eTail France English 2015 (past event)

03 - 04 November, 2015

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Day 2 - Expanding your Market Share

09:00 - 09:30 Conference Registration & Networking Breakfast

09:30 - 09:40 Chairperson Opening Remarks

Yvon Moysan, CEO at Saint Germain

Yvon Moysan

CEO
Saint Germain

09:40 - 10:30 360⁰ PERSPECTIVE PANEL – A pain-free guide for rolling your eCommerce offering into international markets: What should and shouldn’t you do?

(Translated from French to English)


1/5 sales are done cross border, and French retailers are looking overseas to boost their line figures. However, globalisation is complex and there are a lot of answers needed across the board. Attend this all star panel to find answers to:
  • What are the most accurate ways to test appetite in new regions?
  • What are the different strategic approaches to enter new markets?
  • Experience sharing: What methods of expansion have been successful?- or not! (i.e. wholesale, franchise, online, bricks and mortar/ marketplace)
  • Evaluating the right marketplace to partner with – who to approach? How does it work? What are the pricing strategies?
  • Performing a gap analysis on the market. What is your USP? Does it alter dependant on the territory you are looking to enter?
Karl Hoquante, Development & Concept Director at 3Suisses

Karl Hoquante

Development & Concept Director
3Suisses

François Bourgoin, Seller & Partnership Lead France at ebay

François Bourgoin

Seller & Partnership Lead France
ebay

Eric Minard

CEO
SDL

10:30 - 10:50 KEYNOTE CASE STUDY - Discover how Allo Resto are creating angaged customers through innovative data driven marketing campaigns

(Translated from French to English)

  • How to scale 1-to-1 personalisation towards millions of customers, using data analytics that provide behavioural patterns for each customer

  • Embracing the use of technology and automation in determining what is best for which customers and when

  • What is the recipe to create ‘raving fans’

  • Inspiration ignition: Top tips from campaigns that have and haven’t garnered fantastic results

Karine Bruère, FR Marketing Director at Allo Resto

Karine Bruère

FR Marketing Director
Allo Resto

10:50 - 11:10 KEYNOTE CASE STUDY – Re-imagining international eCommerce: How to resource a global eCommerce strategy that can be executed locally

(Translated from French to English)

  • Resourcing international roll out – centralised vs. local? Benchmarking common organisation structures to support international growth
  • What are the features, benefits, and limitation of centralisation and localisation?
  • Talking tactics: How to select a trusted localised agency in a new market?
  • Does your brand maturity within a region dictate when/whether you should enlist a local partner?
Frédéric Maus, Marketplace Development Director at La Redoute

Frédéric Maus

Marketplace Development Director
La Redoute

11:10 - 11:55 Morning Networking Break with Delicious Refreshments

Weighing up your mCommerce Options - Chair: Yvon Moysan

11:55 - 12:40 360⁰ PERSPECTIVE PANEL – Are you meeting your customers rapidly advancing mobile expectations? Tips for building the business case
(Translated from French to English)


Retailers are playing catch-up with their multi-device customers. Customer expectations are pushing for a consistent experience across all devices. Attend this panel to hear our experts thoughts on:
  • Determine a step-by-step action plan to understand what your customers expect, want, and need from your mobile strategy. How does this match your current offer?
  • Should retailers use mobile as a tool to drive omnichannel conversion or as digital convertor in itself?
  • Guaranteed mobile quick wins that you can exploit to engage your customers quickly and with little or no investment
  • Recommendation of, and exposure to, the mobile solutions ecosystem: What tools deliver good ROI? How can you justify investment?
  • How to face the future of msites and apps. What steps can you take to future proof your strategy?
Odile Szabo, Marketing and Communications Director at PriceMinister

Odile Szabo

Marketing and Communications Director
PriceMinister

Pingki Houang, Directeur général - C.O.O. at Showroom-Privé

Pingki Houang

Directeur général - C.O.O.
Showroom-Privé

Gilles Raison, Managing Director at Allo Resto (Just Eat Group)

Gilles Raison

Managing Director
Allo Resto (Just Eat Group)

Eric Gueilhers, Managing Director France at myThings

Eric Gueilhers

Managing Director France
myThings

Conquering Conversion Failures - Chair: Karl Hoquante

11:55 - 12:40 CASE STUDY REVOLUTION - How to accurately and cost-effectively test your mCommerce developments across multiple devices
(Not translated)

