in February, GELF LA ’23 welcomed back Nisha Oza, who was one of the earliest influencers to take the stage at GELF – back when the world of ecommerce was just learning about about how Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) in Asia would build a marketing foundation upon which social influencers would rise. Nisha joins the […]
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GELF LA 2023’s Global Innovation Showcase: A Look at Emerging Business Models – Recommerce and NFTs featured two CEOs breaking new ground with innovative business models. ethos NFT is a white label NFT platform on a mission to accelerate the world’s mass adoption of digital assets and NFTs. CEO Matias Marquez spoke about how the […]
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Profitable growth – domestically and internationally – was at the forefront of almost every session and conversation at February’s GELF LA ’23. The Bambuser team tackled the topic head-on by sharing insights and new data (in partnership w/Coresight Research) about how video engagement/commerce strategies can cost-effectively connect brands with shoppers in markets around the world. […]
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Reflecting on key themes from GELF’s morning program, we opened the afternoon program at GELF LA ’23 by examining the road ahead for retail ecommerce leaders expanding internationally. After the pandemic boom, ecommerce growth has moderated – and in some cases, dipped – as economic headwinds and uncertainty lie ahead in the first half of […]
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Michael Relich and Matt Merrilees sit down with Michael LeBlanc, host of the Global Ecommerce Leaders Podcast. Mike, Matt and Michael cover a range of topics, recap the their GELF LA ’23 fireside and offer advice about growing global ecommerce sales to the GELF community and our podcast audience. Listen in to the GELF LA ’23 Live from Hollywood Podcast where Mike also shares how he caught the retail bug as he journeyed from programmer into operations and now to senior management.
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Great to see the retail industry back out in force at NRF 2023. GELF co-founders Kent Allen and Jim Okamura sat down with Voice of Retail Host Michael LeBlanc to discuss GELF LA ’23 on Wednesday Feb 22nd in West Hollywood. Listen here as the podcast explores the global ecommerce leaders speaking at GELF LA […]
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Our latest Global Ecommerce leaders podcast features Nita Lathia, head of Marketplaces at Passport, the modern international shipping carrier purpose-built for cross-border B2C ecommerce. Passport has been building asset-light global solutions for merchants, DTC brands and other long-tail online sellers who are connecting with cross-border shoppers in 200+ countries. Listen in as Nita draws from her […]
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We really enjoyed having Peter McMath, Chief Revenue Officer for WPIC Marketing + Technologies join the GELF community at GELF NYC ’22. A first-time GELF speaker, Peter fit like a comfortable slipper as he hosted a busy lunchtime workshop on Douyin (TikTok in China). Curious about how to take advantage of the booming popularity of […]
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At past GELF events, global retail leaders have discussed reducing friction in and around international checkout. At GELF NYC ’22, our morning breakout panel discussed how brands are identifying and reducing points of friction upstream in the supply chain and throughout their downstream distribution channels. Why the broader focus? Scrutiny about the holistic impact of […]
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The latest episode in The Global Ecommerce Leaders Podcast features Lynn Power CEO & Co-Founder, MASAMI Haircare, recorded live at GELF 2022 in NYC. Lynn joined our morning breakout Sustainability Showcase: Identifying and Reducing Friction throughout Global Value Chains, where the panelists discussed reducing growing points of friction upstream in the supply chain and throughout downstream distribution channels. […]
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