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- 0:00Foreigning
- 0:10us
- 0:10now
- 0:10for
- 0:10five
- 0:10insightful
- 0:11minutes
- 0:11is
- 0:11the
- 0:12head
- 0:12of
- 0:12worldwide
- 0:13retail
- 0:13restaurants
- 0:14and
- 0:14the
- 0:14consumer
- 0:15goods
- 0:15business
- 0:16development
- 0:16at
- 0:16aws,
- 0:17Justin
- 0:18Hahnemann.
- 0:19Justin
- 0:19is
- 0:19here
- 0:19to
- 0:20discuss
- 0:20the
- 0:20key
- 0:20trends
- 0:20he
- 0:21is
- 0:21seeing
- 0:21for
- 0:212025
- 0:22and
- 0:23to
- 0:23give
- 0:23us
- 0:23his
- 0:23thoughts
- 0:24on
- 0:24Amazon
- 0:25Ads,
- 0:25recently
- 0:25launched
- 0:26retail
- 0:26ad
- 0:27services
- 0:28as
- 0:28well
- 0:28as
- 0:28many,
- 0:29many
- 0:29more
- 0:30topics.
- 0:30Justin,
- 0:31let's
- 0:31start
- 0:31off
- 0:31with
- 0:31this.
- 0:32What
- 0:32are
- 0:32the
- 0:32key
- 0:33topics
- 0:33and
- 0:34or
- 0:34trends
- 0:34you're
- 0:35hearing
- 0:35for
- 0:352025?
- 0:36Three
- 0:37big
- 0:37areas
- 0:37I'd
- 0:37say
- 0:38that
- 0:38were
- 0:38top
- 0:39of
- 0:39mind
- 0:39this
- 0:39week.
- 0:39One,
- 0:40of
- 0:40course,
- 0:41AI.
- 0:43You
- 0:43can't
- 0:44not
- 0:44be
- 0:45talking
- 0:45AI
- 0:46now.
- 0:46And
- 0:46you
- 0:46know
- 0:46AI
- 0:47has
- 0:47been
- 0:47around
- 0:47since
- 0:47the
- 0:4850s,
- 0:48but
- 0:49a
- 0:49lot
- 0:49of
- 0:49new,
- 0:50right?
- 0:50A
- 0:50lot
- 0:50of
- 0:50new
- 0:51use
- 0:51cases
- 0:52around
- 0:52generative
- 0:52AI.
- 0:53We
- 0:53just
- 0:53launched
- 0:53a
- 0:53whole
- 0:54new
- 0:54set
- 0:54of
- 0:54models
- 0:55at
- 0:56AWS
- 0:56called
- 0:56Nova.
- 0:57And
- 0:58these
- 0:58are
- 0:58a
- 0:58brand
- 0:59new
- 0:59set
- 0:59of
- 0:59foundation
- 1:00models.
- 1:01Everything
- 1:01from
- 1:01text
- 1:02to
- 1:02images
- 1:03to
- 1:03video
- 1:04and
- 1:04videos
- 1:05really
- 1:05coming
- 1:06to
- 1:06life
- 1:06this
- 1:06year.
- 1:07The
- 1:07second
- 1:07area,
- 1:08Retail
- 1:09Ad
- 1:09Services
- 1:10is
- 1:10a
- 1:10new
- 1:10service
- 1:10we
- 1:11launched
- 1:11literally
- 1:11in
- 1:11the
- 1:12last
- 1:12two
- 1:12weeks.
- 1:12It's
- 1:13taking
- 1:13the
- 1:13engine
- 1:14from
- 1:14Amazon
- 1:14Advertising
- 1:15and
- 1:15allowing
- 1:16retailers
- 1:16to
- 1:16use
- 1:16that
- 1:17to
- 1:17drive
- 1:17ads
- 1:17on
- 1:17their
- 1:18own
- 1:18site.
- 1:19Powerful
- 1:20leveraging
- 1:21the
- 1:21best
- 1:22practice
- 1:22of,
- 1:22of
- 1:23how
- 1:23you
- 1:23execute
- 1:23ads
- 1:24at
- 1:24Amazon
- 1:25Advertising
- 1:25and
- 1:25allowing
- 1:26retailers
- 1:26to
- 1:27use
- 1:27that.
