[VIDEO] How classifieds marketplace Carousell found itself on 1 in 4 mobile devices in Singapore.
Marketplaces account for over 50% of all e-commerce today. To remove any doubt that this is a flash in the pan, in Amazon’s most recent annual report, Jeff Bezos reported that over 2 million sellers now have listings within its marketplace. Kahuna customer Carousell, the largest classifieds marketplace in Singapore and Hong Kong started humble, […]
Zillow is taking a beating on news that it has decided to move from a pure marketplace to buying up real estate inventory. Here’s the scoop from Chloe Aiello on CNBC: “Zillow sank $5, or 9.3 percent, to $48.77 as of mid-day on Friday, knocking more than $900 million off its stock market value. “This […]
Five full quarters in the seat at Kahuna and with many many customer co-development hours to show for It, I’m thrilled to publicly share Kahuna’s forward focus. I’m stoked to announce a SaaS platform specifically for marketplaces that helps retain buyers and sellers, and connect them to drive liquidity. Unlike most marketing systems that focus […]
Frost & Sullivan awards @Kahuna its New Product Innovation Award for AI-based Cross-channel Marketing Automation.
Kahuna took the top spot in Frost & Sullivan’s annual Best Practices New Product Innovation Award for AI-based Cross-channel Marketing Automation. This is very special to our team and it matters for a few reasons, not the least of which is real results cutting through the hype around artificial intelligence and machine learning in marketing: I’ll get […]
I took over as CEO at Kahuna a little over a year ago. As I reflect on scores of customer conversations in 2017, the single most striking finding after engaging with the most iconic marketers of our time is unequivocally this: They have an acute need for speed. They act and react much much faster than anyone […]
Last week, I had a t0n of fun keynoting eTail East on the new battle ground for e-commerce this is forming and how even the best-known disrupters of this decade face a risk of being unseated. Advancements in machine learning will trigger a complete reset of how you truly connect with consumers. And it’s anyone’s game […]
The battle for digital commerce domination just heated up. Again. Amazon enters the brick and mortar grocery business. Walmart enters high-end fashion with the purchase of Bonobos. Nike and Sears cave in and agree to sell their products on Amazon. And finally, Amazon takes on Black Friday with Prime Day, raking in a whopping $3 […]