eCommerce Expo welcomed a record attendance with over 12,000 business leaders and industry experts attending Olympia London. The show was co-located with Technology for Marketing and ad:tech London bringing together the closely aligned worlds of marketing, ecommerce and advertising.
The audience increased on 2017 by 26% overall, setting a new record for the events combined. The exhibition floor hosted over 250 leading suppliers including IBM, Amazon Business, Magento, Adestra, Royal Mail and Barclay Card. It played host to 11 theatres and over 300 thought leaders and practitioners, offering unrivalled insight into the latest innovations and use cases in the market.
Graeme Howe, Managing Director, said, ‘After originally launching eCommerce Expo and Technology for Marketing, I now have the privilege of driving these events to the next level almost a decade later. CloserStill Media’s vision with this portfolio was truly realised last week. We have seen record breaking sales and attendance numbers, as the result of an incredible rebrand and the tireless efforts of the CloserStill team across each and every department. This is the highest quality audience these events have ever seen and what a statement it’s made!’
Below are some social media interactions from visitors and exhibitors using the #ECE18 hashtag.
Queues build outside Olympia:
The hype is real! See you all very soon! #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/XOXW4G7Xcg
— eCommerce Expo (@ecommerceexpo) September 26, 2018
The doors are open:
People are picking up their badges and enjoying the expo! Tweet at @ecommerceexpo about your first day at #ECE18. See you out there ? pic.twitter.com/2hm91dda4U
— eCommerce Expo (@ecommerceexpo) September 26, 2018
Panoramic shot of the event space:
Overview of the @ecommerceexpo at London Olympia #ECE18 #365retail #ecommerce pic.twitter.com/Whsbdyjsad
— 365 Retail (@365Retail) September 26, 2018
Free Prosecco… Count us in!
So many interesting people and lots of great activities #ECE18 (and who could say no to free #prosecco!) pic.twitter.com/mKET6hiY1R
— Charlee (@Charlee_Sher) September 27, 2018
The halls were buzzing throughout both days:
Behold the glory of e-commerce! #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/fNmLWgnc8k
— Trusted Shops UK (@TrustedShopsUK) September 26, 2018
UKFast included a very popular raceway on their stand.
Life in the fast lane at the Ecommerce Expo in #London. Come say hi! #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/xsHUP61HjN
— Trusted Shops UK (@TrustedShopsUK) September 26, 2018
Say Cheese… Photobooth on the IBM stand:
Have you guys checked out @ibmcommerce's stand (E470) plus their cool photo booth? Go check it out #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/6us2rNZA8V
— eCommerce Expo (@ecommerceexpo) September 26, 2018
Nice point of view video:
So much we haven't seen yet ?? Downstairs we go! ?♂️ #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/VwLmkVHJu1
— Lifelab Testing (@LifelabTesting) September 26, 2018
Standing room only at the eCommerce Seminars:
About to start me talk @ecommerceexpo about #B2B #ecommerce @OroCommerce looks like a full house. #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/9qABSM4RPH
— Yoav Kutner (@YoavKutner) September 26, 2018
Dotmailer invites visitors to enter their competion.
SO much harder than it looks! @dotmailer @ecommerceexpo #eCommerce #ECE #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/7lCV9ma6xq
— Pure Offices (@PureOffices) September 26, 2018
Need a steady hand!
Got nerves of steel? Come check out @avalara's stand (E560)! Tweet us a video response if you're able to complete it! #ECE18 pic.twitter.com/qs0Dv6w3AD
— eCommerce Expo (@ecommerceexpo) September 26, 2018
Nice shot of the main entrance.
A few more hall shots to close:
Very insightful afternoon at @ecommerceexpo. Look out for our show review on https://t.co/RMksMlwUzf #ECE18 #ecommerce #eventprofs #newfaces #retailnews pic.twitter.com/gkovivGhat
— 365 Retail (@365Retail) September 26, 2018
Keep an eye on our events page for details on the 2019 event.
