I’m excited to announce the date and location of LeadsCon Las Vegas 2009!

Location: The Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Dates: Wednesday, March 4 and Thursday, March 5, 2009

Room rates will be $179/night for a check-in on Tuesday, March 3 and check-out on Friday, March 6, 2009.

After listening to the feedback, the show was shortened from three days to two, and this year, we will be able to accommodate multiple session tracks along with sponsored workshops. Session topics will increase in scope to include International Lead Generation, Traffic Generation, Business to Business, and Success in a Subprime Economy among others. As always, we welcome your input as to the topics that you find most important to the lead generation world.

Sponsorship opportunities have been finalized and will be made available publicly by the end of July, 2008.

Check your inboxes Monday, April 14th. We are sending out the show survey. There is one for attendees and one for sponsors.

To our attendees, speakers, and sponsors, thank you. LeadsCon couldn’t have succeeded without you.

If you don’t receive your survey, please email me - jay(at)leadscon.com.

Thanks to everyone for making the show such a success. For those that might not have attended to those that did, below you will find some of what people have said about LeadsCon.

Press and Blog Coverage:
ClickZ - Hollis Thomases, writer for ClickZ and President of WebAdvantage.net says, “I was not disappointed.” Hers is a nice summary and valuable given her agency perspective.
LeadCritic - LC doesn’t disappoint either and gave some very nice coverage. By far the most in depth coverage came from our next entry.
DoublePositive Blog - “…exceeded everyone’s expectation[s].” Sean Fenlon (DoublePositive’s CEO) does a fantastic job of recapping almost all of the sessions. While you might not always agree with his views, reading this piece will make you feel like you were there, and we thank him for his tremendous undertaking.
Bronte Media - “One of the speakers said it best: ‘This is the first conference, of the dozens we sponsor, exhibit and attend, that is actually relevant to my business.’” Written by Niki Scevak, founder of Homethinking and former Jupiter analyst.
ReveNews - “..the content was very good and the speaker lineup was impressive.” Thanks to Brook Schaaf of Schaaf Consulting.
LeadMarketWatch.com - Bill Rice of Kaleidico says ” I found LeadsCon very exciting and rewarding” in this post addressing one of my favorite topics, Lead Management.
NerdWealth.com - “The convention was absolutely the best I’d ever been to…nearly everyone I met was a VP/Director/CEO.”
Clicked-Through - “…refreshing to hear the perspectives of experts from the larger online advertising industry at large.”
Last but not least, affiliate, and producer of TopAffiliateChallenge Thor Schrock tells us the show was “awesome.” Thanks!
Reply.com Blog - “…the show was fantastic. I left the show energized by the magnitude of the opportunity we have in lead gen to significantly grow our market.”

Did we miss anyone? Let us know so we can add it.

Testimonials:
“I’m totally impressed by the quality and attendance of your conference.” Dick Larkin, CEO, Weblistic (acquired by SpotRunner)
“Easily one of the best tradeshows I have been to in a very long time. Bottom line, I am going next year.” Alan Laifer, CEO, Datran Media
“Real people doing business.” Gary Mittman, Founder, Nami Media
“One show you don’t have to wash your hands after attending.” Seth Goldstein, CEO, SocialMedia Networks
“Professional education, power networking… Jay and his team bring it all together in remarkable form and spirit. From speakers to delegates and exhibitors, Leadscon attracts THE leaders in lead generation’s many sectors and practice areas. Performance-based marketing is challenged to overcome serious obstacles and Leadscon will be a driving force in making positive change for performance-focused marketers.” Jeff Molander, Molander & Associates
” This will become a must attend.” David Shteif, Chief Rainmaker, RevenueGRP.com
“…hell of a job.” Jeff Bartlett, President, ConsumerTrack
“It was packed with C-levels that one wouldn’t normally see at most shows.” John Engler, VP, UnsubCentral

LeadsCon Las Vegas 2008 is almost here! We just want to thank you one more time for your participation and look forward to seeing you April 2 - 4. We are very excited about this inaugural event. The response from you, the industry, has been great. We have a packed house and SOLD OUT event! Our panelists and exhibitors have done a stellar job. It should be a lively and valuable event for everyone.

Below is some information that should come in handy as you plan your time at the show:

Event Location (I hope you know this one!)
Palms Hotel Casino
4321 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone: 702.942.7777

The conference sessions will be held in the Palms Ballroom, Level 2 and the exhibits and receptions will be held in the Key West Ballroom on the Casino Level.

