Entries from July 2008

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Saving the Best for Last!

After two nights of networking fun under the stars and an entire day of superior content, what could possibly top it all off on the last day of the Shop.org Online Merchandising Workshop? Two words: Fiona Dias.
And while Raul Vasquez from Walmart.com (www.walmart.com) may have hobbled up to the stage on crutches on Day [...]

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

In God we trust – all others bring data!

That is just one of the pearls that Raul Vasquez, CEO of Walmart.com (www.walmart.com), shared with the audience yesterday morning during his opening keynote address at the Shop.org Online Merchandising Workshop ‘08 here in Huntington Beach, California. Raul went on during his hour-plus talk, which by the way was one of the most engaging, insightful [...]

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Shop.org Online Merchandising Workshop – it begins!

Last night was the opening reception of the Shop.org Merchandising Workshop and what a fun event it was. Filled with some of the biggest and brightest Who’s Who in our industry , the conversions with both familiar and new faces was inspiring and insightful as usual.
And, a quick look through the agenda reveals a [...]

Friday, July 11th, 2008

You are my hero – Images that is!

In order to be a hero, you previously had to wear a cape. Now, you can be a hero – a product hero that is – with a simple click of the camera button.
PowerReviews (www.powerreviews.com) is getting ready to release for wide distribution to our hundreds of merchants the ability to capture user generated images [...]

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

The Birds and the Bees…well, at least the Bees!

I thought I would share with you this fun tidbit about one our tiniest little recommendation engines. Happy 4th of July holiday everyone!
Been have been reviewing flower patches for, well, forever.
When one bee finds a patch of good flowers, she (the workers are all girls, the guys just lay about doing nothing), goes back to [...]