Commerce Tomorrow

Dubbed “Ecommerce Aholic,” with a top-performing Magento YouTube channel, this episode of CommerceTomorrow welcomes Jamersan Founder and CEO, TJ Gamble! Tune in to discover the nuts and bolts of Magento through the lens of a small-town Magento native, as well as how the platform is evolving under Adobe. This episode confronts Magento-gone-MACH rumors, and the comparison between BigCommerce and Magento buyers. Listen in for exclusive Magento insights and market predictions from the “Ecommerce Aholic” himself!

On-site personalization is all about helping users have a better online experience through providing them with the right advice at the right time. In order to create a personalized experience for each user, there has to be a means of data collection. In this episode, Dirk and Kelly sit down with thought leader and CEO of trbo, Felix Schirl, to discuss all things personalization and the methods of collecting first party data in the midst of privacy legislation. Discover how data is collected, stored, and used, and why Felix says that a customer data platform (CDP) is a “must have” for personalization. If you’re interested in the ad tech space, this episode is for you.

The ever-changing eCommerce industry is fueled by immense innovation in both B2B and B2C markets. In this episode, Kelly and Dirk sit down with CEO and Founder of RMW Commerce, Rick Watson, to discuss the companies driving industry improvement, the mistakes of software vendors, the role of marketplaces, and the overall direction of commerce platforms.

Make sure to check out some of Rick's favorite thought leaders on LinkedIn:

Benedict Evans / https://www.linkedin.com/in/benedictevans

Scott Galloway / https://www.linkedin.com/in/profgalloway

Jason M. Lemkin / https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmlemkin

Ian Altman / https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianaltman

Chris Walker / https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswalker171

Juozas Kaziukėnas / https://www.linkedin.com/in/juozas

Hendrik Laubscher / https://www.linkedin.com/in/henlaub

In this episode, Dirk and Kelly speak with Guillaume on how Checkout.com became a leader in payments so quickly (and a decacorn along the way), why the existing payment infrastructure is so old/inefficient and what could be done to improve it, thoughts on cryptocurrency, and the future of payments and Checkout.com's role in that landscape

In this episode, Dirk and Kelly have an in-depth discussion with Carrie about her time as CDO of Neiman Marcus, the changing nature of the CDO role, how Google generally and Google Cloud more specifically approach retail and the future of commerce platforms.

Home Depot is arguably among the most digitally savvy retailers in the U.S., with unmatched omnichannel capabilities. Learn how Fahim's $100m/year budget ensures that Home Depot remains at the leading edge of tech

In this episode, Dirk and Kelly chat with industry leaders Rob and Adam on Salsify, the PIM market and changes over the past decade, the challenges that organizations face when enriching product data, whether PIMs will eventually surface product APIs (or GraphQL) directly to frontends, and more

Deloitte Digital is one of the biggest players in digital transformations for large enterprises and Gagan, as managing director, sees it all. In this discussion, he gives his thoughts on the present/future of the commerce platform space, how enterprises are changing how they buy software, how enterprises are developing commerce competency internally, and advice for enterprises that are going through digital transformation around commerce.

Allison and her team at Fast are out to eliminate checkout friction with their 1-click checkout solution. By eliminating passwords, they give their customers an Apple Pay-like experience across any eCommerce website or app that integrates their software. Have a listen to understand how Allison's background of scaling payments at Uber is now being applied to disrupt eCommerce checkout.

Fulfillmenttools, a cousin of commercetools, is a spinoff of REWE Digital that is taking REWE's in-house fulfillment technology to market. In this episode, we talk through the state of the fulfillment software market and how they have some unique competitive advantages by having started in the grocery space.