“This is our fourth year at Internet World, it is our number one trade show and is a key exhibition in our calendar. As an extremely relevant show, I can’t understand why anyone in our sector wouldn’t be here – we rebooked for 2009 on the first day of the show this year.”
Polly Arrowsmith, Managing Director, Qube
“Internet World is key to our annual marketing plan and has been now for the past six years. The event attracts a high calibre of visitor and has allowed us to find many extremely good potential clients.”
Tony Tickle, Managing Director, T3D
“This year has exceeded our pre-show expectations and smashed our lead objective – as a part of our marketing campaign for the past two years, it will definitely be a part of it again next year. It has been absolutely hectic and we have not stopped for three days with a constant flow of good quality visitors.”
Michelle Dixon, Marketing Manager, 192.com
“We are very happy – there has been a consistent flow of traffic, a very good profile of visitor and we have found many potential opportunities. We have already rebooked a stand three times as big as our stand this year for 2009 and will be sponsoring a couple of seminar theatres.”
Dan Mortimer, Managing Director, Red Ant
“We have had many worthy conversations and significant leads and so have decided to sign up for next year with a larger stand.”
Peter Sampson, VP & General Manager, CHeXX iNC
“Refreshed Media enjoyed a really great show, with an excellent mix high quality exhibitions and visitors Internet World has a winning formula.”
Ann Golding, Marketing Manager, refreshedmedia
“The 2008 show went really well for us, it was a great chance to meet with visitors and discuss the latest opportunities within email marketing. The recognition the event gives us within the industry is also important.”
Jody Gibbs, Marketing Manager, eCircle
“We received some really good leads over the three days at Internet World and have already rebooked to be back in 2009.”
Guy Weston, Digital Marketing Manager, Cool Pink
“Internet World proved to be an extremely good show for us this year. We collected many leads with large scale projects from leading online businesses and expect to close a significant number of deals from the show. It’s the best show we’ve done this year, even better than TFM. We’ve taken home over 100 qualified leads.”
Sean Duffy, Marketing Manager, Emailcenter
“I wish Internet World was every day.”
Ravi Damani, CEO, Imano
“A great big thank you for such a successful show, Internet World is the best show we have ever done! We can’t wait until next year’s.”
Donna McNicholas, Sales Manager, Dotmailer
"A really successful event. We conducted a series of very good meetings as part of the Microsoft SharePoint Pavilion and have already picked up direct business as a result of the event. We are looking forward to following up plenty of additional leads from the event too!"
Martin Gustafson, Sales Manager, Bamboosolutions
“We had some very good, high-level conversations with clients here. Internet World visitors are serious customers.”
Marlene Peter, Marketing Communications, e.pages
“It’s a very diverse show and from a marketing standpoint it’s important for us to be here. This is the busiest show we’ve done and we’ve gotten a lot of good quality leads here.”
Julia Poulson, Sales Manager, Netviewer
“It was well worth exhibiting here. We got some very good leads.”
Volker Wingerath, Managing Partner, Accinity
“Very good show, very busy, very interesting, our MD spoke to a packed theatre, very relevant audience.”
Gail Culcross, Marketing Manager, Active Edition
“Nice and busy, consistent traffic, big improvement on last year, this is the only event we do.”
Eli Sugihara, Business Manager, DediPower Managed Hosting
“Lots of visitors, people interested in all aspects of search and also what else we do including affiliate marketing and media planning. Bigger brands in attendance, bigger show this year, numbers good, quality very high.”
Philip Acton, Head of Business Development, Bigmouthmedia
“High quality, busy event, we are particularly looking for large businesses trading specifically online. It’s a select audience but we are seeing our target audience and expect the event to easily cover its costs.”
Rupert Hunting, Marketing Manager, Paypoint Internet Services
“The event is going well, good to meet people, good to mix with peers, definitely reaching our audience. One of the best shows for the private sector and we are enjoying it, not been able to sit down all day!”
Rob Mead, Software Engineer, Jadu
“Great stand, great quality of visitors, this show has my target audience. Much better than last year. Phenomenal amount of leads, our best show ever.”
Zig Latif, Financial Director, Emojo
“Internet World is going strong, good interest from marketing industry, we are meeting our audience face to face, we have definitely hit our target for the event. People have more ideas and are willing to talk and listen to us. People open and we have many follow ups.”
