

THE ECOMMERCE EDGE Podcast with Jason Greenwood
Jason Greenwood
Welcome to THE ECOMMERCE EDGE Podcast (formerly At the Coalface).
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THE ECOMMERCE EDGE brings you the very best in eCommerce, Omnichannel and Retail tech & trends. We cover key topics such as eCommerce Mentorship, B2B eCommerce and eCommerce technology.
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With 23+ years in the industry, Jason and his guests discuss topics in simple language anyone can understand and apply to level up their business.
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THE ECOMMERCE EDGE brings you the very best in eCommerce, Omnichannel and Retail tech & trends. We cover key topics such as eCommerce Mentorship, B2B eCommerce and eCommerce technology.
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With 23+ years in the industry, Jason and his guests discuss topics in simple language anyone can understand and apply to level up their business.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 8, 2022 • 43min
E134: Talking eCommerce Marketing Attribution w/ Austin Harrison, Northbeam - At the Coalface Podcast - 09 June 2022
Austin is the Co-Founder & CEO of Northbeam - https://www.northbeam.io
Northbeam is an eCommerce focused, SaaS marketing attribution and analytics platform
Northbeam uses a proprietary system of tracking, data and analytics tools to help brands understand their most valuable marketing efforts in a cookieless world
With the latest iOS privacy changes and impending death of 3rd party cookies, Nortbeam helps marketers assess their highest ROI channels as well as make important improvements to low performing channels for best ROAS
Northbeam can help marketers manage budgets, effort and ROI across organic, paid, social, app and other, more difficult to track sources
In this episode, Jason and Austin discuss the brave new world of online privacy and how brands can get ahead of the cookieless curve to ensure their ongoing success online

Jun 1, 2022 • 37min
E133 How Integration & Automation are Mission Critical to eCommerce Operations - Jason on the Better Automation Podcast - 02 June 2022
In this episode, Jason guests on the Better Automation Podcast
This is taken from E06 of the Podcast
Jason discusses eCommerce/Omnichannel integration and automation in depth in this deep dive interview!

May 25, 2022 • 51min
E132: Talking B2B Digital Customer Experience Personalisation & Analytics w/ Ashwin Kumar, CustomFit.ai - At the Coalface Podcast - 26 May 2022
Ashwin is the Founder & CEO of CustomFit.ai - https://www.customfit.ai
CustomFit.ai is a SaaS, B2B Focused Experience & Hyper-Personalisation Platform
CustomFit.ai differs from B2C eCommerce personalisation platforms in that it focuses primarily on content and customer journey personalisation vs search, merch & product recommendation personalisation.
CustomFit.ai tracks all website interactions from the first landing page to detect the optimal path to engagement for that individual visitor/customer.
CustomFit.ai also integrates with CDP & Marketing Automation platforms for further marketing segmentation and engagement.
In this episode, Jason and Ashwin discuss the key differences between B2C and B2B digital experience personalisation and how B2B businesses can level up their customer experience through all stages of the customer journey lifecycle.

May 18, 2022 • 42min
E131: Talking eCommerce Cross-Border Logistics w/ Rathna Sharad, FlavorCloud - At the Coalface Podcast - 19 May 2022
Rathna is the Founder & CEO of FlavorCloud - https://flavorcloud.com
FlavorCloud is a Global, SaaS, Turn-Key Cross-Border Logistics & Shipping Platform
FlavorCloud allows any eCommerce website to access global shipping options through a single, turn key integration
FlavorCloud helps eCommerce merchants to easily offer shipping to almost any country in the world, at the best possible price
FlavorCloud makes cross-border shipping as easy as shipping across town and it helps eliminate surprises for customers by ensuring that all taxes and duties are fully pre-paid at point of purchase
In this episode, Jason and Rathna discuss the evolution of eCommerce, the challenges of cross-border commerce and how merchants can turn these challenges into strategic differentiators for their brands

