Whew! Our week in Chicago and attending the Ebay Live 2008 went by in a whirlwind. I brought the family and we had a mini vacation along with Ebay Live. Love the windy city!
We were “power” sightseeing for the first few days and came limping into Ebay Live.
Ebay Live this year was rather subdued compared to the Vegas Live I had previously attended. Attendance and vendors seemed to be down in number. While there was a full slate of classes, I found it a bit difficult to find the kind of information that I was looking for to help me take my business to a new level.
The exception here was my favorite speaker, Seth Godin, creator of the wildly popular Squidoo site. He is an entertaining and thought provoking speaker with a unique take on the world of online sales. I’m still pondering his suggestions and looking for a way to stand out and be “remarkable”.
Janelle Elms of OSI Rock Stars had a fun promotion running through a “Spot the Rock Stars” contest. It was fun participating and spreading the word to fellow Ebayers about Janelle’s wonderful online education site!
The McCormick West Convention center is the largest in the USA – as my blisters can attest to. Check out the view over the center from the McCormick Hyatt Hotel.
As usual Ebay, throws a great party and we thoroughly enjoyed the Gala celebration with Chris Isaak entertaining.
