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Sponsorship Opportunities for Future Stores 2014 Are Now Available!Contact: Susan Feigenbaum, Sponsorship Director at 646.200.7470 or [email protected]
2013 SponsorsTable of Contents
About WBR ........................................................2
Highlights of Future Stores 2013 ......................3
Attendee Breakdown ........................................4
Attendee List ..................................................5,6
Loads of Content & Social Networking ............7
Why Sponsor ......................................................8
WBR Digital ........................................................9
“Loved the event. I thought it was well done and had great speakers. I look forward to future ones.”
- Chris Hershberger, Manager, Mobile Marketing & Digital Solutions, Michaels Stores Inc.
Bridging the Gap Between the In-Store
and Digital Retail Experience
July 9 – July 11, 2013 • Omni Dallas Hotel Park West • Dallas, TXwww.future-stores.com
Event Highlights
Brought to you by the creators of eTail, Future Stores is aconference focused on the pain points of store, operations,IT, cross-channel and customer experience executives tobridge the gap between the store experience and the digitalexperience.
Future Stores provides tactical strategies for brick andmortar retailers to improve and increase conversion rates in-store, as well as make the store and cross-channel shoppingexperience as seamless and easy as it is on-line.
About Future Stores 2013
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About Worldwide Business Research
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“Future Stores is an
outstanding forum for
those looking to be on
the forefront of the
digitization of the
brick and mortar that
is transforming the
way shoppers think
about in store
shopping experiences
and engagement.”
– Rod Ford, CEO,nGageLabs, Inc.
July 9 – July 11, 2013 • Omni Dallas Hotel Park West • Dallas, TXwww.future-stores.com
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This year’s inaugural Future Stores event in Dallas proved to be a terrific addition to the eTailseries. Future Stores is dedicated to providing store operations, IT, cross-channel and customerexperience executives with the ideal forum for networking and idea sharing, and this year’sevent delivered for the retail community. As the only event focused on the pain points of brickand mortar retailers, each presenter brought their insights to show attendees innovative waysand tactical strategies to improve and increase conversion rates in-store.. A few of thehighlights included:
• Keynote speaker Lonny R. Paul, VP of Marketing & Strategic Initiatives at SystemaxNorth American Technology Group shared an energetic and insightful session on Retail2.0-The Connected Retail Store. With a captive audience Lonny shared strategies andconcepts of how Retail 2.0 can impact the in-store experience and provide customers witha new shopping experience.
• Head of Retail Marketing at adidas North America, Tony Kaplan presented on theEvolution and Elevation of the Customer Experience. Tony kicked off the session with a briefpresentation as to how adidas works with sales associates on becoming product SMEs –even with 1 million SKUs.
• Kacy Cole, Vice President of Marketing and Product at Tommy Bahama sharedinsight on ensuring multi-channel marketing is at the forefront of the customer experience.Kacy had many takeaways for attendees on creating an interesting experience in-store thatcan be differentiated from the online experience including evolving in to a lifestyle brandthat embraces unique in-store experiences, social media, brand engagement and loyaltyprograms.
• One of the highest-rated presentations in 2013 came from Shivani Tejuja, MultichannelDirector for New Look Retailers. Shivani discussed transforming the brick and mortarexperience for shopping today. A few session takeaways and discussion included: Taking acloser look at your network/various locations, creating/enhancing your flagship to promotebrand excitement, utilizing additional locations as fulfillment channels, and achieving rapiddemand fulfillment through ecommerce channels.
With expert speakers and timely topics, Future Stores 2013 responded to the needs of theindustry with an agenda that was cutting-edge – designed to help brick and mortar retailers tobridge the gap between digital and in-store experiences and capitalize on every potentialconversion opportunity heading into 2014 and beyond. If you missed it, join us at FutureStores 2014!
Thanks to our sponsors & exhibitors:
Media Partners:
Major Companies Who Attended:
Sponsorship Opportunities for Future Stores 2014 Are Now Available!Contact: Susan Feigenbaum, Sponsorship Director at 646.200.7470 or [email protected]
Bridging the Gap Between the In-Store
and Digital Retail Experience
Job Function Breakdown
Industry Breakdown
Operations 21%
Omni-Channel 19%
Marketing 19%
Executive Mgmt(President, Partner, Principal) 17%
Information Technology 12%
eCommerce 9%
Customer Experience 2%
Customer Insights and Analytics 2%
Department Stores 14%
Hardware, Electronicsand Appliances 14%
Sporting Goods 14%
Apparel 12%
Telecommunications 12%
Home Furnishing 10%
Toys & Hobbies 7%
Specialty Retail 5%
Supermarkets 3%
Entertainment/Food/Travel 2%
Other 7%
85CompaniesRepresented On Site
135Total Attendees
38Speakers
“The broad market scopeof the presentationsallowed us to see andpotentially apply bestpractices from otherretail industries to our
own. This was a very wellspent three days.”
