Rachel is a content strategist, copywriter and event planner. In recent years, she's directed both the operations and marketing for CommerceNext and continues to be involved in its operations. As a freelance writer for several retail tech companies and ecommerce brands, Rachel brings a unique perspective when planning the CommerceNext summit and engaging its community. Rachel holds a BA from San Diego State University and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
ARTICLE SUMMARY: Even though the Gap Inc. brands (Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix) have broad appeal, Gap Inc. has chosen to personalize their marketing efforts rather than taking a batch-and-blast approach to getting the word out. So what does it take for Gap Inc. to personalize marketing for prospective customers? Noam Paransky,
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Digital retail is about to get a makeover. In her “before selfie,” digital retail looked like a nice ecommerce site with email marketing and some social media. In her “after selfie,” digital retail is completely transformed by data and technology, impacting both online and in-store experiences, deeply connecting with her customers, and paving the way
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Whether you made it to CommerceNext or not, we’re delivering all that can’t-miss customer acquisition content here for you. First, relive our opening keynote delivered by Levi’s EVP and President of Global Retail, Carrie Ask. Legendary and legacy, Levi’s continually commits to reinvigorating the brand to stay current and ahead of the curve. Lately, they’ve
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CommerceNext was a hit! With 400+ ecommerce and retail leaders in attendance, our community enjoyed two packed days of tactical and strategic insights from their peers. Thank you to our speakers and sponsors for making this year’s event so engaging and productive — we couldn’t have done it without you and hope to see you
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[PRESS RELEASE] Recipients Recognized for Marketing Achievements in Retail and Ecommerce NEW YORK, August 2, 2018 — Adore Me, Boll & Branch, Boxed, Natori, Sephora and ThirdLove are among the winners of the first-ever Nexty Awards. Warby Parker was named Marketing Innovator of the Year. The Nexty’s are produced by CommerceNext, the summer’s best digital
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: A pet supply ecommerce company pulling in a multi-billion dollar price tag? How does that happen? Kelli Durkin, VP of Customer Service at Chewy (the online pet store recently acquired by PetSmart) told CommerceNext’s Veronika Sonsev exactly why a stellar customer experience can be a company’s biggest asset. Rather than being looked at
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: The Aldo Group knows their customers well and curates their retail omnichannel experiences to a T just for them. They know where they are shopping and where they prefer to purchase (which are very often two different places). So, instead of creating the shopping experience around the products or brand ideals or even
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: From affordable luxury brand stocking stuffers to quick, expert makeup color matches, Sephora is the trusted, go-to beauty resource for masses of consumers. We know this company has plenty of beauty secrets to impart, but what are its marketing secrets that bring this brand to the top of the retail chain? It’s all
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Hearing words of wisdom, hope, reality, and a bit of denial, Shoptalk was the epicenter for retail and ecommerce innovation in NYC from March 18th through the 21st. We sent all three CommerceNext co-founders to this retailer roundup where Veronika Sonsev talked to several leaders who took the stage to get their hot takes. The
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: Technology has slowly infiltrated the retail and ecommerce industry, automating traditionally high-touch areas like customer service. The Stitch Fix algorithms are the heart and soul of the personal styling service. With leadership from a veritable Valley authority in algorithm application, Eric Colson, Stitch Fix boasts the most sophisticated data science team in the
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