MarketLive Announces Speakers for 11th Annual Commerce Summit

PETALUMA, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 26, 2014) - MarketLive, the leading Total Commerce platform for high-growth merchants, will host its eleventh annual MarketLive Commerce Summit March 24-26. This year's summit is focused on Customer Driven Commerce and will present topics and discussions on specific strategies to revolutionize every customer experience in a way that best promotes your brand and optimizes each transaction. The invitation-only event will be held at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California.

Speakers at this year's Summit are organized around three tracks: Marketing and Customer Acquisition; Customer Experience; and Leveraging Technology. Discussions will include in-depth looks at topics including personalized promotions, cross device commerce and responsive design, analytics and decision tools, content management, search optimization, total commerce merchandising strategies, social merchandising and innovative customer loyalty programs. Speakers include:

• Keynote-

  • Mark Hurst, Founder, Creative Good

• Breakout Session Speakers

  • Alyssa Young, Modells

  • Chris Reighley, Supple

  • Emily Pfeiffer, Berkshire Blanket

  • Estelle Demuesy, Title Nine

  • Jim Davidson, Bronto

  • Kyle Janssens, Greatland

  • Lori Edmonds, Peruvian Connection

  • Pat Duncan, Helzberg Diamonds

  • Steve Krull, Be Found Online
    
    

Ken Burke, founder and CEO of MarketLive, will kick-off the conference with an update on MarketLive, as well as thoughts about Customer Driven Commerce and what it means for the future of Total Commerce. And, as always, the MarketLive Commerce Summit will be capped by the presentation of the MarketLive Customer Awards.

"Just as our software fosters the integration of data and best practices, so does our annual Summit, which brings together the best minds in online retailing for two days of collaboration, networking, and thought-provoking industry talk," said Ken Burke. "This Summit is an example of how we partner with our customers to define the future needs of online retailers and stay ahead of the curve and ahead of our competitors."

Media that are interested in attending and covering the event may request an invitation by contacting Renee Newby at renee@rocketscience.com.

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About MarketLive
Since 1995, MarketLive, Inc., has been the leading provider of eCommerce technology and services that help fast-growing companies successfully sell goods and services online. Designed to meet the unique requirements of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers, the extensible MarketLive® Customer Driven Commerce technology and services solution integrates commerce across all channels, enabling merchants to enhance their customers' experience online while dramatically improving acquisition, conversion, and retention rates.

The MarketLive platform is the most retail-targeted, fully featured, customizable Total Commerce solution on the market today. MarketLive powers many successful retail eCommerce sites, including Armani Exchange, Party City, Perricone MD, Sport Chalet, Sundance, Helzberg Diamonds, John Deere, Title Nine, Intermix and others.

For more information, visit www.marketlive.com.