Lately, I've been thinking about community and what that means for marketers and professionals. I think it comes down to: 👉 a place to belong 👉 a voice that matters 👉 a sounding board for questions, topics, referrals, SOS signal... 👉 your next role, gig or company 👉 a hand to guide, help and challenge you -- am I missing anything else?? 😁 Personally, I witnessed this first hand when I attended our CommerceNext Growth Show in NYC last week. Admittedly, this was my first Growth Show with CommerceNext. What impressed me was the sense of connectedness from coast-to-coast and the depth and breadth of topics. I met so many people where we could nerd out on #retail trends, #technology, new brands and global retailers, ongoing (acquisition) issues, improving the customer journey and what inspires us at what we do. (I am still stoked from the feedback from the #CFO and #CMO keynote session with Tapestry, UNIQLO and Brooklinen, and can't wait to recap on that.) I think what distinguishes CommerceNext from other communities is the quality of relationships across solution providers and retailers. This is is largely due to the leadership and culture that co-founders Scott Silverman, Veronika Sonsev and Allan have built over the past years: authentic, actionable and knowledgeable folks that are eager to share and create that community. So onward and forward. I'm eager to hear everyone's feedback from my friends and colleagues who attended the show. How could we improve? What do you want to see more of? For any of my Western Region / West Coast folks that couldn't attend, I can't wait to share. And I'll see some of you at the LA dinner this Thursday 👀 💕 #ecommerce #DTC #retail #community
also for just being sickening! and letting them eat it!
Love this! Community is friendworking at its finest. Excited to hear more about the show.
Director of Community - CommerceNext | Ecommerce & Digital DTC Consultant | Ex-L'Oreal
3wand special shout-out to fellow #DTC Friends who flew out red eye from the western region to NYC! Evin Catlett, Megan Porteous, Travis Garcia, Justin Emig, Javier Marimon 💕