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- 0:00Hello
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:01Welcome
- 0:02back.
- 0:02We
- 0:02are
- 0:03live
- 0:03again
- 0:04from
- 0:04the
- 0:04Commerce
- 0:05Next
- 0:05Growth
- 0:06show
- 0:06here
- 0:06in
- 0:07New
- 0:07York.
- 0:07This
- 0:07is
- 0:08omnitalk
- 0:08Retail.
- 0:09I'm
- 0:09Anne
- 0:09Mazinga.
- 0:10And
- 0:10I'm
- 0:10Chris
- 0:10Walton.
- 0:11And
- 0:11we
- 0:12are
- 0:12joined
- 0:12by
- 0:13a
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- 0:14today
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- 0:15a
- 0:15moment.
- 0:16But
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- 0:17we
- 0:17do,
- 0:17we
- 0:17want
- 0:18to
- 0:18give
- 0:18a
- 0:18big
- 0:18thank
- 0:19you
- 0:19to
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- 0:19at
- 0:20Gray
- 0:20Orange
- 0:21for
- 0:21making
- 0:22all
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- 0:22our
- 0:22coverage
- 0:23from
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- 0:24Commerce
- 0:24Next
- 0:24Growth
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- 0:25For
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- 0:27home
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- 0:28the
- 0:28G
- 0:28Store
- 0:29platform
- 0:29from
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- 0:30Orange
- 0:30helps
- 0:30retailers
- 0:31like
- 0:31H
- 0:31and
- 0:32M
- 0:32achieve
- 0:32real
- 0:32time
- 0:33inventory
- 0:33visibility.
- 0:34Providing
- 0:34H
- 0:34and
- 0:34M
- 0:35with
- 0:35the
- 0:35same
- 0:35inventory
- 0:36data
- 0:36in
- 0:36store
- 0:37as
- 0:37they
- 0:37have
- 0:37online.
- 0:38If
- 0:38you
- 0:39are
- 0:39here
- 0:39in
- 0:39the
- 0:40city,
- 0:40you're
- 0:40at
- 0:40Commerce
- 0:41Next,
- 0:41go
- 0:41swing
- 0:42by
- 0:42their
- 0:42Soho
- 0:43store
- 0:43where
- 0:44you
- 0:44the
- 0:44H&M
- 0:45Soho
- 0:45store
- 0:45where
- 0:45you
- 0:45can
- 0:46see
- 0:46the
- 0:46G
- 0:46Store
- 0:47platform
- 0:47live.
- 0:48And
- 0:48if
- 0:48you
- 0:49are
- 0:49at
- 0:49home
- 0:49watching,
- 0:50you
- 0:50could
- 0:50go
- 0:50see
- 0:51a
- 0:51tour
- 0:51of
- 0:51that
- 0:51store
- 0:52on
- 0:53our
- 0:53OmniTok
- 0:53retail
- 0:54YouTube
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- 0:56Joining
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- 0:56now
- 0:57though
- 0:57is
- 0:58Jeffrey
- 0:59Gerstel,
- 0:59the
- 0:59CMO
- 1:00of
- 1:00B
- 1:01and
- 1:01H
- 1:01Photo
- 1:02and
- 1:02video.
- 1:03I
- 1:03threw
- 1:03the
- 1:03video
- 1:04in
- 1:04there.
- 1:04That's
- 1:04okay.
- 1:06Yeah,
- 1:07like
- 1:07video
- 1:08is
- 1:08still
- 1:08very
- 1:08important.
- 1:08Part
- 1:09of
- 1:09the
- 1:09huge
- 1:09part.
- 1:10Yes,
- 1:10yes.
- 1:10So
- 1:11it
- 1:11has
- 1:11to
- 1:11be
- 1:11included.
- 1:12Well,
- 1:13look
- 1:13at
- 1:13this
- 1:13on
- 1:13video.
- 1:14I
- 1:14know,
- 1:14right?
- 1:14I
- 1:15know.
- 1:15So
- 1:15we're
- 1:15really
- 1:15excited
- 1:15to
- 1:15have
- 1:16you.
- 1:16I
- 1:16was
- 1:16going
- 1:16online
- 1:16checking
- 1:17out
- 1:17the
- 1:17store
- 1:17because
- 1:17I've
- 1:17never,
- 1:18I've
- 1:18never
- 1:18actually
- 1:18been
- 1:18in
- 1:18it,
- 1:19but
- 1:19I
- 1:19was
- 1:19looking
- 1:19at
- 1:19it.
- 1:19It's
- 1:19massive.
- 1:20It's
- 1:20really
- 1:20big,
- 1:21really
- 1:21big
- 1:21operation.
- 1:22But
- 1:23for
- 1:23those
- 1:23of
- 1:23us
- 1:23that
- 1:24are
- 1:24like
- 1:24us
- 1:24from
- 1:25Minnesota
- 1:25that
- 1:25maybe
- 1:25have
- 1:26never
- 1:26been
- 1:26in
- 1:26the
- 1:26store.
- 1:27Tell
- 1:27us
- 1:27about
- 1:28it.
- 1:28What
- 1:28is
- 1:28it?
- 1:28What,
- 1:29what
- 1:29is
- 1:29it
- 1:29all
- 1:29about?
- 1:29Tell
- 1:29us
- 1:30about
- 1:30the
- 1:30brand.
- 1:31So
- 1:31B
- 1:31and
- 1:31H
- 1:31started
- 1:3252
- 1:32years
- 1:33ago
- 1:33and
- 1:34since
- 1:34then
- 1:34our
- 1:34whole
- 1:35business
- 1:35has
- 1:35been
- 1:35taking
- 1:36care
- 1:36of
- 1:37professional,
- 1:38professional
- 1:39photographers,
- 1:39videographers,
- 1:41audio
- 1:41people,
- 1:42basically
- 1:42anyone
- 1:43in
- 1:43the
- 1:43creative
- 1:43field.
