T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Announces New Venue and More for 2014 & 2015

Morning Folks!!

Published for the record.

No question that this has been a working summer for business in general. Huge mergers and acquisitions. Big deals being done after 5 YEARS of stagnation. Business is moving again. The bulls are back and things are happening.


Howard and I are positioning T.R.A.F.F.I.C., the show that MEANS B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S., as the Intersection of all the domain-related shows to come. The
shift will be moving away from ICANN meetings as they become less relevant and towards the entrepreneur. The focus then becomes marketing and sales and not legislative.


This will spawn all types of splintered meetings, self promoting events and small groups and that makes doing business expensive and time consuming.So with that in mind and hundreds of gTLD's coming into existence that will require extreme marketing, Howard and I are proud to announce our 2014 and 2015 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. shows will be in a hotel that can handle the volume and size of what is coming.


T.R.A.F.F.I.C. has been the hub for TLD rollouts for many years. Whether it was .mobi, .me, .co or .xxx, each found great success at TRAFFIC and each were able to parlay that exposure into even bigger successes. And that does not even mention the overall sponsors we have had over the years and the success and growth they have enjoyed. Each sponsored for multiple shows and T.R.A.F.F.I.C. was THE turning point.



1. DomainSponsor came to TRAFFIC and did a years worth of business in 3 days. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. helped transform their company.


2. TrafficZ and Company was our second sponsor. Rolled up to Las Vegas in an old van and left as the top dog. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. helped transform their company.

3. Skenzo was our next sponsor and they too rose to the top. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. helped transform their company.

Anyone that has stepped up to the plate at TRAFFIC has been able to lead the pack. We have a track record of success and it is contagious.


With the GLUT of new extensions coming out, T.R.A.F.F.I.C. will become more important than ever. Why? Because those gTLD's that think they can survive and thrive without the support of the domain investing community are going to find out pretty quick how hard it is to sell one domain at a time to end users and all the overhead.


I have no doubt that several of the 1900 new gtld's will break out. But those that do will be the ones that the domain investment community and attendees of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. embrace. YOUR JOB is to show them why they should be embracing yours.


And the one that is most confident, will join the others on the list above and the HISTORY that goes with it.



In 2014 and beyond, we will have outgrown the current venue as you will see in October. So we decided to move T.R.A.F.F.I.C. a little south in 2014 to the WORLD FAMOUS Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach.So with the Fountainbleu in the East and The Bellagio in the West, T.R.A.F.F.I.C. is setting the stage for great expansion that is coming to the Domain Industry.


We simply provide a common intersection, a hub from which all can benefit, and by keeping the bar high, promotes very serious business and INTEGRITY.


T.R.A.F.F.I.C. MEANS B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S. because we take advantage of a formula that has been working for a decade when that 2014 show takes center stage. Howard and I get out of the way and simply facilitate your success.


That's not all, we will have some more exciting news over the summer as we gear up and expand. New faces joining and helping T.R.A.F.F.I.C. including Adam Dicker that I will tell you about soon.


If you have been reading my blog you know I have been saying the worst of the economic crisis is behind us and the market has turned. Business is back!




Rick and Howard.

2013 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Award Nominees for the Record

Morning Folks!!

Just a little housekeeping today. Most of you have already been informed of the nominations but need to post it here for the record. Same with the next post I will be making about the 2014 and 2015 shows. Been widely distributed, but also need to have it here on record for the record.

Last week you selected the domainers and companies that stood out over the course of the past year and beyond.

Below are YOUR nominees for the 10th Annual 2013 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards. Official voting ballots will be emailed to you within the next few weeks and awards will be presented on Tuesday October 22nd at the Ritz Carlton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You MUST be on our mailing list to vote. It's easy to be added to the list. Just post or send me an email.

Congratulations and good luck to all nominees!!

 

BEST NEW MONETIZING SOLUTION  

Nominees are:

Above.com

Bounce.io

DomainNameSales/InternetTraffic.com

DomainSponsor.com

DudaMobile

ParkLogic

Rookmedia.net

YTZ International

 

BEST OVERALL DOMAIN SOLUTION

Nominees are

Above.com

Afternic

DomainNameSales.com/InternetTraffic.com

Enom.com

GoDaddy

Rook Media

Sedo

 

THE "WE GET IT" AWARD

Nominees are

Amazon

BankRate.com

Coffee.org

DomainDiction

FashionMetrics

Geico

HeritageAuctions.com

L'Oreal

Major League Baseball

SalesForce.com

Trek Bicycle Corporation

 

DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR

Nominees are

Adam Dicker

Bill Karamouzis

Bill McClure

Chuck Fleming

CitiesPlanet.com

i-Staff Inc.

Michael Cyger

NicheWebsites.com

Tia Wood

 

DOMAIN BROKER OF THE YEAR

Nominees are

Alan Hack

Afternic

Andrew Rosener

Brian Kleiner

Brian Michitti

Dave Evanson

Domain Holdings

Hunting Moon

Jay Finnan

Jeff Gabriel

Morgan Linton

Negar Hajikhani

Sedo

Toby Clements

 

BEST DOMAIN BLOG

Nominees are

DNJournal

DomainIncite.com

Domain Name Wire

DomainShane

DomainSherpa

Elliots Blog

HybridDomainer

Morgan Linton’s Blog

RicksBlog (Declined)

The Art of The Name

TheDomains.com

 

SPONSOR OF THE YEAR

Nominees are

Afternic

Demand Media

eNom.com

Escrow.com

GoDaddy

InternetTraffic.com

Parking Crew

ParkLogic.com

Voodoo.com

 

DOMAINER OF THE YEAR

Nominees are

Adam Dicker

Andrew Reberry

Brad Mugford

Chad Wright

Daniel Negari

Elliot Silver

Eric Borgos

Frank Schilling

Mike Berkens

Richard Lau

Rick Schwartz (Declined)

 

BANDIT BERKENS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

Nominees are

Adam Dicker

Alan Hack

Barbara Neu

Elliot Silver

Gregg McNair

Merlin Kauffman

Michael Cyger

Nat Cohen

Richard Lau

Rick Schwartz (Declined)

Ron Jackson

 

DOMAIN HALL OF FAME

Nominees are

Aron Meystedt

Bill Karamouzis

Donna Mahony

Elliott Silver

Eric Borgos

Igal Lichtman, Dec’d

Jeff Gabriel

Kathy Nielsen

Larry Fischer

Merlin Kauffman

Michael Gilmour

Ray Neu

Richard Lau

Rob Grant

Roy Messer

Zappy Zapolin

Again, Congratulations and good luck to all nominees!! Well done!

Here are the past winners.

Rick Schwartz
Howard Neu