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 […]
Kahuna shortlisted by Constellation Research as leading B2C Marketing Automation Vendor
Leading Technology and Marketing advisory firm Constellation Research has announced that Kahuna has made its ShortList™ for outstanding B2C Marketing Automation Vendors. Kahuna joins the list alongside household marketing technology brands such as Salesforce.com, Adobe Marketing Cloud, SAS Customer Intelligence, Oracle Marketing Cloud, Campaign Monitor, and HubSpot. Here is a link to the full press release. Constellation […]
Two Irrefutable and Significant Trends That Are Re-Defining Digital Commerce #eTailWest
Brand marketers sit right at the intersection of two of the most irrefutable and significant trends that are re-defining and disrupting digital commerce and customer engagement in profound ways. Irrefutable and significant trend #1 The expectations of today’s consumers about how a brand engages with them are wildly different compared to what they expected as […]