- 1:27Really,
- 1:28really
- 1:28powerful.
- 1:29And
- 1:29then
- 1:29the
- 1:29third
- 1:29area,
- 1:30I'd
- 1:30say,
- 1:30you
- 1:30know,
- 1:31an
- 1:31old
- 1:31phrase
- 1:32but
- 1:32I
- 1:33think
- 1:33it's
- 1:33important,
- 1:33unified
- 1:34commerce.
- 1:35So
- 1:35still
- 1:35bringing
- 1:36together
- 1:36the
- 1:37in
- 1:37store
- 1:37experience
- 1:38with
- 1:38the
- 1:38digital
- 1:38experience
- 1:39and
- 1:39really
- 1:40creating
- 1:40an
- 1:41environment
- 1:41for
- 1:41consumers
- 1:42and
- 1:42shoppers
- 1:43to
- 1:43connect
- 1:43with
- 1:43a
- 1:43retailer
- 1:44or
- 1:44brand.
- 1:44All
- 1:45the
- 1:45things
- 1:45you
- 1:45just
- 1:45talked
- 1:45about,
- 1:46especially
- 1:46with
- 1:46Genai,
- 1:47what
- 1:47do
- 1:48companies
- 1:48need
- 1:48to
- 1:49be
- 1:49doing
- 1:49with
- 1:50the
- 1:50tools
- 1:50you
- 1:50just
- 1:51talked
- 1:51about
- 1:51in
- 1:52order
- 1:52to
- 1:53generate
- 1:53business
- 1:55or
- 1:55see
- 1:55the
- 1:55business
- 1:56value
- 1:56and
- 1:56to
- 1:56generate
- 1:57more
- 1:57revenue
- 1:57in
- 1:572025
- 1:58it.
- 1:59Links
- 1:59back
- 1:59to
- 1:59data
- 2:00and
- 2:00so
- 2:00a
- 2:00big
- 2:01focus
- 2:01of
- 2:01our
- 2:02customers
- 2:02is
- 2:03on
- 2:03the
- 2:03customer
- 2:04data,
- 2:04the
- 2:05operational
- 2:05data,
- 2:06the
- 2:07connection
- 2:07of
- 2:08operations
- 2:08in
- 2:08the
- 2:09stores
- 2:09data.
- 2:09And
- 2:09in
- 2:09order
- 2:10to
- 2:10do
- 2:10some
- 2:10of
- 2:11the
- 2:11modeling
- 2:11and
- 2:11leveraging
- 2:13generative
- 2:13AI,
- 2:13you've
- 2:14got
- 2:14to
- 2:14have
- 2:14access
- 2:14to
- 2:14that.
- 2:15So
- 2:15we've
- 2:15really
- 2:15seen
- 2:16an
- 2:16acceleration,
- 2:16therefore
- 2:17in
- 2:17movement
- 2:18to
- 2:18cloud
- 2:18acceleration,
- 2:19move
- 2:19to
- 2:19more
- 2:19flexible
- 2:20data
- 2:20platforms
- 2:21and
- 2:21acceleration
- 2:22investment
- 2:22in
- 2:23cleaning
- 2:23up
- 2:23data.
- 2:24And
- 2:24that
- 2:24all
- 2:25is
- 2:25the
- 2:25foundation
- 2:26to
- 2:26allowing
- 2:27you
- 2:27to
- 2:27take
- 2:27advantage
- 2:28of
- 2:28things
- 2:28like
- 2:28the
- 2:28Nova
- 2:29models
- 2:29that
- 2:30we
- 2:30just
- 2:30launched.
- 2:30All
- 2:30right,
- 2:30I
- 2:31want
- 2:31to
- 2:31go
- 2:31back
- 2:31to
- 2:31what
- 2:31we
- 2:31teased
- 2:32at
- 2:32the
- 2:32top
- 2:32because
- 2:32that
- 2:33was
- 2:33primarily
- 2:34why
- 2:34we
- 2:34were
- 2:34super
- 2:34excited
- 2:35to
- 2:35have
- 2:35you
- 2:35on
- 2:35today's
- 2:36program.