- 1:44And
- 1:44what
- 1:44makes
- 1:45us
- 1:45different
- 1:45is
- 1:46kind
- 1:47of
- 1:47an
- 1:47old
- 1:47school,
- 1:47hands
- 1:48on,
- 1:48high
- 1:48touch
- 1:49approach.
- 1:50So
- 1:50we
- 1:51sell
- 1:51a
- 1:51lot
- 1:51of
- 1:51very
- 1:52complicated
- 1:52gear
- 1:53and
- 1:54our
- 1:54approach
- 1:54is
- 1:54to
- 1:55be
- 1:56a
- 1:56place
- 1:56that
- 1:56people
- 1:57can
- 1:57come
- 1:57to
- 1:57get
- 1:57advice,
- 1:58solutions,
- 1:59troubleshoot,
- 2:00and
- 2:01basically
- 2:02get
- 2:02a
- 2:02service
- 2:02that
- 2:03doesn't
- 2:03exist
- 2:03anymore
- 2:04or
- 2:04doesn't
- 2:05exist
- 2:05anywhere
- 2:05else
- 2:06anymore,
- 2:06I
- 2:06should
- 2:06say.
- 2:07Right,
- 2:07right.
- 2:07No,
- 2:07it
- 2:08still
- 2:08exists
- 2:08with
- 2:08us
- 2:09for
- 2:09sure.
- 2:09So
- 2:09tell
- 2:09us
- 2:09about
- 2:10your
- 2:10role
- 2:10too.
- 2:10So
- 2:10what
- 2:11all
- 2:11do
- 2:11you
- 2:11oversee?
- 2:12What
- 2:12are
- 2:12you
- 2:12in
- 2:12charge
- 2:13of?
- 2:13How
- 2:13do
- 2:13you,
- 2:13what's
- 2:14your
- 2:14day
- 2:14to
- 2:14day
- 2:14look
- 2:15like?
- 2:15Well,
- 2:15we're
- 2:16kind
- 2:16of
- 2:16like
- 2:16a
- 2:17really
- 2:17big
- 2:17mom
- 2:17and
- 2:17pop
- 2:18company.
- 2:18So
- 2:18a
- 2:18little
- 2:18of
- 2:19this,
- 2:19a
- 2:19little
- 2:19that.
- 2:19But.
- 2:20So
- 2:20I'll
- 2:21oversee
- 2:21the
- 2:21advertising,
- 2:22marketing,
- 2:23sales,
- 2:23car,
- 2:24customer
- 2:24service
- 2:26and
- 2:26customer
- 2:27insights.
- 2:27That's
- 2:28most
- 2:28of
- 2:28it
- 2:28social
- 2:29media
- 2:30and
- 2:30then
- 2:30whatever
- 2:30else
- 2:31comes
- 2:31up
- 2:31on
- 2:32any
- 2:32given
- 2:32day.
- 2:33And
- 2:33where
- 2:33are
- 2:33your
- 2:33customers?
- 2:34I
- 2:34mean,
- 2:34what
- 2:34are
- 2:34those
- 2:35channels
- 2:35that
- 2:35are
- 2:36really
- 2:37at
- 2:37the
- 2:37forefront
- 2:38of
- 2:38where
- 2:38your
- 2:38consumers
- 2:39are?
- 2:39Yeah,
- 2:39I
- 2:39think
- 2:40last
- 2:40year
- 2:40we
- 2:40sold
- 2:41to
- 2:41customers
- 2:42in
- 2:42196
- 2:43countries.
- 2:43Wow.
- 2:43So
- 2:44it's
- 2:44all
- 2:44over
- 2:44the
- 2:44world.
- 2:45Obviously,
- 2:45the
- 2:45United
- 2:46States
- 2:46is
- 2:46the
- 2:46biggest
- 2:47market
- 2:48and
- 2:48pretty
- 2:49much
- 2:49all
- 2:49across
- 2:49the
- 2:49country.
- 2:50And
- 2:50what
- 2:51about
- 2:51the
- 2:51marketing
- 2:52tactics
- 2:52that
- 2:52you're
- 2:53seeing?
- 2:53Like,
- 2:53where
- 2:53are
- 2:54the
- 2:54marketing
- 2:54channels?
- 2:55Like,
- 2:55where
- 2:56are
- 2:56your
- 2:56customers
- 2:57coming
- 2:57to
- 2:57you
- 2:57from?
- 2:58You
- 2:58have
- 2:58a
- 2:58big,
- 2:59like,
- 2:59the
- 2:59store
- 2:59and
- 2:59the
- 2:59service
- 3:00element
- 3:00is
- 3:00a
- 3:00really
- 3:01big
- 3:01deal.
- 3:01Yeah,
- 3:01I
- 3:01mean,
- 3:01we
- 3:02have
- 3:02one
- 3:02store,
- 3:03so
- 3:03there's
- 3:03this
- 3:03one
- 3:04store.
- 3:04Most
- 3:04of
- 3:04the
- 3:04businesses
- 3:05online,
- 3:06whether
- 3:06B2B
- 3:07or
- 3:07B2C,
- 3:08is
- 3:08it
- 3:08right?
- 3:08And,
- 3:08you
- 3:09know,
- 3:09it's
- 3:09a
- 3:09huge
- 3:09amount
- 3:10of
- 3:10repeat
- 3:10customers.
- 3:11So
- 3:11a
- 3:11lot
- 3:11of
- 3:11it
- 3:11is
- 3:12happy
- 3:13customers.
- 3:14And
- 3:14we're
- 3:14all
- 3:15about
- 3:15making
- 3:16sure
- 3:16every
- 3:16transaction
- 3:17goes
- 3:17well.
