Shoptalk 2018: Our Top Takeaways

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Iterable recaps Shoptalk 2018

Shoptalk 2018 was bigger and better than ever before, with over 8,000 attendees and 300 speakers from leading brands and technology providers at the Venetian in Las Vegas this week.

And now you have access to the ultimate recap: Iterable has summarized the world’s largest conference for retail and e-commerce innovation.

In the exclusive presentation below, we’ve curated our top takeaways from Shoptalk, giving you detailed summaries of these popular keynotes and sessions at the event:

  • โ€œMobile Experiences in the Customer Journeyโ€ with Mark Berinato, VP, Digital Experience at Panera Bread; Gihad Jawhar, VP, Digital Development at Lowe’s; and Manish Chandra, CEO at Poshmark.
  • โ€œDelighting Customers Through Personal Interactionsโ€ with Helen Vaid, Chief Customer Officer at Pizza Hut; Mary Beth Laughton, EVP, Omni-Retail at Sephora; and Melissa Gonzalez, Founder & CEO at The Lionesque Group & Field-Test.
  • โ€œOmni-Channel and Seamless Customer Experiencesโ€ with Rafeh Masood, Chief Digital Officer at BJโ€™s Wholesale Club; Eric Messerschmidt, SVP Strategic Marketing, CRM & Loyalty at Ulta Beauty; and Allison Peterson, President of E-Commerce at Best Buy.
  • โ€œNext Generation Loyaltyโ€ with Markus Pfruender, Global Director of Data, CRM & Data-Driven Marketing at METRO AG; Tarang Sethia, Sr. Director of CRM & Loyalty at 7-Eleven; and Cheryl Williams, CIO at Wakefern Food Corp.
  • โ€œPhysical Retail Concepts From Digitally Native Brandsโ€ with Ben Fischman, Founder & CEO at M.Gemi; Ethan Song, Co-Founder & CEO at Frank and Oak; and Jen Rubio, Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer at Away.
  • โ€œLeaders at Global Brands on the Future of E-Commerceโ€ with Marc Rosen, EVP & President, Global E-Commerce, Levi Strauss & Co., and Charlie Cole, Chief E-Commerce Officer at Samsonite.

We’re also giving you an inside look at the best of the expo hall with some fun snapshots of the exciting activities and cool swag that got everyone talking.

Most importantly, we’ve even provided placeholder slides for you to drop in your own notes of the sessions you attended. Click this link to view the Shoptalk presentation in Google Slides. You can easily make a copy, include your name and notes, and share it with your colleagues. We put in all the effort and we’re giving you all the credit!

Shoptalk presentation
Download our Shoptalk presentation and customize it with your own notes.

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