Come to Las Vegas for The Internet Merchants Association's second annual conference. The conference begins March 03, 2008 and runs through March 05, 2008. This leading industry conference is presented in conjunction with the ASD/AMD variety Merchandise Show, the ASD/AMD Gift Expo and the ASD/AMD Jewelry Show. The trade shows begin on March 2. You should arrive in Las Vegas the morning of March 2, if you are attending the trade show.

The opening keynote speaker for this year’s IMA conference is Philipp Justus, Senior Vice President Auctions, eBay Inc.

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This industry-leading event will include the who’s who in internet commerce! Google will be presenting effective Adwords campaigns. eBay will be there. Scott Wingo, CEO of Channel Advisor will talk about making comparison shopping engines (CSE) work for you. IMA will have educational sessions on SEO, Branding, Keywords, Front End systems, Back End Systems, Proper Advertising, building customer loyalty and other ways to capture and help grow your internet business.

It is hard to believe the IMA is about to embark on its second annual conference. It only seems like the first conference was only a few months ago, because there is still so much buzz surrounding the huge success of the event and the all star lineup of presenters at the conference. Well this year’s event while hard to believe will certainly surpass last year’s event in almost every way imaginable. If last years event was an all star line up, this years event is the hall of fame.

There will be presenters from the top names and top minds in Internet and E-commerce. Companies presenting and providing education sessions include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Amazon and Channel Advisor.

In addition to the wealth of knowledge from these industry giants, the seminars and the business contacts you'll make, you will have a wholesale trade show with over 3000 vendors that want to provide merchandise to you. The ASD/AMD Trade Show is the largest wholesale trade show in the world. Shop for wholesale merchandise!

The ASD/AMD Trade Shows, taking place in Las Vegas from March  5-March 5, 2008, is the largest, most extensive Gift, Jewelry, Variety, Discount, and General merchandise show in the U.S.! Under the ASD/AMD banner, Nielsen Business Media's Merchandise Group produces the largest gift, jewelry, variety and general merchandise show in the nation: this spring at ASD/AMD Trade Show Las Vegas. This international show is comprised of three separate shows that together create the ultimate wholesale merchandise marketplace of more than 3,500 companies in 8,000-plus booths exhibiting thousands of products in more than 150 leading merchandise categories.

ASD/AMD Trade Shows have been at the top of the variety and general merchandise industry's annual market calendar since 1961. Dollar for dollar these trade shows are the most cost-effective and convenient way to get buyers and sellers together in a sales and profits-oriented marketplace.
Last years IMA Conference attendees are still talking about the profit making opportunities they discovered while attending the conference and the ASD/AMD Trade Show event.

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Hotel Information: IMA members are encouraged to make their own travel plans to fit their budget and needs. The Mandalay Bay is where the conference is being held. The Mandalay Bay is accessible via free private tram from the Luxor, and Excalibur.

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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

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