- 3:18So
- 3:18it's
- 3:18literally
- 3:19a
- 3:19customer
- 3:19by
- 3:20customer
- 3:20approach.
- 3:21And
- 3:21our
- 3:22marketing
- 3:23magic
- 3:24is
- 3:25if
- 3:25you
- 3:25treat
- 3:25people
- 3:26right,
- 3:26they'll
- 3:26probably
- 3:27come
- 3:27back
- 3:28and
- 3:28go
- 3:29ahead.
- 3:29Chris.
- 3:29Oh,
- 3:29I
- 3:29was
- 3:29gonna
- 3:30say.
- 3:30And
- 3:30it's
- 3:30not
- 3:31even
- 3:31just
- 3:31like
- 3:31e
- 3:31commerce
- 3:32traditionally.
- 3:32Like,
- 3:32I
- 3:32was
- 3:32looking
- 3:33online
- 3:33yesterday.
- 3:33I
- 3:33saw
- 3:33some
- 3:34YouTube
- 3:34videos.
- 3:34You
- 3:34have,
- 3:34like,
- 3:35live
- 3:35help
- 3:35commerce
- 3:36too,
- 3:36via
- 3:37your
- 3:37Internet
- 3:38portal,
- 3:38right?
- 3:38Yeah,
- 3:39our
- 3:39YouTube
- 3:40channel's
- 3:40been
- 3:40pretty
- 3:40good.
- 3:40We're
- 3:41at
- 3:41991,000
- 3:42subscribers,
- 3:43so
- 3:43maybe
- 3:43you
- 3:44can
- 3:44help
- 3:44subscribe.
- 3:45We
- 3:45have
- 3:45that
- 3:45big
- 3:46thing
- 3:47we're
- 3:47hoping
- 3:47to
- 3:47hit,
- 3:48but
- 3:49there's
- 3:49a
- 3:49lot
- 3:49of
- 3:49opportunities.
- 3:50People
- 3:50can
- 3:50engage
- 3:51with
- 3:51video
- 3:52chat.
- 3:52So
- 3:53you
- 3:53can
- 3:53literally
- 3:53go
- 3:53in
- 3:53your
- 3:54computer,
- 3:54computer
- 3:54from
- 3:54anywhere
- 3:55in
- 3:55the
- 3:55world,
- 3:55connect
- 3:56with
- 3:56one
- 3:56of
- 3:56our
- 3:56experts
- 3:57to
- 3:57go
- 3:57through
- 3:58your
- 3:59questions,
- 3:59your
- 3:59issues.
- 4:00And
- 4:00there's
- 4:01never
- 4:01a
- 4:01purchase
- 4:02required,
- 4:02so
- 4:03it's
- 4:03all
- 4:03free.
- 4:04And
- 4:04our
- 4:04feeling
- 4:05is
- 4:05if
- 4:05we
- 4:05give
- 4:06you
- 4:06better
- 4:06service
- 4:06than
- 4:07you
- 4:07can
- 4:07find
- 4:07anywhere
- 4:08else,
- 4:08there's
- 4:09a
- 4:09good
- 4:09chance
- 4:09you'll
- 4:09come
- 4:09back.
- 4:10And
- 4:10so
- 4:10far,
- 4:11it's
- 4:11worked.
- 4:11It
- 4:11convinced
- 4:12me.
- 4:12Watching
- 4:12it,
- 4:13I
- 4:13was
- 4:13like,
- 4:13okay,
- 4:13yeah,
- 4:14maybe
- 4:14they
- 4:14could
- 4:14help
- 4:14us
- 4:14out
- 4:14with
- 4:15some
- 4:15of
- 4:15our
- 4:16tech
- 4:16needs.
- 4:16Give
- 4:17it
- 4:17a
- 4:17try.
- 4:17It
- 4:17could
- 4:17be
- 4:18round
- 4:18two.
- 4:19How
- 4:19did
- 4:19we
- 4:19do?
- 4:20Well,
- 4:20I'm
- 4:21curious,
- 4:21Jeff,
- 4:21what
- 4:22you're
- 4:22going
- 4:22to
- 4:22be
- 4:22talking
- 4:22about
- 4:23on
- 4:23stage
- 4:23in
- 4:23a
- 4:23little
- 4:24bit
- 4:24today
- 4:24and
- 4:24how
- 4:25much
- 4:25of
- 4:25what
- 4:25you
- 4:25just
- 4:26talked
- 4:26about,
- 4:27really
- 4:27focusing
- 4:28on
- 4:28that
- 4:28experience
- 4:29part
- 4:29and
- 4:29service
- 4:30part
- 4:30of
- 4:30the
- 4:31business
- 4:31that
- 4:31you'll
- 4:32share
- 4:32today?
- 4:32Yeah,
- 4:33I
- 4:33think
- 4:34it's
- 4:35a
- 4:35panel
- 4:35later
- 4:35on
- 4:35about
- 4:36loyalty
- 4:36and
- 4:36building
- 4:37loyalty.
- 4:38And
- 4:38for
- 4:38us,
- 4:39it's
- 4:39all
- 4:39about,
- 4:41I'd
- 4:41say,
- 4:41keeping
- 4:42promises.
- 4:42I
- 4:42think
- 4:43you
- 4:43build
- 4:43trust
- 4:43by
- 4:44fulfilling
- 4:44your
- 4:44promises.
- 4:46So
- 4:46if
- 4:46you
- 4:46place
- 4:47an
- 4:47order,
- 4:47we
- 4:47say
- 4:47we're
- 4:48going
- 4:48to
- 4:48ship
- 4:48it
- 4:48tomorrow.
- 4:50We're
- 4:50going
- 4:50to
- 4:50ship
- 4:50it
- 4:50tomorrow.
