12 - 15 August, 2013
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA

Main Conference Day 2

Wednesday, August 15th

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7.25 Registration & Networking Breakfast Inside The Solution Zone
Registration & Networking Breakfast Inside The Solution Zone
8.00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8.15 KEYNOTE Panel Discussion: What’s Next In Ecommerce: The Evolution Of The Industry And Its Impact On Your Retail Business
Kevin Diamond, Chief Technology Officer, HauteLook
Holly Devine, Director of eCommerce, Urban Outfitters
Jack W. Whitley, Senior Vice President, E-Commerce, Replacements, Ltd.
John N. Faith, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, RetailMeNot, Inc.
Hautelook was founded just five years ago to be at the forefront of integration between retail and technology. They focus heavily on the increasing importance of personalization and tailoring the shopping experience to offer consumers more ways to discover new products. Urban Outfitters has embraced emerging channels and technologies to remain at the cutting edge. At Replacements. Com, a nice richer of dinnerware and china, they have evolved their online strategies to stay ahead of the industry. In this discussion about the rapidly evolving landscape of e-commerce, our panelists offer insight into where things are headed in the future, and opportunities to capitalize upon today.
  • What are doing now to drive more customers?
    • To increase conversions?
  • What is the next game-changing channel or program that will define future e-commerce experiences?
  • How can you still remain focused on the basics (great SEO, site search tools, upsells and merchandising, great product descriptions) as you look towards the long-term?
Kevin Diamond

Kevin Diamond
Chief Technology Officer, HauteLook

Kevin Diamond is the Chief Technology Officer at HauteLook, a leading online private sale site offering the top brands in women’s and men’s fashion and accessories, beauty, kids’ apparel and toys, and home décor. He oversees the technology department and is responsible for the engineering, infrastructure and quality assurance of HauteLook’s e-commerce, mobile, enterprise and alternative platforms. [read more]
Holly Devine

Holly Devine
Director of eCommerce, Urban Outfitters

Holly Devine is the Executive Director of Ecommerce for Urban Outfitters. She has spent the last 8 years with Urban compounding aggressive ecommerce growth with an eye to innovating and improving the online customer experience and enabling multichannel strategies. Prior to that she was with Gap Inc in variety of planning, allocation, and IT roles both in the US and the UK. She began her retail car [read more]
Jack W. Whitley

Jack W. Whitley
Senior Vice President, E-Commerce, Replacements, Ltd.

Replacements.com has grown web activity from 1,900 user sessions during its first month online to over 4.5 million customer visits in December 2011, and over $86 million in annual sales. Replacements, Ltd. features the world’s largest selection of old and new dinnerware in china, crystal, silver and collectibles, over 13 million pieces in more than 360,000 unique patterns, some over 100 years old, [read more]
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John N. Faith
Senior Vice President, External Affairs, RetailMeNot, Inc.

8.50 KEYNOTE SESSION: ForeSee Industry Case Study
Larry Freed, President & CEO, ForeSee
Hear an informative and insightful presentation from the head of ForeSee in this keynote session.
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Larry Freed
President & CEO, ForeSee

9.25 KEYNOTE SESSION: Marketing Innovation In The Age Of Digital Disruption
Bert Dumars, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Marketing innovation is hard and getting harder. Traditional marketing tools, channels, strategies and tactics are becoming less effective in the age we live in now – that of the perpetually connected customer, a shift from the traditional marketing funnel to the consumer life-cycle and the impact of digital disruption that dramatically changes the marketing landscape. CMOs and senior marketing executives must drive innovation velocity across a spectrum of marketing activities at a faster pace than ever before. To be successful, they must build a marketing innovation foundation and culture that emphasizes a post digital mindset and encourages and rewards employees for bringing innovative ideas to marketing leadership. This presentation will discuss marketing innovation programs that drive business growth, how to increase marketing innovation velocity by changing your organizational culture, and the impact of marketing innovation labs on the business.
  • Leading Innovators Do More Than Just Test Budgets and Tactics
  • Accelerating Marketing Innovation Is A Cultural Mindset
  • Marketing Innovation Labs - Good or Not
Bert Dumars

Bert Dumars
VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester

Bert serves CMO & Marketing Leadership Professionals. He is a leading expert on digital, mobile, and social media marketing; eCommerce; marketing technology platforms; and website and eCommerce platforms in government and the consumer and technology industries. He also addresses broader issues including marketing innovation, talent acquisition, integration of digital marketing expe [read more]
9.55 KEYNOTE SESSION: Community-Building And Social Sharing To Drive Customer Engagement And Increase Brand Loyalty
Alex Miller, VP eCommerce, QVC
QVC is changing the way the world shops by re-imagining the worlds of social, entertainment and shopping as one. As the world’s leading video and ecommerce retailer, QVC is uniquely positioned to discuss the means to use social media to turn customers into brand advocates. Their Head of eCommerce walks through their social strategy in this keynote session.
  • The social co-creation of the retail experience and using social media to turn customers, vendors and other stakeholders into brand advocates
  • Creating a consistent brand experience across all platforms and through social media
  • Leveraging the unique capabilities of each platform while delivering a streamlined, relevant experience
  • Building trust, and using social media to create an innovative shopping experience that respects her time, privacy and intelligence, and is built around her unique preferences
  • Enriching the customer’s experience using a customized social media model
Alex Miller

