The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News

EP195 - Coca-Cola VP of Shopper Marketing April Carlisle April Carlisle, VP of Shopper Marketing National Retail Sales, The Coca-Cola Company. In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss Coca-Cola's digital footprint and strategy, digital shopper marketing, the evolution of e-commerce for consumables and grocery, and the future of shopper marketing. April was inducted into the P2PI’s 26th Hall of Fame this year. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 195 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, September 16th, 2019, live from the Grocery Shop trade show in Las Vegas, NV. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP194 - Amazon Q3 2019Earnings and News   Amazon Q3 Earnings Revenue accelerated in the US and intl due to 1-day prime juicing demand US - 24%  (Q1 - 17%, Q2 - 20%, Q3 - 24%) Intl 21% (Q1 - 16%, Q2 - 17%, Q3 - 21%) Unit growth (items sold) accelerated to 22% - 4% acceleration (18%) - fastest in 2yrs. This came at a cost - profits were down 26% y/y and TODO wall st estimates because shipping costs grew 46%  Specifically GAAP operating income of $3.16b came in 2% below street consensus of $3.22b  EPS was $4.31 vs street $4.56. This caused the stock to soften by 7-9% in after-hours trading and articles are already out that bezos no longer richest man. Amazon’s Q4 midpoint revenue was $4b below Wall St. estimates and they projected lower margins than wall st expected. Specifically, guidance is $80b-<->$86.5b with midpoint of $83.25b - implies 15% growth, 5% below Wall St. Amazon’s Ads biz which grew 45% y/y and represented $3.6B in the Quarter.  Brian T. Olsavsky - CFO:  “So other revenue, which is principally advertising grew 45% this quarter, up from 37% last quarter. And the biggest thing in there is advertising and advertising grew at a rate higher than that 45%.” Amazon News Amazon Ad Conference - 400 people “AdCon 2019” 10/2 & 3 Cutting back on apparel Brands  Free shipping on $1 items, no more CRaP, No more Add-On Amazon Counter Expansion Amazon acquires digital health start-up Health Navigator  Amazon Launches Premium Gin “Tovess”  Amazon charges brands for slots in holiday catalog  Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan by Franklin Foer of  The Atlantic Is Amazon Unstoppable? New Yorker Charles Duhigg Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 194 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday October 25th, 2019. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP193 - Hershey's CDO Doug Straton   Doug Straton, Chief Digital Officer at The Hershey Company.  In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss Hershey's digital footprint, the challenges of temperature-sensitive products, incumbents versus challenger brands, Amazon, Hershey's data strategy, and the future of digital grocery. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 193 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday September 17th, 2019, live from the Grocery Shop trade show in Las Vegas, NV. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP192 - Macy's VP of Innovation Parinda Muley  Parinda Muley (@parinda), the VP of Innovation and Business Development at Macy’s.  In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss a number of Macy’s innovation initiatives including ThredUp, Macy’s Market @ Macy’s, B8ta, Story, and Style Crew.  We also talk about the strategies for fostering innovation, and how retail innovation is likely to evolve in the future. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 192 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019. live from the eTail East trade show in Boston, MA. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP191 - UNTUCKit Chief Digital Officer Lockie Andrews Lockie Andrews is the Chief Digital Officer of UNTUCKit (@untuckit).  In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss UNTUCKit origin, Omni-Channel strategy, customer acquisition, Amazon, and challenges and opportunities of scaling a direct to consumer business. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 191 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019. live from the eTail East trade show in Boston, MA. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP190 - Marketplaces Deep Dive   This episode is a deep dive into Marketplaces. Background Product Marketplaces Today Trends in Product Marketplaces Trends in Non-Product Marketplaces Recommended Resources Jeff Jordan a16z Blog Page (@JEFF_JORDAN) Andrew Chen a16z Blog Page (@ANDREWCHEN)  Action Items Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 190 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, September 30. 2019. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP189 - Code Commerce and Grocery Shop This episode was recorded right after Jason & Scot received their iPhone 11 Pro Max's.  Jason mentioned a new iOS feature to take full page screenshots.  Here is how to take full page screenshots in iOS 13. Event Recaps: Code Commerce - Sept 9 and 10 in New York City Groceryshop - Sept 15-18 In Las Vegas Amazon News Amazon orders 100,000 electric vans from Rivian Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products Other News BDO reports more than 7k stores already closed in 2019, which is already more than any other year Some contreversy over store closure numbers. IHL disagreed with Coresight methodology and findings.  Coresight store closure tracker IHL score closure study Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 189 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP188 - CarMax CMO Jim Lyski Jim Lyski is the CMO of CarMax. In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss the keynote Jim delivered at EtailEast, "CarMax Goes All-In On Omni-Channel: Building, Scaling And Deploying With Speed", as well as discussing the digital disruption of the automobile business, and where it might all be going. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 188 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019. live from the eTail East trade show in Boston, MA. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Updated 9/23: Fixed editing mistake in audio file (sorry!)

EP187 - Euromonitor Michelle Evans - Commerce 2040   Michelle Evans (@mevans14) is the Senior Head of Global Digital Consumer Research at Euromonitor Intl. She recently published a new report, "Commerce 2040: Revolutionary Tech Will Boost Consumer Engagement." Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 187 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, September 4. 2019. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

  EP186 - BottleKeeper CEO Adam Callinan   Adam Callinan is the co-founder and CEO of Bottlekeeper (@thebottlekeeper).  In this broad-ranging interview we discuss Bottlekeepers origin, their experience on Shark Tank, Amazon strategy, protecting intellectual property, and challenges and opportunities of scaling a direct to consumer business. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 186 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday, August 20th, 2019. live from the eTail East trade show in Boston, MA. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.