– James Retty, Director, The Escape Route
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2013 Attendees IncludeJob Title Account
Head of Retail Marketing Adidas Group
CIO Bebe Stores
Sr. Manager of Omni Channel Insights Best Buy
Partner Century Park Capital Partners
Enterprise Sales Manager ChannelAdvisor
Digital Strategist Cinnabon Columbia
Marketing and Programs Manager CITGO PetroleumCorporation
CEO CopiaMobile, Inc
SVP, Client Experience CopiaMobile, Inc
Omni Channel Marketing Lead CVS Caremark
Senior Manager, Strategic Relationship Management Deloitte Consulting LLP
Principal Deloitte Consulting LLP
Account Executive DemandWare
In-Store Solutions Zones Lead DemandWare
Senior Omni-Channel Analyst Dick's Sporting Goods
Advertising Manager Do It Best Corp
Strategy Lead eBay, Inc.
Director of E-Commerce & Mobile Edwin Watts Golf
Customer Account Manager Epicor Retail Solutions
Director of Product Marketing and Customer Transaction Solutions Epicor Retail Solutions
Director of Pre Sales Support Epicor Retail Solutions
Director, Business Development Epsilon Data Solutions
Director Escape Route
Sr. Director, Online Marketing Flooring America & FlooringCanada
Director of Business Development ForeSee
Enterprise Account Manager ForeSee
Business Development Manager ForeSee
Trade Show Specialist ForeSee
Business Development Manager ForeSee
Senior Analyst Forrester
Principal Analyst Forrester
Sales Manager Fortna
Vice President of Public and Investor Relations Gamestop
Digital Marketing Manager Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Job Title Account
Mobile Lead Harley-Davidson Motor Company
IT Manager Hebmex Grocery
IT Manager Hebmex Mexico
Vice President of OmniCommerce Hybris
Business Development Hybris
Business Development, iInside, a WirelessWERX Retail and Restaurants company
EVP ilnside, a WirelessWERXCompany
Director of Transactional Solutions, Retail Solutions Division Intel
Market Development Manager Intel
Retail Tablet Segment Marketing and Retail Solutions Division Intel
Partner Kurt Salmon
Partner and Director, Soft Lines Practice Kurt Salmon
Global VP/GM Lenovo
Director of Marketing LetMiApp
Director of Retail Lilly Pulitzer
Managing Partner Linen Chest
TBD Linen Chest
VP of Store Environment Exp. Integration & Planning Lowes Companies
Vice President of Production and Deployment Lowes Companies
Chief Executive Officer Luxury Institute
Director of Business Development Luxury Institute
Manager, Omnichannel Strategy Macy’s
Director of Omni-Channel Technology Macy’s
VP, Consumer Mobile and Digital In-Store Development Macy’s
Director, Advertising Systems Macy's
Director of Omnichannel Strategy Macy's
SVP of Omnichannel Strategy Macy's
Senior Director, Product Strategy Manhattan Associates
Senior Programs Manager, Retail Marketing Manhattan Associates
Director Of Sales McIntosh Labs
Partner McMillian Doolittle LLP
Director of E-Commerce Marketing Meijer
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2013 Attendees IncludeJob Title Account
Manager – Mobile Marketing & Digital Solutions Michaels Stores Inc.
Senior Account Executive MICROS-Retail
Vice President of Retail Moosejaw Mountaineering
Omni-Channel Sales and Service Manager Mountain Equipment Co-op
Chief Retail Operations Officer Mountain Equipment Co-op
Director of Customer Insights Neiman Marcus
Chief Marketing Officer Neiman Marcus
General Manager of Retail/Etail NetSuite
Solution Consultant NetSuite
Corporate Account Executive NetSuite
Multichannel Director New Look
Expert Business Relationship Manager – Strategy & Innovation Nike
Director of Business Development and Sales Nomi Technologies
Vice President of Retail Patagonia
Vice President, ITBP - CMO PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.
