Expo 2019: New E-Commerce Is Engagement Commerce

Recorded On: 01/14/2019

E-commerce in the promotional products industry today is largely a transactional experience. Some of the largest and most successful ecommerce companies in our industry have perfected the online buying experience according to B2C principles, creating an Amazon-like model. But it’s not the most successful model in the ecommerce space; the one to consider is the other ecommerce: engagement commerce. This session from Mark Graham and Bobby Lehew will explore how to engage with customers in a way that surpasses transactional B2C commerce, fusing an efficient digital buying experience with the customer with creative and strategic consultative value to elevate B2B ecommerce. B2B ecommerce is about complementing creative insights and strong relationships with an enhanced digital experience.

Mark Graham

Founder of Rightsleeve.com

Mark Graham is the founder of RIGHTSLEEVE.COM, one of the industry's leading web based promotional products distributors. Mark's online marketing strategy has allowed RIGHTSLEEVE to scale, enhance margins as well as provide a point of differentiation within a crowded and mature industry.

RIGHTSLEEVE is the National winner of the Dell Small Business Excellence Award, an honor presented to businesses that use technology in innovative ways to enhance customer experience and company growth. In 2011, Mark was named Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year (Counselor Awards). In the same year, he was inducted into ASI's Hot List and PPAI's Rising Stars.

Mark has been featured in several major media publications on his approach technology and social media, including PPB, Counselor Magazine, Stitches and Advantages. Mark has presented multiple times on web marketing and social media best practices to promotional industry professionals across North America (PPAI Expo, ASI Chicago, ASI San Diego, PPPC, MAPPA, SPPA, Promo East, Partnering Group, NALC, ASI Power Summit).

Bobby Lehew

Chief Content Officer at commonsku

Bobby Lehew is the Chief Content Officer at commonsku, a cloud-based CRM, order management, and social collaboration platform designed for the promotional products industry by promotional product experts. A 25-year industry veteran, Bobby was formerly the CEO at Robyn, a branded products fulfillment company that specialized in private-label, e-commerce company stores. A PPAI Gold Pyramid Award winner, a PPAI Silver Technology recipient, an Addy Award recipient, and recognized (in his work with Robyn) three years in a row by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S., Bobby is a national speaker on topics related to B2B marketing, company stores, productivity, and storyselling. Featured in ASI’s Counselor magazine as one of “41 people who are shaking up the market with new and innovative approaches” (2010) and in OKC Biz magazine’s “Forty Under 40″ (2009), Bobby is an ardent bibliophile and loves working at the intersection of art and commerce. 

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Recorded 01/14/2019
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