{"id":3728,"date":"2014-01-24T14:43:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T19:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2014-01-24T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T20:15:48","slug":"is-there-room-for-3-domain-conferences-and-3-licensed-escrow-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/is-there-room-for-3-domain-conferences-and-3-licensed-escrow-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there room for 3 domain conferences and 3 licensed escrow companies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent post about change, I mentioned that it is inevitable<\/strong><\/a> and basically unstoppable. The domain industry cannot be an exception, and today’s core elements are very different from a decade or even five years ago.<\/p>\n

Change indicates evolution, either through the adoption of new strategies, techniques and procedures, or by a complete shift in direction.<\/p>\n

Keeping up with the domain industry’s rapid growth will be a necessity in 2014 and beyond. Finally, there is growth from within, versus a pull to random directions by ‘magnetic’ forces loosely associated with the domain industry.<\/p>\n

An example of growth can be determined by the quality and quantity of exhibitors during a given domain conference.<\/p>\n

After I attended NamesCon 2014 in Las Vegas<\/strong><\/a>, I experienced the willingness of industry companies, big and small, to reach out to investors and encourage first-time ‘outsiders’ to understand the changing game in how domains and brands<\/strong><\/a> are evolving.<\/p>\n

There are now three major domain conferences: TRAFFIC<\/strong>, NamesCon<\/strong> and Domainfest<\/strong>. The latter, re-incarnated from its previous renaming to Webfest after the unfortunate Playboy Mansion events of 2011.<\/p>\n

In terms of exhibitor participation, NamesCon far exceeded my expectations, considering how this event was put together in under 90 days, by professionals Jodi Chamberlain<\/strong> and Jothan Frakes<\/strong>, who managed a team of hard-working individuals under the direction of visionary, Richard Lau.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In terms of exhibitor numbers, NamesCon was as big as TRAFFIC 2008 and TRAFFIC 2010\/Vegas, both of which I attended. It was also the biggest domain conference in recent memory, in terms of attendee participation.<\/p>\n

Onto the world of licensed escrow companies: Escrow.com<\/strong><\/a> is now sharing the field with newcomers EscrowHill.com<\/strong><\/a> and Agreed.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andee Hill<\/strong> contributed to the great reputation of Escrow.com for more than a decade, and she’s backing her newly founded business with that experience, at EscrowHill.com.<\/p>\n

Agreed.com is founded by one of the domain industry’s most prolific minds, Ammar Kubba<\/strong>, who also operates Thought Convergence – sister company of DomainTools.<\/p>\n

All three shared the floor during NamesCon, an indication that they can comfortably co-exist.<\/p>\n

They are operated by professionals with a great reputation and a personal attention to detail; each one offers a different, yet positive experience. In the end, consumers need more choices and it’s great knowing that there now more options<\/strong> to close and process a domain deal with.<\/p>\n

The domain industry’s current growth rate is projected to accelerate through 2014 and beyond.<\/p>\n

The introduction of gTLDs as an imminent expansion of the domain name space has created an increasing number of companies that tap many different industries: legal firms, the telecom\/tech sector, marketing and PR firms, content creators and developers. Any domain conference that takes this growth into account and incorporates these elements into its agenda, will continue to succeed.<\/p>\n

Here’s to a bigger, better, brighter year in domaining – and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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