hesketh.com Batting 1000 with Sports-expo.com and Venture 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RALEIGH, NC (5 MAY 2000) — Leading Web services firm hesketh.com is racking up runs for the sporting goods industry's first Internet business-to-business portal and virtual trade show. sports-expo.com launched May 1, 2000. The site will be showcased during the upcoming Council for Entrepreneurial Development's Venture 2000.
sports-expo.com is one of 40 entrepreneurial ventures presenting at Venture 2000. The online destination has been described by Bob Corliss, president and CEO of The Athlete's Foot, as "the Yahoo! for the sporting goods industry." It provides all the functionality and services of a physical trade show, but in a digital environment that is available to the industry professional 365 days a year.
hesketh.com was hired by expo-sites, inc. to define a visual aesthetic for sports-expo.com, and the company provided all the programming and project management for the site.
James Hartford, expo-sites president and CEO, is extremely pleased with what hesketh.com has accomplished for his company. He states, "Before sports-expo.com, the marketplace for sporting goods buyers, sellers and decision makers was fragmented. Expo-sites and hesketh.com have succeeded in bringing the market together on one Internet site. Heather Hesketh is to be commended; her company has been a valuable ally. hesketh.com is a confident group and a pleasure to work with. Their project management skills in particular have been the driving force behind the successful launch of sports-expo.com."
Says company president Heather Hesketh, "With sports-expo.com, our team was able to flex our visual design and project management muscles to build a dynamic 'dotcom' in Internet time. We're excited about the site's long-term prospects for providing online services to the sporting goods industry, possibilities that will be realized on the solid (and expandable) technical foundation we've provided."
She adds, "Coincidentally, we also design and host the CED Web site and are the Webmaster Sponsor for Venture 2000, which means our company is handling the conference's online registrations and maintenance. I guess we'll be represented at Venture 2000 in a big way!"
ABOUT SPORTS-EXPO.COM
Created by former Reebok executive and president of expo-sites, inc. James Hartford, sports-expo.com offers the $175 billion sporting goods industry the first opportunity for an open marketplace, with daily access to targeted industry content, community building tools, career opportunities and commerce capabilities. www.sports-expo.com enables the user to purchase goods online, view multi-vendor product catalogs, apply for credit, access relevant industry articles, track industry stocks, pursue career opportunities and interact with peers. The site is the first launched by expo-sites, inc.
ABOUT hesketh.com/inc.
hesketh.com is a leading Web services firm that punctuates the fast-paced dotcom sphere with distinctive design and development solutions, specializing in vibrant online communities, dynamic dotcom businesses, and high impact corporate sites. A hesketh.com design makes the most appropriate use of Internet technology, from its integration with corporate marketing strategies, to strategic site design and information architecture, as well as cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility. http://www.hesketh.com
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