Rob French, Company Director, Talk Internet
“We were not really sure what to expect, it’s been a learning experience for us as it’s our first time, but we have been very happy. Excellent leads, diverse and good quality. People looking for online advertising, content management and it’s been a great branding exercise – getting our name out there. We have been seeing senior level and we are seeing Marketing Managers and Directors, Internet World has really opened our eyes to the opportunities.”
Stuart Wells, MD, Wicked Web
“Steady footfall, high quality traffic. Very happy, busier than last year – quality and quantity up. Lots of interest all around, many good leads, we expect business and to be able to capitalise on a great event.”
Paul Gilbert, UK Marcomms Manager, Via Michelin
“Fantastic show, many relevant and potential clients, very high level of leads, our first show and we will be back next year.”
Dominic Mills, MD, Auros
“Very busy, diverse mixture of attendees, we are doing business, excellent quantity of attendees, compared to other shows this is superb, top quality and we are very happy.”
Paul Bates, Country Manager (UK), Email Vision
“It’s a larger show this year, and for us this is the biggest we have seen it for nine years. We are getting good leads, I feel we will get a good return on investment, high quality, our biggest show, figures significantly up, which is very impressive.”
Fabio Torellini, Marketing Director, Rackspace
“Lots of quality traffic, very good event overall, real leads, definitely hit our targets, event it really looking up.”
Audrey Mandela, Director, Multimap
“Footfall tremendous, excellent leads, keep us busy for many weeks. We took a chance but its now proving very successful.”
Dominic Duffy, MD, Ceros Media
“Show going really well. We have been exhibiting since 1997 and we always have a good event. Hundreds of quality leads for us to follow up on.”
Jamie Williamson, Account Manager, Netviewer
“Very satisfied and very happy with the show. Excellent all round.”
Arnulf Huck, CTO, mapsolute
“Extremely busy show, numbers are high. We will definitely be back next year, have already booked, good quality leads.”
Steve Pammeter, Director, Global Personals
“Very good appointments with key clients, very happy, noticed it is much busier and bigger.”
Joe Ryan, Major Account Manager, Pipex
“Very busy show. Delighted we are here. We have spoken to many from big names like Barclays and it’s great to hear they have live projects. People are now at the 2nd generation of CMS, we have gained far greater awareness, the ECM show within a show is great. Overall very happy.”
Campbell Grant, Managing Director, Sitekit
“We are meeting existing and new clients. Really good to see them face to face. Seeing our suppliers and competitors is very useful too. Great for brand exposure. One of the best shows to do. High level of decision makers in attendance.”
Simon Bird, Brand Sales Manager, Affiliate Window
“We have been blown away with the quality and lead generation. Internet World is great for setting up partnerships too. Really good event.”
Robin Jung, Account Manager, bit10
“Internet World went well. Busier than last year. Even more people in the market looking for what we do. Good to meet people and great to see what’s happening in the industry.”
Adrian Bradley, MD and Co-founder, Intelligent Internet Solutions, Division
“Definitely a worthwhile show. We came as a visitor last year to test the waters and even picked up some leads then. This time round it has really benefited being an exhibitor, excellent leads and good for us to have a presence. We will definitely do business.”
Charles Woods, Sales Manager, Mexuar Communications
“Tremendous amount of leads, generated over 4-500 leads per day with meetings, pitch requests. The event also looks excellent. It was a great show last year and this one we are already 25% up and we still have a day to go. People liked our products and our eCommerce book.”
Ravi Damani, CEO, Imano
“Fabulous opportunity to showcase and to meet others in this space. We market to both start ups and large companies and we are seeing them all here.”
Mark Tasker, Partner, Fox Williams
“This year we are sponsoring the networking bar which has been very worthwhile. The show is going well and people are being challenged by our product - and are considering Green technology more and more. It has raised our profile and achieved great press coverage already.”
Jonathan Heastie, Sales Director, Carrenza
“Much busier than last year, very good leads, worth us upgrading our stand. This is the best show for us as it beats all other shows hands down in terms of quality and quantity of attendees.”
Darren Raffe, Account Director, mapsolute
“Lots of traffic, great leads. We associate ourselves with new technology and this show works well for us. Last year was a clear turning point and this year is even better, the boom times are back.”
