That’s a wrap! Season one of Conversations With CommerceNext: A Retail and DTC Podcast may be over, but there are tons of lessons that we’ll take with us into 2022. Industry experts from every type of brand and retailer regaled us with their experiences and best tips for career success.
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At a time where personalization is vital to creating smooth digital experiences for your customers, it is actually harder to achieve than ever before. With demanding customers and stricter privacy standards, this new year comes with new challenges for retailers. In a recent webinar, “A New Year, A New Ecommerce Reality: Differentiating Through Digital Experience” leaders in the ecommerce industry put their heads together to solve these issues.
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Julie Bornstein has years of experience with fashion ecommerce brands, including Nordstrom, Sephora, Urban Outfitters and Stitch Fix. She built Nordstrom’s online presence, oversaw Sephora’s website and loyalty program, served as the Head of Ecommerce for Urban Outfitters and helped grow Stitch Fix while preparing for its IPO. Now, Bornstein serves as the CEO and Founder of THE YES, a start-up building the future of ecommerce using artificial intelligence to power personalized product recommendations.
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Nearing the end of their internship experiences, Vanessa Dang and Amelia Poling share their experiences working with the CommerceNext Team as marketing interns for the Summer of 2021.
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With changes in technology, privacy regulations and in-person living, there is so much opportunity for retailers and DTC brands to lean into growth marketing. Here’s three sessions that’ll help you find new strategies at CommerceNext IRL.
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The CommerceNext webinar, “Personalized Engagement—How to Stop Frustrating Your Customers,” began with a presentation from Ehren Maedge (GM - North America, MoEngage) about the personalization of messages and engagement for customers. Next, Maedge was joined for a detailed discussion on best practices for personalization by John Yesko (Senior Director, Head of User Experience & Service Design, Walgreens), Jenna Posner(VP of Digital, SNIPES) and Jeff Gerstel (CMO, B&H Photo Video).
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In the CommerceNext hosted webinar, “Storytelling with Video for Deeper Customer Engagement,” Priya Shah, Co-Founder at Oracle Sauce Video, presented on recent trends and best practices for video creation. Then, a panel joined for a discussion about video in ecommerce with speakers from Walmart and RevZilla.
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Gift giving occurs year-round, and it gives retailers the opportunity to play a role in deepening connections and relationships with and between customers. In this week’s webinar, John Grech, Head of Retail Partnerships at GiftNow, gave an overview of gifting in 2020. Lauren Freedman, President of the e-tailing group, then shared her company’s research on gifting marketing trends. Lastly, the two were joined by Lori Gatto, Sr. Director Digital Marketing at Chico’s FAS, Inc. and Jackie Diette, Director, eCommerce at kate spade new york, for a panel discussion moderated by Scott Silverman, Co-Founder at CommerceNext.
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Now is the perfect time to invest in customer experience, while ecommerce sales are at an all time high. In our latest webinar, Post Holiday Battle Plan: Growth Strategies for 2021 and Beyond, David Bolotsky (CEO and Founder, Uncommon Goods), Rebecca Traverzo (VP Marketing, ThirdLove), Bill Bass (CMO, FULLBEAUTY Brands) and Meghan Stabler (VP Product Marketing, BigCommerce outline three essential investment areas to attract and keep more customers in this online ecommerce boom.
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Everyone likes getting gifts. And, CommerceNext loves giving gifts to people who are part of our community. Sometimes, however, you may like that gift even more if it were a different color or better fitting size. Or, maybe a different style all together would suit your taste better. Perhaps the gift arrived at your old
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