- 4:51And
- 4:51if
- 4:51we
- 4:51don't,
- 4:52we're
- 4:52going
- 4:52to
- 4:52tell
- 4:52you
- 4:53we
- 4:53didn't,
- 4:54so
- 4:54you're
- 4:54not
- 4:54surprised.
- 4:55And
- 4:55literally
- 4:56what
- 4:56we
- 4:56find
- 4:57is,
- 4:57if
- 4:58we
- 4:58do
- 4:58what
- 4:58this
- 4:59is
- 4:59a
- 4:59revolutionary
- 5:00concept.
- 5:00If
- 5:00we
- 5:01do
- 5:01what
- 5:01we
- 5:01say
- 5:01we'll
- 5:02do,
- 5:02people
- 5:02kind
- 5:02of
- 5:03appreciate
- 5:03that.
- 5:03They
- 5:03don't
- 5:04expect
- 5:04that
- 5:04anymore.
- 5:05So
- 5:05that's
- 5:05what
- 5:06we've
- 5:06done.
- 5:06Literally,
- 5:06the
- 5:07whole
- 5:07organization
- 5:08is
- 5:08focused
- 5:09on,
- 5:10where
- 5:10can
- 5:10we
- 5:10do
- 5:10better?
- 5:11Identifying
- 5:12a
- 5:12customer
- 5:12at
- 5:12a
- 5:13time,
- 5:14where
- 5:14did
- 5:14we
- 5:15miss
- 5:15and
- 5:15how
- 5:15do
- 5:15we
- 5:15fix
- 5:16it?
- 5:16Like,
- 5:16last
- 5:16month,
- 5:17we
- 5:17shipped
- 5:1899.8%
- 5:20of
- 5:20our
- 5:20orders
- 5:21on
- 5:21time
- 5:21or
- 5:22early.
- 5:22Oh,
- 5:23wow.
- 5:23Which,
- 5:23you
- 5:24know,
- 5:24you
- 5:24say,
- 5:24oh,
- 5:24wow,
- 5:25but
- 5:25I
- 5:25hear
- 5:250.2
- 5:26didn't.
- 5:27So
- 5:27I
- 5:28don't
- 5:28know.
- 5:28You
- 5:28know,
- 5:28forget
- 5:29about
- 5:29the
- 5:29exact
- 5:29number.
- 5:30But
- 5:30that's
- 5:30around
- 5:30a
- 5:30thousand
- 5:30people
- 5:31who
- 5:31didn't
- 5:32get
- 5:32their
- 5:32order
- 5:32on
- 5:32time.
- 5:33So
- 5:33those
- 5:34people
- 5:34don't
- 5:34think
- 5:34that's
- 5:35great.
- 5:35And
- 5:36our
- 5:36approach
- 5:36is,
- 5:36how
- 5:37do
- 5:37we
- 5:37make
- 5:37that
- 5:37better?
- 5:38How
- 5:38do
- 5:38we
- 5:38get
- 5:39to
- 5:39100%?
- 5:40And
- 5:40literally,
- 5:41we
- 5:41drive
- 5:41ourselves
- 5:42in
- 5:42that
- 5:42direction.
- 5:43And
- 5:43our
- 5:43feeling
- 5:43is,
- 5:44if
- 5:44we
- 5:44do
- 5:44that,
- 5:45that
- 5:45creates
- 5:45loyalty.
- 5:46It's
- 5:46not
- 5:46about
- 5:47points
- 5:47and
- 5:47gimmicks
- 5:49and
- 5:50the
- 5:50idea
- 5:50of
- 5:50the
- 5:51day.
- 5:51It's
- 5:51about
- 5:52fulfilling
- 5:52your
- 5:53promises
- 5:53consistently,
- 5:55day
- 5:55to
- 5:55day,
- 5:55week
- 5:56to
- 5:56week,
- 5:56year
- 5:56to
- 5:56year,
- 5:56and
- 5:57building
- 5:57that
- 5:57trust
- 5:58across
- 5:58your
- 5:58customer
- 5:59base
- 5:59every
- 5:59day.
- 5:59How
- 6:00do
- 6:00you
- 6:00think
- 6:00about
- 6:00those
- 6:00thousand
- 6:01customers?
- 6:01Do
- 6:01you
- 6:01do
- 6:01anything
- 6:02special
- 6:02for
- 6:02them
- 6:03on
- 6:03the
- 6:03back
- 6:03end?
- 6:04Or,
- 6:04like,
- 6:05how
- 6:05do
- 6:05you
- 6:05think
- 6:05about
- 6:05that?
- 6:06I
- 6:06think
- 6:06think
- 6:06is
- 6:06the
- 6:07wrong
- 6:07word.
- 6:07Like,
- 6:07obsess
- 6:08might
- 6:08be
- 6:08better.
- 6:08Obsess.
- 6:09Okay,
- 6:09I
- 6:09like
- 6:09that.
- 6:10We're
- 6:10constantly
- 6:11trying
- 6:11to
- 6:11figure
- 6:11out
- 6:11why,
- 6:12what
- 6:12happened,
- 6:13why
- 6:13did
- 6:13we
- 6:13miss?
- 6:14And,
- 6:14you
- 6:14know,
- 6:15sometimes
- 6:15it's
- 6:15as
- 6:15simple
- 6:16as
- 6:16something
- 6:16wasn't
- 6:17where
- 6:17it
- 6:17belonged
- 6:18in
- 6:18our
- 6:18warehouse.
- 6:19Okay,
- 6:19how
- 6:19do
- 6:19we
- 6:19fix
- 6:20that?
- 6:21You
- 6:21know,
- 6:21sometimes
- 6:22our
- 6:22delivery
- 6:23partners
- 6:23don't
- 6:24get
- 6:25it
- 6:25on
- 6:25time.
