ECMOD was the UK’s very first event specifically for catalogue & mail order businesses. It launched 20 years ago with the aim of encouraging business owners and entrepreneurs to share information to help grow their profits. 20 years on and ECMOD is very much larger and, naturally, its focus has extended to include coverage of the e-commerce and digital marketing activities of its multi-channel retail audience.
This year, ECMOD takes over the West Brompton side Earls Court Exhibition Centre – directly opposite West Brompton station on the 6th & 7th October.
On ECMOD’s comprehensive exhibition floor visitors will find a wide array of expert service and solution providers. These include specialist IT systems providers, digital marketing agencies, email marketing services, media specialist, web and catalogue photographers and designers, international service providers, mail and parcel carriers, and, of course, payment service providers, including Paypal. There are also some seriously good free seminars which all visitors can take part in as well as lots of useful meeting areas including a chill out zone equipped with PCs to enable visitors to check their emails & stay in touch with their businesses whilst at the show.
In addition to activities taking place on the Exhibition Floor, the ECMOD event also offers a conference programme with the opportunity to hear from some of the most successful names in the direct and online retailing business. These include Johnnie Boden who will talk about his phenomenally successful business, Boden, and knowledgeable speakers from businesses including Cotswold Company, Direct Wines, House of Bath, Lands’ End, Monsoon, Scotts & Co, Screwfix, Toast, Widget, Wiggly Wigglers & more. Tickets for the conference are £295+vat per person per day & include entry to the sessions of most interest, refreshments, delegate wallet & session notes/presentations.
TameBay readers can win one of four one day tickets follow @ECMODSHOW on Twitter between now and midnight on 28th September and then register to attend ECMOD inserting (Tamebay) after your company name on the registration form. Winners may choose which day they wish to attend the conference on – the full programme can be viewed on the website or a brochure obtained by calling 01271-866112.
All those attending ECMOD can also enter a range of competitions at the show for prizes including an iPad and £7000 worth of catalogue design work.
Once you know which day you’re attending the show let us know in comments below and we can meet up for drinks afterward. I’m intending to be there on the first day (Wednesday 6th October). Don’t forget the exhibition itself is free to attend, it’s only if you want to attend the conference in addition that there’s a charge.
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