Director of Infrastructure Pier 1
Sr. Manager Store Technologies Pier 1
Director of Visual Merchandising RadioShack
President and Co-Founder Reflect Systems
Chief Executive Officer and Founder RetailWire.com
Managing Partner Retail System Research
Account Executive RetailMeNot
Director Business Development Rio SEO
EVP and Chief Marketing Officer RMG Networks
Senior Vice President of Product Marketing RMG Networks
Regional Manager RMG Networks
Senior Manager, Digital Marketing Roots Canada Ltd
Director, Client Relationship Rosetta
Chairman Selkirk College
Director of Recruiting and Social Media Set and Service Resources
Enterprise Sales Specialist Shopatron, Inc.
President Sit 'n Sleep
Interactive Marketing Manager Sit 'n Sleep
Interactive Manager Sit n' Sleep
VP, Technical Services Siteworx, LLC
Job Title Account
Business & Ecosystem Development Dir, NFC SMARTRAC-TechnologyGroup
Director, Omni-Channel Experience Staples
Web Director Sturbridge Yankee Workshop
Vice President of Operations Teleflora
Marketing Manager of Retail and Brand Strategy Ten Thousand Villages
Partner The Retail Advisory LLC
Marketing Programs Manager TimeTrade
Vice President of Marketing TimeTrade
National Accounts Manager of Midwest TimeTrade
Director of Consumer Marketing Tommy Bahama Group Inc
Director Of Store Experience Two West
VP of Account Management Two West
Senior Director of Multi-Channel Strategy and Operations U.S. Cellular
Vice President of Multi-Channel Strategy and Operations U.S. Cellular
Director of Operations U.S. Cellular
Vice President of Sales Corporate U.S. Cellular
Strategic Retail Manager Under Armour, Inc
Omni Channel Manager Under Armour, Inc
CEO & Founder UniteU Technologies
VP Sales UniteU Technologies
VP Marketing and Business Development UniteU Technologies
Vice President of Merchant Solutions UniteU Technologies
Sr. Mgr, Retail Brand US Cellular
Account Management Usablenet Inc.
Chief Marketing Officer Usablenet Inc.
Senior Business Development Executive Usablenet Inc.
Chief Executive Officer Vendaria
President Vendaria
Director of Business Development Vendaria
Assoc Director, Ecommerce Verizon Wireless
Marketing Consultant Verizon Wireless
Executive Director World Alliance for RetailExcellence & Standards
Director, New Business Development Xpodigital
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“It was a great look at what is going on today and tomorrow. The topics were all emcompassing fromtechnological innovations to point of purchase displays and marketing trends. There were things that wecan implement right away and those that we can build a strategy around. The networking opportunities
with leading retailers- the speakers and those in attendance- was phenomenial. A very fast-paced,exciting conference that will leave your head spinning with so many ideas.”
– Jennifer Barscz, Advertising Manager, Do it Best Corp
Loads Of Content & Social Networking At Future Stores 2013
Why Sponsor A WBR Event
• Access to real decision makers is becoming more andmore difficult
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• Since the financial crisis companies are more risk-averseand fiscally cautious
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Your prospects and potential new leads are coming here to talk about their problems, their challenges and theiropportunities. Imagine yourself addressing an audience of people who are searching for the very solutions you provide.We give you the opportunity to present your company and its solutions directly to your targeted audience
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Gain new Sales leads - Conference delegates are an extremelyfocused group of people with strong business interest in the eventthat they are attending. By exhibiting and being present you canimpact on these buyers and grow your sales. Contacts generatedat conferences have a high conversion rate.
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Enter new markets - Exhibiting is one of the most cost and timeeffective ways of entering new markets. It is a great opportunity toresearch and network whilst gaining exposure to a new qualifieddatabase.
Building customer loyalty - Face to face contact at conferencesand showing continued support of a market helps develop clientloyalty as well as cementing your position as a continued presence.
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Brokering new business partnerships – Othersponsors and delegates are always looking for excitingnew partnering opportunities in order to deliver morecompelling solutions to their clients – WBR conferencesoffer you an ideal opportunity for just this.
For 14 years, we have been helping our clients achieve important business goals – Future Stores 2014 will establish itself as thenumber one conference for solution providers looking to form an opinion on best practices and strategies in digitizing the in-storeexperience. Conference sponsorship offers a wide range of benefits no matter the size of your company and the level of yourcurrent market presence, including thought leadership and branding opportunities.
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� 33% Apparel, Beauty &Accessories, Sporting Goods, Department Stores
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