- 6:25How
- 6:26do
- 6:26we
- 6:26fix
- 6:26it?
- 6:26And
- 6:27unfortunately,
- 6:28you
- 6:28know,
- 6:28it's
- 6:29never
- 6:29going
- 6:29to
- 6:29be
- 6:29perfect,
- 6:30But
- 6:30a
- 6:30lot
- 6:30of
- 6:30it
- 6:30is
- 6:31communicating.
- 6:32So
- 6:32people
- 6:32know,
- 6:33like,
- 6:33I
- 6:33placed
- 6:34an
- 6:34order
- 6:34on
- 6:34Sunday
- 6:35with
- 6:35some
- 6:35other
- 6:36brand.
- 6:36I
- 6:36won't
- 6:36mention
- 6:36them.
- 6:37You
- 6:37know,
- 6:37I
- 6:37got
- 6:38an
- 6:38order
- 6:38confirmation
- 6:39Sunday.
- 6:39It
- 6:39said
- 6:40I
- 6:40would
- 6:40get
- 6:40the
- 6:40package
- 6:41Friday.
- 6:42This
- 6:42is
- 6:42Thursday,
- 6:43right
- 6:43now.
- 6:45Monday,
- 6:45Crickets,
- 6:46nothing.
- 6:47Tuesday,
- 6:47they
- 6:47actually
- 6:47ship
- 6:48the
- 6:48order.
- 6:48So
- 6:49I
- 6:49thought,
- 6:49why
- 6:49didn't
- 6:49you
- 6:49ship
- 6:50it
- 6:50on
- 6:50Monday?
- 6:51Yesterday,
- 6:52Wednesday,
- 6:52I
- 6:52got
- 6:52some
- 6:53email
- 6:53about
- 6:54your
- 6:54purchase,
- 6:55has
- 6:55new
- 6:56friends.
- 6:56So
- 6:56they're
- 6:57trying
- 6:57to
- 6:57tell
- 6:57me
- 6:57about
- 6:57all
- 6:57these
- 6:58things
- 6:58I
- 6:58should
- 6:58add
- 6:58on
- 6:59in
- 7:00a
- 7:00cutesy
- 7:00way.
- 7:00And
- 7:01I'm
- 7:01like,
- 7:01how
- 7:01about
- 7:01shipping
- 7:01my
- 7:02package
- 7:02on
- 7:02time?
- 7:03And
- 7:04they
- 7:04never
- 7:04told
- 7:05me
- 7:05that
- 7:05while
- 7:05they
- 7:05promised
- 7:06it
- 7:06would
- 7:06come
- 7:06Friday,
- 7:06now
- 7:07it's
- 7:07supposed
- 7:07to
- 7:07come
- 7:07Monday.
- 7:08And
- 7:08so
- 7:09that's
- 7:10like
- 7:10everything.
- 7:10It's
- 7:10a
- 7:11big
- 7:11delay
- 7:11too
- 7:11when
- 7:11you
- 7:11miss
- 7:12that
- 7:12weekend.
- 7:12Right.
- 7:13It's
- 7:13not
- 7:13the
- 7:13end
- 7:14of
- 7:14the
- 7:14world.
- 7:14But
- 7:14if
- 7:14they
- 7:14told
- 7:15me
- 7:15and
- 7:15whatever
- 7:16then,
- 7:16then
- 7:16the
- 7:16best
- 7:17was
- 7:17I
- 7:17went
- 7:17to
- 7:17FedEx
- 7:17and
- 7:18looked
- 7:18there,
- 7:18says
- 7:19I'll
- 7:19get
- 7:19it
- 7:19Saturday.
- 7:20So.
- 7:20So
- 7:20they
- 7:20don't.
- 7:21So
- 7:21you
- 7:21have
- 7:21no
- 7:21idea.
- 7:21Just
- 7:22tell
- 7:22me
- 7:22the
- 7:22truth.
- 7:22It's
- 7:22a
- 7:22roll
- 7:23of
- 7:23the
- 7:23dice.
- 7:23It's
- 7:23a
- 7:23roll
- 7:24of
- 7:24the
- 7:24dice.
- 7:24Yeah.
- 7:24So
- 7:24it's
- 7:24kind
- 7:25of
- 7:25simple
- 7:25like
- 7:25that.
- 7:25Yeah.
- 7:26Right,
- 7:26right.
- 7:26Okay.
- 7:27So
- 7:27technology
- 7:28is
- 7:28becoming
- 7:28a
- 7:28key
- 7:28piece
- 7:29of
- 7:29the
- 7:29job,
- 7:29I'm
- 7:29sure
- 7:30for
- 7:30you.
- 7:30We
- 7:31talked
- 7:31a
- 7:31little
- 7:31bit
- 7:31about
- 7:31livestream
- 7:32service
- 7:33that
- 7:33you're
- 7:33running
- 7:33through
- 7:34your
- 7:34e
- 7:34commerce
- 7:34website.
- 7:35What
- 7:35other
- 7:36technologies
- 7:36are
- 7:36you
- 7:37interested
- 7:37in,
- 7:37particularly
- 7:38at
- 7:38this
- 7:38show
- 7:38or
- 7:39that
- 7:39you're
- 7:39looking
- 7:39at
- 7:39to
- 7:40improve
- 7:41the
- 7:42company
- 7:42and
- 7:42your
- 7:43job
- 7:43too?
- 7:44Well,
- 7:44you
- 7:44know,
- 7:44we're
- 7:45always
- 7:45looking
- 7:46for
- 7:46ways
- 7:47to
- 7:47improve
- 7:47the
- 7:47shopping
- 7:48experience
- 7:48for
- 7:48customers.