- 2:36Amazon
- 2:37Ads.
- 2:37Amazon
- 2:38Ads
- 2:38just
- 2:39launched
- 2:39retail
- 2:40ad
- 2:40service
- 2:41as
- 2:41it's
- 2:41called.
- 2:42Can
- 2:42you
- 2:42tell
- 2:42us
- 2:42more
- 2:42about
- 2:43that?
- 2:43And
- 2:44also
- 2:44I
- 2:44want
- 2:44to
- 2:44get
- 2:44your
- 2:44thoughts
- 2:45on
- 2:45retail
- 2:45media
- 2:45networks
- 2:46in
- 2:462025.
- 2:47Yeah.
- 2:48So
- 2:48if
- 2:48you've
- 2:48been
- 2:48around
- 2:49retail
- 2:49for
- 2:49any
- 2:50number
- 2:50of
- 2:50years
- 2:50now,
- 2:51we've
- 2:51seen
- 2:51this
- 2:51kind
- 2:52of
- 2:52vertical
- 2:54chart
- 2:54of
- 2:54what
- 2:55retail
- 2:55media
- 2:56revenue
- 2:56could
- 2:57be
- 2:57for
- 2:57a
- 2:57retailer
- 2:58based
- 2:58on
- 2:58ad
- 2:59spend
- 2:59from
- 2:59like
- 2:59a
- 3:00brand
- 3:00or
- 3:00whatnot
- 3:00on
- 3:01those
- 3:01retailer
- 3:02sites
- 3:02or
- 3:02in
- 3:02store.
- 3:03Right.
- 3:03So
- 3:04for
- 3:04us,
- 3:04you
- 3:05know,
- 3:05Amazon
- 3:05advertising
- 3:06is
- 3:06a
- 3:06very
- 3:06significant
- 3:07business
- 3:07underneath
- 3:08Amazon
- 3:09and
- 3:10the
- 3:10engine
- 3:11that
- 3:11executes
- 3:12basically
- 3:12ads
- 3:13on
- 3:13a
- 3:13site,
- 3:13we've
- 3:14now
- 3:14taken
- 3:14and
- 3:15made
- 3:15that
- 3:15available
- 3:15to
- 3:16retailers
- 3:16so
- 3:17they
- 3:17can
- 3:17use
- 3:18that
- 3:18as
- 3:18a
- 3:18service
- 3:19to
- 3:19execute
- 3:19ads
- 3:20on
- 3:20their
- 3:20own
- 3:20site.
- 3:21And
- 3:21the
- 3:22orders
- 3:23that
- 3:23might
- 3:23be
- 3:24executed
- 3:24through
- 3:24ads
- 3:25are
- 3:25executed
- 3:25by
- 3:26that
- 3:26retailer.
- 3:26They
- 3:26are
- 3:26not
- 3:26executed
- 3:27through
- 3:27Amazon.com,
- 3:28so
- 3:28it's
- 3:28basically
- 3:28taking
- 3:29a
- 3:29service
- 3:30from
- 3:30the
- 3:30ad
- 3:30side,
- 3:31allowing
- 3:31retailers
- 3:31to
- 3:32leverage
- 3:32it
- 3:32to
- 3:32drive
- 3:33traffic,
- 3:33drive
- 3:33spend,
- 3:34to
- 3:34drive
- 3:35execution
- 3:35of
- 3:35orders
- 3:36on
- 3:36their
- 3:36own
- 3:36site.
- 3:36It's
- 3:37very
- 3:37powerful.
- 3:37It
- 3:37literally
- 3:38was
- 3:38just
- 3:38launched
- 3:38in
- 3:38the
- 3:38last
- 3:39two
- 3:39weeks.
- 3:39We
- 3:39had
- 3:39a
- 3:39lot
- 3:40of
- 3:40interest
- 3:40actually
- 3:41this
- 3:41week
- 3:42from
- 3:42retailers
- 3:42that
- 3:42are
- 3:43looking
- 3:43at
- 3:43ways
- 3:43to
- 3:44better
- 3:45leverage
- 3:45retail
- 3:45media
- 3:45spend.
