Lessons for Tomorrow

Amazon is now responsible for 70% of product search in the United States, and Amazon Business, the company’s B2B unit, is now Amazon’s fastest growing division which accounts for over $25 billion in annual sales. The ecommerce juggernaut’s growth accelerated dramatically during the global COVID-19 pandemic, leaving traditional product manufacturers and resellers (distributors, retailers, and others) with an urgent call to action to...

In this episode, our host Tim Ahlenius spoke with Znode Amla Commerce's President and CEO Rupesh Agrawal and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development Tom Flierl to discuss how things are evolving with Znode in the B2B ecommerce space.

They also cover where things were before multi-store ecommerce, flexible solutions in the B2B and B2C commerce worlds, and looking ahead with what the next iteration of B2B ecommerce mi...

In this episode, our host Tim Ahlenius spoke with President of Accelebrate Steven Heckler regarding democratization of data science. They also discussed the demand of data science skills and the growing number of computer science languages.

Accelebrate is an on-site, customized application and web development training company.

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Deliver better customer experiences fast and at a lower cost. How? By connecting your ecommerce systems to the other applications that run your business. 

Join ecommerce integration experts, Derek Cwik, Director of Integrations at Americaneagle.com, Carole Louie Achramowicz, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Jitterbit, and Lindsey Hampson, VP of Marketing at eBridge Connections, as they discuss the findings outlined in the new...

For IT organizations around the globe, there has never been a more exciting time to do a radical rethink of their entire web infrastructure stack than right now. By so doing, they are able to quickly deliver on customer expectations by rolling out new innovative services and experiences.

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Acquia's Senior Vice President of Product Marketing Kevin Cochrane to discuss what has been...

The CMS or Content Management Systems market will reach $123 billion by 2026. And as a result of this market growth, there's a rich history of how different CMS have evolved. From static to dynamic, desktop to mobile, this episode covers the evolution of CMS, as well as what we can expect in the future.

Our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Progress Sitefinity's Director of Partner Advocacy Lynne Boudreau, Senior Sales Engineer...

There was a 146% increase in automated fraud attacks in 2020. Signifyd recently released their new State of Fraud Report that examines the fraud trends that wreaked havoc on ecommerce retailers in 2020 and the way they have shaped the future of commerce.

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Signifyd's Senior Partner Manager, Megan Blissick, to discuss which fraud trends we can expect to see an uptick in during the...

As the holiday season approaches, most ecommerce companies start shipping preparations in July. In this episode, we dive into understanding consumer expectations around the shipping experience, how an ecommerce retailer manages expectations for their customers in the holiday season, and what the pandemic did to the local economy bolstering its outreach.

Our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with ShipStation's Head of Industry Relations ...

There are different types of projects, and Web and CRM projects are the big transformational ones across businesses right now. Looking at staff, systems, and all the processes involved, data and reporting has had a huge uptick over the past several years. With so many different systems, people and processes in place, how do these different areas stem into project readiness? Are you ready as a client? How do you know when to start b...

The amount of capital pouring into ecommerce in the last few years is staggering. One of the biggest aspects contributing to the surge in ecommerce came as companies were forced to establish online purchasing to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Jason Nyhus, Senior Vice President of Sales and Partnerships at Digital River. Digital River helps established and fast-growing brands with API-powered soluti...

A lot of organizations get fooled into thinking that they are providing the right accessible experience. Our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by two experts in the digital accessibility field — Keith Bundy, who has worked for over 35 years in a variety of professional positions and is currently a digital accessibility consultant and trainer with Siteimprove, Inc., and Nick Goodrum, the Accessibility Practice Team Lead and Director of ...

On this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow, our host Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Erin Raese, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Annex Cloud, to discuss how consumer loyalty has changed due to the pandemic, the impact of CPG loyalty, and the impact that the disappearance of 3rd party data has had on huge brands.

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This episode of Lessons for Tomorrow covers the evolution of search from the early days of being very one-dimensional, the shift from segmentation to personalization, and now the focus on individualization. Our host Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Dale Traxler, Senior Director of Alliances at Coveo, and Jon Price, Coveo Practice Director and MVP at Americaneagle.com.

Together they dive into the importance of creating a seamless experienc...

In part 2 of this Lessons for Tomorrow episode, we continue our conversations with founder and CEO of Oro Inc., Yoav Kutner, and Americaneagle.com Solutions Engineer, Derek Cwik, discussing the drastic growth and evolution within B2B marketplaces. Hear how B2B marketplaces are changing the way business is done and working to create efficiencies through time, pricing, workflow and enablement. Plus, be sure to listen through the end ...

In part 1 of this Lessons for Tomorrow episode, founder and CEO of Oro Inc., Yoav Kutner, and Americaneagle.com Solutions Engineer, Derek Cwik, join us to discuss the drastic growth and evolution within B2B marketplaces. Oro Inc. delivers innovative solutions for dynamic companies embarking on their digital transformation journey. Hear how B2B marketplaces are changing the way business is done and working to create efficiencies thr...

This episode of Lessons for Tomorrow focuses on all thing headless from a developers perspective – what is it, what are the true benefits, and what doors can it open for developers and enterprise organizations? Our host, Tim Ahlenius, speaks with three technical-expert guests: Jason Cohen, WP Engine Founder and CTO, Sean Blakeley, Americaneagle.com WordPress Technical Director, and Ellis LaMay, Americaneagle.com WordPress Practice ...

In this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow, the topic of discussion revolves around all things ecommerce: where it’s been, what we’re seeing in the marketplace, and where both B2B & B2C are going in the future. Our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by BigCommerce Channel Account Manager, Sean Callihan, and together they discuss the surge in ecommerce stores that have been stood up in the last 1.5years and the shift that ecommerce merc...

In this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow join our host, Tim Ahlenius, as he speaks with Matt Gorniak, CEO of Threekit, and Americaneagle.com Partner Manager, Rob Sanders, to discuss the drastically changing landscape of creating immersive commerce experiences. Hear how brand and product visual experience standards have evolved from standard photography to now the cutting edge in providing an augmented reality visual experiences for ...

In this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow join Tim Ahlenius, VP Strategic Initiatives at Americaneagle.com, as he speaks with Al Keck, CEO & Founder of Infinity Nation, UK, to discuss digital marketing insights from the past, to apply in the present, to achieve success in the future. Tim and Al dive right in to share valuable insights on the importance of understanding your audience, how to invest in those customers to ensure rep...