- 7:49So
- 7:49it's
- 7:50one
- 7:50thing
- 7:50when
- 7:50people
- 7:50come
- 7:50in
- 7:50the
- 7:51store
- 7:51and
- 7:51you
- 7:51can
- 7:51talk
- 7:51to
- 7:52them,
- 7:52it's
- 7:52another
- 7:53thing
- 7:53when
- 7:53they're
- 7:53on
- 7:53the
- 7:54website.
- 7:54So
- 7:55technologies
- 7:56that
- 7:56let
- 7:56us
- 7:58basically
- 7:59shine
- 7:59a
- 7:59light
- 7:59and
- 8:00amplify
- 8:00what
- 8:00we
- 8:00already
- 8:01do
- 8:01well
- 8:01are
- 8:01interesting.
- 8:03Technologies
- 8:03that
- 8:04help
- 8:04equip
- 8:05our
- 8:05agents
- 8:05with
- 8:06more
- 8:06information
- 8:07and
- 8:07access
- 8:08it
- 8:08quicker,
- 8:09are
- 8:09helpful.
- 8:10And
- 8:10we
- 8:10do
- 8:10a
- 8:10lot
- 8:11with
- 8:12post
- 8:12purchase
- 8:12satisfaction.
- 8:14So
- 8:14you
- 8:14know,
- 8:1410
- 8:15years
- 8:15ago
- 8:15that
- 8:15meant
- 8:15a
- 8:16survey.
- 8:16Right.
- 8:17Today,
- 8:18you
- 8:18know,
- 8:18these
- 8:18young
- 8:18people
- 8:19don't
- 8:19like
- 8:19to
- 8:19fill
- 8:19out
- 8:19surveys
- 8:20anymore.
- 8:21I
- 8:21don't
- 8:21know,
- 8:22old
- 8:22people
- 8:22don't
- 8:22either.
- 8:23Well,
- 8:23nobody
- 8:23likes
- 8:24to,
- 8:24so.
- 8:24So
- 8:24we're,
- 8:25you
- 8:25know,
- 8:25working
- 8:25a
- 8:25lot
- 8:26on
- 8:26analytics
- 8:27to
- 8:27evaluate
- 8:28the
- 8:28transactions.
- 8:29We're
- 8:29doing
- 8:29the
- 8:30interactions
- 8:31to
- 8:31see
- 8:31how
- 8:31again,
- 8:32how
- 8:32can
- 8:32we
- 8:32do
- 8:32them
- 8:32better,
- 8:33easier
- 8:34and
- 8:34remove
- 8:34obstacles
- 8:35for
- 8:35the
- 8:35customer.
- 8:36That's
- 8:37fantastic.
- 8:37And
- 8:37not
- 8:38tell
- 8:38them
- 8:38about
- 8:38add
- 8:39on
- 8:39items
- 8:39before
- 8:39they
- 8:40get
- 8:40their
- 8:40order
- 8:40right.
- 8:40Just
- 8:41keeping
- 8:41transactions
- 8:41transparency.
- 8:42Right.
- 8:42Is
- 8:43AI
- 8:43a
- 8:43big
- 8:43thing
- 8:43for
- 8:44you,
- 8:44Jeff?
- 8:44Are
- 8:45you
- 8:45looking
- 8:45at
- 8:45that
- 8:45at
- 8:45all
- 8:46like
- 8:46in
- 8:46your
- 8:46role
- 8:46for
- 8:47the
- 8:47company?
- 8:48I'm
- 8:48curious,
- 8:49like
- 8:49how
- 8:50does
- 8:50a
- 8:50one
- 8:51store
- 8:51operation
- 8:52look
- 8:52at
- 8:52AI
- 8:52and
- 8:53the
- 8:53dawn
- 8:53of
- 8:53AI?
- 8:54Well,
- 8:54I
- 8:55mean,
- 8:55I
- 8:55think,
- 8:56let
- 8:56me
- 8:56just
- 8:56clarify.
- 8:57The
- 8:57one
- 8:57store
- 8:57for
- 8:58us,
- 8:58the
- 8:58store
- 8:58is
- 8:58like
- 8:58the
- 8:59brand
- 9:00flagship,
- 9:01but
- 9:02primarily
- 9:02the
- 9:02business
- 9:03is
- 9:03online
- 9:03e
- 9:03commerce.
- 9:04So
- 9:05we're
- 9:05looking
- 9:05at
- 9:05AI
- 9:06in
- 9:06terms
- 9:07of
- 9:07where
- 9:08it
- 9:08can
- 9:09help
- 9:09what
- 9:09we're
- 9:09doing
- 9:10more
- 9:10effectively.
- 9:11There's,
- 9:11you
- 9:12know,
- 9:12you
- 9:12walk
- 9:12through
- 9:13any
- 9:13conference
- 9:14like
- 9:14this
- 9:15with
- 9:15a
- 9:15lot
- 9:15of
- 9:15technology
- 9:16vendors.
- 9:17There's
- 9:17a,
- 9:17there's
- 9:18a
- 9:18nice
- 9:18assortment
- 9:19of
- 9:19shiny
- 9:19objects.
- 9:20Yeah,
- 9:21quite
- 9:21a
- 9:21few.
- 9:22Hope
- 9:22I
- 9:22don't
- 9:22get
- 9:22in
- 9:22trouble
- 9:22for
- 9:23saying
- 9:23that.
- 9:23No.
- 9:23So
- 9:23the
- 9:24Question
- 9:24is,
- 9:24we
- 9:24would
- 9:24agree
- 9:24with
- 9:25you
- 9:25what's
- 9:25practical,
- 9:26what's
- 9:26proven,
- 9:27and,
- 9:27and
- 9:27what's
- 9:27the
- 9:28use
- 9:28case,
- 9:28and
- 9:29does
- 9:29it
- 9:29further
- 9:29what
- 9:30you're
- 9:30doing,
- 9:30yes
- 9:31or
- 9:31no?