Mark Gristock, Marketing Director, Foviance
“This was the first time we had taken part in Internet World and we were really happy with the results. Our presentation was heavily oversubscribed, all seats were taken, and it was surrounded by a double layer of people standing. We hosted a VIP lunch following this which was also a success, with excellent high quality attendance."
Simon Lande, CEO, Magnus
“Very delighted with how Internet World has gone. For our first time, it’s provided top quality leads and our expectations have been exceeded. We are very happy.”
Mohamed Al Mulla, Director, Dubai Media City
“The show has gone very well, it will definitely pay for itself, we are very happy and will be booking for next year.”
James Lunn, Head of Marketing and Development, Cheeze
“Really encouraging and really impressive show. This show has no tyre-kickers and has both high quality and volume. Our first time and the audience here is open, receptive and knowledgeable.”
Dr Adam Beaumont, MD, AQL
“A great show and some really gems in the audience. Very good quality prospects, developed our awareness, will definitely be here next year.”
Roy Jugessur, Senior Business Development Manager, CheetahMail
“At Internet World we have spoken to lots of people and have a lot to follow up on. Some great leads, we are very happy.”
Charlotte Olney, Business Development Executive, Responsys
“This year’s show has been very good. Interesting people, meeting large companies and we only need a few of these to convert and I am sure we will get them. It’s going much better than last year.”
Martin Stern, Sales Manager, Keynote Europe
“Internet World is really going well this year. High quality and quantity of visitors. The show has really surprised us and we will be back next year.”
Nick Nikijuluw, MD, Data Access Worldwide
“The volume is definitely up, increase in footfall, a good broad audience, people looking and are definitely interested.”
Adrian Lennon, MD, Etelligent
“Internet World is an excellent show. A tonne of people from large retail to non-profit to financial and manufacturing and all others in between. Great amount of leads, high quality and quantity. Great focused audience, people are looking to see what’s new, we will definitely be back next year.”
Craig Herman, Director of Global Development, ExactTarget
“Internet World has been great, beyond our expectations. Traffic huge, it’s the ideal show for us. Real follow-ups and real leads, definitely contact us for next year – we are going to have trouble keeping up with all the demand!”
Chris Rourke, MD, User Vision
“It’s been a great show, bigger and busier. It’s buzzing and has been very interesting – corporate leads as well as ambitious start up leads – perfect for us.”
Gary McCarthy, MD, Eazytiger
“A great three days, the footfall has been the best we have ever seen at any show. Retail is our specialism and it’s great to see where we sit. Internet World is also good for partnerships and providing quality leads. It’s been different and given us a good cross-section of clients. It has also helped us to build our awareness and we will easily cover our costs five fold based on the business we have already got.”
Paul Craig, Marketing Director, Frootion
“Good leads, we definitely need to be here, keeps our brand awareness up and we will book again.”
Derek Turnbull, MD, Iocea
“Gone surprising well. Fantastic response to our product. We provide a tailored/bespoke solution and we are seeing our target audience here. We have already reserved a place for next year.”
Rajan Karwal, Technical Director, iCrest
“Fantastic, really great show. Quality has been the exactly the organisations we have been looking for. People wanting to meet us. Organisation very good. High footfall too.
Jensena Campbell, Marketing Executive, EIBS
“Internet World is a good representation of the industry as a whole - it is the event of the year if you are in new media. I would have loved to have spent a day as a visitor. We have met some good business contacts this week from the corporate, retail and graphic design sectors and the co-location of shows works well for us. The show is even bigger and better than last year with a good volume and quality of visitor.”
Jens Ludgard, Director, Globus Media
“Internet World is always a good event for us - it’s a fun event and we see a good mixture of new clients, customers and partners. It’s a good place for meeting people in the industry in general beyond just the business - it’s a very worthwhile exercise. We are looking to meet enterprise web masters and technical directors and we’ve met many different companies at the show this week from charitable organisations to e-commerce outfits including internet publishers. We have generated many good quality sales leads. Visually, the event also looks excellent!”
Roger Warner, Director, Squiz.net
“We trade world wide and have been operating for over 25 years. Internet World is our first ever show and we are really enjoying it – it’s been an invaluable experience. We are targeting the finance and corporate sectors and we’ve made some excellent contacts here that we would not have made otherwise.”
