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Publicis Shuts Down Honeyshed - Agency News - Advertising Age

February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

We covered Honeyshed back in 2007 and we weren’t that impressed with it then (see Experience Manifesto: HoneyShed) and now it seems that it’s been shut down. They kept talking about it like it was something new & bold and it just never seemed to be much of either. And given most of [...]

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Companies Missing Big Opportunity to Turn Customer Pain Into Competitive Gain, Says CMO Council Report - MSNBC Wire Services - msnbc.com

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Very happy to see that people are actually studying the role that experience plays in creating brand loyalty. I must admit that I’m constantly amazed how brand managers can understand this connection in their own lives, by having the experience drive where they shop, etc., but as soon as they put their corporate hat on, [...]

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Spirit flight attendants not happy with airline’s proposed uniforms | detnews.com | The Detroit News

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Yea, sometimes you can push the whole logos on everything a little too far! Wonder who’s paying for it and how much they’re paying.
Spirit Airlines flight attendants are saying, “This Bud’s not for us,” after glimpsing a proposed new uniform that includes aprons sporting logos for Budweiser and other alcoholic beverages.
According to the Association [...]

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Innovation Contest: Cast Your Vote and Let Your Voice Be Heard

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Our Strategy and Innovation Forum is just about a month away, and we are excited about a number of new speakers, sessions, and features at this event.  We know that this has been a challenging few months for retail and that the future is still uncertain, but we are providing specific and essential content to help [...]

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Nine E-Commerce Predictions for 2009

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Thanks very much to everyone who offered up predictions for e-commerce in 2009.
It’s obvious that the year in front of us promises to be, at the very least, an interesting one. And as Shop.org Exec. Director Scott Silverman’s recent post makes clear, there are many important ways for online retailers to take advantage of the [...]

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Have questions about International Ecommerce Expansion? Ask them here.

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

At the Strategy and Innovation Forum on Feb 2-4, I will be moderating a panel discussion on the topic of International Ecommerce Expansion and joined by the panelists below. Shop.org is “by the members for the members” so we thought we’d invite the shop.org community to post questions about International Ecommerce Expansion here, in advance, [...]

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A Proud Day for Shop.org

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Yesterday was one of the proudest days of my 10 year career with NRF and Shop.org.
Shop.org awarded six $2,500 scholarships to the each of the members of the winning team of the American Express / NRF Foundation National Intercollegiate Retail Challenge.  The students did an amazing job on this project with the help of some very [...]

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Digital Retailing at NRF Annual Convention

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Shop.org and Digital Retailing take center stage this week at the NRF 98th Annual Convention & EXPO in New York City. Shop.org has worked with our parent company, the National Retail Federation, to bring some of the best and brightest ecommerce industry experts to over 16,000 attendees at Retail’s Big Show.
Some powerful sessions around Digital [...]

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Investing in E-Commerce in 2009

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

At the NRF Big Show this morning, there was a very informative session, The Sky Has Fallen: Now What?, which included an amazing panel of experts including JC Penney CEO and NRF Chairman Mike Ullman, Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moody’s Economy.com, Peter Solomon, Founder and Chairman of Peter J. Solomon Company and Chris Donnelly, Executive [...]

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Networking at the Strategy and Innovation Forum

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Next week will be the first event I’ll be attending as a member of the Shop.org team, at the Strategy and Innovation Forum in lovely Orlando.  Which, at the moment, is roughly 50 degrees warmer than Washington, DC.
Two things I’m most looking forward to are the great content (which Larry will be posting about) and [...]

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