Issue 6
FEBRUARY 2021
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SEPT 1 & 2 2021 LAS VEGAS | SEPT 30 & OCT 1 2021 NEW YORK
Welcome to the February 2021 Edition of The eComtree This e-magazine is jam packed with vital tips, webinars, and the latest news for online sellers, suppliers and distributors, and retail professionals looking to get ahead in the industry. We aim for The eComtree to help provide ambitious entrepreneurs the happenings and innovations that have been transforming ecommerce, retail, and supply sectors. The eComtree is the official e-magazine of: The White Label World Expo, running alongside The Retail Supply-Chain Logistics Expo and Smart Retail Tech Expo, taking place September 1st & 2nd 2021 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Scene
The Retail
Social Commerce to Reach
$604.5 Billion by 2027 Social media has become an integral part of life in the last several years, with 3.78 billion users worldwide. With such a massive number of users globally, it is clear that social media represents a powerful medium with impressive potential for business owners, should they capitalize on it correctly. One of these best practices is social commerce, or the blending of social media and ecommerce... See Full Article
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Quote February Biz of
“Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”
- Wayne Huizenga
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Seaton Food Consultants: R&D Between the Lines The starting point for new product success? Expert Nancy Jo Seaton says it begins with specifications and owning your own product profile. Ensuring product consistency is essential to building sales, and your brand. Your retailers are relying on you to deliver a consistent product to their customers and, when you do, the reward is continued sales. You pour so much effort into getting that first order, but what if the customer doesn’t re-order? After you get your customer to buy something for the first time, what makes them buy it again, and again? Consistent quality. See Full Article
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Amazon to QuickBooks Integration ConnectBooks utilizes the very best Amazon FBA accounting software to simplify all your inventory, bookkeeping, and reporting needs. Their goal is simple: to compile and organize all your transactional data for proper consumption, so you can put it to good use in decision making, accounting, compliance, growth, and more... See Full Article
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Help Hub Blogs
Leading Expertise At Your Fingertips For businesses looking to get ahead during economic uncertainty, we’ve gathered some incredible information from industry leaders that will enhance your know-how and maximize your selling capabilities. Check out this edition’s featured virtual seminars that can put your business on the cutting edge in the transforming retail world:
5 Simple Steps to Sell 7+ Figures on Amazon with Jeff Lieber
How Taxes Can Make You Wealthy Building a Successful Tax Strategy
Contributed by Turnkey Product Management
Contributed by AMZ Accounting Solutions
During this seminar, we will go through the 5 proven steps to growing your business to sell 8 figures on Amazon. These steps have been put to the test by our team who manages a ton of clients in a wide variety of different product categories. These steps will be your go to blueprint to growing your Amazon business to new heights.
CBD Industry Analysis During COVID-19 Contributed by CBD-Intel As the coronavirus pandemic continues, regardless of location, there is an overwhelming sense of uncertainty in the CBD industry.
For most people, taxes are their single biggest expense. This means that reducing their taxes results in instantly increasing the amount they have available to invest and grow their wealth. Many people fear taxes - they view them as a necessary evil that prevents them from getting ahead and keeps them from building the wealth of their dreams.
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Exhibitor Spotlight
Jorge, Marcus and Miguel Estrada come from a family of botanical experts with an immense passion for plant extracts that have medical and recreational benefits. The Estrada family founded Solverra Holistics, a company that promotes a valuable way of life, through a diverse range of high quality CBD products. With 20 years of extensive experience, they’ve easily become a leading pioneer in the CBD industry. See Full Article
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MEET THE EXPERTS
Check out these highlights for the experts of The eComtree February Edition! Need help with your product or retail abilities? These companies and people are at the forefront of providing those needs to the ecommerce community and for emerging markets.
Alex Genov Head of Customer Research - Zappos Alex is an experienced customer research professional who applies his Experimental Social Psychology background and his passion for research, design, and innovation to solving important customer and business problems. His professional goal is to help teams create remarkable products and services which make people’’’’s lives easier and more enjoyable. Currently Alex is leading Customer Research for the Zappos Family of Companies.
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MEET THE EXPERTS
Katie Osberg
Andrew Owlett
Global Retail Partnerships Lead - Google
Global Business Continuity and Supply Chain Risk Leader - Amazon
Katie Osberg leads Global Retail Partnerships for Google’’s new and exciting suite of Business Communications products. Katie has worked at Google for over 8 years, of which the last 5+ years have been focused on working with Google’’s largest retail partners. She specializes in both conversational and performance marketing, and is a thought leader in both the conversational commerce and connected retail space.
Deboshree has 12+ years of experience dedicated to evolving transformational technology products and scaling global product teams. Deb has been featured on Forbes for her work in Technology Product Management particularly in the Non-profit space as a leadership council member. She has a Masters from Carnegie Mellon University and has led Technology teams at PayPal, Microsoft, Cisco, Nokia etc, responsible for driving AI powered experiences for end users.
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