- 9:31If
- 9:31it
- 9:31does,
- 9:32we're
- 9:32interested.
- 9:32If,
- 9:33if
- 9:33not,
- 9:33let
- 9:34someone
- 9:34else
- 9:34figure
- 9:35it
- 9:35out.
- 9:35And
- 9:35once
- 9:35they
- 9:35figure
- 9:36it
- 9:36out,
- 9:36we'll
- 9:36be
- 9:37a
- 9:37fast
- 9:37follower.
- 9:37Right?
- 9:38Well,
- 9:39you
- 9:39know,
- 9:39we
- 9:39don't
- 9:39need
- 9:39to
- 9:40be
- 9:40the
- 9:40tech
- 9:41innovator,
- 9:42but
- 9:42we
- 9:42want
- 9:42to
- 9:43just
- 9:43make
- 9:43good
- 9:43decisions
- 9:44and
- 9:44use
- 9:44our
- 9:45resources
- 9:45effectively.
- 9:46That
- 9:46makes
- 9:46sense.
- 9:46Yeah,
- 9:47that's
- 9:47a
- 9:47great
- 9:47approach.
- 9:48Jeff,
- 9:48I
- 9:48think
- 9:48I
- 9:49may
- 9:49know
- 9:49the
- 9:49answer
- 9:50to
- 9:50this,
- 9:50but
- 9:51what
- 9:51do
- 9:51you
- 9:51think
- 9:51it
- 9:52is
- 9:52that
- 9:52B
- 9:52and
- 9:52H
- 9:53does
- 9:54better
- 9:54than
- 9:54most
- 9:55retailers?
- 9:56And
- 9:56what
- 9:57advice
- 9:57would
- 9:57you
- 9:58have
- 9:58for
- 9:58those
- 9:59retailers
- 9:59and
- 9:59brands
- 10:00in
- 10:00the
- 10:00audience
- 10:00listening?
- 10:01You
- 10:01know
- 10:01what
- 10:01I'm
- 10:02going
- 10:02to
- 10:02say.
- 10:02To
- 10:02be,
- 10:03to
- 10:03be
- 10:04up
- 10:04to
- 10:04the
- 10:04B
- 10:04and
- 10:05H
- 10:05standard?
- 10:06Well,
- 10:07look,
- 10:08at
- 10:08some
- 10:08level,
- 10:08we
- 10:09try
- 10:09to
- 10:09do
- 10:09something
- 10:09that
- 10:10nobody
- 10:10else
- 10:10out
- 10:10there
- 10:11is
- 10:11doing
- 10:11with
- 10:11a
- 10:12level
- 10:12of
- 10:12service
- 10:13expertise
- 10:14and
- 10:15an
- 10:16offer
- 10:16to
- 10:16people
- 10:16to
- 10:17help
- 10:17them
- 10:17make
- 10:17solutions
- 10:18on
- 10:18complicated
- 10:19decisions.
- 10:20The
- 10:21technology
- 10:21we
- 10:21sell
- 10:22tends
- 10:22to
- 10:22be
- 10:22very
- 10:22complicated.
- 10:24People
- 10:25need
- 10:25help,
- 10:25and
- 10:26that's
- 10:26what
- 10:26we're
- 10:26trying
- 10:26to
- 10:26do.
- 10:27But
- 10:27I
- 10:27would
- 10:27say
- 10:28I
- 10:28would,
- 10:29I
- 10:29would
- 10:30kind
- 10:30of
- 10:30my
- 10:30advice
- 10:31be,
- 10:31look
- 10:31at
- 10:31what
- 10:31you're
- 10:32doing.
- 10:32Go
- 10:33actually
- 10:33to
- 10:33your
- 10:34website
- 10:34or
- 10:34your
- 10:35mobile
- 10:35site,
- 10:35you
- 10:35all
- 10:36have
- 10:36a
- 10:36phone,
- 10:37and
- 10:38try
- 10:38and
- 10:39buy
- 10:39something
- 10:39from
- 10:39yourself
- 10:40and
- 10:40see
- 10:40how
- 10:41did
- 10:41it
- 10:41go?
- 10:41You
- 10:42know,
- 10:42did
- 10:42it
- 10:42go
- 10:42well?
- 10:43Where
- 10:43were
- 10:43the
- 10:43issues?
- 10:44Where
- 10:44were
- 10:44the
- 10:44problems?
- 10:45And
- 10:45fix
- 10:45them.
- 10:46And
- 10:47that's
- 10:47what
- 10:47I
- 10:47would
- 10:48say
- 10:48more
- 10:48than
- 10:48anything
- 10:48else.
- 10:49Right.
- 10:49The
- 10:49other
- 10:50stuff,
- 10:50though,
- 10:50is
- 10:51secondary
- 10:51to
- 10:51me.
- 10:52If
- 10:52we're,
- 10:52if
- 10:53we're
- 10:53doing
- 10:53a
- 10:53good
- 10:53job
- 10:54executing,
- 10:56fulfilling
- 10:56those
- 10:56promises
- 10:57we
- 10:57make
- 10:57to
- 10:57customers,
- 10:59we
- 11:00believe
- 11:00at
- 11:00least
- 11:00the
- 11:00rest
- 11:01will
- 11:01fall
- 11:01into
- 11:01place.
- 11:01And
- 11:02it's
- 11:02worked
- 11:02for
- 11:02us.
- 11:02And
- 11:03I
- 11:04think
- 11:04it's
- 11:04an
- 11:04approach
- 11:04I'd
- 11:05love
- 11:05to
- 11:05see.
- 11:05Like
- 11:05this
- 11:06morning,
- 11:06I
- 11:07took
- 11:07an
- 11:07Uber
- 11:07here
- 11:08and
- 11:08now.
