{insert vowel here} Commerce, Intertwined.
2 Min Read
When eBay completed its acquisition of Magento earlier this year, the announcement was intertwined with something eBay dubbed “X.Commerce.” We all know about ecommerce and mcommerce (mobile) and scommerce (social). So, a simple explanation of the “X” in X.Commerce is that it is a placeholder for the next type of digitally enabled commerce that will—inevitably—come along.
I think it is fair to assume, however, that “X” is more than a clever branding ploy. It does invite speculation on what the next initial will be and what form of multi-channel commerce it will represent when appended to the word “commerce.” But beyond that, it contains within itself the notion that all forms of commerce—past, present and future—are intertwined. While multichannel sales describes the situation that obtains when multiple, well, channels coexist, Cross-Channel commerce describes the situation where those channels actually cross-pollinate one another. The symbol used when talking about cross-channel sales and marketing?.. X.
As far as “X marks the spot” goes… Starting on Wednesday, that spot is the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco. The Innovate Developer Conference 2011 will focus on “all things commerce.” The show will feature “solutions from beginning to end for any system and storefront.”
Solutions from beginning to end. That pretty much sums up Corra’s Shopping to Shipping practice. It should come as no surprise, then, to learn that we are joining a small handful of other players in the <insert vowel here>Commerce space in sponsoring the conference. As a Silver Sponsor, our booth will be smaller than the Paypal booth but, if you’re at the show, please stop by to say hi and trade insights on what X.Commerce really means.
If you won’t be at the show, watch this space and we’ll be sure to share updates over the next few days as eBay unveils its X.Commerce strategy.
____________
Michael Harvey is COO at Corra. He oversees the agency's delivery team, including project management, analysis, and marketing. Michael's 20+ year career has spanned marketing, branding, strategy, product development, operations, and technology. He has held operational roles at the senior executive level for a variety of entities including both startups and established organizations.
Corra, a Publicis Sapient company, is the global commerce leader and SI helping brands and organizations grow by evaluating, building, and optimizing their digital commerce ecosystems. Our vast experience with composable and headless implementations speeds time-to-value and provides technical freedom to our clients. Our TotalCare managed services program provides gold-standard support, enhancements and ongoing commerce strategy. We are strategic thinkers, accomplished engineers, and award-winning experience designers. We believe outstanding customer experiences can’t exist without flawless technology, and that flawless technology is pointless without beautiful, human-centered design. Our clients are an integral part of our team. Together, we remove the obstacles that are limiting growth and discover new opportunities. We don’t rest until our clients achieve their full potential. Our clients’ KPIs are our KPIs. We have 20 years of experience in commerce technology, but we also know that customer expectations are constantly evolving. For this reason, we’ve built future-proof solutions and refined an agile execution process that helps our clients achieve more with less. As a Publicis Sapient company, Corra joins a global network spanning 20,000 people with 53 offices around the world enabling us to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing and building the experiences and services their customers demand.
