Future Commerce
Phillip Jackson, Brian Lange
Future Commerce is the culture magazine for Commerce. Hosts Phillip Jackson and Brian Lange help brand and digital marketing leaders see around the next corner by exploring the intersection of Culture and Commerce.
Trusted by the world's most recognizable brands to deliver the most insightful, entertaining, and informative weekly podcasts, Future Commerce is the leading new media brand for eCommerce merchants and retail operators.
Each week, we explore the cultural implications of what it means to sell or buy products and how commerce and media impact the culture and the world around us, through unique insights and engaging interviews with a dash of futurism.
Weekly essays, full transcripts, and quarterly market research reports are available at https://www.futurecommerce.com/plus
Trusted by the world's most recognizable brands to deliver the most insightful, entertaining, and informative weekly podcasts, Future Commerce is the leading new media brand for eCommerce merchants and retail operators.
Each week, we explore the cultural implications of what it means to sell or buy products and how commerce and media impact the culture and the world around us, through unique insights and engaging interviews with a dash of futurism.
Weekly essays, full transcripts, and quarterly market research reports are available at https://www.futurecommerce.com/plus
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 11, 2017 • 60min
"Technology, for Technology's Sake" (w/Sucharita Mulpuru)
We host top retail analyst and strategist Sucharita Mulpuru to review the state of the market and discuss strategies to stay competitive.
Aug 7, 2017 • 24min
"The Persuadables" - A Viant Study Review (w/ Richard Kestenbaum)
A new Viant study shows that "passive commerce" can persuade customers away from CPG loyalty brands. We break open the data and go deep with Richard Kestenbaum, a Forbes Retail contributor.
Jul 19, 2017 • 1h 11min
Scobleized (w/Robert Scoble)
Robert Scoble gives us a look at the not-so-distant future of VR, AR, and MR. By the end of the episode, even Phillip is ready to recommend that merchants turn their attention to this tech.
Jul 11, 2017 • 53min
"Is Retail Really in Crisis? - A Merchant to Merchant Special"
Brick and Mortar retail is in crisis, digital is thriving. We discuss the ins-and-outs of what makes a successful digital commerce strategy in businesses that depend on wholesale, and how to find success in a vertically-integrated direct-to-consumer brand. A panel of veteran ecommerce managers discuss how to navigate the months ahead and map out their own plans for success.
To hear more episodes of Merchant to Merchant visit the site here and subscribe on iTunes
Event Sponsors
A very special thanks to Something Digital and Magento for sponsoring this event, and to Rothman's New York for providing the venue.
Guests
Lee Bissonnette - VP of Ecommerce, Mark Fisher Footwear
Julie Lefkowitz, Ecommerce Director, Ramy Brook
Heather Kaminetsky, President, DreamLabs
Moderator
Phillip Jackson - Ecommerce Evangelist, Something Digital
Jun 22, 2017 • 51min
"Brick and Mortar Still Matters"
The guys discuss in-store experiences that don't suck, and recap IRCE.
Jun 16, 2017 • 48min
"Same-Day Asparagus Water": Amazon Acquires Whole Foods
SAME DAY ANALYSIS! Choo choo! 🚂 All aboard the Amazon Hype Train! Amazon announces $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods and the guys break it down.
Jun 13, 2017 • 1h 6min
Machine Vision and Google I/O Review
The guys review the announcements coming out of Google I/O and some of the breakthroughs in MV/VR/AR.
Jun 1, 2017 • 52min
"Retail isn't Dead - We're Just Not Doing it Right" (w/ Nick Vu, Adidas)
Nick Vu, Senior Vice President at Adidas Group, joins us to talk about how they're using data and analytics to transform retail.
May 24, 2017 • 56min
What does "Future" Mean, Anyway? (featuring Jason and Scot)
This is Part 1
For part 2 head on over to http://retailgeek.com/jason-scot-show-episode-85-futurecommerce-joint-podcast-part-2/!
Guests
Jason Goldberg - Co-host, Jason and Scot Show and SVP of Commerce at Razorfish
Scot Wingo - Co-host, Jason and Scot Show and Executive Chairman at ChannelAdvisor
May 12, 2017 • 58min
"Yeah Yeah Yeah, Fine, Let's Talk About Echo Look"
Brian and Phillip sit down to talk about Echo Look and 2000 other, more important, things
