes that multi-line mass merchants continue their dominance of the DVD sales market, with a 43% market share, while consumer electronics retailers have 16% of the market and online retailers have 12.5%.

for more info go to: EMA online at www.EntertainmentMerchantsAssociation.org  PS -- EMA used to be known as VSDA (Video Software Dealers Assn). Their annual meeting starts this week in Vegas.

In the rental market, publicly traded video rental chains account for 43% of the market, other video stores have 39%, and online rental services now have a market share of 16%. The kiosk segment was less than 1% of the DVD rental market last year, but is expected to rapidly increase its market share