Jaysen Gillespie

Global Head of Product Marketing and Analytics RTB House

Monday, August 11: Customer Journey Summit

9:10 AM Customer Journey: Keynote Panel: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Breaking Down The Silos Across Your Business for Seamless Customer Experiences

Delivering seamless customer experiences requires more than just individual departmental efforts—it demands a cohesive, cross-functional approach. Organizational silos can hinder collaboration and innovation, leading to disjointed customer interactions. This keynote panel will explore strategies for breaking down these silos, fostering a culture of teamwork, and aligning departments to create unified, customer-centric experiences that drive loyalty and growth. Expect to hear about: 

  • Identifying key departments for cross-functional collaboration to gain a holistic view of your customer
  • Establishing shared goals and objectives to align teams towards a unified vision
  • Promoting a customer-first mindset organization-wide through training and dedicated CX champions
  • Eliminating visible barriers between channels, ensuring a smooth, integrated experience for your customers

10:50 AM Customer Journey: Keynote Panel Discussion: Finding the Sweet Spot: Juggling D2C, Wholesale and Marketplaces for Maximum Impact

In today’s fragmented retail landscape, brands must strategically navigate D2C, wholesale, and marketplaces to unlock growth without compromising customer experience or operational efficiency. While D2C offers direct relationships and data-driven insights, wholesale provides scale and credibility, and marketplaces expand reach—but balancing these channels requires careful alignment of pricing, inventory, and brand identity. Listen in on this panel discussion to hear more about: 

  • Developing a cohesive strategy that leverages both D2C and marketplace channels to maximize brand reach and customer engagement
  • Monitoring pricing and inventory across platforms to maintain consistency and avoid channel conflict
  • Utilizing customer data from both channels to inform marketing strategies and enhance personalization efforts
  • Assessing performance metrics regularly to optimize resource allocation and improve overall sales effectiveness

1:50 PM Customer Journey: Keynote Panel: Simplifying Your Tech Stack to Take Advantage of What You Already Have

Simplifying and streamlining the tech stack can be a transformative strategy, allowing companies to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve scalability by eliminating unnecessary complexity and focusing on what truly drives growth. This keynote panel will explore the benefits and practical strategies for optimizing your existing technology infrastructure, ensuring that your business can adapt quickly to evolving market demands and stay competitive in a rapidly changing environment. Expect to learn how to:

  • Assessing your current tools and identify underutilized features that can enhance efficiency
  • Consolidating overlapping platforms to reduce complexity and improve system integration
  • Prioritizing solutions that offer scalability and flexibility as your business grows
  • Investing in training to ensure your team fully leverages the capabilities of your existing tech stack

Wednesday, August 13

9:20 AM Keynote Panel: Strategies For Profitable Growth In An Era of Economic Uncertainty

In today's volatile economic climate, businesses face unprecedented challenges in balancing profitability with sustainable growth amid shifting consumer behaviors and market instability. To thrive, companies must adopt agile strategies that prioritize resilience, operational efficiency, and customer-centric innovation while navigating inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions. This keynote panel will explore actionable approaches—from diversifying revenue streams and optimizing cash flow to leveraging data-driven insights and strategic partnerships—that enable businesses to not only survive but capitalize on uncertainty to drive long-term success. Panelists will discuss: 

  • Investing in digital marketing to boost online visibility and drive sales through targeted strategies and influencer partnerships.
  • Optimizing pricing with dynamic strategies and value-driven promotions to appeal to cost-conscious consumers
  • Enhancing customer experience by creating a seamless omnichannel shopping journey that offers convenience and value
  • Leveraging data analytics to identify growth opportunities and make informed decisions in inventory management and supply chain resilience

11:00 AM Keynote Panel Discussion: The Traditional Marketing Funnel is Dead, Long Live the Funnel! Following New Non-Linear Customer Journey

The traditional marketing funnel, with its linear progression from awareness to purchase, no longer reflects the realities of today’s complex consumer behavior. Modern customer journeys are dynamic and non-linear, with individuals jumping between stages, influenced by multiple touchpoints across channels. This keynote panel will explore how marketers can adapt to this evolving landscape by embracing new models, such as the customer journey map or flywheel, to better engage audiences, foster loyalty, and drive sustainable growth in an increasingly fragmented digital world. Expect to hear about how marketers are:

  • Embracing a holistic view of the customer journey that recognizes multiple touchpoints and interactions beyond traditional linear funnels
  • Leveraging data analytics to understand customer behavior and preferences, allowing for personalized marketing strategies at every stage of the journey
  • Implementing agile marketing tactics that adapt to real-time feedback and changing customer needs, fostering deeper engagement and loyalty
  • Utilizing integrated marketing channels to create cohesive experiences, ensuring consistent messaging and branding across all platforms

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Jaysen.

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