Need a crash course on the emerging trends in an industry? Looking for solutions to your major business challenges? Wanting a good workout? Well, all of these can be achieved by walking the floor at any of the major trade shows that happen at Chicago’s McCormick Place.   Just last week, for example, attendees at IRCE 2013 were exposed to 600 exhibitors and their impressive collection of new tools and technologies. Considering the slew of companies and their sophisticated products, some...

This year’s IRCE event in Chicago’s McCormick Place kicked off on June 4, 2013, and among it’s 600 exhibits and anticipated 9,500 visitors, the event boasted 205 speakers, including Al Gore, the 45thVice President of the United States. Despite the long-running joke as to whether Gore invented the Internet, he served as a formidable choice as speaker amongst the assembled collection of eCommerce experts.   For the majority of his 30-minute-long speech, Gore focused on the ever-expanding global marketplace. As the...

The Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition is less than three weeks away, and as its opening day approaches, eCommerce companies, like ours at NetSphere Strategies, are gearing up for the event. This year’s Chicago-based show serves as the 9thannual event of its kind, which is hosted by Internet Retailer Magazine, one of the leading publications for the eCommerce industry.   So whether your company is based in the Chicagoland area or not, a visit to the IRCE at the Windy City’s...

At NetSphere, we’re always yammering about all of the stuff that folks are supposed to do to make it in today’s business world: Set up a Pinterest account to diversify your web presence, create effective meta descriptions, implement social logins, live and die by your analytics, launch a mobile marketing strategy, employ third-party marketplaces, start producing videos and for Pete’s sake, take out the trash. And yes, we know; we’re beginning to sound a bit like your mother. All kidding...

Between June 5 and June 8, the Internet Retailer 2012 Conference and Exhibition hosted record numbers. During the four-day span, more than 8,600 attendees flocked to McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. Compared to last year’s attendance, the show grew 18.3%. Additionally, the IRCE boasted its largest exhibit hall in the conference’s history, with 564 participating companies. “We benefit from the e-commerce market growing by 16% a year and we benefit from being the No. 1 show in the market,” said Jack...