- 11:08When's
- 11:09the
- 11:09last
- 11:09time
- 11:09when
- 11:09you
- 11:10put
- 11:10in
- 11:10a
- 11:10thing
- 11:10for
- 11:11an
- 11:11Uber
- 11:11and
- 11:11it
- 11:11said
- 11:11it'll
- 11:12be
- 11:12there
- 11:12in
- 11:12two
- 11:12minutes?
- 11:13Never
- 11:13happens.
- 11:14Right.
- 11:15So
- 11:15today
- 11:15it
- 11:15actually
- 11:16got
- 11:16there
- 11:16in
- 11:16a
- 11:16minute
- 11:16for
- 11:17me.
- 11:17Yesterday
- 11:17too.
- 11:18I
- 11:19was
- 11:19like,
- 11:19what's
- 11:19going
- 11:19on?
- 11:20So
- 11:20they
- 11:21shocked
- 11:21me
- 11:21by
- 11:22doing
- 11:22what
- 11:22they
- 11:22said
- 11:22they
- 11:23would
- 11:23do.
- 11:23Right.
- 11:23So
- 11:24I'm
- 11:24sorry,
- 11:24I
- 11:24shouldn't
- 11:24have
- 11:25said
- 11:25Uber.
- 11:25Hopefully
- 11:25you'll
- 11:26edit
- 11:26that
- 11:26out.
- 11:26Oh,
- 11:26it's
- 11:26fine.
- 11:27No,
- 11:27but
- 11:27again,
- 11:27the
- 11:28point
- 11:28is,
- 11:28I
- 11:28think
- 11:28we've
- 11:29become
- 11:29so
- 11:30accustomed
- 11:31to
- 11:32underwhelming
- 11:33brands
- 11:34not
- 11:34delivering
- 11:36and
- 11:36that
- 11:36when
- 11:36they
- 11:36do,
- 11:37we're
- 11:37surprised.
- 11:38So
- 11:38just
- 11:38deliver.
- 11:38Be
- 11:39one
- 11:39of
- 11:39those
- 11:39brands
- 11:39that
- 11:40does
- 11:40what
- 11:40it
- 11:40says
- 11:40it'll
- 11:41do.
- 11:41I
- 11:41think
- 11:41it'll
- 11:42do
- 11:42magic
- 11:42for
- 11:42you.
- 11:42You
- 11:43gotta
- 11:43eat
- 11:43what
- 11:43you
- 11:43cook.
- 11:43Yes.
- 11:44Okay.
- 11:45Yeah,
- 11:45that's
- 11:45one
- 11:46way
- 11:46to
- 11:46put
- 11:46it.
- 11:47Okay.
- 11:48I'm
- 11:49not.
- 11:49I
- 11:49gotta
- 11:49think
- 11:49about
- 11:49that.
- 11:49Yeah,
- 11:50right.
- 11:50Maybe
- 11:51I'll
- 11:51use
- 11:51that
- 11:51later
- 11:51in
- 11:51the
- 11:52panel.
- 11:52Probably
- 11:52will.
- 11:52Yeah.
- 11:53Yes.
- 11:53Great
- 11:53advice.
- 11:54It's
- 11:54a
- 11:54good,
- 11:54good
- 11:55saying.
- 11:56Thank
- 11:56you
- 11:56so
- 11:56much.
- 11:57Jeff
- 11:57Gerstel,
- 11:58CMO
- 11:58of
- 11:59B
- 11:59and
- 11:59H
- 11:59Photo
- 12:00and
- 12:00Video.
- 12:01Thanks
- 12:01again
- 12:01to
- 12:01Gray
- 12:02Orange
- 12:02for
- 12:02making
- 12:03all
- 12:03of
- 12:03our
- 12:03coverage
- 12:04here
- 12:04at
- 12:04Commerce
- 12:04Next
- 12:05possible.
- 12:05Again,
- 12:06you
- 12:06can
- 12:06check
- 12:06out
- 12:06their
- 12:07store
- 12:07down
- 12:08the
- 12:08H
- 12:08and
- 12:08M
- 12:09store
- 12:09with
- 12:09G
- 12:10store
- 12:10enabled
- 12:11down
- 12:11at
- 12:11the
- 12:12SoHo
- 12:12location
- 12:13on
- 12:13591
- 12:15Broadway.
- 12:16And
- 12:16that.
- 12:17Wait,
- 12:17wait,
- 12:17wait,
- 12:17wait.
- 12:18And
- 12:18also
- 12:18go
- 12:18to
- 12:18the
- 12:18B
- 12:19H
- 12:19store
- 12:19at
- 12:20420
- 12:20Ninth
- 12:21Ave
- 12:21at
- 12:2134th
- 12:22Street.
- 12:22Don't
- 12:22forget
- 12:22that.
- 12:23Yes,
- 12:23there's.
- 12:24It's
- 12:24a
- 12:24great
- 12:24shop.
- 12:25You
- 12:25have
- 12:25to
- 12:25check
- 12:26it
- 12:26out
- 12:26if
- 12:26you're
- 12:26here
- 12:26in
- 12:27New
- 12:27York.
- 12:28And
- 12:28thank
- 12:29you
- 12:29all
- 12:29for
- 12:29following
- 12:30along
- 12:30as
- 12:30we
- 12:30covered
- 12:31here
- 12:31at
- 12:32Commerce.
- 12:32Next,
- 12:33all
- 12:33these
- 12:33interviews
- 12:34with
- 12:34all
- 12:34these
- 12:34fantastic
- 12:35brands.
- 12:35And
- 12:36until
- 12:36the
- 12:36next
- 12:37conference,
- 12:37Chris,
- 12:38be
- 12:38careful
- 12:38out
- 12:38there.