Sam Kerry, Sales Manager, CMS:42
“We have met some really interesting companies on the stand this week - from the big brands such as Sky.com and T-Mobile to the smaller businesses. There has been a great deal of real interest in the products we are showing here and I’m sure that many of the contacts we have made will turn into good business. If we take just a handful of the clients with us from this show we will be happy.”
Simon Mellor, Managing Director, Webnetism
“This years’ Internet World has been a very good show for us we’ve met medium to large businesses on our stand from the public sector to financial services and the big banking organisations. We haven’t seen so many smaller companies this year which is good for us.We have many good leads to follow up including the British Red Cross – it’s a great event and we will be here again next year.”
Finlay Carmichael, Director, activedition
“I’ve lost track of how many new media companies, consultancies, publishing houses and advertising agencies we’ve met here at Internet World. So many people, it’s so busy we’ve had crazy days. I’ve been having lunch at 6pm that’s how busy we’ve been.We’ve had 8-10 people working on our stand and have been run off our feet. This is our best show yet!”
Ziggy Latif, Emojo
“The show had improved year on year not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of the quality of the visitor. Certainly in an industry that has experienced decline this show is bucking the trend. The quality of visitor has been very high at this year’s event and has fitted our ideal customer which is directors from large organisations who have a need to automate their existing business processes. We are very happy with the sales leads we have generated and have met many blue chip clients including Thompson Holidays, Slumberge and Ealing Housing Association.”
Antonio Gerbino, Business Web Software
“Internet World is a very good event for us and we meet a good mixture of customers from end users, partners and web design agencies to the big blue chips – the whole of the buying market is represented at this show. We have met all sorts of clients from the Royal Bank of Scotland to the Lothian Police and our location is excellent, right next to the ECM Theatre. It’s been a tremendously successful event.”
Media Surface
“We visited the show last year and generated sales leads from just walking around, that’s why we decided that we must exhibit. We have had some excellent companies on the stand from the major blue chips to web developers and people representing the resellers market. Internet World is the ideal environment to show our products – we run a complete solutions package and have been run off our feet. I’ve been to many other shows before that produce loads of leads, the difference here is that they are focused, quality leads. We will definitely be here again next year!”
Charles Woods, Mexuar Communications
“This year’s show is even better than last year. There is more interest in what’s new and there have been a wider range of customers visiting the stand. We’ve seen a mixture of customers from local authorities, retail and government departments - we’ve had lots of interest in our products –this really is a great digital business event.”
Ernesta Svobaite, Advansys
“This year’s Internet World has exceeded our expectations – the feedback really has been very good. On the first day we saw mostly start-ups and on day two we saw more established trading organisations visiting the stand. The range of potential customers to our stand has been broad and since we deal with any online payment systems, basically anyone who monetises, we welcome the diversity in visitors. This has been a very successful event for us.”
Nick Pulsford, netpayments
“Internet World is a very busy event with a high quality attendance. Day one was a very good day for us and overall we have produced some good quality leads. Our stand position in the show is excellent.”Ashley Moss, Managing Director, 3Sixty Systems LTD
“Internet World has been good for broadening our presence within the UK market.”
Jackie Cadorin, Day Software, Inc
“We run a web design and build agency and this is the first time we’ve exhibited in 11 years. We’ve produced some good sales leads and being at the show has given us the opportunity to meet people face to face. Internet World has given us a good feel of what people are really looking for in their business. We’ve attracted interest from some big names who wouldn’t otherwise have a glimpse of what we can do or indeed are usually to busy to meet us. We’ve set up 5-6 good meetings and if we convert just one into real business I’ll be happy.”
David Laycock, Managing Director, redsnapper.net
“Internet World was the best possible exhibition for us. We were amazed at how high-level decision makers came right into our space. This has moved our business forward significantly.”
MD, Human Factors International
“Good leads, positive atmosphere, fantastic marketing job.”
Sales Manager, mad.co.uk
“Many leads, very enjoyable and successful, very interested to come again.”
MD, New Media Freaks
“Significant increase in subscriptions, excellent quality, great to meet people face to face.”
Editor, E-consultancy
“Good traffic, right visitors, right level, lots of business, helps get our brand out there, superbly organised – definitely booked up for next year.”
Sales Director, Frootion