- 3:46Justin,
- 3:46let's
- 3:46get
- 3:47you
- 3:47out
- 3:47of
- 3:47here
- 3:47on
- 3:47this.
- 3:48Everything
- 3:49you've
- 3:49talked
- 3:49about
- 3:49makes
- 3:50a
- 3:50lot
- 3:50of
- 3:50sense
- 3:50for
- 3:51a
- 3:51retailer's
- 3:52investment,
- 3:52but
- 3:52what
- 3:52does
- 3:52it
- 3:53mean
- 3:53for
- 3:53the
- 3:53end
- 3:53consumer,
- 3:54knowing
- 3:54that
- 3:54that's
- 3:55always
- 3:55going
- 3:55to
- 3:55be
- 3:55top
- 3:55of
- 3:56mind
- 3:56for
- 3:56retailers
- 3:57and
- 3:57brands
- 3:57every
- 3:57year?
- 3:58And
- 3:58how
- 3:58do
- 3:58you
- 3:58kind
- 3:58of
- 3:58see
- 3:59that
- 3:59evolving
- 3:59in
- 3:592025
- 4:00consumer?
- 4:01You're
- 4:02going
- 4:02to
- 4:02see
- 4:02a
- 4:04level
- 4:04of
- 4:04personalization
- 4:05that
- 4:05you
- 4:05have
- 4:05not
- 4:06experienced
- 4:06elsewhere.
- 4:07I
- 4:07think
- 4:07that's
- 4:07one
- 4:08big
- 4:08thing
- 4:08you'll
- 4:08see
- 4:08across
- 4:09retailers
- 4:09is
- 4:10the
- 4:10investment
- 4:10in
- 4:11data.
- 4:11The
- 4:11investment
- 4:11in
- 4:12capabilities
- 4:13is
- 4:13going
- 4:13to
- 4:14provide
- 4:14a
- 4:14better
- 4:14experience,
- 4:15a
- 4:15more
- 4:15personalized
- 4:16experience,
- 4:16one
- 4:17where
- 4:17we
- 4:17know
- 4:18you
- 4:18to
- 4:18serve
- 4:18you.
- 4:18If
- 4:19you
- 4:19think
- 4:19about
- 4:19it
- 4:19from
- 4:19a
- 4:19retailer's
- 4:20perspective.
- 4:20And
- 4:21then
- 4:21our
- 4:21job
- 4:22with
- 4:22a
- 4:22retailer,
- 4:22for
- 4:23example,
- 4:23is
- 4:23to
- 4:24serve
- 4:24up
- 4:24the
- 4:25tools,
- 4:25the
- 4:25infrastructure,
- 4:26the
- 4:26kind
- 4:27of
- 4:27the
- 4:27how
- 4:27the
- 4:28how
- 4:28do
- 4:28we
- 4:28enable
- 4:29that
- 4:29experience
- 4:29for
- 4:30the
- 4:30customer
- 4:30retailer
- 4:30with
- 4:31that
- 4:31customer
- 4:32and
- 4:32for
- 4:32a
- 4:32brand?
- 4:33Remember,
- 4:33we,
- 4:33we
- 4:33work
- 4:34with
- 4:34the
- 4:34vast
- 4:34majority
- 4:34of
- 4:34brands
- 4:35in
- 4:35the
- 4:35world.
- 4:35We're
- 4:36helping
- 4:36them
- 4:36connect
- 4:36to
- 4:37customers,
- 4:37the
- 4:37retailer
- 4:38and
- 4:38their
- 4:38end
- 4:38consumer
- 4:39or
- 4:39shopper.
- 4:40So
- 4:40we
- 4:40really
- 4:41have
- 4:41an
- 4:41important
- 4:41role
- 4:42to
- 4:42play
- 4:42in
- 4:42the
- 4:43end
- 4:43customer
- 4:43experience
- 4:44to
- 4:44then
- 4:44backing
- 4:44it
- 4:44up
- 4:45from
- 4:45that
- 4:45into
- 4:45the
- 4:45retailer
- 4:46and
- 4:46then
- 4:46back
- 4:46to
- 4:46the
- 4:47brand.
