NEW YORK, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CommerceNext
today announced that nominations for its 2021 CommerceNexty Awards
are now open. The CommerceNexty Awards are presented by Bloomreach
and celebrate excellence in ecommerce and digital marketing and
will be judged by CommerceNext's Advisory Board, which is a group
of more than 30 ecommerce and retail leaders. Winners will be
announced at CommerceNext IRL, which takes place September 28–29,
2021, in New York City. The
invite-only conference provides a collaborative, communal space
where marketing leaders from retail and direct-to-consumer (DTC)
brands can share marketing best practices.
"The CommerceNexty Awards celebrate the individuals and
companies that are delivering truly breakthrough results," said
CommerceNext Co-Founder Veronika
Sonsev. "We encourage all interested executives in the
retail and ecommerce community to nominate one or two people for
this year's awards, which include two exciting new categories—the
Women in Retail's Top Woman of the Year Award and the
Global/Cross-Border Launch of the Year."
Previously, the CommerceNext community recognized innovative
companies that included Bonobos, HelloFresh, Lamps Plus, Outer,
Poshmark, Sephora and Warby Parker.
The peer-reviewed awards identify and reward the best marketing
performances among retail and ecommerce professionals.
Nominations are now open for the categories below, and marketing
executives who would like to nominate themselves, a client or a
colleague can do so by completing the nomination form by
July 30, 2021.
This year's award categories are:
1. Marketing Innovator of the Year
2. Most Impactful Social Responsibility Campaign
3. Best Use of Data or Technology in Marketing
4. Most Effective Brand Storytelling
5. Outstanding New Ecommerce Experience
6. Best Use of a New Channel
7. NEW! Global/Cross-Border Launch of the Year
8. NEW! Women in Retail's Top Woman of the Year Award
The category finalists will be selected on August 18th and voting on the finalists will take
place from August 18th through September
8th. Winners will be selected based on a combination of
votes, with a popular vote contributing 50% of the overall score
and the votes of CommerceNext's board of judges contributing the
other 50%. The CommerceNexty Award winners will be announced at the
close of CommerceNext on September 29,
2021.
This year's board of judges includes:
Web Smith, Founder at 2PM
Alix de Sagazan, CEO and Cofounder at AB Tasty
Melissa Grillo Aruz, Founder at Aruz
Ventures
Sunil Kaki, EVP, Marketing at Beachbody
Elyse Burack, Head of DTC Marketing
at Capsule
Lev Peker, CEO at CarParts.com
Emily Hickey, Founder at Chief
Detective Growth Consulting
Emily Culp, fmr CEO at CoverFX
Ekta Chopra, Chief Digital Officer
at E.L.F. BEAUTY
Amy Africa, CEO at Eight By
Eight
Doug Jensen, SVP Go-to-Market (GTM)
Analytics & Activation and Learning Center of Excellence (COE)
at Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Matt Gehring, GM at Everlane
Geoff Sanders, CMO at Firstleaf
Vijay Talwar, CEO of EMEA at Foot
Locker
Shawna Hausman, CMO at FSA Store
Charlie Cole, CEO at FTD
Leslie Emmons Burthey, VP of
Marketing, Gold and Telehealth at GoodRX
Jason Nickel, fmr SVP, Marketing
& E-commerce at Kjaer Weis
Angela Hsu, SVP, Marketing and
eCommerce at Lamps Plus
Qun Wei, Head of Growth Data &
Analytics at Lemonade
Scott Ableman, CMO at
LevelFields
Rob Schmults, Executive Board at
MidOcean Partners
Bree Casart, Senior Director,
Connected Consumer Experience at Nike
Liesel Walsh, fmr VP, CRM, Loyalty
and Insights at Party City
Barkha Saxena, Chief Data Officer at
Poshmark
Joe Megibow, CEO at Purple
Naomi Jacobs, Director, Social
Strategy & Business Development at Qurate Retail Group (QVC,
HSN)
David Cost, VP, Ecommerce &
Digital Marketing at Rainbow
Rohan Deuskar, Founder & CEO at
Stylitics
Anurag Kadyan, Vice President of
eCommerce & Digital Marketing at S'well
Mike Lackman, CEO at Trade
Coffee
Alex Waldman, Co-Founder &
Creative Director at Universal Standard
Malena Higuera, General Manager at
Urban Decay
Daren Hull, President at Vera
Bradley
Sarah Henry, Sr. Director | Head of
Content & Influencer Marketing at Walmart
Sarah Bowman, Vice President of
Marketing at Wunderkind
Jon Mandell, SVP, Membership
Marketing and Global Ecommerce at WW
Rosa Hu, VP of Product Marketing at
Yotpo
About CommerceNext
CommerceNext is a community, event series and conference for
marketers at retail and direct-to-consumer brands. The company
harnesses the collective wisdom of its community to help marketers
grow their businesses and advance their careers. Inc Magazine named
the CommerceNext Summit one of the top 5 ecommerce conferences for
2019/2020. To learn more about CommerceNext, visit
http://www.commercenext.com.
About Bloomreach
Bloomreach is the leader in Commerce Experience™ — empowering
brands to deliver customer journeys so personalized, they feel like
magic. Bloomreach Experience, the digital experience platform built
for commerce, includes three pillars: Discovery, offering AI-driven
search and merchandising; Content, offering a headless CMS; and
Engagement, offering a leading CDP and marketing automation
solutions. Together, these pillars form the only platform that
combines the power of unified customer and product data with the
speed and scale of AI-optimization, enabling measurable digital
commerce experiences that drive real results. Bloomreach serves
over 700 global brands including Albertsons, Bosch, Puma, FC Bayern
München, and Marks & Spencer, and powers over $250 billion in commerce annually. For more
information, visit Bloomreach.com.
About Women in Retail Leadership Circle/NAPCO Media
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is an exclusive community
of women executives at leading retailers and brands. Their mission
is to foster leadership development for members by providing an
unparalleled mix of events, content and elite connections. The
WIRLC community is comprised of successful, motivated and
passionate women from the entire retail and brand ecosystem who
have a strong belief that investing in themselves and in other
women is good business. Learn more at
http://www.womeninretail.com.
NAPCO Media, WIRLC's parent company, has been a leading
information source in the markets it serves since 1958. NAPCO Media
continues to evolve with information distribution methods and
specializes in the creation and cross-channel distribution of
exceptional content. NAPCO Media's mission is to build a community
between its audience and its clients.
Media Contact
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7036556846, veronika@commercenext.com
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