Philly New Technology Meetup #18 - October 2015 - eCommerce

Third Wednesday of the month, as always!

5:45 Networking and food
6:15 Welcome and sponsors
6:25 Demo: Sidecar
6:40 Demo: RJ Metrics
6:55 Danielle Pinto, IMPACT 2015
7:00 Guest speaker: Brock Weatherup
7:30 Community discussion followed by Networking
7:45 Happy Hour

Sponsored by Duane Morris (http://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/richardlcohen.html), EisnerAmper (http://www.eisneramper.com/), goEmerchant (http://offers.goemerchant.com/integrated-payments), Blackstone LaunchPad (https://www.sciencecenter.org/programs/blackstone-launchpad), Temple University (http://www.fox.temple.edu/cms_research/institutes-and-centers/innovation-entrepreneurship-institute/academics/graduate-program/), TriNet (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gabrielle-bozek-fpc/19/367/15a/en), Chariot Solutions (http://chariotsolutions.com/).

Demo - Sidecar (https://hello.getsidecar.com/), Steve Tutelman, @getSidecar (https://twitter.com/getsidecar/)

Sidecar is a programmatic e-commerce advertising technology that uses machine learning to connect retailers’ products to the consumers most likely to purchase them, at the right moment, in all paid marketing channels where consumers shop.

Demo - RJ Metrics (https://rjmetrics.com/), Tristan Handy, Shaun McAvinney, @RJMetrics (https://twitter.com/RJMetrics)

Local analytics startup RJMetrics will be demoing a brand new product that helps companies work with the huge volumes of data that they have today. PNTM members will be one of the first groups to ever see the new product in action! Not to be missed if you're interested in learning how to better leverage data in your business.

Guest Speaker - Brock Weatherup (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brockweatherup)

Brock is a business leader/CEO/entrepreneur/investor with broad experience in online commerce, enterprise value creation, organizational leadership, direct marketing, brand building and product development. His experiences have centered around growth oriented endeavors in the consumer space on the web. He was CEO of Pet360 (http://www.pet360.com/)(which he sold to PetSmart in 2014. Previously, Brock was CEO of Fathead (http://www.fathead.com/) LLC, where he built an industry-changing consumer product marketing and e-commerce organization. Brock has also held numerous leadership positions focused on website commerce and marketing at IAC, working on such brands as www.TicketMaster, Reserve America, Match.com, and Citysearch.

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