- 4:48Justin,
- 4:48how
- 4:48do
- 4:48you
- 4:49think
- 4:49about
- 4:49that
- 4:49across
- 4:50both
- 4:50the
- 4:50physical
- 4:50stores
- 4:51and
- 4:51the
- 4:51digital
- 4:52commerce
- 4:52environment?
- 4:53Yeah,
- 4:53the
- 4:54challenge
- 4:54for
- 4:54most
- 4:54retailers
- 4:55is
- 4:55they
- 4:55built
- 4:56their
- 4:56physical
- 4:56store
- 4:57kind
- 4:57of
- 4:57infrastructure,
- 4:58technology
- 4:59platform
- 5:00separate
- 5:00from
- 5:00E
- 5:00Commerce.
- 5:01And
- 5:01so
- 5:02many
- 5:02of
- 5:02the
- 5:02legacy
- 5:02retailers
- 5:03are
- 5:03still
- 5:04struggling
- 5:04to,
- 5:04I'll
- 5:05say,
- 5:05integrate
- 5:05that
- 5:06so
- 5:06that
- 5:06they
- 5:06can
- 5:06operate
- 5:07across
- 5:07different
- 5:08channels.
- 5:09And
- 5:09that's
- 5:09something
- 5:09we're
- 5:10helping
- 5:10our
- 5:11customers
- 5:11with
- 5:11us,
- 5:12especially
- 5:12as
- 5:12it
- 5:12relates
- 5:12to
- 5:12what's
- 5:13called
- 5:13composable
- 5:13commerce.
- 5:14So
- 5:14that's
- 5:14a
- 5:15big
- 5:15focus
- 5:15for
- 5:15us
- 5:16with
- 5:16legacy
- 5:16retailers.
- 5:17For
- 5:18the
- 5:18I'd
- 5:19say
- 5:19the
- 5:19digital
- 5:19native
- 5:20retailers
- 5:20or
- 5:21those
- 5:21that
- 5:21might
- 5:21be
- 5:21newer,
- 5:22a
- 5:22lot
- 5:22of
- 5:22them
- 5:22started
- 5:22in
- 5:23cloud.
- 5:23They
- 5:23launched
- 5:23in
- 5:24cloud.
- 5:24So
- 5:24they're
- 5:24very
- 5:24interested
- 5:25in
- 5:25new
- 5:26tech,
- 5:26new
- 5:26capabilities.
- 5:27They
- 5:27can
- 5:27launch
- 5:27quickly
- 5:28to
- 5:28better
- 5:28that
- 5:28experience,
- 5:29whether
- 5:29it
- 5:29be
- 5:29on
- 5:29a
- 5:30mobile
- 5:30app,
- 5:31the
- 5:31website
- 5:31or
- 5:31in
- 5:32store.
- 5:32And
- 5:32then
- 5:33the
- 5:33third
- 5:33area
- 5:34that
- 5:34I
- 5:34just
- 5:34mentioned
- 5:34is
- 5:35the
- 5:35in
- 5:35store
- 5:35experience
- 5:35for
- 5:36the
- 5:36actual
- 5:36employee.
- 5:37Right.
- 5:38How
- 5:38do
- 5:38you
- 5:38enable
- 5:39the
- 5:39staff
- 5:40member
- 5:40to
- 5:40have
- 5:40better
- 5:41insights
- 5:41into
- 5:41a
- 5:41customer
- 5:42or
- 5:42better
- 5:42insights
- 5:43into
- 5:43actual
- 5:43inventory
- 5:44and
- 5:44whatnot?
- 5:45So
- 5:45there's
- 5:45a
- 5:45lot
- 5:45of
- 5:45focus
- 5:46on
- 5:46technology
- 5:47only
- 5:47for
- 5:47the
- 5:47customer,
- 5:48but
- 5:48for
- 5:48the
- 5:48staff
- 5:49member
- 5:49in
- 5:49store.
- 5:49Great
- 5:50stuff.
- 5:50Justin,
- 5:50thanks
- 5:51for
- 5:51being
- 5:51here.
- 5:51Thank
- 5:52you.