Alex Miller
VP eCommerce, QVC

Alex Miller was named QVC’s vice president of eCommerce in July 2010. In this position, Miller is responsible for developing QVC’s eCommerce strategies while collaborating with key stakeholders across QVC to expand its reach and impact on the business and enhance the customer experience across all of QVC’s eCommerce platforms. Miller, who joined QVC in 2001, has held various positions of increasin [read more]
10.25 NETWORKING INTENSIVE: There’s A Smarter Way To Leveraging Relationships: Influence, Persuade And Get Buy-In– Brand New For eTail!
Doug Spence, Chief Networking Officer, eTail
Doug returns to assess your development and usage of power networking. This highly interactive sessions focuses on networking and communication to ensure you are more effective in and out of the workplace.
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Doug Spence
Chief Networking Officer, eTail

10.40 Networking & Coffee Break/ Special BONUS RETAILER PANEL DISCUSSION Inside The Solution Zone
Brand New For eTail 2013! The Editor of The eTail Blog hosts an interactive retailer-only panel with leading innovators. Receive targeted content that delivers results for your business with a live Q&A driven panel discussion, right in the Solution Zone!
11.25 KEYNOTE SESSION: Maxymiser Industry Case Study
Maxymiser Executive
Hear an informative and insightful presentation in this keynote session.
12.00 KEYNOTE Panel Discussion: Carrying Your Brand Message Throughout Your Retail Experience: Becoming A Valued Brand To Your Customers
Mark Simmons, VP of Marketing and eCommerce, DESIGN WITHIN REACH
Merrick Rosner, VP Business Development, Poppin
Erica Cerulo, Co-Founder, Of A Kind
Translating your brand proposition to customers is fundamental to creating optimal customer experiences. Our brand experts from across the industry discuss how to maximize every single customer touchpoint to increase loyalty and sales. Ensure your brand filters throughout every customer interaction, and resonates with current and potential customers, at the end of this keynote session.
  • What are you investing in to push the concept of being a valued brand?
  • What do you do in-house to manage your inventory?
  • Where do you outsource?
  • How are you staffing?
  • In terms of marketing, are you going lower cost direct to measure or are you investing in branding initiatives?
  • With your retail strategy, how are you investing? Are you trying pop-up shops?
  • In terms of delivery, how can you package, ship and deliver with the right tools, and at a lower cost?
Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons
VP of Marketing and eCommerce, DESIGN WITHIN REACH

Mark Simmons is the Vice President of Marketing and eCommerce at Design Within Reach, the leading modern design brand in North America. For the last two years, he has led the re-launch of the DWR digital brand, helping DWR to build loyal fans and nurturing their life-long love affair with modern design. Prior to DWR, Simmons helped launch new businesses and new business units in retail, video game [read more]
Merrick Rosner

Merrick Rosner
VP Business Development, Poppin

Merrick Rosner is an experienced sales and business professional, specializing in building and leading successful teams across different industries. Translation - he would be awesome at coordinating flash-mobs. In May 2011, Merrick joined Poppin as the VP of Business Development so he could reeeeally flex his team building muscles. Merrick is currently captaining the effort on Poppin’s new website [read more]
Erica Cerulo

Erica Cerulo
Co-Founder, Of A Kind

Erica Cerulo is the co-founder of Of a Kind, a site that promotes emerging fashion designers through a combination of content and commerce. She has a B.A. from the University of Chicago—where she met her business partner Claire Mazur. Prior to launching the site, she worked as an editor at Conde Nast (Details and Lucky) for five years and is passionate about the power that editorial and curation c [read more]
12.35 KEYNOTE Session: Executing Your Strategy For New Technology Projects
Bill Wood, Former VP/CIO, Bass Pro
Bill Wood has led a number of large-scale technology initiatives on key eCommerce platforms, delivering on-time, on-budget solutions that have driven significant comp sales returns, higher conversion and improved customer engagement. In this session, he will share keys to ensure alignment of IT with your business goals and methods to maximize the return on investment in your platform.
  • Ensuring you have a detailed project outline of your program
  • Helping to uncover new ideas and potential conflicts down the road
  • Determining whether you need to simplify your business requirements if the implementation is too complex
  • Understanding if it would be acceptable to fit your needs into what the technology can supply in certain instances
  • Evaluating building in-house versus outsourcing
  • Providing significant definition around your business requirements
  • Thinking about the project requirements and that impact on the user experience as well
Bill  Wood

Bill Wood
Former VP/CIO, Bass Pro

Bill Wood is the former Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Bass Pro Shops. While at Bass Pro Shops, he was responsible for all technology implementations including major functionality changes on the BassPro.com eCommerce site. Prior to joining Bass Pro Shops, Bill served as VP, CIO, Supply Chain & Customer Care at Brookstone. In this role, he was responsible for a projec [read more]
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