Author Archives: DavidSeifert

The state of the economy and how long it will take to get well was the opening question posed by Brett Hurt to this group of leading venture capitalists. The answer to how long it will take ranged from October 18 (no year or time of day was stipulated) to “late” 2010.  There was a [...]

For those who left early or could not attend this presentation..you missed out on 5 rapid fire presentations by the winners of this first ever contest honoring 5 exhibitors.  SI Forum Exhibitors were asked to submit their best idea for what retailers should be doing to succeed in this economy and prepare for future success. [...]

Brian Walker, a senior analyst with Forrester, presented a broad overview of platforms separating them into categories such as “Walled Garden” vs. distributed models. Brian and Sally discussed how retailers should review all types of platforms and make decisions based on future growth as well as functionality. Saas and Open Source with specific vendors mentioned [...]

Avinash proves once again that Analytics is where it’s at when it comes to becoming great on the web. He started the presentation discussing the ambiguity of tracking an offline magazine ad (Faith Based Results?) vs. the same product sold on the Internet via a Google search landing on the manufacturers’ web page. The second [...]