The outcome is to provide insight to the business and safeguard an optimal information architecture, navigation and ease of use for the sites across multiple devices.
  • Re-evaluating your usability testing options to improve your cross device offering
  • Discover how new solutions are facilitating a more proactive approach to multi-variant testing
  • Creating a structure and team to enable you to experiment at scale across multiple devices
  • Establishing a more natural review of performance through testing methods in and out of the lab
Reuben Ariyaratnam, Senior Digital Insights Analyst at QVC

Reuben Ariyaratnam

Senior Digital Insights Analyst
QVC

Stream A

12:40 - 13:00 CASE STUDY – Exploring the future for wearable technology in retail
(Translated from French to English)

  • Insight into the innovative developments within the wearable tech community
  • Discover how wearable tech is bridging the gap between your customers imagination and their reality
  • How can the early wins of wearable tech be implemented within the retail sector?
  • Is there a valid business case for wearable tech? What should you fight for and what should you avoid?
Yvon Moysan, CEO at Saint Germain

Yvon Moysan

CEO
Saint Germain

Stream B

12:40 - 13:00 360⁰ PERSPECTIVE PANEL: Should brands use mobile as a tool to drive conversion or as a convertor in itself?
(Not translated)

This must-attend panel will be tackling one of the most talked about strategic questions in mCommerce strategy. Hear our all-star panellists debate:
  • Do mobile sites present just a moment in the customer journey or an essential final click?
  • Is there value in developing and maintaining apps that don’t drive revenue?
  • Service vs. Shop: How does this affect your resourcing?
  • How can you demonstrate correct ROI and win investment for your selection?
Nicolas Haese, Responsable Customer Experience Mobile at Leroy Merlin

Nicolas Haese

Responsable Customer Experience Mobile
Leroy Merlin

Julien-Henri Maurice, Marketing Director at BazarChic

Julien-Henri Maurice

Marketing Director
BazarChic

Jérémie Cohen, Responsable du pôle web at Auchan Drive

Jérémie Cohen

Responsable du pôle web
Auchan Drive

Stream A

13:00 - 13:20 CASE STUDY – You have to kill the last click to survive: Reconfiguring your attribution modelling to optimise your acquisition costs
(Translated from French to English)
  • Exploring the latest development in key areas of digital marketing to engage customers & drive traffic
  • Building the right models to create more targeted marketing messages & remain relevant to your customer base
  • What effect does mobile have on your marketing tactics?
  • Top tips to make mobile marketing automation work for your business
Jerome Sutter, VP Marketing at Weekendesk

Jerome Sutter

VP Marketing
Weekendesk

Stream B

13:00 - 13:20 Stream B continued

13:20 - 14:50 Networking Lunch – Feed your brain and your contact book!

1. Overcoming challenges of reconfiguring your attribution modelling to optimise your acquisition costs
Jerome SUTTER, VP Marketing, Weekendesk

2. Social media: What is your fan base actually worth to your business? How can you access this untapped potential - or is it all just hype?
Giovanni Tavani, Global Social Media, Sr. Manager, Dell

3. eCommerce is boring: How can you ignite passion for your brand and inspire your customers?
Leyla Guilany-Lyard, Head of Marketing & Communications, eBay France

4. Acquiring customers vs. driving traffic: Are your current KPIs killing your retention efforts?
Terry Freiherr von Bibra, Chief Retail Officer Omni-channel, Karstadt, Yahoo, and Amazon

5. Data driven marketing: What are the challenges in a multi-channel/support/device environment and what are next steps to better use data?
Nicolas Morschl, International Business Unit Director, Photobox

6. How to co-create your product and eCommerce offering with you customers
Benjamin Albarede, CEO, Wine Republik
Leyla Guilany-Lyard, Head of Marketing & Communications at eBay France

Leyla Guilany-Lyard

Head of Marketing & Communications
eBay France

Terry Freiherr von Bibra, Chief Retail Officer Omni-channel at Karstadt

Terry Freiherr von Bibra

Chief Retail Officer Omni-channel
Karstadt

Giovanni Tavani, Global Social Media, Sr. Manager at Dell

Giovanni Tavani

Global Social Media, Sr. Manager
Dell

Nicolas Morschl, International Business Unit Director at Photobox

Nicolas Morschl

International Business Unit Director
Photobox

Jerome Sutter, VP Marketing at Weekendesk

Jerome Sutter

VP Marketing
Weekendesk

Benjamin Albarède, CEO at Wine Republik

Benjamin Albarède

CEO
Wine Republik

15:50 - 16:00 Chairpersons closing remarks:

Yvon Moysan, CEO at Saint Germain

Yvon Moysan

CEO
Saint Germain

16:00 - 23:59 Close of conference