Ecommerce Week: Understanding Buyers
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Event Overview
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Join us as we kick off IAB UK's first ecommerce week with an insight-led hour that will delve into consumer behaviour and changing buyer habits online. We'll be revealing the findings of our new Real Living study into the motivations and habits of online shoppers and explain what the implications are for advertisers and agencies looking to make the most of this burgeoning area. We will also be joined by members sharing their own insight and research into ecommerce, making this a must-view for anyone wanting to better understand the huge opportunities available.
This event is sponsored by TikTok.
Agenda
Welcome & Introduction
Real Living: The changing role of ecommerce
Revealing the first insight from our year-round research study into consumer behaviour in lockdown, join the IAB as we explore whether changes in ecommerce habits are here to stay post-COVID and what that means for our members. The findings reveal shifts in how people engage with shopping online, the differences across demographics and how these changes could impact the digital advertising industry.
Real Living: Panel Discussion
James Chandler, CMO, IAB UK will host a 15 minute discussion with Rebecca Waring, Global VP, Insight & Solutions, Unruly and Prateek Gupta, Ecommerce Director, OMG Transact to get their commentary on the Real Living findings and offer some broader context from the ecommerce landscape
Empowering small businesses to grow through creative storytelling and e-commerce
2020 has been a hugely challenging year for businesses of all sizes. But a small bright spot amid the darkness was the wave of creativity and new ideas emanating from inspiring entrepreneurs all across the UK and Europe. However, small businesses of all kinds need more support than ever before. Continued lockdowns present challenges to physical footprints, while the dramatic shift to online means that it’s even harder to cut through and gain attention.
In this session the IAB's James Chandler will speak with leaders from TikTok, Shopify and small businesses about new and emerging commerce trends, how best respond to a dramatically shifted marketplace through digital advertising and commerce, as well as insights on how to reach and engage target audiences online through creativity and storytelling.
Q&A and Close
Meet our speakers...
Shimona Mehta
Head of Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Shopify
Shimona Mehta
Head of Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), ShopifyShimona Mehta is Head of EMEA for Shopify. As an experienced and skilled sales leader and marketer, whose expertise spans retail, technology, food and beverage sectors, Shimona is focused on shaping the future of commerce by overseeing Shopify’s innovative commerce platform that enables over 7,000 modern, high-growth and high-volume brands, like Gymshark, Emma Bridgewater, AllBirds and Heinz. Before Shopify, Shimona held senior roles at various software, FMCG and consumer research companies in Canada and Europe.
Lisa Friedrich
Head of SMB, Europe, TikTok
Lisa Friedrich
Head of SMB, Europe, TikTokLisa Friedrich is the Head of SMB for Europe, a team that is dedicated to enabling the success of small and medium sized advertisers on TikTok. The SMB team is based in Dublin, Ireland but works across Europe to drive growth, retain and build relationships with their target customers.
Prior to joining TikTok, Lisa was the Chief Marketing Officer at Evident, a cybersecurity startup as well as the founder of JCG Digital, a boutique sales and marketing consultancy that focused on small and medium sized tech companies. Over the course of her career, Lisa has held leadership roles at both start-ups and Fortune 100 companies including Facebook and Bank of America.
Scott Dickson
Founder, Phox Water
Scott Dickson
Founder, Phox WaterPhox is an award-winning water filtration brand from Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2016 by Scott Dickson, Phox designed the first reusable/refillable filter cartridge in response to over 100M single use cartridges going to landfill each year.
After years of suffering from acid reflux and reading that alkaline water could help, Scott spotted a gap in the market. He set about creating his own filter that could produce electrolyte-rich alkaline with no plastic waste.
James Chandler
Chief Marketing Officer, IAB UK
James Chandler
Chief Marketing Officer, IAB UK
Steph Clarke
Research Manager, IAB UK
Steph Clarke
Research Manager, IAB UK
Rebecca Waring
Global VP, Insight & Solutions, Unruly
Rebecca Waring
Global VP, Insight & Solutions, Unruly
Prateek Gupta
E-Commerce Director, Omnicom Media Group
Prateek Gupta
E-Commerce Director, Omnicom Media GroupPrateek is the E-Commerce Director at Omnicom Media Group, UK, leading the Transact agency which specialises in end-to-end E-Commerce strategy & implementation across E-Grocery, Pure-players & Direct-To-Consumer propositions. Prateek sits on the OMG UK’s Digital Board. Before that, Prateek had multiple years of experience working with Amazon, where he managed multiple retail categories and led efforts of expanding private brand portfolios, more recently leading expansion of Amazon’s physical payment products’ footprints across EU.
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