Plamen Russev withdraws from Webit's experiment - The most influential people online

Press release                                                    Sofia, (29.09.2010)

PLAMEN RUSSEV WITHDRAWS FROM WEBIT'S EXPERIMENT – THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ONLINE

As stated in the beginning of the project the leader of the board has announced that he ceases his participation

After being a leader of the board among 1 400 other participants for 40 days, the person who started Webit – The most influential online people of Central and Eastern Europe withdraws from the competition 19 days before the experiment concludes. 

“My engagement to the partners and the project was to utilize my contacts in Central and Eastern Europe and to invite and motivate those participants, whom I consider influential. I think that to this moment I have fulfilled this task and today I withdraw from the project. The opposite would be quite inappropriate.” said Plamen Russev.

“The personal invitation, extended to my contacts from the whole CEE region and the “mouth to mouth information” phenomenon, which has always been the best advertising form, made it possible to gather more than 1 400 registered users to share information about the project to millions of their contacts, readers, subscribers, followers, etc. I'm happy we succeeded. For me this project was also a test for my influence in the region.”, added e-Academy's Chairman and Webit co-organizer.

The Webit – Most influential online people of Central and Eastern Europe project will continue to 12:00 local time on 18^th October. Apart from finding out who are the most influential online people in CEE, the project also proves how effective social media and digital marketing really are. For less than 40 days millions of users learned about the project and hundreds of thosands visited the webpage to get more info and support their friends, colleagues and acquaitances. The viral marketing effect for Webit Expo & Conferences is also substantial.

At the moment the interest towards the project continues to grow. More than 1 400 participants from 14 states explore and prove their online influence. Among the participants are the most famous bloggers, social media and digital marketing specialists, journalists, representatives of interactive and web agencies and enthusiasts. Bulgaria is the current leader among the states. The other countries that form the Top 5 are Turkey, Serbia, Greece and Moldova.

Apart from international recognition and contacts, the 5 most influential people from each CEE country will be dubbed Webit Consuls, as part of the Webit Ambassadors Programme. You can find more information about the project at http://influence.WebitExpo.com

You can get more information about Webit Expo & Conferences and Webit – Most influential online people of Central and Eastern Europe experiment from Simeon Polimenov (E: simeon@e-acad.eu, M: +359 886 606 222)