May 11, 2022 • 45min
E130: Talking eCommerce CX Intelligence, Insights, Happy Customers & Internal Business Storytelling w/ Andy Greenawalt, Storyhub - At the Coalface Podcast - 12 May 2022
Andy is the Co-Founder & CEO of Storyhub - https://www.storyhub.ai
Storyhub is an 'in-beta' SaaS eCommerce CX intelligence and insights platform that turns data into stories that merchants can easily understand and then act on, in near real time
Storyhub essentially helps merchants find, understand and nurture their biggest fans
Storyhub gathers customer & brand data from merchant operational systems (eg eCommerce, helpdesk, shipping, returns, reviews, live chat platforms etc) and other data sources , then using AI & NLP weaves it all together into a social timeline like storyboard of insights that tell unique, actionable, internal stories and then creates action points that allow brands to keep their finger on the pulse of their customers
Storyhub brings all e-commerce and CX data together, to find the hidden issues behind bad experiences - in one place
This storytelling acts much like a human data scientist would but the process is 100% automated
In this episode, Jason and Andy discuss the importance of deep customer understanding, respect and appreciation as the catalysts for customer stickiness and brand loyalty

May 4, 2022 • 45min
E129: Talking eCommerce for Complex Service Based Businesses w/ Eric Vevang, ClikDone - At the Coalface Podcast - 05 May 2022
Eric is the Founder & CEO of ClikDone - https://www.clikdone.com
ClikDone is a new SaaS eCommerce platform in pre-release beta
ClikDone is an eCommerce platform expressly engineered for busy service based businesses that need more than traditional eCommerce functionality
ClikDone supports quote based sales, as well as sales based on combinations of products and services.
ClikDone also offers configurators and calculators so customers can easily estimate the cost of their jobs by entering simple details online
In this episode, Jason and Eric discuss how complex service based businesses differ significantly from product based businesses and how typical product focused eCommerce platforms don't work well in these environments

Apr 27, 2022 • 47min
E128: Talking How to Protect & Recover Your SaaS Data w/ Daniel Sim, Rewind - At the Coalface Podcast - 28 April 2022
Daniel is the GM - Shopify at Rewind - https://rewind.com
Rewind is a data backup and restore platform for SaaS platforms
Many people don't know that most SaaS platforms (including Shopify, BigCommerce etc) don't routinely back up your data to make it available to you in any meaningful way
SaaS platforms DO back up your data in case THEY make a mistake and need to recover the data
If YOU make a mistake with your data and it gets corrupted or deleted in error, then you are pretty much on your own
Basically, every business needs a BCP - Business Continuity Plan - and backing up your data in a routine, automated way should be a big part of any good BCP
In this episode, Jason and Dan discuss the importance of a sound data back up and disaster recovery (DR) plan for your SaaS platforms

Apr 20, 2022 • 1h 3min
E127: How the Metaverse Will Change Retail & eCommerce Forever - Jason Greenwood On The Ecomonics Podcast - 21 April 2022
Jason recently featured on the Ecomonics Podcast:
On Apple
On YouTube
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro 01:32 Living off-grid 04:09 Long-term impact of covid in the industry 06:23 Importance of the fundamental foundations of a business 09:18 The metaverse 28:59 Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and it’s environmental impact 38:35 Advantange of retail today 01:04:49 Parting wisdom and how to reach out to Jason
In this episode Jason talks all things eCommerce, retail and the Metaverse
Jason also shares his thoughts on living off-grid and where the world is headed more generally
This is a fascinating chat and dives deep in areas Jason hasn't talked a lot about before

Apr 13, 2022 • 44min
E126: Talking Omnichannel Product Syndication & Integration w/ Fern Jones-Middleton, Omnivore - At the Coalface Podcast - 14 April 2022
Fern is the COO of Omnivore - https://www.omnivore.com.au
Omnivore is a SaaS based, omnichannel product listing, data feed and integration platform
Omnivore has out of the box, pre-built connectors for all major eCommerce platforms, marketplaces, social & ad platforms and shopping comparison websites
Omnivore makes it easy for merchants to list their products on many different digital sales and marketing channels simultaneously and then integrate orders from transactional channels back into a core eCommerce platform or ERP for fulfilment
In this episode, Jason and Fern discuss the importance of a well planned omnichannel strategy and how merchants can onboard new, popular channels quickly, easily and relatively cheaply

Apr 6, 2022 • 20min
E125: How & Why B2B Brands Should Implement a Killer DTC Strategy - Jason Greenwood at DTCX3 APAC - 7 April 2022
Jason Recently Spoke at the DTCX3 APAC Virtual Conference
Here is his track from the conference where he discusses DTC strategies for B2B brands
Many B2B brands want to establish DTC routes to market but have no idea where to start or how to measure success
This talk covers all the basics of the why and how for you to sink your teeth into