Registration
Registration will be located in the Palms Ballroom Lobby. This is on the 2nd Level – look for the elevator on the Casino Floor near the Main Cashier Cage

Registration will be open:

Wednesday, April 2 - 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Thursday, April 3 - 8:00am – 11:00am

Event Schedule

Wednesday, April 2

2:00pm – 4:00pm - Conference Sessions

4:00pm – 6:30pm - Exhibits Open & Welcome Reception

Thursday, April 3

8:00am – 9:00am - Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 12:15pm - Conference Sessions

12:15pm – 1:15pm - Lunch

1:15pm – 5:00pm - Conference Sessions

5:00pm – 7:00pm - Exhibits Open, Happy Hour & Ask the All-Stars

10:00pm – 2:00am - VIP Party

Friday, April 4

8:00am – 9:00am - Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 12:15pm - Conference Sessions

For a more detailed event schedule, visit the online program. You’ll find detailed information for each session and activity.

Information Desk
Our information desk is in the lobby of the Palms Ballroom. Look for myself, Michelle, or a staff member at the desk, and we’ll be more than happy to assist you. We look forward to seeing all of you in Las Vegas.

Dress
There is no dress code for LeadsCon. Most will be wearing business casual during the day.

Weather
The weather for the show looks likes Vegas nice. It should reach the middle seventies each day with a low around fifty degrees. No rain is expected. For a more detailed forecast, see Vegas.com.

Productivity
Classroom style seating will be present in the conference hall. Wireless connectivity will also be available. As our industry is one full of multi-taskers, we ask, though, that you be respectful of the presentations taking place, while you have your laptop open and VPN running.

While we have sold more tickets than the either the exhibit hall and conference hall can accommodate, I expect traffic to be somewhat light on Wednesday, our opening day. By lunch Thursday and especially as the expo hall opens at 5pm Thursday, we might find space at a premium.

I am excited to share with you that LeadsCon has officially sold out.

When I began preparations for the show, I told our lead sponsor LeadPoint that I felt the show would attract between 300 and 400 people. It seemed like a reasonable number for a first-time conference. At the same time, though, as I told Q interactive, our bag sponsor, and Double Positive, the laynard sponsor, to order 400 units of their respective items, I had a twinge of doubt (a pretty big twinge actually) that we might not need all of what they ordered.

By early February, if the show hit 250, I was going to be happy, let alone 300. I am excited to report though that thanks to your efforts and that of our high caliber speakers, LeadsCon registration has exceeded all expectations. When we shut off registration last week, we had 600 people registered!

Given the large swell in registrations, I wanted to both congratulate you on helping make this event one people couldn’t afford to miss and set expectations about the flow of people. While we have sold more tickets than the either the exhibit hall and conference hall can accommodate, I expect traffic to be somewhat light on Wednesday, our opening day. By lunch Thursday and especially as the expo hall opens at 5pm Thursday, we might find space at a premium.

I felt it was important to address this potential disparity in attendence between Wednesday and Thursday especially in light of our having to say no to additional pass requests from everyone, including Sponsors and Exhibitors. Our goal is not to cram as many people into a room as possible but to ensure the best experience possible so that you can achieve your business objectives.

I am excited to share with you that LeadsCon has officially sold out.

When I began preparations for the show, I told our lead sponsor LeadPoint that I felt the show would attract between 300 and 400 people. It seemed like a reasonable number for a first-time conference. At the same time, though, as I told Q interactive, our bag sponsor, and Double Positive, the laynard sponsor, to order 400 units of their respective items, I had a twinge of doubt (a pretty big twinge actually) that we might not need all of what they ordered.

By early February, if the show hit 250, I was going to be happy, let alone 300. I am excited to report though that thanks to your efforts and that of our high caliber speakers, LeadsCon registration has exceeded all expectations. When we shut off registration last week, we had 600 people registered!

Given the large swell in registrations, I wanted to both congratulate you on helping make this event one people couldn’t afford to miss and set expectations about the flow of people. While we have sold more tickets than the either the exhibit hall and conference hall can accommodate, I expect traffic to be somewhat light on Wednesday, our opening day. By lunch Thursday and especially as the expo hall opens at 5pm Thursday, we might find space at a premium.

I felt it was important to address this potential disparity in attendence between Wednesday and Thursday especially in light of our having to say no to additional pass requests from everyone, including Sponsors and Exhibitors. Our goal is not to cram as many people into a room as possible but to ensure the best experience possible so that you can achieve your business objectives.